Sky, the pay-TV giant owned by Comcast, joked about the death of Queen Elizabeth II in its latest episode. Last week tonight with John Oliver In the United Kingdom
Some viewers have commented or complained about HBO’s adjustments to the show on social media. “Where can I watch the Queen segment on @LastWeekTonight considering Sky decided to cut it? wrote one on Twitter. Another said, “Don’t blame me @LastWeekTonight. I’m British, I’m a monarchist and I can take a joke!!!”
Among other things, Oliver scoffed at tributes to the late queen from companies like Domino’s Pizza and the cartoon character Crazy Frog. “Obviously we have to start with the UK, which is obviously still reeling from the shocking death of a 96-year-old woman from natural causes,” the presenter said. “It’s a great moment [of] week and for some reason absolutely everyone felt they had to come.
Oliver also said the monarch’s death was not “the only traumatic event Britain has had to deal with”, noting the appointment of Liz Truss as the country’s new prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party.
Sky and HBO representatives Warner Bros. Discovery, could not immediately be reached for comment.
last week tonight with John Oliver On Monday night, it won its seventh consecutive Late Night Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Series category. Overall, HBO surpassed Netflix with the most Emmy wins.
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Source: Hollywood Reporter
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