Last Week Tonight
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | |
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| Genre | Comedy, news satire, talk show |
| Created by | John Oliver |
| Presented by | John Oliver |
| Narrated by | David Kaye |
| Opening theme | "Go" by Valley Lodge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John Oliver Tim Carvell James Taylor Jon Thoday |
| Producer(s) | Liz Stanton |
| Location(s) |
CBS Broadcast Center New York, New York |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Avalon Television Partially Important Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | April 27, 2014 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Daily Show |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, often abridged as Last Week Tonight, is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by comedian John Oliver. The half-hour-long show premiered on Sunday, April 27, 2014, on HBO.Last Week Tonight shares some similarities with Comedy Central's The Daily Show, where Oliver was previously featured as a correspondent and fill-in host, as it takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events, but on a weekly basis.
Oliver has stated that he has full creative freedom, including free rein to criticize corporations. His initial contract with HBO was for two years with an option for extension. In February 2015, it was announced that the show had been renewed for two additional seasons of 35 episodes each. The show was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on February 12, 2017.
Oliver described his preparations for the show to an interviewer for The Wire: "... I basically have to watch everything. The only thing I kind of watch for pleasure is Fareed Zakaria's show on Sundays... That and 60 Minutes I watch for pleasure, or maybe Frontline... I have a TV on in my office all the time and I'll generally flick around on that from CNN, Fox, MSNBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Al Jazeera... I'm watching with a certain thing in mind and that is how to see a story told badly."
He said to another interviewer that he is concerned about dealing with old news:
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