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John Oliver speaks during the "Last Week Tonight during the HBO Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton hotel on July 25, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Vote count for New Zealand's Bird of the Century has been delayed by comedian John Oliver's global campaign, as he discovered a loophole in the rules, which allowed anybody with a valid email address to cast a vote. So he went all-out in a humorous campaign for his favored bird, the puteketeke, a water bird, on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight." (Richard Shotwell/Invision via AP, File)

John Oliver offers Clarence Thomas $1 million per year to resign from Supreme Court

By Staff - The Washington Times

This 2022 photo supplied by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society shows puteketeke at Lake Ellesmere, south of Christchurch in New Zealand. Vote count for New Zealand's Bird of the Century has been delayed by comedian John Oliver's global campaign, as he discovered a loophole in the rules, which allowed anybody with a valid email address to cast a vote. So he went all-out in a humorous campaign for his favored bird, the puteketeke, a water bird, on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight." (Peter Foulds/Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society via AP)

John Oliver’s campaign for puking mullet bird delays New Zealand vote for favorite feathered friend

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain, on Dec. 15, 2014. A Dubai-based broadcaster cut substantial portions of a recent episode of the satiric news program "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" over references to Saudi Arabia's crown prince being implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ censored by UAE broadcaster over reference to Khashoggi killing

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

John Oliver now has a sewage plant named after him

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This video frame grab shows John Oliver from his &quot;Last Week Tonight with John Oliver&quot; program on HBO, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. On Aug. 22, Danbury, Conn., Mayor Mark Boughton announced a tongue-in-cheek move posted on his Facebook page to rename Danbury's local sewage treatment plant after Oliver following the comedian's expletive-filled rant about the city. Oliver then offered to donate $55,000 to charity if the city actually followed through with it. On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Danbury City Council voted 18-1 to rename the sewage plant after the comedian. (HBO via AP)

Connecticut city OKs renaming sewage plant for John Oliver

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

This video frame grab shows John Oliver from his &quot;Last Week Tonight with John Oliver&quot; program on HBO, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. On Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, Danbury, Conn., Mayor Mark Boughton announced a tongue-in-cheek move posted on his Facebook page to rename Danbury's local sewage treatment plant after Oliver following the comedian's expletive-filled rant about the city. Oliver has upped the stakes, on his program, Sunday, offering to donate $55,000 to charity if the city actually follows through on a joke to name its sewage treatment plant after him. (HBO via AP)

City won’t waste John Oliver’s donation, on 1 condition

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FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019 file photo, John Oliver performs at the 13th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert in support of the Bob Woodruff Foundation at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Danbury, Conn., Mayor Mark Boughton announced a tongue-in-cheek move posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, to rename Danbury's local sewage treatment plant after Oliver following the comedian's expletive-filled rant about the city. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

John Oliver: Name sewage plant for me, I’ll give to charity

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

City naming sewage plant after John Oliver

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Trump jokes Illustration by Linas Garsys

Oliver, Colbert, Noah & Bee: ‘We get it, you don’t like Trump. Now write better jokes’

By Tim Young

Street art mocking "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett and his claims of a "MAGA"-inspired attack in Chicago appear in Los Angeles, Feb. 18, 2019. (Twitter, Chet Cannon screenshot)

Jussie Smollett’s ‘MAGA country’ attack story lampooned as Oscar-worthy in L.A. street art

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

John Oliver attends the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts American Songbook Gala at Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

John Oliver censored on Chinese social media site Sina Weibo for mocking Xi Jinping

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A screen shows a failure message saying a post could not be sent because &quot;the content contains information that violates relevant laws and regulations&quot; on Sina Weibo next to a smaller computer screen showing a &quot;Last Week Tonight&quot; HBO show's host John Oliver with a photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Winnie the Pooh, in Beijing, Friday, June 22, 2018. The popular Chinese social media site is blocking users from posting about the show and its HBO host Oliver after the news satire program aired a segment this week making fun of Xi. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China blocks John Oliver on social media after scathing show

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This image released by HBO shows John Oliver, host of &quot;Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.&quot; Oliver said Sunday that he'd achieved all he'd wanted for the show by having an Australian animal hospital's special ward to treat a chlamydia outbreak among koalas named for him. He said, &quot;goodbye, forever, everyone,&quot; as stagehands broke up his set around him. That inspired a wave of social media posts among fans wondering if he was serious. (Eric Liebowitz/HBO via AP)

Relax, Oliver fans, he’s not really quitting

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This image released by HBO shows John Oliver, host of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." Oliver said Sunday that he'd achieved all he'd wanted for the show by having an Australian animal hospital's special ward to treat a chlamydia outbreak among koalas named for him. He said, "goodbye, forever, everyone," as stagehands broke up his set around him. That inspired a wave of social media posts among fans wondering if he was serious. (Eric Liebowitz/HBO via AP)

John Oliver not quitting HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight’

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Longtime conductor of Tanglewood Festival Chorus dies

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In this March 2018 photo provided by HBO, John Oliver holds the book “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo&quot;. (Eric Liebowitz/HBO via AP)

Sales multiply for Pence and Oliver rabbit books

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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017 file photo, comedian John Oliver performs at the 11th Annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit in New York. Oliver's show, which begins its fifth season on Sunday. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

Oliver relishes being able to do show without restrictions

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

New North Dakota law forbids personal use of campaign funds

By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press

Police: man moving drugs with child in car

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Comedian Trevor Noah performs on stage during the 11th Annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit, presented by the New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)

Trevor Noah mocks Elizabeth Warren on comedy show, is ignored by media

By Christian Toto - Special to The Washington Times