The Morning Watch: John Oliver Grills Dustin Hoffman, The Making Of A Chewbacca Mask & More
In The Morning Watch, John Oliver grills Dustin Hoffman about sexual harassment, see how a professional grade Chewbacca mask is made and more.
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Watch Tom Hanks And A Bunch Of Wax Presidents Save The World
In a sequel to that time John Oliver spent too much money bidding on wax presidents, Tom Hanks stars in a well-produced movie spoof on Last Week Tonight.
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'The Lion King' Reveals Stunning Footage That Inspires Tears [D23 Expo 2017]
At D23, Jon Favreau debuted The Lion King remake footage, recreating the iconic moment when Simba is lifted to the sky. Has Hugh Jackman been cast as Scar?
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Jon Favreau's 'The Lion King' Remake Casts John Oliver In The Perfect Role
The Lion King remake cast just keeps getting better as director Jon Favreau has landed British comedian John Oliver to play the red-billed hornbill Zazu.
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John Oliver Made A Fake Warren G. Harding Biopic With A Wax Mannequin And Anna Kendrick
John Oliver's Warren G. Harding trailer John Oliver uses a wax mannequin and some Oscar nominees to make you wish that this fake biopic really existed.
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Stephen Colbert Is Staging A Big 'Daily Show' Reunion On 'The Late Show' Next Week
For fans who miss the old guard from the Comedy Central news satire program, there will be a The Daily Show reunion on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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LOL: John Oliver Pitches His Own Superhero Movie, 'Johnny Strong'
Would you watch a John Oliver superhero movie? In a web video, Oliver pitches Johnny Strong, based on a character he made up in 5th grade.
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'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' Season 8 Trailer: Judd Apatow, John Oliver, Lorne Michaels & More
The first Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee season 8 trailer shows footage from the six new episodes featuring Judd Apatow, Lorne Michaels and more.
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'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' Rips Into Hollywood Whitewashing: "How Is This Still A Thing?"
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver savagely ridicules the decades-old practice of Hollywood whitewashing, asking, "How is this still a thing?"
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'Monster Trucks' Pushed To 2017; 'The Little Prince', 'SpongeBob 3' And More Set Dates
Paramount has set the Little Prince release date: it's arriving in 2016. Plus, Monster Trucks gets delayed to 2017, and SpongeBob 3 eyes a 2019 opening.
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'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' Trailer: All The News, Eventually
Here's the first Last Week Tonight With John Oliver trailer, from HBO.
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'Community' Season Five Teaser: The Return Of Mr. Winger
Can series creator Dan Harmon put the shine back on Community? Ousted for the show's fourth season, he's back for the fifth, which premieres on January 2. This teaser suggests that Harmon has done a lot of course correcting -- while I couldn't get through much of the fourth season, this teaser has me ready…
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John Oliver Leaving 'The Daily Show' For HBO Comedy Series
When John Oliver spent the summer filling in for Jon Stewart as the host of The Daily Show, it wasn't the enaction of a ploy to take over the seat of the show that gave Oliver his biggest break. But it did turn out to be an audition for Oliver to anchor a new show.…
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TV Bits: 'The Killing', 'Arrested Development', 'Pushing Daisies', 'Dexter', 'Hannibal', Frank Sinatra
We have a particularly murderer-heavy edition of TV Bits today, with news about Dexter, Hannibal, and The Killing. After the jump: Dallas, Veep, Rectify, and Orphan Black get renewed Vampire Diaries spinoff gets green light Julian Sands joins Dexter in mystery role Downton Abbey gets its first black character John Oliver will host The Daily Show this summer Bryan…
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'The Smurfs 2' International Teaser: It's Not Quite 'Despicable Me,' Is It?
Is minimal design in teasers now the go-to for kids animation franchises? Despicable Me 2 used the approach to pretty cute effect not long ago, and here an international teaser for The Smurfs 2 (which is likely almost exactly the same as the forthcoming US teaser) relies on little but a Smurf, a white backdrop,…
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Terry Jones Will Direct John Oliver In 'Absolutely Anything'; Robin Williams And The Monty Python Gang May Appear, Too
Briefly: Terry Jones -- the Monty Python member who directed The Life of Brian, not the nutter who wanted to burn the Qu'ran in Florida -- is preparing to make his return to the director's chair with Absolutely Anything. The film will star John Oliver, recently known as the Senior British Correspondent (among other titles)…
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Is NBC's Community Worthy Of The Best Comedy Block On TV?
Last night saw the debut on NBC of Community, the new half-hour sitcom notable for starring The Soup quickstepper, Joel McHale, and parting the prime time waters for Chevy "Nugent, Ted Nugent" Chase. Based on the premiere, Community looks to introduce a sweet-hearted strain of politically incorrect irreverence to the Big 3 as a reaction…
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