John Oliver will be here to keep us sane with three more seasons of 'Last Week Tonight'
It'll take more than a lawsuit to get rid of John Oliver.
HBO has renewed the Brit's critically acclaimed Last Week Tonight for three more seasons — which will keep the Emmy-winning late night series on air through 2020, assuming we all live that long. Each season will consist of 30 episodes.
“We are thrilled to have John Oliver as an integral part of the HBO family and to continue to share his comedic brilliance with the world,” said HBO programming president Casey Bloys. “His extraordinary genius for rich and intelligent commentary is second to none.”
Oliver added, “First: I firmly disagree with everything Casey just said. Second: We’re very grateful to Richard Plepler, Casey and everyone at HBO for letting us continue to do whatever it is we actually do. And finally: We’d also like to thank our staff for all their hard work. We’re incredibly proud of all of you, and rather than tell you that to your face, we’d like to do it in the cold, dispassionate form of a press release.” Read more...
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