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T10 WHATS UP! February 18 - 24, 2018 the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) electronic filing page, and another 300,000 comments in an email inbox dedicated to a proposal that would allow "priority lanes" for certain internet traffic. Shortly after another piece about un- derfunded public defenders in New Orleans aired, thousands of dollars were donated by the show's fans. Oliver and pal Mike Meyers ("Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," 1999) famously urged Canadi- ans to vote against then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the 2015 federal election. In one of the show's most headline-grab- bing episodes, the host inter- viewed accused whistleblower Edward Snowden. Purportedly armed with "full creative freedom" from HBO, Oliver has also taken on big to- bacco companies, televange- lists, debt buyers, coal mining and, of course, President Don- ald Trump. In fact, Trump has been a frequent topic for the co- median, who has been unabash- edly critical of the current ad- ministration. While such opin- ions likely put Trump's sup- porter's off, Oliver has nonethe- less established himself as one of the heavy hitters of the mod- ern late-night landscape. For all of his efforts, Oliver and his team have been hand- somely rewarded, both in rat- ings and in accolades. In fact, to say the show is acclaimed may be an understatement. In its short, four-season existence, it has earned nominations for no fewer than 44 major awards, from Emmys and Critics' Choice Awards to GLAAD Me- dia Awards and Writers' Guild of America Awards. For its in- augural season, the show even won a prestigious Peabody, which recognizes enlightening and invigorating work. Other notable wins include back-to-back Emmys for Out- standing Writing in a Variety Series in 2016 and 2017, a Crit- ics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show in 2016, and a Dorian Award for TV Current Affairs Show of the Year in 2016. "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" was also recog- nized with a Television Critics Association Award for Achievement in News and In- formation in 2015, though Oli- ver has insisted that his show is comedy, not journalism. In spite of his intent, commenta- tors from such mainstream me- dia outlets as The New York Times, Time and The Huffing- ton Post have described Oli- ver's work as journalism. No matter how you look at it, fans and critics can look for- ward to another season of in- sightful commentary and hilar- ious, off-the-wall comedy when Oliver and his crew return to the airwaves in "Last Week To- night With John Oliver," Sun- day, Feb. 18, on HBO. John Oliver in "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" continued from page T2 Satire at its best: 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' returns to HBO Leaf Guard 5 x 5 TV FEATURE LeafGuard is the ONLY one-piece seamless debris-shedding gutter 1-800-LEAFGUARD or 479-221-9516 leafguardandmore.com