John Oliver got bolder in the season finale of last night tonight when he called his employer warner bros discoveryonce again.
The night Oliver spoke about all the controversy surrounding the upcoming World Cup in Qatar, the late-night host yelled at HBO and HBO Max’s parent company.
Oliver exposed the injustices suffered by workers while working to create the infrastructure for hosting football tournaments in Qatar. One particular worker said he hoped the star players would “shed light on all the exploits that went into this event.”
Workers said they “hope” his idols like Messi to shine a light on injustice, but Oliver pointed out that Lionel Messi’s current team is sponsored by Qatar Airways. .
“People don’t generally denounce their employers unless they’re Warner Bros. Discovery,” he said. “In that case, they’re too busy canceling the show to notice, so they’re happy to talk.”
This isn’t the first time Oliver has eyed Warner Bros. Discovery. Back in August, he Digging into his new ‘business dad’ The company said it “burned out my network for insurance money.”Oliver’s comments come after a series of cancellations were announced, including the scrapping of bat girl movie.
Later that same month, Oliver ventured out to streaming service HBO Max. Pull the show “to appease Wall Street.”
Other shows canceled by Warner Bros. Discovery this year include: Westworldwhich Still not working after season 4and recently announced Degrassi revival was not progressing on HBO Max.
Oliver has announced that the show will resume in February 2023.