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HBO Show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Pokes Fun at Yanis Varoufakis

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HBO Show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Pokes Fun at Yanis Varoufakis

The news-comedy show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poked fun at Greece’s Finance Minister in its weekly telecast on the HBO Network. Oliver, a well-known comedy writer who got his start working as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The show takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events on a weekly basis.

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