At 47 years old, comedian John Oliver has won 21 Emmy awards, three Peabodys, and was named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people. He's earned the accolades for his unique brand of ...

John Oliver reflected on the recent controversy around Mel Gibson on Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight. The late-night host recapped the news about U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer, who wrote ...

John Oliver, host of "Last Week Tonight" on HBO, is a 21-time Emmy winner. But he still remembers how frequently he bombed as a young comedian in the U.K. When he was starting out, Oliver used to ...

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Bill Whitaker profiles comedian John Oliver. Known for his Sunday night show "Last Week Tonight," Oliver has won awards and accolades for his searing ...

The HBO host shared his thoughts about the actor (and his dad) on Sunday night's episode. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital “No one has told me why I was fired. But the notice was ...

John Oliver took a jab at the scandal-riddled actor and director himself. The host kicked off Last Week Tonight by saying Gibson, “best known for his work in screaming,” had a damning ...

Ohio's big basket was mentioned in a recent episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." In Oliver's HBO Sunday episode, "ICE Detention," a segment compared the United States' world's largest ...

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver drew parallels between Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency to the ill-fated and shoddy Willy Wonka immersive experience in the U.K., which quickly ...

As Facebook continues to move away from employing actual fact checkers, and instead relying on community notes by users, John Oliver created an ad detailing the social media platform’s new strat ...

John Oliver's current salary is a remarkable $30 million per year for hosting Last Week Tonight, which airs 30 episodes each season. This figure comes after several lucrative contract negotiations.

Oliver then told his viewers to visit Gibson’s Wikipedia page and read the various scandals surrounding the Braveheart actor. He also encouraged fans to look up Gibson’s father’s Wikipedia ...