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John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight,’ Turning Down CBS, and ‘Nauseating’ American Politics

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The newly minted host of HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ sat down to discuss his new gig, the strange state of U.S. politics, and more over coffee.

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“I’m still getting used to this whole interview thing,” says John Oliver. “I guess I’m not jaded yet.”

We’re seated across from one another in the second-floor cafeteria of HBO’s New York headquarters, just a stone’s throw from Bryant Park.

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