Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
 | |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | since 2014 |
| Production company |
Sixteen String Jack Productions, Avalon Television, HBO |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 179+ in 6+ seasons ( list ) |
| Broadcasting cycle |
Sunday |
| genre | Late night show , news satire |
| Theme music | Go from Valley Lodge |
| production |
John Oliver , Liz Stanton, Diane Fitzgerald |
| Moderation | John Oliver |
| First broadcast | April 27, 2014 (USA) on HBO |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (often shortened as Last Week Tonight ) is an American satirical late night -Talk- and news show that since April 27, 2014 on Sundays on the pay-TV channels of HBO in the United States and Canada. The half-hour show will be hosted by John Oliver and recorded at 57th Street CBS Broadcast Center in Hell's Kitchen , New York City .
concept
Last Week Tonight is a satirical news program that provides commentary on current events. In terms of content, it is based on the Daily Show , on which John Oliver previously worked. In contrast to the Daily Show , there is also a focus on investigative elements. Studio guests are invited in some episodes. Extended segments are unusual for a comedy format; with a duration of up to 22 minutes, these sometimes exceed segments of one-hour programs.
Large parts of the program, especially the long segments, are regularly published on the company's own YouTube channel. Several videos have gone viral in the United States and other countries . The most successful video is a segment about Donald Trump , which has been viewed over 30 million times. Other successful videos with over 13 million clicks deal with the surveillance by the state and the structure of FIFA .
In February 2015, HBO announced that it would also fund a third and fourth season of the show. In September 2017, HBO's Last Week Tonight was extended by three more seasons of 30 episodes each to 2020.
Episode list
Awards
The show was nominated for a PGA Award in 2015 and won the Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Comedy or Variety Show.
At the Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 , the show was named Best Variety Show for the first time. Further awards followed in 2017 , 2018 and 2019 .
Web links
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website (English)
- Official YouTube Channel (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ HBO | Last Week Tonight With John Oliver | About the show. In: HBO. Retrieved January 15, 2016 .
- ^ Episodes l Last Week Tonight with John Oliver l HBO. In: HBO. Retrieved January 15, 2016 .
- ^ Brian Steinberg: How John Oliver and HBO Shattered TV's Comedy-News Format. In: Variety . July 2, 2014, accessed August 9, 2014 .
- ↑ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Donald Trump (HBO), segment almost 22 minutes long. February 28, 2016, accessed March 8, 2016 .
- ^ Alan Sepinwall: Last Week Tonight & YouTube: When pay cable content turns free online. In: HitFix. June 10, 2014, accessed August 9, 2014 .
- ↑ a b LastWeekTonight - Uploads. YouTube , accessed October 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Tim Krüger: Last Week Tonight: HBO orders two new seasons. In: Serienjunkies.de . February 17, 2015, accessed February 19, 2015 .
- ↑ Kimberly Roots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Renewed for Three (!) Seasons at HBO. In: TVLine. Penske Media Corporation, September 12, 2017, accessed September 12, 2017 .
- ^ Producers Guild Awards Winners. In: www.producersguild.org. Producers Guild of America, accessed January 15, 2016 .
- ↑ 2015 Writers Guild Awards Winners Announced. In: www.wgaeast.org. Writers Guild of America East, accessed January 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Geoff Berkshire: John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' Wins 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series. In: Variety . September 18, 2016, accessed November 3, 2016 .