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[COMEDY] Former Daily Show correspondent and current host of hit HBO show, Last Week Tonight, John Oliver has won audiences over with a mix of clever media criticism and biting satirical wit. The English comedian joined The Daily Show in 2006 as “Senior British Corespondent” but truly broke out in 2013 when he guest-hosted the show for eight weeks while regular host, Jon Stewart, took a break to direct his first film, Rosewater (see our review in the Film section of this paper). By April of 2014, Last Week Tonight had launched on HBO and has since hosted guests like Stephen Hawking, Bill Nye, Jeff Goldblum, and Fareed Zakaria. By uploading each 12 to 15 minute main segment of Last Week Tonight to Youtube, Oliver has been able to reach a broader audience than just HBO subscribers. For many, Oliver is on the verge of dethroning Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as the new king of media satire. He’ll speak at University at Buffalo’s Alumni Arena on Wednesday, December 3 as part of UB’s Distinguished Speaker Series.