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** John also states that he is unironically a fan of professional wrestling, calling it "objectively entertaining."
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** Also, on a meta perspective, the fact that John got some criticism for making fun of Wrestling/RomanReigns, after John discussed how WWE's campaign to push his as a {{Face}} received negative crowd reactions, so soon after Reigns beat leukemia.
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* After Creator/DonRickles died, the show's opening graphics has his picture, with the caption '[[JustForPun Roastus]] in Pace'.

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* After Creator/DonRickles died, the show's opening graphics has his picture, with the caption '[[JustForPun Roastus]] 'Roastus in Pace'.
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* October 1, 2023: ''Last Week Tonight'' returns for the first time since the end of the 2023 WGA Strike, and John starts the show by congratulating the writers for succeeding in their protests and hopes that the members of SAG-AFTRA, who are still striking, will succeed in getting what they seek, and also hoping that these strikes will inspire people in countless other industries to also unionize and strike for better treatment.
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* May 2, 2023: In light of [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike (which later expanded to a joint strike with SAG-AFTRA)]], the show announced that they, along with their fellow late-night talk shows, will go on hiatus in support of the strikers. During the summer, John, along with Creator/JimmyFallon, Creator/JimmyKimmel, Creator/SethMeyers, and Creator/StephenColbert co-hosted the podcast ''Strike Force Five'', with the proceeds benefiting their shows' out-of-work staff.

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* May 2, 2023: In light of [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 Writers Guild of America WGA strike (which later expanded to a joint strike with SAG-AFTRA)]], the show announced that they, along with their fellow late-night talk shows, will go on hiatus in support of the strikers.strikes. During the summer, John, along with Creator/JimmyFallon, Creator/JimmyKimmel, Creator/SethMeyers, and Creator/StephenColbert co-hosted the podcast ''Strike Force Five'', with the proceeds benefiting their shows' out-of-work staff.
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* May 2, 2023: In light of [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike (which later expanded to a joint strike with SAG-AFTRA)]], the show announced that they, along with their fellow late-night talk shows, will go on hiatus in support of the strikers.

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* May 2, 2023: In light of [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike (which later expanded to a joint strike with SAG-AFTRA)]], the show announced that they, along with their fellow late-night talk shows, will go on hiatus in support of the strikers. During the summer, John, along with Creator/JimmyFallon, Creator/JimmyKimmel, Creator/SethMeyers, and Creator/StephenColbert co-hosted the podcast ''Strike Force Five'', with the proceeds benefiting their shows' out-of-work staff.
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* May 2, 2023: In light of [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike]], the show announced that they, along with their fellow late-night talk shows, will go on hiatus in support of the striking writers.

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* May 2, 2023: In light of [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike]], strike (which later expanded to a joint strike with SAG-AFTRA)]], the show announced that they, along with their fellow late-night talk shows, will go on hiatus in support of the striking writers.strikers.
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* May 2, 2023: In light of [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike]], the show announced that they, along with their fellow late-night talk shows, will go on hiatus in support of the striking writers.

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* On the 2/18/2015 show, after Jon Stewart announced his eventual retirement from ''Series/TheDailyShow'', the ending card gave a respectful nod by showing a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-AZ68aIYAACOwM.png picture of Stewart]] as the last card, labeled ''Hostus Maximus'' (in comparison to Oliver's card in the opening of the credits, which reads ''Hostus Mostus'').

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* On the 2/18/2015 2/15/2015 show, after Jon Stewart announced his eventual retirement from ''Series/TheDailyShow'', the ending card gave a respectful nod by showing a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-AZ68aIYAACOwM.png picture of Stewart]] as the last card, labeled ''Hostus Maximus'' (in comparison to Oliver's card in the opening of the credits, which reads ''Hostus Mostus'').



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* September 12, 2022: In spite of the episode's scathing dissection of how Dick Wolf's unrealistic portrayal of Police Competence and kidness towards victims in Franchise/LawAndOrder is nothing but glamorized propaganda, John was nothing admiring and respectful to how genuine Creator/MariskaHargitay (who portrayed Captain Olivian Benson in Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit) was in using her fame to try to help make a positive difference in RealLife victims of sexual assault.

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* September 12, 2022: In spite of the episode's scathing dissection of how Dick Wolf's unrealistic portrayal of Police Competence police competence and kidness kindness towards crime victims in Franchise/LawAndOrder ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' is nothing but glamorized propaganda, John was nothing but admiring and respectful to how genuine Creator/MariskaHargitay (who portrayed Captain Olivian Olivia Benson in Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit) was in using her fame to try to help make a positive difference in for RealLife victims of sexual assault.

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* September 12, 2022: In spite of the episode's scathing dissection of how Dick Wolf's unrealistic portrayal of Police Competence and kidness towards victims in Franchise/LawAndOrder is nothing but glamorized propaganda, John was nothing admiring and respectful to how genuine Creator/MariskaHargitay (who portrayed Captain Olivian Benson in Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit) was in using her fame to try to help make a positive difference in RealLife victims of sexual assault.



* September 12, 2022: In spite of the episode's scathing dissection of how Dick Wolf's unrealistic portrayal of Police Competence and kidness towards victims in Franchise/LawAndOrder is nothing but glamorized propaganda, John was nothing admiring and respectful to how genuine Creator/MariskaHargitay (who portrayed Captain Olivian Benson in Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit) was in using her fame to try to help make a positive difference in RealLife victims of sexual assault.
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* September 12, 2022: In spite of the episode's scathing dissection of how Dick Wolf's unrealistic portrayal of Police Competence and kidness towards victims in Franchise/LawAndOrder is nothing but glamorized propaganda, John was nothing admiring and respectful to how genuine Creator/MariskaHargitay (who portrayed Captain Olivian Benson in Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit) was in using her fame to try to help make a positive difference in RealLife victims of sexual assault.
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* April 17, 2022: The episode opens with a tribute to frequent guest Creator/GilbertGottfried, showing his picture captioned with "Vox Iconicus".
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* March 27, 2022: The episode opens with a tribute to Music/FooFighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died suddenly two days earlier, showing his picture in the title sequence captioned with "Drummus Maximus".
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