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pos: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver initial contract with HBO was for two years with an option for extension. In September 2017, HBO announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons of 30 episodes each, keeping the show on the air through 2020. The fifth season premiered on February 18, 2018. 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

pos: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver initial contract with HBO was for two years with an option for extension. In September 2017, HBO announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons of 30 episodes each, keeping the show on the air through 2020. The fifth season premiered on February 18, 2018. 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

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver day, and the top selling audiobook on Audible. Russell Crowe's jockstrap became a notable piece of memorabilia when it was purchased by the "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" and then donated to a Blockbuster Video shop. The jockstrap reappeared in a skit in the final episode of the 2018 season of the show. "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" episode clips can be seen internationally on YouTube. It is broadcast on premium channel HBO Canada that is simulcast with HBO in the U.S.; around the same time it is shown on the international HBO channels. It airs in Australia

neg: Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight) Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight) "Donald Trump" is a segment of the HBO news satire television series "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" that is devoted to Donald Trump, who later became the President of the United States. It first aired on February 28, 2016, as part of the third episode of "Last Week Tonight" third season, when Trump was the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination for the presidency. During the 22-minute segment, comedian John Oliver discusses Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and his career in business. Oliver outlines Trump's campaign rhetoric, varying political positions, and failed business ventures. The

neg: Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight) of hand." The 22-minute segment about Donald Trump was delivered by John Oliver on February 28, 2016, during the third episode of the third season of "Last Week Tonight", and the 62nd episode overall. At the start of the episode's main segment, Oliver introduces the topic of Trump's presidential campaign. He refers to it, and his dark horse popularity among Republican voters and those who did not usually vote in presidential elections, as "America's back mole." Oliver says, "It may have seemed harmless a year ago, but now that it's become frighteningly bigger, it's no longer wise to ignore it."

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 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

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on The Comedy Channel hours after the U.S. airing and airs in New Zealand on SoHo. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is broadcast on Mondays on the satellite-only channel Sky Atlantic. In Belgium, it is broadcast on Thursdays by the Telenet cable-only channel PRIME Series. It airs in South Africa on M-Net and in Portugal on RTP3. In India, the show is broadcast on premium by Hotstar. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 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

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver that make the media look equally inept at covering such evident truths. James Poniewozik of "Time" similarly compared "Last Week" with "The Daily Show", but also wrote that the "full half-hour gives Oliver the room to do more," and praised Oliver's "sharper tone and his globalist, English-outsider perspective," as well as his "genuine passion over his subjects." Poniewozik wrote that Oliver's debut was "a funny, confident start." The "Entertainment Weekly" review began by ringing the same changes: "The fear with "Last Week Tonight" is that it's "The Daily Show" except once a week — a staggered timeline that would rob

neg: Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) them." Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) "Tobacco" is a segment of the HBO news satire television series "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" about the tobacco industry. It first aired on February 15, 2015, as part of the second episode of the series' second season. During the eighteen-minute segment, comedian John Oliver discusses tobacco industry trends and practices. Toward the end of the segment, Oliver introduces Jeff the Diseased Lung, a mascot he created for the American global cigarette and tobacco company Philip Morris International, the makers of Marlboro cigarettes. The anthropomorphic diseased lung, who smokes and coughs, has been compared

neg: Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) "Tobacco" is a segment of the HBO news satire television series "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" about the tobacco industry. It first aired on February 15, 2015, as part of the second episode of the series' second season. During the eighteen-minute segment, comedian John Oliver discusses tobacco industry trends and practices. Toward the end of the segment, Oliver introduces Jeff the Diseased Lung, a mascot he created for the American global cigarette and tobacco company Philip Morris International, the makers of Marlboro cigarettes. The anthropomorphic diseased lung, who smokes and coughs, has been compared to

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for the anticipated fine, but merely expressed his opinion as a bystander, which is lawful. During the June 17, 2018 episode, Oliver spoke at length about Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, in part criticizing his censorship of Chinese media, his dictatorship and consolidation of power. Both "John Oliver" and "Last Week Tonight" were blocked from Chinese social media platform Weibo immediately following the segment. The HBO website and content from the network were also blocked, although Last Week Tonight had already been excluded from HBO Asia. The promotion for Season 3 highlighted four derogatory quotes

neg: Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) Kids in New York City. "Tobacco", an eighteen-minute segment about the tobacco industry, was delivered by John Oliver on February 15, 2015, during the second episode of "Last Week Tonight" second season. Oliver introduces the topic of tobacco smoking by showing video clips of "trusted newsmen, cartoon characters, and cowboys in TV commercials" who are smoking cigarettes. He says that the cowboy in the clip is Marlboro Man, a figure used in advertising campaigns for Marlboro cigarettes, and notes that four of the actors portraying Marlboro Man have died from lung cancer or smoking-related illnesses. Oliver says that cigarette smoking

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver online, through websites such as YouTube showing extended clips of different segments, have steadily climbed into multiple millions. The show's YouTube channel also features Web Exclusives which are occasionally posted when the main show is taking a week off. Across the TV airings, DVR, on-demand and HBO Go, "Last Week Tonight" averaged 4.1 million weekly viewers in its first season. "Last Week Tonight" has received widespread critical acclaim. Matthew Jacobs of "The Huffington Post" named Oliver's program as 2014's best television show, writing "the year's most surprising contribution to television is a show that bucked conventional formats, left us buzzing

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver an earthquake, despite all evidence demonstrating otherwise. The show ended with a costumed squirrel named "Mr. Nutterbutter" presenting Murray with a voided check for "3 acorns and 18 cents" in response to Murray's company presenting its employees with low sums of money as bonuses, and how the employees retaliate by voiding the checks, and in reference to a claim that stated that Murray supposedly got the idea to start his company from a talking squirrel. On June 22, Bob Murray presented a lawsuit against Oliver, HBO, and Time Warner for defamation. HBO believes "Last Week Tonight" has done nothing wrong,

neg: Jill Twiss acting and stand-up comedy gigs in New York, Twiss sought writing jobs. As she learned about HBO preparing "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" and recruiting writers through blind auditions, Twiss sent them sample segments, which in turn led to a demand for a second batch, and after an interview with John Oliver himself she was hired. As a member of the writing staff for "Last Week Tonight," Twiss has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. In March 2018, as a writer on "Last Week Tonight," Twiss authored a children's book called "A

neg: The Bugle by listeners from October 2012 to mid-2016. In the summer of 2014 "The Bugle" was put on hiatus so that Oliver could focus on his then-forthcoming television show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" with weekly Bugle publication having resumed in October. From summer 2015 to June 2016 episodes were published intermittently when the hosts' work schedules permitted. On June 3, 2016, it was announced that Oliver would be leaving the Bugle as a permanent co-host, no longer able to regularly host due to family and work commitments. The "fourth season" of "The Bugle" would continue to be hosted by

neg: Net Neutrality (Last Week Tonight) Net Neutrality (Last Week Tonight) "Net Neutrality" is the name of two segments of the HBO news satire television series "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" devoted to net neutrality in the United States. The first, a 13-minute segment that is simply titled "Net Neutrality", was delivered on June 1, 2014, as part of the fifth episode of "Last Week Tonight"'s first season. The second, which runs 19 minutes and titled "Net Neutrality II". was delivered on May 7, 2017, as part of the eleventh episode of the fourth season, and the 100th episode overall. During these two segments, comedian

neg: John Diggle (Arrowverse) Earth, Diggle is the Green Lantern. Regarding Diggle's relationship with Oliver in season 1 after realizing he is a vigilante, Ramsey said that "the biggest change is that they start working together", adding that, "He [Diggle] makes it clear to Oliver that this isn't about me being a yes man. This is about me understanding what you do and what it does to you as a person. What it does to your humanity." Juliana Harkavy, who plays Dinah Drake, described Diggle as Drake's "best friend" and "her family". After Diggle leaves Team Arrow and joins A.R.G.U.S. in season 6 due

neg: John Oliver "The Bugle" (2007–2015) with Andy Zaltzman, with whom Oliver had previously co-hosted the radio series "Political Animal", and hosted "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show" on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013. He has also acted on television, most notably in a recurring role as Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom "Community". Since 2014, Oliver has been the host of the HBO series "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver". He has received widespread critical and popular recognition for his work on the series, whose influence over US culture, legislation and policymaking has been dubbed the "John Oliver effect". For his

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver that are off the grid ... Our show may end up skewing more international in terms of stories. Tim Carvell, executive producer of "Last Week Tonight", explained in an interview how the cast and crew deal with a half hour of Oliver speaking without any commercial breaks. Carvell also revealed that HBO gave them freedom in choosing guests for the show, advising them not to feel obligated to feature celebrities. When asked by an interviewer about "correspondents" such as those featured on "The Daily Show", Oliver replied, "we're not going to be a parody news show, so no people pretending

neg: Dan Gutman Gutman's 1996 novel "The Kid Who Ran for President" was compared to the Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign by comedian John Oliver during an August 2016 segment of the show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver". As a result, the book jumped in sales. Gutman met his future wife Nina Wallace, an illustrator, when she did freelance work for "Computer Games". They married in 1983. They have lived in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and New York City, and have two children, Sam and Emma. "The Kid" (1996-1999) "Baseball Card Adventures" (1997–2015) "Million Dollar" (1997-2006) "My Weird School" (2001-2018) Qwerty Stevens books

neg: Dan Burton Last Week Tonight with John Oliver a C-SPAN 2 clip from 2002 of Dan Burton was used to highlight Burton's position on vaccines in relation to autism. In the clip Burton says, "I have yet to find any scientist who will say that there is no doubt, no doubt, that the mercury in vaccines does not contribute to autism. Now they'll say there's no scientific evidence, there's no studies or anything that proves that yet. But turn that around. There are no studies that disprove it either." John Oliver correctly highlights this as Burton's demand for "proving a negative" which

neg: One-game playoff season) combined with the NFL's short schedule make it possible that the last week of the regular season will include a winner-take-all game between two teams, which will have the effect and feel of a playoff. Typically, such games will be scheduled for prime time under the NFL's flexible scheduling policy (provided their result does not carry potential playoff implications for other teams, as NFL current scheduling rules dictate that Week 17 games with mutual playoff implications always start at the same time). For example, the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys entered the final week of the 2011 NFL

neg: 2000 NFL season 2000 NFL season The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants 34–7 at the Raymond James Stadium. Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000. It would be the last NFL season to date to start on Labor Day weekend. It would also be the last time until 2015 that CBS televised the late night games in Week 1. This was because both Week 1 of the NFL season and CBS’ coverage of the

neg: Daniel O'Brien (comedian) Week Tonight with John Oliver". Daniel O'Brien (comedian) Daniel O'Brien (born January 6, 1986), also known as "DOB", is an American humorist, author, writer, comedian and songwriter; formerly for Cracked.com. O'Brien currently works as a staff writer on the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Dan grew up in Hazlet, New Jersey, where he attended Raritan High School. He later attended Rutgers University in New Jersey. His college job as a bartender was the inspiration for his unpublished online novel, "Bartender". In 2007, O'Brien started working for Cracked.com as senior writer and editor. O'Brien has written over 200

neg: Russell Crowe's jockstrap than ten times the estimated price of $500 to $600, which also led to a flurry of coverage on this high sales price. Crowe later admitted that he was surprised that it turned out to be one of the most popular items of the sale. The jockstrap and other items were bought by the HBO television show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", which Oliver revealed on his April 15, 2018 show. As a thank-you, Crowe donated the money "Last Week Tonight" paid to the Australia Zoo which used it to fund the "John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward". Oliver jokingly

neg: Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) named Oliver, and costume designer Mikaela Wohl, winners in the "Costume designer's quietest cry for help" category for the paper's 2015 Envy Awards, a parody of the annual Emmy Awards. Randee Dawn complimented both for their hard work and humor, but said Wohl's work on "amazing" costumes, such as Jeff and Russian Space Sex Gecko, distracted her from using her "creative energies" for dressing Oliver. Philip Morris International issued a statement which read in part: On February 15, 2015, the 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' show dedicated a significant portion of its program to our company [...] "Last Week

neg: Josh Gondelman in 2014, the account won an award in the "#Fakeaccount" category. In 2014, Gondelman was hired by "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" as the web producer for the show's first season, and became a staff writer for the second season. In 2016, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on the show. He and the writing team of "Last Week Tonight" won this same award in 2017, as well as a Writers Guild of America Award in 2017. Gondelman is married to Maris Kreizman, the creator of the blog, and

neg: Robert Tilton "one of the ugliest programming languages ever conceived". Bruce Prichard, who portrayed Brother Love in the WWE, has stated that the character was largely based on Tilton's way of speaking. The comedian and satirist John Oliver criticized Tilton's televangelism ministry as fraudulent on his nationwide television program "Last Week Tonight" on August 17, 2015. Oliver and his team had corresponded with Tilton's Faith Worldwide Church for seven months; it began when a $20 donation was sent to the organization. Oliver explained what happened during those months: the organization sent a letter back with a $1 bill asking Oliver to "send

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver either the show or Oliver himself received: "Comedian fool" (former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, responding to a segment on the 2015 FIFA corruption case), "Makes people dumb" (an article "The Wall Street Journal" wrote about the show), "Very boring" (Donald Trump's assessment of the show), and "More unpleasant than a diuretic" (what President of Ecuador Rafael Correa said "gringo talk shows" were like, after being featured in a segment). "Tobacco" is a segment about the tobacco industry, which aired on February 15, 2015, as part of the second episode of the second season. During the eighteen-minute segment, Oliver discusses tobacco

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — amazingly — legally allowed to say." Oliver announced that the Church would be shutting down during his show on September 13, 2015. All monetary donations have been forwarded to Doctors Without Borders. "Donald Trump" is a segment discussing American businessman Donald Trump. It aired on February 28, 2016, as part of the third episode of the third season. During the 22-minute segment, Oliver discusses Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and his long career in business. He also reveals that the Trump family name was changed at one point from the ancestral name 'Drumpf'. Although the changing of names was once

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver the business and questionable practice of debt buyers. It aired on June 5, 2016, as part of the fourteenth episode of the third season. Oliver announced he had purchased nearly $15 million in medical debt that belonged to 9,000 debtors. He did this through a company he had created, called "Central Asset Recovery Professionals Inc." (CARP), which he described as being "for the bottom-feeding fish." Oliver stated that it was "pretty clear by now [that] debt buying is a grimy business, and badly needs more oversight" and went to point out that starting such a business was "disturbingly easy." It

neg: The Inspectors (TV series) "The Inspectors" is filmed largely in and around Charleston, South Carolina. The second season of the series premiered on October 1, 2016 and concluded on May 27, 2017. The series was renewed for a third season, which began on September 30, 2017. "The Inspectors" was the subject of the final segment of the November 5, 2017 episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver". In the segment, Oliver criticized the show's writing as well as its approach to the subject matter and target demographic, but noted the importance of what the postal service was trying to do. "The Inspectors" was

neg: Arrow (season 3) gets into a conflict with Ra's al Ghul (Matt Nable); Oliver and Felicity attempt a romantic relationship: Queen Consolidated is acquired by Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh), who hires Felicity Smoak as Vice President; John Diggle becomes a father; and Laurel Lance attempts to succeed her sister as the Black Canary. The series was renewed for its third season on February 12, 2014, and began filming in Vancouver, British Columbia in July 2014. Despite a strong critical start for the third season premiere, the season received more negative reviews than the previous seasons, and averaged 3.52 million viewers each week. The

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episodes will follow up the main segment with another video compilation or news story. Oliver's speech is broken up with video compilations of recent news clips, or recurring segments, into which Oliver segues with the slogan, "And now, this." Oliver has also ended some segments with mock trailers for fictional TV shows or commercials that satirize the subject of his speech. "Last Week Tonight" has a YouTube channel where videos are intermittently (depending on series) added after a show has aired. Most of the videos are of the main segment from each episode. Some extended clips are also available on

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and paved the way for a burgeoning dynasty. "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" is 2014's crowning achievement." Hank Stuever of "The Washington Post" compared Oliver's program with "The Daily Show" several times in his review of Oliver's debut: Another scathing, stick-it-to-'em critique of American mass media and politics shellacked in satire and delivered by a funny if almost off-puttingly incredulous man with a British accent ... Exactly like "The Daily Show", the goal is to make elected and appointed officials, as well as just about any corporate enterprise, look foolish and inept while slyly culling together television news clips

neg: Donald Trump in popular culture Trump on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" since 2015. On February 28, 2016, Trump was the subject of a segment of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" that was named after him. The segment, hosted by comedian John Oliver, was critical of Trump. Trump was also featured in later "Last Week Tonight" segments, including one regarding Trump's plans for a border wall on May 20, and another regarding Trump University. On "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", Stephen Colbert frequently features a caricature of Trump, called "Cartoon Donald Trump". Colbert's reasoning for including a cartoon version of Trump is

neg: Last Week Tonight segments about Donald Trump Last Week Tonight segments about Donald Trump Donald Trump became the subject of segments featured in episodes of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" during Trump's Republican primary and general election campaigns, most of which were discussed in the show's opening news recap segment. The ones listed have received prominent coverage from other media, and feature Trump or his actions as part of the main segment. "Donald Trump" was the core part of the third season's third episode, during which time Trump was the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination for the United States Presidency. Oliver discusses Trump's 2016 presidential

neg: John Oliver segment has been viewed over 14 million times as of April 2018. A Ninth Circuit Court judge cited a "Last Week Tonight" segment about the lesser constitutional rights of residents of US territories in a ruling in favour of the residents of Guam. Members of Congress credited Oliver with helping win a vote to enforce protections for chicken farmers who speak out about industry practices after a "Last Week Tonight" segment aired on the subject. A Washington, D.C. council member proposed a resolution in Oliver's honor after he aired a segment on the district's struggle to attain statehood. Oliver maintains

neg: Justice League (Smallville) poor. Oliver also begins a romantic relationship with Lois. Eventually, Oliver's vigilante life takes priority, and he and Lois break up when Oliver is forced to leave town to investigate more of Lex's machinations. In season eight's premiere, Oliver moves back to Metropolis, and begins searching for Lex, who has been missing since the season seven finale. Oliver believes he has tracked Lex's whereabouts in the episode "Bride", but he does not find Lex when he arrives; instead, Oliver reveals that he plans to kill Lex when he does find him because of the threat he perceives Lex poses to

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver It read in part: The segment received widespread media coverage, with several outlets praising Oliver's ability to launch successful marketing campaigns and change perceptions about smoking through the creation of the mascot. The mascot later made an appearance at a protest organized by the "Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids" in New York City in May 2015. In the "Mandatory Minimums" segment that aired on July 25, 2015, John Oliver talked about the controversial history of presidential pardoning, claiming that Abraham Lincoln once pardoned a man convicted of bestiality because he was intoxicated at the time; the man in question: John Wilkes

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "Last Week Tonight" "suggested the sharpest possible version of its inspiration" and that it "should feel like an experiment" but "felt almost fully formed." David Haglund of "Slate" was ambivalent, writing that the show is "obviously a work in progress" and that one segment "felt like misplaced overkill," but also that it is "good use of a weekly show, and it was funny to boot." Gawker's Jordan Sargent claimed "Last Week Tonight" was "the new "Daily Show"," while simultaneously criticizing the "Daily Show" for abandoning those "who have moved on from caring about Fox [News] and Republicans." A number of

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver were so old that creditors technically couldn't even sue over them anymore. That suggests the seller thought the debts were worth no more than, well, $60,000." The episode was highlighted in the academic journal "Religions". The show partnered with RIP Medical Debt, Inc. to abolish the debt. On June 18, 2017, "Last Week Tonight"s main segment was about coal mining and Bob Murray. In his segment, Oliver talked about how the safety condition inside the coal mines specifically the 2007 Crandall Canyon Mine collapse, which killed six miners, in which Oliver criticized Murray for claiming the collapse was caused by

neg: 2017 San Francisco 49ers season 2017 San Francisco 49ers season The 2017 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League and their 72nd overall. It was also the first season under the head coach/general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. After a 0–9 start, they won 6 of their last 7 games and finished the season 6–10, improving from their last two season records. Despite this, the 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 12. The 49ers season largely turned around after they acquired quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo from the New England Patriots on October 30, 2017.

neg: Arrowverse returns, and Oliver becomes embroiled into a conflict with Ra's al Ghul (Matthew Nable). After a rocky start, Laurel sets out to follow in Sara's footsteps as the Black Canary. John Diggle struggles with his new role as a family man, as Oliver no longer wants him in the field after the birth of John's daughter, while Felicity Smoak begins a new career as Vice President of Palmer Technologies (formerly Queen Consolidated). In season four, Oliver takes on a refined persona as "Green Arrow". He and his allies fight against the terrorist organization H.I.V.E., headed by Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough),

neg: Smile...You're Under Arrest! the cameras, such as "I always look and feel my best when I'm in J.L. ... Spa." Smile...You're Under Arrest! Smile...You're Under Arrest! is a reality television series on the Fox Reality Channel. On the show, individuals with outstanding felony warrants are lured into police custody using various fake scenarios. The series consisted of 3 episodes, the first of which aired on December 27, 2008. The show was mentioned on episode 23 of the 4th Season of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" The show describes itself as a cross between "Cops" and "Punk’d", setting up elaborate sting operations to

neg: John Rann Duke led to his identification and subsequent conviction. The "Jottings" were written by the Rev Dr Churchill Julius in 1901 when he was Bishop of Christchurch, in New Zealand. A play about Rann, "Sixteen String Jack", was a first hit for playwright William Leman Rede in 1823. A novel based on his life, titled "Sixteen String Jack", was published in 1841. Sixteen String Jack features prominently in the English penny dreadful "Black Bess; or, The Knight of the Road" by Edward Viles (1866). The production company for the HBO television show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" is named Sixteen

neg: Lisa Loeb (I Missed You)" is referenced several times. In January 2014, Loeb appeared on the cover of "Making Music." In April 2014, Loeb appeared in the first episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" in a short musical sketch about Oregon's health care website failure. In 2015, Loeb appeared as Julie, lead singer of the fictitious band "Natalie is Freezing," in "Advanced Safety Features," a season 6 episode of the TV series "Community." She also appeared as herself in "Hot Tub Time Machine 2." Other shows she has recently been involved in include "Orange Is the New Black," "About a

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver "Last Week Tonight" taping. The show's theme starts off every episode containing images relating to it or the world at large with satirical captions written in dog Latin. Each episode covers a small handful of shorter segments, and then one main segment. While the short segments almost always relate to recent news, the episode's main segment usually covers in length and detail a political issue, even if that issue did not have news media attention during the preceding week. Oliver injects humor into his presentation, including satirical analogies, and allusions to popular culture and celebrities. The show includes a panel

neg: The Daily Show point the title of "The Daily Show" was restored. Starting in June 2013 Jon Stewart took a twelve-week break to direct "Rosewater", a drama about a journalist jailed by Iran for four months. John Oliver replaced Stewart at the anchor desk for two months, to be followed by one month of reruns. Oliver received positive reviews for his hosting, leading to his departure from the show in December 2013 for his own show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", which debuted April 27, 2014 on HBO. On February 10, 2015, Stewart announced that he would be leaving the show later

neg: Ladders (Community) an insurance consultant hired to help repair the school, and Keith David as retired scientist Elroy Patashnik. Guest stars Jonathan Banks, who played the criminology professor Buzz Hickey in the fifth season, and John Oliver, who played Professor Duncan, are not expected to return as they are involved in other projects, "Better Call Saul" and "Last Week Tonight", respectively. Production for the series began on November 17, 2014. The presence of the load-bearing columns added in the construction of the new cafeteria was explained by the production moving from the old Paramount Studios set to the new CBS set (which

neg: Kenneth Copeland children. Furthermore, the new MMR vaccination is without thimerosal (mercury), which has also been a concern to many." Kenneth Copeland and his wife, Gloria Copeland, were featured in a 2015 episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" that gained media attention. Comedian John Oliver criticized the Copelands for using tax laws to live in a $6.3 million mansion as the parsonage allowance for their home is not subject to income taxes, for using church donations to buy a $20 million jet that was used for trips to a ski resort and a private game ranch, and for promotion of

neg: Tim Carvell like I was suddenly a guest on the show, only without a book or movie to promote." In 2011, Carvell became the series' head writer. As a staff writer for the show, he won six Emmy Awards between 2004–2012. Since 2005, he has written the "Planet Tad" column for "Mad" magazine. In 2012, he wrote a book based on the column, also called "Planet Tad". In 2014, Carvell followed John Oliver to his new HBO series "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", where he serves as showrunner for the series. Tim Carvell is a native of Bloomfield Hills, a suburb

neg: Felicity Smoak Tomorrow"), working with the teams to combat Vandal Savage. At the start of season five, Oliver and Felicity are still the only members of the team left. Felicity is instrumental in persuading Oliver to recruit new team members. She also has a new boyfriend in Detective Billy Malone, whom Oliver is later tricked into killing by Prometheus. She begins to work with shady hacking organisation Helix in a bid to find and stop Prometheus, which ultimately brings her into conflict with Oliver and the team when she aids Helix in freeing their leader, Cayden James, from an A.R.G.U.S. prison. After

neg: Felicity Smoak something else behind them. When Oliver is shot by Moira Queen, he waits in Felicity's car to ask for her help, thus revealing his identity. Following the abduction of Walter Steele, Felicity joins Oliver and Diggle in the lair, in order to find him. She later decides to continue working with them as technical support in order to stop 'The Undertaking'. After travelling with John Diggle to Lian Yu, in order to persuade Oliver to return to Starling City at the start of season two, the character moves from the I.T. department to become Oliver's Executive Assistant at Queen Consolidated,

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will solve medical or financial problems, while in fact the donations go to the personal aggrandizement of televangelists who buy expensive jets or large mansions. A week later, on the following episode, Oliver devoted a short segment to the donations the church had received, which included money from around the world. Oliver said he had received "thousands of envelopes with thousands of dollars" from donors. Displayed were several US Post Office containers full of mail. Oliver told viewers that the more money they sent in, the more "blessings" would be returned to them, adding that "that is still something I'm

neg: John Oliver Martin, James Taylor and Jon Thoday. Each episode featured four comics. From 2010 to 2013, four seasons of the show were produced, the final lasting eight episodes. Oliver began hosting "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", a late-night talk show that takes a satirical look at news, politics, and current events, on 27 April 2014. His initial two-year contract with HBO was extended through 2017 in February 2015. Oliver says he has full creative freedom, including free rein to criticise corporations, given HBO's ad-free subscription model. His work on the show led to Oliver being named on the list of

neg: Net neutrality in the United States one. In May 2014, some websites admitted to inserting code that slowed access to their site by users from known FCC IP addresses, as a protest on the FCC's position on net neutrality. On his show "Last Week Tonight", Oliver took on the issue of net neutrality for the first time in 2014, in the show’s first season. The episode went viral with 13 million views on YouTube and prompted 45,000 comments on the FCC website. Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler cites Oliver’s episode as a turning point in the issue of net neutrality. “John Oliver took the ultimate arcane

neg: Last Week Tonight segments about Donald Trump Comey. The title's direct reference to the Watergate scandal piggybacks off of comments made by politicians such as Arizona Senator John McCain, who had asserted that the scandals were "reaching the point where it's of Watergate size and scale". Other statements by the President received additional scrutiny from Oliver as well. The episode particularly highlighted Trump's complaint during the Presidential commencement address for the Coast Guard Academy that "[n]o politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly." Oliver remarked, The show's fourth season concluded on November 12, 2017, just over a

neg: Guy Oliver Nickalls microphone. The BBC had hired the launch Magician to carry four BBC engineers, a pilot, 1,000 lbs of generator and batteries and the two new commentators: Nickalls and Sir John Squire. Nickalls said afterwards: "We stood on each other's foot when it was our turn to interrupt and simply poured excited words from start to finish, totally oblivious to being heard or not." They were – and the director-general, John Reith, wired his congratulations. In the 1928 season, Nickalls rowed with the Thames Rowing Club first eight, which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta and then represented

neg: Edward Snowden in popular culture album "To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere". The song is written from the perspective of Snowden. On the April 5, 2015, episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", John Oliver interviewed Snowden in Moscow. The next day, activists briefly attached a bust of Snowden to the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York City, before being taken down by city officials. Hours after the statue was removed, it was replaced by an ephemeral hologram image of Snowden. Authorities later returned the statue to its artists. On May Day 2015, an art installation by

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver professional tax lawyer to set up a church called Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption as a legal entity. He did this partly as a way to demonstrate how "disturbingly easy" it is, in terms of paperwork, to set up a tax-exempt religious organization as viewed by the Internal Revenue Service. As Oliver explained, the requirements needed to be defined as a "church" are quite broad. Since regulatory guidelines require an established location for a church, Oliver chose his studio location in New York City as its official location, although he registered the nonprofit organization in the state of Texas. Oliver's

neg: Lèse majesté in Thailand the "Uncle SMS" case. In December 2013, "NTN" circumvented the chilling effect of LMIT on discussion of succession with a discussion of the abdication of royal dog Thong Daeng. In July 2014, British comedian John Oliver described, at the time Crown Prince, Vajiralongkorn as a "buffoon" and showed the leaked video of Vajiralongkorn and his topless wife celebrating the birthday of the prince's poodle, Air Chief Marshal Foo Foo, in a satirical piece about monarchy in general on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver". The Thai military government described Oliver as "undermining the royal institution", to which Oliver responded by

neg: Miquita Oliver the Past", along with Colin Jackson, Alistair McGowan, Ann Widdecombe, Tyger Drew-Honey and Zoe Lucker which went out between 28 April and 19 May 2015 on BBC1. In 2009, Oliver hosted a "Miquita Does" series: In 2008 Miquita Oliver along with vinspired.com helped launch Fashion Favours, a collection of reworked fashion items, customised by volunteers from around the UK. On 25 September 2008, to promote fashion favours, Miquita modelled Prime Minister Gordon Brown's shirt. On 25 June 2009, Oliver appeared on political talk show "This Week" to discuss issues relating to fashion – namely Speaker John Bercow's decision not to

neg: History of the New England Patriots the NFL's MVP in 2007, suffered a serious knee injury and missed the remainder of the season. Backup quarterback Matt Cassel replaced Brady. Cassel's start in Week 2 was his first start in a game since high school, and he led the Patriots to a win, which extended the team's regular-season winning streak record to 21 games before a loss the next week ended the streak. This record was broken by the Indianapolis Colts in 2009. Despite entering the last week of the season with a three-game winning streak, the Patriots found themselves not controlling their own destiny. In addition

neg: Right Said Fred 2013 single and had remixes from DJ Kash, DJ Sphank and The Majikboys. It was the group's sixth consecutive U.S. Club and Dance Chart Top 10 hit. Richard spoke at an Oxford Union debate. TV appearances included an acoustic performance on the UK’s "Celebrity Big Brother" TV show. RSF began writing and recording new tracks with Paul Statham (Dido, Jim Kerr, Kylie Minogue, The Saturdays). The duo made a return to prominence in June 2014, when they appeared on the satirical news show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" where they performed a rendition of their song "I'm Too Sexy"

neg: Gilbert Gottfried 10 June 2018 he appeared in a special segment of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" where, for UK viewers only, a segment about the UK's law restricting broadcast of debates from the Houses of Parliament was replaced by five minutes of him reading "3 star Yelp reviews", along with host John Oliver telling the audience "you brought this on yourself because of your stupid law". He returned on 18 November 2018 in the show's last episode of the year to read out extracts from the Brexit agreement. again for UK viewers only. He had previously performed as "the real

neg: 2008 New England Patriots season only 16–0 regular-season record in NFL history. In the season opener, quarterback Tom Brady, the NFL's MVP in 2007, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament against the Chiefs and missed the remainder of the season. Backup quarterback Matt Cassel replaced Brady. Cassel's led the team to a win in Week 2 against the New York Jets, his first start since high school. A loss the following week against the Miami Dolphins ended the Pats' record 21 game regular-season winning streak. This record was broken by the Indianapolis Colts in 2009. Despite entering the last week of the season with a

neg: Hannah Montana (season 2) this season, "Hannah Montana" wins an award. <onlyinclude> </onlyinclude> General references Hannah Montana (season 2) The second season of "Hannah Montana" aired on Disney Channel from April 23, 2007 to October 12, 2008. During this season Miley and Lilly fight more, Oliver gets an alibi to hang out with Hannah Montana and Miley grows closer to Oliver. The second season premiered with five new episodes in one week from April 23–27, 2007. "(We're So Sorry) Uncle Earl" aired in a week-long Disney Channel event called "Sweet Niblets, We're Related?". Disney Channel UK premiered five new "Hannah Montana" episodes for "Montana

neg: The Colm and Lucy Show it would continue until the last week of August 2010 at which point Ryan Tubridy would begin his new show, permanently replacing Gerry Ryan. Colm Hayes underwent a temporary split with colleague Jim-Jim Nugent from "The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show" to present the programme with Lucy Kennedy. "The Colm and Lucy Show" is intended to be similar to "The Gerry Ryan Show", with Oliver Callan's satirical slot "Nob Nation" still featuring, alongside vintage clips of Ryan when he was alive. Head of 2fm John McMahon stated that "Gerry would not be forgotten" and that the show was intended for

neg: Herbalife Nutrition was "bought and paid" by Ackman "to make good on his stock bet". In 2016, a "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" segment on multi-level marketing focuses on Herbalife, strongly condemning the company for its structure resembling a pyramid scheme and cited the FTC report which implied the company has been operating illegitimately. Oliver criticises Herbalife for its exploitation of Latino communities, and overstatement of their product's health benefits. One reviewer writes that it appears to be largely based on "Betting on Zero", and caused no immediate change in Herbalife's stock prices. The 2018 book "When The Wolves Bite: Two

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in the upper-left corner that frequently displays a photo or graphic for that accompanies subject at hand, which aids in the humor. A full-screen graphic will show and play a video clip (such as a news show or documentary's excerpt) when Oliver is citing it. He often coins a hashtag for use in social media related to his segment, some of which go viral. The typical structure of the show is to open with a recap of a few of the week's news stories, segue into a video compilation, and then move on to Oliver's main segment. Some of the

neg: Hannah Montana (season 2) Hannah Montana (season 2) The second season of "Hannah Montana" aired on Disney Channel from April 23, 2007 to October 12, 2008. During this season Miley and Lilly fight more, Oliver gets an alibi to hang out with Hannah Montana and Miley grows closer to Oliver. The second season premiered with five new episodes in one week from April 23–27, 2007. "(We're So Sorry) Uncle Earl" aired in a week-long Disney Channel event called "Sweet Niblets, We're Related?". Disney Channel UK premiered five new "Hannah Montana" episodes for "Montana May", "(We're So Sorry) Uncle Earl", "You Didn't Say It Was

neg: New Day (TV program) Colbert" on CBS, "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central and "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on HBO. New Day (TV program) New Day is a weekday morning television show on CNN, anchored by Alisyn Camerota and John Berman, from the CNN studios at Time Warner Center in New York City. It began in June 2013. In 2014, Camerota replaced Kate Bolduan, the show's original co-host with Chris Cuomo, who himself departed the show in May 2018. The weekend editions, known respectively as "New Day Saturday" and "New Day Sunday", are anchored by Victor Blackwell and Christi Paul, from the

neg: 1999 NFL season received a bye during the first two weeks or last seven weeks of the season. Under a new system, for ten weeks of the season (Week #1 to Week #2, and Week #10 to Week #17), one team was scheduled a bye; for seven weeks of the season (Week #3 to Week #9), three teams sat out. This format would continue for the next two seasons until the Houston Texans joined the NFL in 2002 and returned the league to an even number of teams. The start of the 1999 NFL Season was pushed back one week and started the

neg: John Fox (American football) years as an NFL coach. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, the Broncos finished tied for 3rd in the NFL in sacks and 1st in rushing offense, again with Fox. In April 2012, Fox received a three-year contract extension worth between $5 million and $6 million per year, replacing his contract that expired at the end of the 2014 NFL season. In week two of the 2012 season, Fox was fined $30,000 for chiding the replacement officials. The Broncos would go on to win their last 11 games after a 2–3 start. In week 17 of the 2012 season,

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver specifically for the proposal. It was thought that Oliver's segment had a major role in the FCC's ultimate reversal of stance on that proposal, with the FCC instead implementing net-neutrality rules that prohibited priority "lanes". A sequel in 2017 inspired over 150,000 comments on a subsequent proposal to scrap the new net neutrality rules. A segment on the then Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott received widespread attention in Australia across the mainstream media and was trending on social media. According to a document obtained by "Vice", the military government of Thailand listed Oliver as "undermining the royal institution" for

neg: Late night television in the United States major elements of the traditional late-night talk format; in 2009, the show deviated even further from the traditional format by taping all hosted and interview segments on-location (the former of which serve merely as wraparounds as Daly does not interview the guests) and shooting all interviews and musical performances in the style of a documentary. Late night talk shows often incorporate segments of political satire. Notable examples include "The Daily Show" (1999–present), "The Colbert Report" (2005–2014), "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (2014–present), and "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" (2016–present). Most shows in this genre have an in-house band that

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver surveillance problem in putting forward the question "Can they see my dick?" In a segment about public defenders and how some offices are extremely underfunded, the New Orleans Public Defense office's crowdfunding efforts to improve their conditions were featured. In the days following the episode's broadcast, thousands of dollars were donated to the office by the show's fans, helping them raise their goal four days after the show aired. For a segment in the October 18, 2015, broadcast, Oliver put on a comically grand demonstration with Canadian actor Mike Myers to urge Canadian voters to vote against Stephen Harper in

neg: Black Canary in other media Oliver when he kills Dhark in season 4 finale. In season five, Oliver, as the mayor of Star City, unveils a statue to honor Laurel's legacy. Her last words to Oliver are revealed as to have somebody else carry on the "Canary" mantle, leading to Dinah Drake as the new Black Canary. In the 100th episode "Invasion!", Laurel is seen alive and engaged to Oliver in a dream-state world where Oliver never got on board the Queen's Gambit. Laurel's Black Canary statue is destroyed during a fight between Team Arrow and Laurel's Earth-2 evil doppelganger, Black Siren. In season six,

neg: The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire Trump's grandfather which is still in very good condition. According to Blair's research, "Hanns Drumpf, an itinerant lawyer, moved to Kallstadt in 1608, and the spelling of his last name changed by the end of that century" to Trump. This has been challenged. According to a 2015 article in "Die Welt", a German national daily newspaper, Friedrich Trump "has always been called Trump, never Drumpf, even if this misinformation persists stubbornly". In a Last Week Tonight with John Oliver television episode aired on February 28, 2016, John Oliver urged viewers to "Make Donald Drumpf Again," referring to Blair's book. The

neg: Antonio Pipkin appearance on November 3, 2017, in the last week of the 2017 season. Pipkin completed only two of nine pass attempts for 14 yards. He was released June 19, 2018. He was re-signed by the team on August 6, 2018. Pipkin became the sixth Alouettes quarterback to start a game in the 2018 season (Drew Willy, Jeff Mathews, Matthew Shiltz, Vernon Adams, Johnny Manziel) when he started in the team's Week 10 match against the Edmonton Eskimos. Pipkin, who was making his first professional start, completed 14 of 25 pass attempts for 217 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

neg: Preston Brown (linebacker) middle linebacker to start the regular season, along with outside linebackers Lorenzo Alexander and Ramon Humber. On November 19, 2017, Brown collected 13 combined tackles (11 solo) in the Bills' 54–24 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 11. In Week 16, he recorded a season-high 15 combined tackles (ten solo) during a 37–16 loss at the New England Patriots. The following week, Brown made 12 combined tackles (eight solo) in the Bills' 22–16 victory at the Miami Dolphins in Week 17. He finished his last season with the Bills with a career-high 144 combined tackles (84 solo) and

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver commentators from mainstream media outlets, including "The New York Times", "The Huffington Post", "Time", and Associated Press, have described Oliver's style of reporting as journalism or even investigative journalism. Oliver himself disagrees, stating that "it's not journalism, it's comedy—it's comedy first, and it's comedy second." A June 2014 segment about net neutrality in the United States was thought to spur over 45,000 comments on the Federal Communications Commission's electronic filing page about a net neutrality proposal that, if implemented, would have priority "lanes" for certain internet traffic. The FCC also received an extra 300,000 comments in an email inbox designated

neg: Jill Twiss "Last Week Tonight" had expected. All profits from the book are being donated to The Trevor Project and AIDS United. Jill Twiss Jill Twiss (born August 22, 1976, Redmond, Oregon) is an American writer best known for her work on the HBO show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." She is a writer on the show and she portrays its "Janice from Accounting" character. She authored a children's book called "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" about a fictional day in the life of Marlon Bundo (Vice President Mike Pence's pet rabbit), as part of a "Last Week

neg: History of the Atlanta Falcons This was Tony Gonzalez' last year in the NFL. In 2014, Atlanta improved by two games, and thanks to an extremely weak division, remained in playoff contention until the final week of the season, when their divisional rival, the Carolina Panthers, defeated them 34-3. The Falcons' final record that season was 6-10. After the season, Mike Smith was fired and replaced by Dan Quinn. The 2015 season marked the Falcons' 50th season of play in the NFL. The Falcons got out to a fast start in 2015 with 5 straight victories before losing their first game to archrival New Orleans

neg: Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President realistic watercolors and captures the cuteness factor of the real BOTUS... The book fails when it comes to the text, though." "Esquire" mentioned the strained verse as well and called the book mediocre. Katy Waldman in "The New Yorker" also criticized the book's verse as "mostly embarrassing." Charlotte Pence's book and Mike Pence's staunch opposition to same-sex marriage inspired "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" writer Jill Twiss to author "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo". The story details the same-sex romance of rabbits Marlon Bundo and Wesley, who face opposition from a stink bug who is against

neg: 2007 New York Giants season lost 7 of their last 9 games after a 6-2 start (albeit achieving a playoff berth in the last week of the season), expectations for the Giants were generally low. Many pundits began to consider Eli Manning as a potential draft bust, especially when considering fellow 2004 draft pick Ben Roethlisberger's Super Bowl run in 2005 and Philip Rivers leading his team, the Chargers, to a 14-2 regular season in 2006. At the same time, head coach Tom Coughlin came under intense criticism due to his fiery coaching style and strict team rules, and many (including fans) believed that he

neg: Black Canary in other media help of John Constantine (Oliver's ally). After Sara's resurrection, Laurel helps Sara start a new life and convinces her sister to join Rip Hunter's team. Laurel is eventually murdered by H.I.V.E. leader Damien Dhark in retaliation for Quentin testifying. Moments before her death, Laurel tells Oliver that he will always be the love of her life. She also asks Oliver to keep a promise (which is not revealed until season five). Oliver reveals Laurel's identity at her funeral to stop Evelyn Sharp's impersonation from inadvertently labeling Black Canary a criminal in the eyes of public. Laurel's death is avenged by

neg: 2011 NFL season the New Orleans Saints in the kickoff game; the last regular season games were held on Sunday, January 1, 2012. The playoffs started on Saturday, January 7, 2012, and ended with Super Bowl XLVI, the league's championship game, on February 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Under the NFL's scheduling formula, intraconference and interconference matchups were: Intraconference Interconference When the league was arranging the schedule in spring 2011, it added some cushion in case the labor dispute lasted into September and the planned start of the regular season. For example, every contest in Week 3 had teams which

neg: Pilot (Arrow) Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. A week later, the network ordered a pilot, now titled "Arrow", and brought in David Nutter to direct. When developing the series, producer Marc Guggenheim expressed that the creative team wanted to "chart [their] own course, [their] own destiny", and avoid any direct connections to "Smallville", which featured its own Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley). They opted to cast a new actor in the role of Oliver Queen. Unlike with "Smallville", the pilot does not initially feature super-powered heroes and villains. Instead, the creative still took inspiration from "Smallville", as one of the main themes

neg: Dave Hill (comedian) York and Centro de Reinserción Social in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. In addition to performing with fellow comedians, Hill regularly performs comedy with musical acts, including Ryan Adams, Quicksand, Rhett Miller, and Snoop Dogg. In 2014, Hill appeared in a YouTube Show called METAL GRASSHOPPER with Phil H. Anselmo, where Hill plays himself as a metal fan looking to be coached by Phil on how to be metal. Hill wrote the theme song for "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", "Go", performed by his band Valley Lodge. The band performed the song live on the show's season 2 finale on November

neg: 2001 Dallas Cowboys season Ryan Leaf mid-season, however he provided no improvement in his limited playing time. His only start of the season, a Week 9 loss to the Falcons, was the final start of his career. The game also marked the first start for Falcons QB Michael Vick. Even with the injection of new blood, the Cowboys suffered through another 5–11 campaign and a last place finish in the NFC East. The lack of development at quarterback and the offense as a whole would be blamed on offensive coordinator Jack Reilly who was dismissed after the season. Fans became weary of the Cowboys’

neg: Gary Elkins (politician) payday loan industry regulation, in which fellow Representative Vicki Truitt pointed out his conflict of interest in being opposed to it while owning several payday loans himself, was featured in an episode 14, season 1, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" segment on payday loans. Gary Elkins (politician) Gary Wayne Elkins (born March 15, 1955), is a businessman from his native Houston, Texas, who is a Republican departing member of the Texas House of Representatives. Since 1995, with the advent of the George W. Bush gubernatorial administration, until 2019, Elkins represented District 135 in Harris County. Elkins won his eleventh

neg: 1997–98 Toronto Raptors season team and was dealt along with Popeye Jones, and Žan Tabak to the Boston Celtics for rookie Chauncey Billups and Dee Brown. After an 11–38 start, head coach Darrell Walker was fired and replaced with Butch Carter for the remainder of the season, as the Raptors finished last place in the Central Division with a franchise worst record of 16–66. Following the season, second-year star Marcus Camby was traded to the New York Knicks, Billups was traded to the Denver Nuggets, Trent signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks, Oliver Miller was released, and Sharone Wright retired after

neg: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver the next day's Canadian federal election. As part of this gesture, Oliver displayed $5000 in cash in anticipation of being charged for the crime of being a foreigner attempting to induce Canadian citizens to change their vote as per section 331 of the Canada Elections Act. However, the agency responsible for overseeing federal elections in Canada, Elections Canada, explained the next day that prosecution of Oliver will not be necessary since inducement in the act is defined as offering something material to voters. Per Elections Canada, Oliver has not tried to influence Canadian electorate, since the money shown was only

neg: Darren Oliver optioned to make room on the 25-man roster. Oliver was the pitcher of record in a 4–2 win against the Baltimore Orioles on June 22, 2013, when the Blue Jays extended their winning streak to 10 games. Shortly before the end of the 2013 season, Oliver made a request to start the final game of the season, which would have been granted had the Blue Jays not won their previous two games over the Tampa Bay Rays, who were still in playoff contention. The start would have been his first since the 2009 season. The two wins moved Tampa Bay

neg: What Kate Does Does' slows the pace down significantly from last week and focuses on telling a character-driven story. This is a welcome change; especially after the heavily plot-driven season five. However, with questions to answer and so much ground to cover during this final season, a better balance between plot and character wouldn't have been such a bad thing." Alan Sepinwall of "The Star-Ledger" wrote, "Maybe I'll enjoy the 2004 scenes more when we get to some other characters … but this week it was largely a distraction from all that was happening on the island. And even the island scenes were

neg: The Weekly with Charlie Pickering return of "Gruen" at 8:30pm, and was signed on for 20 episodes. In addition to the season two renewal in September 2015, a one-off special titled "The Yearly" was commissioned, which premiered on 16 December 2015. A second "Yearly" special aired the following year, premiering on 14 December 2016. The show starts with a cold open which consists of a short introduction to the guests and main stories coming up. The program's format has been compared to "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", following a similar structure. Charlie Pickering delivers a selection of the past week's news stories interspersed with

neg: Gary Anderson (placekicker) loss to New England he missed on his one attempt. After that season, Anderson was making plans to retire and turned down offers from several teams to come kick for them. In June 2004, Anderson, his wife, Kay, and sons Austin and Douglas moved to the Canadian Rocky Mountain town of Canmore, Alberta, Canada, just outside Banff National Park. When Nedney went down with another season-ending injury after the start of the 2004 season, Anderson again agreed to kick for the Titans, commuting from Canada each week. At the time of his retirement, Anderson was the last active player in

neg: The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore offices have been described as "loft-like" and "all overhead pipes and exposed brick". "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" was the third late-night show to be hosted by a cast member from "The Daily Show", behind "The Colbert Report" and "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", which is hosted by John Oliver for HBO. Samantha Bee followed Wilmore as the fourth "Daily Show" alum to host a show with the debut of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" in February 2016 (although her show airs in prime-time, not late-night). During a panel on September 29, 2015, about NASA's discovery of water