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I was saying out loud, "Flight 90... two? three?" I just couldn't come up with it, and I'm guessing that's what the contestants were thinking as well. The $1000 potpourri question was very weird. "High-water, stretch & ditto are kinds of this" -- I am 99% sure the INTENDED answer was "marks," and I'll bet there was a pause while the judges considered the "jeans" response. It was a poorly written question. Maybe the writer had never heard of Dittos.

I don't think so. Good article about it here.

Mo 7/4: Pre-empted Tu 7/5: Michael Ian Black We 7/6: Bassem Youssef Th 7/7: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Then we get a week o'reruns.

"Real Time with Bill Maher" has been on since 2003. I would imagine considering the amount of buzz Oliver gets, he'll be able to keep going indefinitely, just like Bill. (Were it not for "LWT," I'd consider canceling HBO once "Game of Thrones" goes off the air, but as long as they keep John Oliver around, I'll continue paying the extra $$.)

Friday, July 1 Zachary Quinto; Natasha Lyonne; 2 Chainz Monday, July 4 Emilia Clarke; Shiri Appleby; musical performance by Cynthia Erivo (OAD: 5/23/16) Tuesday, July 5 Daniel Radcliffe; George Lopez; musical performance by HINDS (OAD: 6/14/16) Wednesday, July 6 Liam Hemsworth; Ana Gasteyer; stand-up comedy performance by Paul Mecurio (OAD: 6/15/16) Thursday, July 7 Seth Rogen; Krysten Ritter; musical performance by Wolf Parade (OAD: 5/20/16) Friday, July 8 Rose Byrne; Bobby Flay; interview with and musical performance by “Weird Al” Yankovic (OAD: 5/19/16) Monday, July 11 Brian Cranston; Busy Phillips; musical performance by Young Greatness Tuesday, July 12 Nicholas Hoult; John Turturro; Bret Baier Wednesday, July 13 Benjamin Bratt; Rob Corddry; musical performance by The Shelters Thursday, July 14 Bill Maher; Michael K. Williams; musical performance by Parquet Courts

I think the fact that she's doing it for Comedy Central should ensure it'll get on the air. She's a known quantity there and they've had several hits with young female comics like "Broad City" and Amy Schumer.

The new champ reminded me of Kristen Wiig's "Dooniece" character from SNL.

Grace is "Nightly! Nightly!" (the only TNS bit I regularly fast-forward through). Robin was on "@Midnight" on Monday. I thought she did a good job, but she came in third. Boo!

7/4: DARK! 7/5: Jim Gaffigan (actor – promoting TV Land’s “The Jim Gaffigan Show”) 7/6: Terry McMillan (author – promoting book “I Almost Forgot About You”) 7/7: Julia Stiles (actress – promoting movie “Jason Bourne”) Week of 7/11: DARK!

I feel like she'd already "moved on" a long time ago. She's obviously been busy with other things, like her weekly podcast (which I've listened to a few times, but I think I'm too old for it -- I'm a crusty old Gen X'er and the millennial-speak sets my teeth on edge).

There are some statistics showing that a lot of "ordinary" tourists (i.e. those who aren't interested in attending the Games) will avoid a city when the Olympics are held there because they think there will be excessive crowds, price-gouging, etc. For instance: British tourism slumped during London Olympics (Granted, a lot of this is anecdotal evidence... I'm sure you could also find articles claiming the Olympics boosted tourism.)

She made a comment about Claire Danes, so I think she was parodying this.

I'd like to see a piece questioning some more basic things about the Olympics -- for instance, why not just have them in the same place every year? It's just insane to have to create so much infrastructure for a 2-week event. If you don't doubt that a lot of it is only used for two weeks, there are tons of articles like this one online. The idea of having someone show up randomly to stand there and watch you pee -- or even worse, being the person who has to WATCH people pee -- is the stuff of nightmares, as far as I'm concerned. I'm very glad I'm not an Olympic athlete!

Good interview with Larry from the Hollywood Reporter: Larry Wilmore on the Challenges of Breaking Into Late Night and Why He Teases John Oliver

LWT on Twitter: "There's a new Last Week Tonight tonight, and then we're off for a few weeks. So...let's make this one count, everyone."

Monday 6/27: Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center: New book "Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet" Tuesday 6:28: Jaime Camil, Actor, starring in Chicago the Musical on Broadway Wednesday 6/29: Samira Wiley, Actress, Orange is the New Black Thursday 6/30: "Soul Daddy Larry" show with special guest TBD I am ridiculously excited about another "Soul Daddy" show. The previous one is permanently stored on my DVR! Edited to add: Arsenio Hall will be on tonight's show instead of Mahershala Ali.

Th 6/23: Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Barbara Dunkelman Mo 6/27: Greg Proops, Robin Thede, Mike Phirman Tu 6/28: Paul Scheer, Jensen Karp, Jade Catta-Preta We 6/29: Jim Jefferies, Nikki Glaser, Brett Gelman Th 6/30: Jim Gaffigan, Adam Goldberg, Kurt Braunohler

CBS press release: “THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT” TO BROADCAST LIVE DURING BOTH POLITICAL CONVENTIONS IN JULY THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will broadcast two weeks of live shows during the political conventions in July. THE LATE SHOW will air live Monday, July 18, through Thursday, July 21 (11:35 PM, live ET/taped PT), during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Colbert will return with another run of live shows Monday, July 25, through Thursday, July 28 (11:35 PM, live ET/taped PT), during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Colbert will host each night live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, where he and his guests will react to the day’s events in Cleveland and Philadelphia. Also, THE LATE SHOW will have an on-site presence at both conventions. Additional information will be made available as details are confirmed.

6/27: Cynthia Erivo (actress – promoting Broadway show “The Color Purple”) 6/28: Calvin Trillin (author – promoting book “Jackson, 1964”) 6/29: Laverne Cox (actress – promoting Netflix show “Orange is the New Black”) 6/30: Chuck Klosterman (author – promoting book “But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past”)

It seemed to me that the Let's Do Anything sketch was blaming both sides for not passing gun control legislation, which seems like a case of false equivalence; obviously the GOP has been much more instrumental in thwarting any sensible gun regulations. Was hoping there would be some coverage of it this morning, but I couldn't find anything about it online.

Wednesday, June 22 Uzo Aduba; Neil DeGrasse Tyson; musical performance by Adia Victoria Thursday, June 23 Senator Bernie Sanders; Paul Dano; musical performance by Rascal Flatts Friday, June 24 Kevin Hart; Taylor Schilling; RuPaul Monday, June 27 NBA Champion Kevin Love; Jenny Slate; musical performance by Dierks Bentley Tuesday, June 28 Tom Brokaw; Sarah & Erin Foster; musical performance by Bibi Bourelly Wednesday, June 29 Samuel L. Jackson; Julie Klausner; musical performance by ScHoolboy Q Thursday, June 30 Ellie Kemper; Patrick Fugit; musical performance by We Are Scientists Friday, July 1 Zachary Quinto; Natasha Lyonne

I took a college class that was entirely devoted to "Ulysses," so count me in as the one person here who has read it. Needless to say, I was excited to see that Final Jeopardy clue...

True, thanks to random viewers posting it, but it's not on LWT's channel, which means HBO could have it taken down due to copyright violations. And people who only watch LWT by subscribing to the official channel won't see it.

The kid's a professional. He's done several Broadway shows. I cannot believe that LWT hasn't put last night's NRA piece online! (The Brexit piece is up, but not the NRA one.) I really wanted to spread it around after today's Senate vote, but there are only "bootleg" versions on YouTube (which could presumably be taken off line at any moment if HBO sees them).

Ack - my mistake - I was looking at NEXT week's "Last Week Tonight," i.e. June 26, which does indeed start at 11:15... tonight's does start at 11:03 (ET/PT). Sorry about that! And make sure your DVRs are set accordingly for the show on the 26th!