John Oliver on Earning Our Attention, ‘Last Week Tonight’ Plans, and Landing George Clooney — Q&A - IndieWire

The Emmy-winning HBO host reflects on his year-plus in the white void, who's impressed him in late-night, and what it takes to earn an audience's time.

In the nearly eight years John Oliver has been helming HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” the comedian has developed a number of tactics for holding an audience’s interest. Most prominent is the passion driv… [+11536 chars]

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