Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is a satirical late-night news program on HBO known for its in-depth, comedic investigations into current events and public policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver canonical | 15 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver production team | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Context triple: [The Daily Show, influenced, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]
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A.
The Daily Show
The Daily Show is a long-running American satirical news program that parodies current events and politics through comedic commentary and correspondent segments.
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B.
John Oliver
John Oliver is a British-American comedian and political satirist best known as the host of the HBO news-comedy show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."
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C.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
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D.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers is an American late-night talk show on NBC featuring comedian Seth Meyers delivering topical monologues, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments.
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E.
Colbert
Colbert is a French surname most famously associated with Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the influential 17th-century statesman who served as finance minister under King Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Target entity description: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is a satirical late-night news program on HBO known for its in-depth, comedic investigations into current events and public policy.
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A.
The Daily Show
The Daily Show is a long-running American satirical news program that parodies current events and politics through comedic commentary and correspondent segments.
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B.
John Oliver
John Oliver is a British-American comedian and political satirist best known as the host of the HBO news-comedy show "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver."
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C.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
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D.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers is an American late-night talk show on NBC featuring comedian Seth Meyers delivering topical monologues, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments.
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E.
Colbert
Colbert is a French surname most famously associated with Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the influential 17th-century statesman who served as finance minister under King Louis XIV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
late-night talk show
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satirical news program ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Peabody Award
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (influenced by) ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| composer | Tom Hanks (theme performer credit often parodied) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | John Oliver ⓘ |
| debutYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| developedFor | HBO ⓘ |
| distributionPlatform |
HBO Max
ⓘ
YouTube (clips) ⓘ
linked to:
YouTube Shorts
|
| executiveProducer |
James Taylor
ⓘ
John Oliver ⓘ Jon Thoday ⓘ Tim Carvell ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
CBS Broadcast Center
ⓘ
Times Square studio ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Studios, Times Square
|
| firstAired | 2014-04-27 ⓘ |
| format | weekly late-night news satire ⓘ |
| genre |
news comedy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasSegmentType |
main story
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short news recap ⓘ |
| influenced |
public discourse on FIFA and international soccer governance
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public discourse on civil forfeiture ⓘ public discourse on net neutrality ⓘ public discourse on tobacco regulation ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage of public policy and current events
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in-depth coverage of single topics ⓘ long-form investigative comedy segments ⓘ viral online segments ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 200+ ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 10 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| originalRunStart | 2014-04-27 ⓘ |
| presenter | John Oliver ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Avalon Television
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HBO ⓘ Sixteen String Jack Productions ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| starring | John Oliver ⓘ |
| subjectOf | media studies on political satire ⓘ |
| typicalAirDay | Sunday ⓘ |
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Subject: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Description of subject: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is a satirical late-night news program on HBO known for its in-depth, comedic investigations into current events and public policy.
Referenced by (16)
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subject linked to:
John
subject linked to:
James Taylor
linked to: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver