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John Oliver and the Moon Mammoths mascot

Bob Costas narrates John Oliver’s rebrand of Erie SeaWolves to Moon Mammoths

"This purple beast is about two things. Eating whatever it is mammoths ate and playing baseball. And he's all out of whatever it is mammoths ate."

By Sean Keeley OnJun 30, 2025 0
Erie SeaWolves shortstop Trei Cruz

John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ to rebrand Erie SeaWolves

"It will be personalized and be bespoke."

By Drew Lerner OnMay 19, 2025 0
'Last Week Tonight' took aim at sports betting with its mock 'GriftKings' ad.

‘Last Week Tonight’ takes aim at sports betting with ‘GriftKings’ ad

Much like SNL a year ago, Last Week Tonight took aim at sports betting.

By Ben Axelrod OnMar 17, 2025 0
John Oliver hilariously critiques Hakeem Jeffries’ use of Aaron Judge as an example of patience paying off.

John Oliver torches Hakeem Jeffries’ Aaron Judge analogy: ‘Is that really the example you want to use?’

"We're just like a baseball player on the most hated team in America, who absolutely sh*t the bed in the most high-stakes situation imaginable."

By Sam Neumann OnFeb 17, 2025 0
John Kruk

John Kruk had the perfect reaction to ‘Last Week Tonight’ montage

"I don't know what goes on in the TV world besides watching Phillies games and wrestling."

By Jessica Kleinschmidt OnAug 13, 2024 0
Former Philadelphia Phillies player John Kruk throws the ceremonial first pitch before game seven of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 24, 2023.

HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ features the stylings of John Kruk

"The delightfully bizarre musings of Phillies commentator John Kruk."

By Brandon Contes OnAug 12, 2024 0

On ‘Last Week Tonight,’ John Oliver questions whether Tokyo Olympics should be played

"All of this is a pretty good reminder that hosting the Olympics is never a good idea for a city."

By Ian Casselberry OnJun 21, 2021 4

John Oliver recaps “genuinely extraordinary” NBA player protests on HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight’

Oliver suggested that a notable critic of the NBA protests "get f**cked," as well.

By Ian Casselberry OnAug 31, 2020 5

HBO’s Last Week Tonight looks at how sports is trying to return from COVID-19 shutdown

"To do it irresponsibly turns out to be pretty easy."

By Ian Casselberry OnMay 18, 2020 3

John Oliver rips Rudy Gobert to begin recap of coronavirus crisis on HBO’s Last Week Tonight

"That feels too stupid to actually be real..."

By Ian Casselberry OnMar 16, 2020 7

John Oliver succinctly describes Stephen A. Smith on ‘Last Week Tonight’

"Loud, wrong, and tends to take pointlessly dramatic pauses"

By Phillip Bupp OnOct 14, 2019 10

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