Oliver's Overtures: When Satire Meets Corporate Conflict of Interest John Oliver's recent skewering of the Trump era Department of Justice on "Last Week Tonight" drew attention for its biting commentary on government overreach and abuse of power.
However, it was his pointed jab at Warner Bros. ' DC superhero movies that garnered the most attention.
Oliver's critique was a clever bit of satire that also served as a thinly veiled attack on HBO's corporate parent company. The juxtaposition of the department's ineptitude with the box office woes of Warner Bros.