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Premieres Sunday April 27 at 11pm on HBO. Trailer John Oliver got national attention when he guest-hosted The Daily Show last summer, including a memorable episode shot during a blackout. He was a beloved and long-running correspondent on TDS, but you might also know him as Jeff Winger's professor buddy on Community, as the host of John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show, or, far more importantly, as the stalwart source of fully fifty percent of the bicoastal bullshit on The Bugle, a very funny podcast with Andy Zaltzman that's probably your best preview of what John Oliver's sense of humor is like apart from The Daily Show. quote:How different is the format of Last Week Tonight than The Daily Show? via Splitsider Who else is on the show? Unlike TDS, Last Week Tonight will not have correspondents, but it will have guests in the typical newsmagazine vein, experts in whatever John is talking about that night. The show isn't planning to be a part of the celebrity project promo circuit, but I imagine there will be exceptions. There's a largeish writing staff too, so it's entirely possible they'll pop up in the produced pieces or walk-on gags the way Totally Biased did. I don't have HBO so... Sorry friend, you are poo poo out of luck. The show has its own site with clips, and there's the usual social media presence, but a format like this is unlikely to support a DVD release so subscribing to HBO or sharing someone's HBO Go password are pretty much your only legal options. Non-Americans know the drill. Pictured: The Drill Tiny Brontosaurus fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Apr 26, 2014 |
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I'm in the "Love him, but I don't have HBO" crowd. I expect they'll put some clips on the internet.
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# ? Apr 27, 2014 20:32 |
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Echo Chamber posted:I'm in the "Love him, but I don't have HBO" crowd. I expect they'll put some clips on the internet. The show has a Youtube channel. Plus there are always Also, this thread should have a sticky.
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# ? Apr 27, 2014 20:37 |
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If you do not have HBO we all know who's fault it is. gently caress YOU CHRIS
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# ? Apr 27, 2014 23:23 |
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Did John get possessed by Satan recently?
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# ? Apr 27, 2014 23:38 |
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Really excited for this. I love the Daily Show, but John Oliver's short stint hosting it was the best it's been in quite a while. I can't wait to see how it turns out.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 00:08 |
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He did a show at my college last year and killed, so I'm really excited to see what kind of show he's going to be running. Fingers crossed for a visual version of the Bugle.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 01:56 |
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As a newbie to the format, Oliver outperformed Stewart (and Colbert) on TDS, so this has got to be good. Plus on HBO, I'm sure he's got freedom and a budget. The rest just depends on his writing staff. I can't wait.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 01:59 |
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I'm excited but I don't know how they're gonna cover a week's worth of news in half an hour. Especially since I'm hoping John will bring more of an international slant.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 02:50 |
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Wrong thread I hope this is as good as his Daily Show run
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 02:53 |
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Fellatio del Toro posted:I'm excited but I don't know how they're gonna cover a week's worth of news in half an hour. Especially since I'm hoping John will bring more of an international slant. It sorta sounds like they're going to cover an important topic in-depth, if they're trying to match guests with whatever John's talking about.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 03:11 |
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ITS HAPPENING!
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:00 |
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Well that's one way to start an interview.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:02 |
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It looked like Wes Anderson directed that.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:05 |
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So weird hearing Oliver cuss without the censor sound.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:05 |
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No matter what the culture, CNN sucks. Edit: That needs a base track.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:15 |
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How dare you say I take money.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:15 |
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How dare you say I take money!
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:15 |
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This is loving excellent so far Edit: Everyone is so fired J33uk fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Apr 28, 2014 |
# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:16 |
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Not showing up in Hbogo?
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:22 |
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Goons! To Battle!
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:22 |
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No Butt Stuff posted:Not showing up in Hbogo? Yeah, I guess not. Devastating.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:23 |
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No Butt Stuff posted:Not showing up in Hbogo? According to the Twitter account, it'll be up the following day.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:23 |
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I keep expecting commercials, like The Daily Show. Then we don't get them, and it's awesome!
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:24 |
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Technogeek posted:According to the Twitter account, it'll be up the following day. Last weeks news tomorrow?! This is not what I wanted to hear. Aw well, I'll take what I can get.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:25 |
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It feels exactly like The Daily Show. I'm not saying that's a bad thing but... I was expecting more than just no censors.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:28 |
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That was great...but I wan't more
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:30 |
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That was okay I guess? Kinda expected something more.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:31 |
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I'll take The Daily Show in John Oliver's voice, with way higher energy, no commercials, and no celebrity interviews. Sure. That was fun.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:40 |
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I'll come back next week. It's like having the daily show 5 days a week.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 04:54 |
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Bear Retrieval Unit posted:
Do you think TV hosting gigs just grow on trees?
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 05:19 |
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Fantastic first episode. "Why are you voting for that man?" "Because he appeared to me via hologram and promised me a toilet."
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 05:27 |
NSA: The only government agency that listens. I look forward to the pictures of the food stickers.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 05:33 |
I really like his tendency to shush the audience almost immediately after telling a joke. Makes me hope they'll just nix the audience altogether at some point.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 05:51 |
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I can see why people see this as "The Daily Show without censors and ads", and it's certainly taken a lot from that format. That said, John Oliver seems a lot more cutting. He does some rapid-fire fluff about stuff everyone heard this week, then goes after some topics that actually haven't been given much attention. I'm really into this show.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 06:19 |
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Zero One posted:It feels exactly like The Daily Show. Which I'd be very happy with.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 06:34 |
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When does this go up on HBOGO and why is there more of a delay on this than freaking Game of Thrones?
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 06:59 |
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Relentlessboredomm posted:When does this go up on HBOGO and why is there more of a delay on this than freaking Game of Thrones? Tomorrow and nerds.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 07:09 |
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Tiny Brontosaurus posted:Tomorrow and nerds. When tomorrow? Is it up a full 24hrs after it starts or will be up around noon. I seriously can't find this info anywhere. HBO is terrible about posting the schedule of how/when shows make it to HBOGO.
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# ? Apr 28, 2014 07:13 |
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Fresh Like Zafo posted:How dare you say I take money.
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