John Oliver is back on the air with 'Last Week Tonight' and 'furious that it took the studios 148 days to achieve a deal that they could have offered on day f---ing one.'
's much-anticipated return to late night TV, after a long hiatus due to the writers' strike. Naturally, he had some choice words prepared for the Hollywood studios that prolonged it. Following a segment where he recapped the events of the last five months — featuring everything from"I'd have loved to have covered all these stories back when they originally happened. I wish so much I could have told you these jokes at the time," Oliver said.
"And while I'm happy that they eventually got a fair deal and immensely proud of what our union accomplished, I'm also furious that it took the studios 148 days to achieve a deal that they could have offered on day f---ing one," Oliver continued. "Hopefully, this might encourage others — from auto workers to Starbucks baristas to healthcare providers — whether they are in unions or would like to be, to find power in each other.
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