A family bakery's hilarious feud with John Oliver over a Red Lobster auction pays off

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The "cake bears" that Deising's Bakery manufactured for Oliver.

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John Oliver recreates Red Lobster restaurant using auctioned-off furniture because 'any random idiot could run a Red Lobster better than these companies have'

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John Oliver poked fun at Red Lobster, which recently filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

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John Oliver warns India is 'sliding towards authoritarianism' as Modi declares victory in tighter-than-expected election

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John Oliver says Alabama's IVF ruling is 'wrong for a whole bunch of reasons'

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John Oliver attends the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, CA, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
John Oliver hosts HBO's "Last Week Tonight."

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HBO is making it harder to watch John Oliver for free — the opposite of what Comedy Central is doing with Jon Stewart

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HBO is delaying the streaming of John Oliver's show to YouTube.

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John Oliver claps back at Elon Musk: 'That's a thin skin'

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"He's definitely sensitive, that is a biological fact," John Oliver (left) said of Elon Musk (right) in an interview with TMZ.

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Elon Musk is still fuming over John Oliver roasting him

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Elon Musk wrote on X that it was "rather tragic" to see John Oliver "become weak sauce."

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Elon Musk hits back at John Oliver after the comedian mocked him for 30 minutes straight in a scathing episode of 'Last Week Tonight'

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John Oliver recently took aim at the world's richest man.

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John Oliver says the Hollywood writers' strike was no vacation

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John Oliver (left) during an interview with host Seth Meyers on October 23, as part of the eleventh season of
John Oliver (left) during an interview with host Seth Meyers on October 23, as part of the eleventh season of "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

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