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Breaking news on a weekly basis. John Oliver hosts this half-hour comedy that takes a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
Original Release
04/27/2014 on hbo
US Release
04/27/2014
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Oliver | Self - Host / Himself - Host / Self |
| David Kaye | Voice Over / Voice Over (voice) / Narrator / Self / Voiceover / (voice) / Self - Voiceover / Announcer / Self - Announcer / Self - Voice Over / Voice-Over |
| Ryan Barger | Voice Over / Self / Self - Voiceover / Voice Over Cast / Voiceover / Evil peach |
| Noel MacNeal | Puppeteer / Vaccine cicada puppeteer / Unicorn Puppeteer / Mr. Nutterbutter / Jeff / Funky Monkey / Mascot / Mr. Nutter Butter / Nutter Butter Quartet / Polar Bear, Cat Puppeteer / Totes McGoats / Zebra |
| Alberto Bonilla | Maternity / Senator / Toaster Guy / Al (Amazon Employee) / Average American / Boarder Patrol Agent / Cypto Currency Investor / Flashback Customer / Man in Suit / Man on Street |
| H. Jon Benjamin | The Blank Void / Blank Void / Ben / Lawyer / Self |
| Susan Evans | Voice Over / Self / Voiceover |
| Rachel Dratch | Wanda Jo / Wanda Jo Oliver |
| James Wojtal | Puppeteer / Unicorn Puppeteer / Cat Puppeteer / Nutter Butter Quartet |
| Michael Torpey | Lenny / Manager / Self / Steve / Voice of the Company 1 |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supreme Court | Sunday, 18 February 2024 |
| 2 | Pig Butchering | Sunday, 25 February 2024 |
| 3 | Boeing | Sunday, 03 March 2024 |
| 4 | Medical Boards | Sunday, 10 March 2024 |
| 5 | Student Loans | Sunday, 17 March 2024 |
| 6 | Food Delivery Apps | Sunday, 31 March 2024 |
| 7 | Executions | Sunday, 07 April 2024 |
| 8 | Medicaid | Sunday, 14 April 2024 |
| 9 | UFOs | Sunday, 21 April 2024 |
| 10 | Public Libraries | Sunday, 05 May 2024 |
| 11 | Opioid Settlements | Sunday, 12 May 2024 |
| 12 | Corn | Sunday, 19 May 2024 |
| 13 | Episode #11.13 | Sunday, 02 June 2024 |
| 14 | June 9, 2024 | Sunday, 09 June 2024 |
| 15 | June 16, 2024 | Sunday, 16 June 2024 |
| 16 | June 23, 2024 | Sunday, 23 June 2024 |
| 17 | July 21, 2024 | Sunday, 21 July 2024 |
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Directors
Paul Pennolino, Christopher Werner, Jim Hoskinson, Joe Perota, Bruce Leddy, Elliot Mendelson, Frank Prinzi, Danny Jelinek, Whit Conway, Laura Murphy, Eric Appel, Maurice Marable
Writers
John Oliver, Juli Weiner, Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Tim Carvell, Dan Gurewitch, Seena Vali, Daniel O'Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Ben Silva, Scott Sherman, Geoff Haggerty, Joanna Rothkopf, Mark Kramer, Chrissy Shackelford, Will Tracy, Kevin Avery, Ali Barthwell, Liz Hynes, Josh Gondelman, Johnathan Appel, Greg Iwinski, Brian Parise, Taylor Kay Phillips, Sofía Manfredi, Ryan Ken
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Oliver | Self - Host / Himself - Host / Self |
| David Kaye | Voice Over / Voice Over (voice) / Narrator / Self / Voiceover / (voice) / Self - Voiceover / Announcer / Self - Announcer / Self - Voice Over / Voice-Over |
| Ryan Barger | Voice Over / Self / Self - Voiceover / Voice Over Cast / Voiceover / Evil peach |
| Noel MacNeal | Puppeteer / Vaccine cicada puppeteer / Unicorn Puppeteer / Mr. Nutterbutter / Jeff / Funky Monkey / Mascot / Mr. Nutter Butter / Nutter Butter Quartet / Polar Bear, Cat Puppeteer / Totes McGoats / Zebra |
| Alberto Bonilla | Maternity / Senator / Toaster Guy / Al (Amazon Employee) / Average American / Boarder Patrol Agent / Cypto Currency Investor / Flashback Customer / Man in Suit / Man on Street |
| H. Jon Benjamin | The Blank Void / Blank Void / Ben / Lawyer / Self |
| Susan Evans | Voice Over / Self / Voiceover |
| Rachel Dratch | Wanda Jo / Wanda Jo Oliver |
| James Wojtal | Puppeteer / Unicorn Puppeteer / Cat Puppeteer / Nutter Butter Quartet |
| Michael Torpey | Lenny / Manager / Self / Steve / Voice of the Company 1 |
| Gilbert Gottfried | Jared Kushner / Self |
| Kyle Ploof | Dancing Zebra / Space Gecko / Ecuadorian Clown / Marshmallow the Polar Bear |
| Paul McGinnis | Cat Puppeteer / Dog / Elmo's Piggy Bank / Right Hand / Puppeteer / Unicorn |
| George Clooney | Self / Self - Guest appearance |
| Nick Offerman | Self / Narrator / Self - Guest |
| Moujan Zolfaghari | Cypto Currency Investor / Employee 2 / Jackie (Amazon Employee) / Reporter / Taco Bell Staff |
| Connor Ratliff | Man / Sean (Amazon Employee) / Suspect / Taco Bell Staff / Travis |
| Alex Webb | CEO / Ladybucks / Cryptocurrency Investor / DOJ employee / Senator / White House Advisor |
| Thomas Kopache | Cowboy |
| Stephanie D'Abruzzo | Puppeteer / Mascot |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Scripted Series | Nominated |
| 2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Talk Variety Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series | Won |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Talk Series | Won |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | Won |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series | Won |
