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Last Week Tonight

Network
HBO
Genre
Talk Show
Premiered
27 April, 2014
Last Week Tonight

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by comedian John Oliver. The half-hour-long show premiered in April 2014 on HBO. Last Week Tonight shares some similarities with Comedy Central's The Daily Show, as it takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events, but on a weekly basis. Oliver's initial contract with HBO was for two years with an option for extension. In September 2020, HBO announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons of 30 episodes each, keeping the show on the air through 2023. The show's eighth season premiered on February 14, 2021.

Genre News satire, Political satire, Talk show
Created by John Oliver
Directed by Joe Perota, Christopher Werner, Jim Hoskinson, Paul Pennolino, Bruce Leddy
Presented by John Oliver
Narrated by David Kaye
Opening theme "Go" by Valley Lodge
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 225
Executive producer(s) John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, James Taylor, Jon Thoday
Location(s) CBS Broadcast Center, New York, New York
Running time 30–45 minutes
Production company(s) Avalon Television, Partially Important Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Original network HBO
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Surround

关于Last Week Tonight

Satirical news late-night talk show similar in format to The Daily Show minus the guest speaker portion seen on the Comedy Central series. It was created by and is presented by John Oliver who was previously a correspondent on The Daily Show.

Last Week Tonight的成就

The series has been honored by the Writers Guild of America, GLAAD Media Awards, Webby Awards, Television Critics Association Awards, Emmy Awards and more. It won a 2015 Peabody Award as well.

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