Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oliver, 48, urged ABC and parent company Disney to “stand by Kimmel and his staff” amid what he characterized as politically ...

John Oliver laid into ABC — and Disney CEO Bob Iger in particular — on Sunday for suspending fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, devoting much of Last Week Tonight to the dangers of media censorship.

Comedian John Oliver accused Disney CEO Bob Iger of capitulating to “Goodfellas”-style political pressure from the Trump administration after ABC suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, warning that ...

John Oliver delivered a passionate monologue on Last Week Tonight Sunday, directly challenging Disney CEO Bob Iger to stand up to political pressure surrounding Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. "At some ...

John Oliver devoted his entire episode of “Last Week Tonight” to picking apart fellow late night host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension on Sunday, and as the HBO host did so, he offered a message to Disney ...

Disney is being put on notice about one of its Fab Five characters. John Oliveris having some fun at the company and police’s expense. The British comedian was discussing a recent operation in which a ...

Oliver also sharply criticized President Trump and FCC chairman Brendan Carr and made a plea to Disney CEO Bob Iger not to give in to their demands: "Giving the bully your lunch money doesn't make him ...

John Oliver offered an impassioned defense of Jimmy Kimmel last night on Last Week Tonight. The host spoke out about the importance of free speech and not succumbing to “bullies,” at one point ...

John Oliver is speaking out against Jimmy Kimmel's suspension with a personal appeal to the CEO of Disney. Oliver devoted the main story of the Sept. 21 episode of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" to Kimmel ...

John Oliver defended Jimmy Kimmel in the latest episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, calling his suspension a “clear case of the government trying to censor speech.” Oliver, 48, urged ABC and parent ...

Late-night comedian John Oliver blasted Disney CEO Bob Iger for ousting Jimmy Kimmel after attacks from the FCC – warning that “history is also going to remember the cowards.” During his HBO show ...