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HBO Gives ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ 3-Year Renewal (www.nexttv.com)
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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i think the real effort in his show's writing is riding that razor's edge between the show's often incredibly-depressing social commentary and the humor they try to imbue it with. They cover some really horrible subjects that are, for the most part lately, just a massive dump of bad news, yet try to do so satirically. That must be so much harder than just making jokes about the crazy shit going on.