{"id":24165,"date":"2026-01-02T09:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=24165"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:44:41","slug":"john-oliver-in-boston-december-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theentertainmentoutlet.com\/?p=24165","title":{"rendered":"John Oliver in Boston – December 28, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every year HBO\u2019s Last Week Tonight<\/em> goes on hiatus for a couple of months surrounding the holidays. Host John Oliver doesn\u2019t stop working, however, and immediately hits the road to perform stand-up. Oliver came to Boston for a two night stint at the MGM Music Hall. The sold out crowd on this Sunday night felt like they were in the right place, as Last Week Tonight<\/em> is a Sunday night staple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His opener, Brooks Wheelan, got the crowd warmed up as he talked about a wide variety of topics, from Israel, to whales jumping out of the water, to hating his parents – and that all made sense. As he wrapped up his set, and the audience prepared for Oliver to make his entrance, we were treated to a surprise 10 minutes set from Eugene Mirman. A comedian with ties to Boston, Eugene may be best known to casual audiences as the voice of Gene Belcher on Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After Eugene finished his quick set, Oliver entered the stage to the thunderous applause. The overarching theme of his set tonight regarded Americans not learning from mistakes in history. A British man teaching Boston about the history of the British royal family, inside a venue built in the back of Fenway Park – John said the only thing that could make this a more quintessential Boston experience would be if he was drinking a Sam Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the things we learned about were the THREE(!!!) times the United States accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on itself, and about John\u2019s own dreams of being an athlete as a child. As he admitted his own failure, he let us kow that we’ve all failed at achieving our dreams. After what many have considered to be a really hard year, John\u2019s night of laughs was a great way to end the year, with hopes of bringing in a better 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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