John Oliver Back on HBO, Takes Shots at Billionaire Tech Dads
Last Week Tonight returned Sunday with Oliver roasting David Ellison and his father Larry's business empire.
John Oliver's back on the desk at HBO after a month away, and he came swinging. The satirist used his return episode to go after David and Larry Ellison—focusing on the younger Ellison's business ties and his father's influence over the operation.
It's the kind of takedown Oliver does best: turning a tech-world power dynamic into comedy while actually making you think about what's really going on. The Ellisons are the kind of billionaire family that doesn't usually get prime-time comedy treatment, so when they do, it lands different.
No word yet on what else Oliver tackled in the episode, but if this opening salvo is any indicator, Last Week Tonight's hitting the ground running for the new season. The show's been Emmy gold for a reason—Oliver knows how to dress up media criticism as pure entertainment without losing the edge.
Catch the full breakdown and clips over at Variety.
Read the full story at Variety → https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/john-oliver-david-ellison-larry-ellison-last-week-tonight-1236870834/
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