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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 |
| 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 | Toaster Guy / Al (Amazon Employee) / Average American / Boarder Patrol Agent / Cypto Currency Investor / Flashback Customer / Man in Suit / Man on Street / Maternity / Senator |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Blank Void / The Blank Void / Ben / Lawyer / Self |
| Susan Evans | Voice over / Voiceover / Self |
| 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 | Episode #11.1 | |
| 2 | Pig Butchering | |
| 3 | Airplanes | |
| 4 | State Medical Boards | |
| 5 | Student Loan Debt | |
| 6 | March 31, 2024 | |
| 7 | April 7, 2024 | |
| 8 | April 14, 2024 | |
| 9 | April 21, 2024 | |
| 10 | May 5, 2024 | |
| 11 | May 12, 2024 | |
| 12 | May 19, 2024 | |
| 13 | June 2, 2024 |
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Directors
Paul Pennolino, Christopher Werner, Jim Hoskinson, Joe Perota, Bruce Leddy, Whit Conway, Danny Jelinek, Frank Prinzi, Elliot Mendelson, Laura Murphy, Eric Appel, Maurice Marable
Writers
John Oliver, Jeff Maurer, Juli Weiner, Jill Twiss, Dan Gurewitch, Tim Carvell, Seena Vali, Daniel O'Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Ben Silva, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Joanna Rothkopf, Mark Kramer, Chrissy Shackelford, Will Tracy, Kevin Avery, Ali Barthwell, Liz Hynes, Josh Gondelman, Johnathan Appel, Greg Iwinski, Taylor Kay Phillips, Brian Parise, 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 |
| 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 | Toaster Guy / Al (Amazon Employee) / Average American / Boarder Patrol Agent / Cypto Currency Investor / Flashback Customer / Man in Suit / Man on Street / Maternity / Senator |
| H. Jon Benjamin | Blank Void / The Blank Void / Ben / Lawyer / Self |
| Susan Evans | Voice over / Voiceover / Self |
| 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 | Space Gecko / Dancing Zebra / 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 |
