After a brief hiatus, HBO’s late-night series “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “Real Time with Bill Maher” are planning their returns next week.
Both hosts will tape their shows from their respective homes. “Last Week Tonight” will be back with a new episode on Sunday, March 29, at 11 p.m. ET, while “Real Time” returns on Friday, April 3, at 10 p.m. ET.
“Real Time” last aired an original episode on Friday, March 13, while “Last Week Tonight” aired a shortened episode on Sunday, March 15.
“Last Week Tonight” had already scheduled a hiatus for this past Sunday, but the decision to put both shows on hold also came due to concerns over the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “Last Week Tonight” was also forced out of its CBS Broadcast Center studio and its offices after Covid-19 was found in the building, necessitating a move to another studio for the brief March 15 episode.
“Last Week Tonight” and “Real Time” join other late night shows that have also announced plans or have already started producing versions featuring the hosts in their homes, including “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Kimmel,” “Conan” and “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.”
sixtus_clegane119 on March 25th, 2020 at 16:05 UTC »
The last week tonight episode after the studio shut down might be one of the greatest, almost somber episodes of the show.
The lack of audience , the serious tone , while still keeping some laughs.
Another Emmy in the bag this year? If the emmys aren’t cancelled
violue on March 25th, 2020 at 14:03 UTC »
I can't wait to hear all the depressing truths of capitalism from John Oliver in his pj's.
Please let there be pj's.
memory_of_a_high on March 25th, 2020 at 11:52 UTC »
Both HBO, both can run without an audience. Real Time needs guests, John does not.
The real danger is to the crew. I doubt ether operates with less than 150 people.
We should start a pension to drive a dump truck full of cash to Craig Ferguson house. If anyone can run without a crowd, it is him.