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If hen John Oliver accepted of hosting duties in 2013, when “The Daily Show” was a satirical Wcorrespondent duties at Stewart took a 12-week leave of version of the archetypical nightly “The Daily Show” as a fresh- absence to direct the film “Rose- news broadcast, then “Last Week faced British youngster in 2006, water” (2014). Audiences were Tonight” is more like an off-kilter he could not have dreamed that largely impressed with Oliver’s newsmagazine. It’s not uncom- he would eventually adapt and fill-in duties, and executives mon for a segment on Oliver’s perfect that show’s formula to across the TV world raced to see show to run between 15 and 20 create a series that would ulti- who could land him as a headlin- minutes, which is a vast chunk of mately eclipse its progenitor. er for their own news comedy time for a half-hour show to dedi- That’s exactly what he’s done show. HBO turned out to be the cate to a single topic. Segments with “Last Week Tonight with best fit, and a mere three months on a serious newsmagazine John Oliver” — he has inherited after his stint as temporary host, heavyweight such as “60 Min- the cable comedy news throne it was announced that Oliver utes” tend to run between 11 and that was once occupied by Jon would be creating a brand new 13 minutes, and the fact that Oli- Stewart and “The Daily Show.” show for the premium cable net- ver and his writers can outdo that Oliver’s version of the late-night work. is impressive. comedy news genre heads into its In April 2014, “Last Week To- From the very beginning, Oliver sixth season on Sunday, Feb. 17, night with John Oliver” pre- intended to set his show apart John Oliver as seen in “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” when its milestone 150th episode miered, and in the time since its from similar series in a few spe- airs on HBO. debut, the show has become a cific ways. Rather than rushing comprehensive and considered people charged with nonviolent litical price, no matter how many “Last Week Tonight” follows in cultural touchstone and a critical through a number of diverse top- take after several days of devel- crimes. And after a widely fibs he’s caught in — became a the footsteps of “The Daily darling. It has also won multiple ics, he chose to produce longer, opment, differing significantly watched segment skewered the ubiquitous internet meme in Show,” exposing the absurdity of Emmy and Peabody awards for its more in-depth segments about is- from the reactionary coverage corrupt leadership of FIFA, its 2018. That segment, as well as traditional news media, the 24- humorous-yet-informative treat- sues he and his writers felt necessitated by the 24/7 late- long-standing president resigned other popular offerings, are al- hour news cycle, and both niche ment of serious issues — most strongly about. The fact that “Last breaking stories format peddled in disgrace shortly thereafter. most sure to return when Season political factions and the political recently, the show took home the Week Tonight” is a weekly show by other newsmongers. Even when Oliver’s segments 6 of “Last Week Tonight” starts elite, while avoiding cheap-shot 2018 Emmy for Outstanding Vari- also influenced its tone and con- Oliver’s influence has become don’t result in specific changes, rolling. accusations through diligent re- ety Talk Series. tent. Oliver and his colleagues re- so pervasive that people have “Last Week Tonight” has an un- Make sure to catch Oliver’s alized that by the time they got coined the phrase “the John Oli- canny knack for becoming part of unique brand of satirical news- their Sunday night shot at the ver effect,” which refers to real- the cultural discourse. One of the flavored comedy (or comedy-fla- week’s news, it would have al- world policy decisions that are in- show’s most recent bits — the vored news?) when “Last Week ready gone through countless it- fluenced by the show’s dedicated “we got him” segment, which Tonight with John Oliver” returns erations in the traditional news and very loud fanbase. There are a pointed out that President Trump for a sixth season on Sunday, Feb. media, and “Last Week Tonight” number of credible examples of never seems to pay a lasting po- 17, on HBO. might be hard-pressed to come this occurring: after Oliver ran a up with something unique. segment on net neutrality legisla- Rather than being discouraged tion and encouraged his viewers by that prospect, Oliver and his to send their disagreements to staff felt freed by it. It allowed the Federal Communications them to scour the news land- Commission, the FCC’s servers re- scape for underreported stories ceived such a deluge of com- and identify niche subject matter ments that they were overloaded. that had been overlooked by tra- Similarly, after Oliver railed ditional outlets. It also meant that against the unfair and unjust bail Personal Money Market Checking when they did cover big news, system in New York, the state re- they were able to offer a more laxed its bail requirements for Minimum Opening Deposit of $1,000 BREEDEN’S 2.35% APY* EXCLUSIVE RATE—LIMITED TIME OFFER! 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