Olivers abound on Sunday when former CNN media beat writer Oliver Darcy took to his media-industry newsletter to puff up late night comedian John Oliver. Darcy praised the effort and research Oliver and his team of producers at Last Week Tonight put into each episode. But one massive recent development for Oliver was the unaddressed gorilla in the room: the defamation suit against him and the production company. A defamation suit that allegedly stemmed from poor research and the manipulation of audio.
Darcy kicked off his puff piece by specifically highlighting Oliver and Co.’s “deep dives into complex” topics:
John Oliver has spent the past decade turning late-night television into a vehicle for hard-hitting journalism. On “Last Week Tonight,” he and his team take deep dives into complex, often uncomfortable topics—policing, immigration,…
