John Oliver to Leave ‘The Daily Show’ to Host Weekly Show on HBO

Mr. Oliver was widely praised this summer, when he filled in for Jon Stewart. His new show will have many of the same satirical elements.

    



The Media Equation: Parodying Cable News With a Talk About Race

Nuance doesn’t do well on cable, so a topic as fraught as race often ends up being covered in cartoonish ways during signal events like the death of Trayvon Martin.