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Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike

The Independent UK

Hollywood actors to resume negotiations with studios next week as writers strike ends

With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at cutting their own deal with studios and streaming services after SAG-AFTRA said negotiations would resume Monday.

WEKU

Late-night TV talkshows announce return after Hollywood writers strike ends

The plans for some late-night shows were not immediately clear, like “Saturday Night Live” and Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” which had been using guest hosts when the strike hit.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Late-night comedy shows to return in early October after strike end

Colbert, Fallon, Meyers and Kimmel will return to the air next week while Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will air this Sunday

The Guardian - US

Daily Show should count Hasan Minhaj out

Debates over a comic's license to lie don't account for the importance of trust in the topical satire business

Salon

The week in audio: Strike Force Five; British Scandal; Intrigue: The Immortals – reviews

US talkshow hosts raise funds for striking staff via a rambly Zoom call; the podcast that takes on the murky British elite has a field day with Liz Truss; and Radio 4 asks if tech bros really can live for ever

The Guardian - UK

Late-night hosts team up for 'Strike Force Five' podcast to benefit their out-of-work staff

Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers have teamed up for a new podcast called “Strike Force Five” — named after their personal text chain

The Independent UK

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Strike Force Five: what happens when late-night TV hosts make a podcast?

Fallon, Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers and Oliver have reunited for a new Spotify series, talking ‘on top of each other for an hour’ in aid of their striking writers

The Guardian - US

Late-Night Hosts Launch Strike-Themed Podcast on Spotify Aug. 30

‘Strike Force Five’ features Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, Oliver

Broadcasting & Cable

Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'

Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history

WEKU

How John Oliver became a weapon in Reddit’s civil war

Moderators flood feeds with pictures of TV comic as they fight owners’ plans to go public

The Guardian - UK

John Oliver, Don Cheadle and blackouts - What is the Reddit protest about?

The app has seen a back and forth between users and developers over their new policy

Manchester Evening News

Firefighter union boss labels Logan fire that killed Izabella Nash as a 'regular' job for crews as investigations continue

Dual investigations into the incident are being run by the police and Workplace Health and Safety.

ABC News

‘We are not backing down’: Striking film, TV writers get ready to picket in Chicago

Chicago has more than 100 Writers Guild of America members whose professional lives now are on hold.

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The Independent UK

‘White House Plumbers’ exploits absurdities of Watergate

In May 2017, comedian John Oliver tauntingly coined the phrase “Stupid Watergate” to refer to then-President Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of scandals at the time, including his reported dealings with Russia, the investigation into Michael Flynn and his firing of former FBI Director James Comey

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on Biden’s immigration record: ‘A different phase of an immigration dystopia’

The Last Week Tonight host looks at Joe Biden’s record at the southern US border, from revised Trump policies to malfunctioning apps

The Independent UK

John Oliver mocks Matthew McConaughey’s five-hour seminar: ‘Dicey racial imagery’

Talk show host shared bizarre clip from actor’s ‘The Art of Livin’’ session

The Independent UK

John Oliver condemns Bud Light’s response following Dylan Mulvaney backlash

Several conservatives have boycotted Budweiser for partnering with the trans TikTok star

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The Guardian - US

John Oliver on cryptocurrencies: ‘This is all still a casino’

Last Week Tonight host examines the volatility and risks of cryptocurrencies through the collapses of Terra, Celsius and FTX

Salon

Sick of Trump? Try laughing at him

We may be tired of Trump, but we aren’t tired of making fun of him

Cinemablend

Last Week Tonight's John Oliver Called Out The Voice's Most Glaring Problem And Gave Blake Shelton A New Nickname

Last Week Tonight's John Oliver called out The Voice's most egregious issue, and offered Blake Shelton a monstrous new nickname.

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on homeowners associations: ‘Glorified debt collectors with the power to upend your life’

The Last Week Tonight host looks into the sneaky powers of private HOAs to collect fines and even foreclose on one’s home

The Guardian - US

John Oliver: ‘Putting people in solitary is torture, so let’s stop’

The Last Week Tonight host condemns the use of solitary confinement, a practice deemed torture by the UN, in US prisons

The Independent UK

John Oliver ‘riskily’ taunts Disney by using Mickey Mouse as Last Week Tonight’s mascot

’I’m sure Disney have some legal arguments up their sleeve,’ comedian said

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on timeshares: ‘Lying is a key strategy’

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the predatory industry of vacation timeshares and the equally bad industry of timeshare exit companies.

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