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full amount awarded may not always be used as recipients' plans change or evolve." Oliver has journalists who
"Last Week Tonight" 11 p.m. Sundays, HBO
2004 thatthe embargo had out-
lived its usefulness. But in a weekly show, Oliver needs to go beyond daily developments. He hasn't hesitated
worked at the New York Times
By David Bauder The Associated Press
NEW YORK — In poking
fun at the Miss America pageant on the most recent episode of HBO's "Last Week Tonight,"
John Oliver reached forthecomedic equivalent of low-hanging fruit. Then he veered into something wholly unexpected — investigative journalism. His subsequent report questioning the pageant's scholarship program was the latest example of how Oliver has quickly moved beyond his roots at "The Daily Show" to produce something distinctive, andusually hilarious.
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John Oliver, who subbed for Jon Stewart as host of "The Daily
Show"lastsummer and began hisown HBO weekly show in April, often devotes about half of his 30 minutes to one topic of current interest. He has examined net neutrality and the politics of
Stewart as host of "The Daily
soccer's World Cup. His report questioning the MissAmerica pageant's scholarship programwas anexample of what one scholar
Show" last summer and began
called "investigative comedy."
Oliver, who subbed for Jon
his own HBO weekly show in April, often devotes about half of his 30 minutes to a single
eant. Then he zeroed in on the
topic below the headlines. He's Miss America organization's discussed gender pay inequali- claim of making $45 million in ty, anti-gay laws in Uganda, net scholarship money available to neutrality and the politics of young women eachyear. "Forty-five million," Oliver the World Cup. Remember, this is a comedy
show. His 15-minute Miss Ameri-
said. "That is an unbelievable
amount of money. As in, I literally did not believe that."
ca segment began with jokes His staff researched docuabout how dated a beauty ments, finding a federal disclopageantseems, and his incre- sure form that said the pageant dulity at some of the questions spent $482,000 in scholarships contestants are asked. He took in 2012. They researched tax some shots at Donald Trump, forms on statewide pageants, who owns a competing pag- finding several scholarship of-
fers that couldn't possibly be
Magazine and ProPublica on to get into issues that others his writing staff. might consider eye-glazing. Robert Thompson, director He even makes that part of the of Syracuse University's Blei- comedy. er Center for Television and In describing the concept of Popular Culture, calls Oliver's net neutrality, Oliver said, "the work "investigative comedy." only two words that promise Thompson has played the more boredom in the English net neutrality segment for his language are 'featuring Sting.'" students. The segment, besides a look at Research indicates that the arcanity of federal commuyoung people are much more nications regulation, included a likely than their elders to take break-dancing Abraham Lina deeper dive into news stories coln impersonator. that interest them, searching Before the World Cup, he for more information online, took an exhaustive look at corsaid Tom Rosenstiel, executive ruption charges against the director of the American Press tournament's operating body. Institute. What Oliver is doing Oliver had a cheap and pointresponds to that desire, he said. ed laugh line, showing video "There is a natural link beof FIFA President Sepp Blatter tween committing journalism falling during a public appearand committing comedy," Ro- ance. "That's one time you can senstiel said. "They're both in say, 'I'm glad that old man fell the uncovering and unmask- off the stage,'" he said.
awarded at the same time were ing business, but with different added togetherto help reach approaches."
With Oliver's adept mixture
of comedy and tangents in his longer segments, Thompson people shouldn't confuse mon- available by HBO for an in- said, "You never feel like you're ey that may be available with terview,has made no secretof watching something 13 minmoney spent. his debt to "The Daily Show," utes long. It's always moving." That's journalism, minus and viewers of "Last Week ToOliver's m entor S t ewart night" will find many similar broke ground, and filled a jourany apparent attempt to let pageant officials offer their elements. Thisweek he paired nalismlike role, with his show's side. The organization subse- a l ittle-noticed development research and use of video arquently issued a statement not — President Obama acting to chives, Rosenstiel said. Oliver's specifically addressing Oliver's continuethe economic embar- long-form pieces may be where charge that Miss America was go against Cuba for another he makes his mark. "It is really an interesting being misleading, but said that year — with a video clip of "as with any scholarship, the prepresident Obama saying in convergence," he said. the final figure. In other words,
Oliver, who w asn't made
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loss is difficult because it is often
right now could cost her her own health or even her life, and that's
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