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HBO Gives ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ 3-Year Renewal (www.nexttv.com)
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[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Conan's interview with John Oliver, they go into it a bit.

Long story short: the weekly show takes a lot of the pressure off and HBO was willing to pay the same amount to Oliver for less shows because he promised the quality would go up.

It did.

Conan discussed how doing a nightly show nearly killed him because it's just so much you have to do for each episode. It's why he loves the fact that he moved 100% to podcasts.

[–] clothes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Interesting! Was this a podcast or TV interview?

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think he's not doing a show anymore but I could be wrong.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

He's been doing a podcast for a few years now. If you're a fan it's worth tuning in. Heck, even if you're not a fan, find an episode with someone you are a fan of as a guest and give it a listen. I am not a TV watcher, but throughly enjoy the podcast.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

He has a channel on sirius that he produces and programs too which is pretty good