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John Oliver’s UK Election Roast Escapes Censor; Sky To Stream ‘Last Week Tonight’ Episode Online
Sky will stream 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' in the UK, but the show will not air on Sky Comedy amid strict impartiality rules.
Sky Comedy did not broadcast the latest episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in its usual Monday home, sparking fears it would not be made available to British viewers. While it is true that strict impartiality rules will prevent Sky from airing Last Week Tonight on television, the Comcast-owned broadcaster will make the show available to stream online later on Tuesday. Oliver, who was born in Birmingham, took aim at all British political parties during his roast, but saved particular venom for the Tories, arguing that the July 4 election was an opportunity to tell the “c****, f***pigs and weirdos” to “f*** off into the sun.”
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