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Donald Trump's term as president as depicted in cinema, television and documentaries; from Get Out to Parasite
Manik Sharma •Cinema under Donald Trump, it is safe to say, has been indicative of the chaos and division he has imported to the country.
From Trevor Noah to John Oliver, how late night talk show hosts covered the US elections
Fp Staff •Late night talk show hosts spoke about the 5-day long counting process, condemned Donald Trump’s victory claim and trace misinformation regarding the US presidential elections.
Emmy Awards 2020: From Reese Witherspoon to The Mandalorian, the snubs and the surprises
•Heading into an Emmys season eclipsed by both Black Lives Matters protests and the COVID-19 pandemic, the question was whether we would see new trends.
John Krasinski's Some Good News to compete at the Emmys with other popular talk shows
Trendingdesk •John Krasinski shot Some Good News from his home where he was locked up with his family due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hotstar streams John Oliver's criticism of Disney-owned platform, as episode on Narendra Modi remains unavailable
Fp Staff •John Oliver previously on Last Week Tonight pointed out that an episode from 2019, where he had joked about Disney, was edited out by Hotstar in India.
Watch: John Oliver slams Hotstar for blocking Disney jokes, not airing Last Week Tonight episode on Narendra Modi
Fp Staff •John Oliver said that this was not the first time his show's content had been censored by Hotstar.
Hotstar blocks latest episode of John Oliver's Last Week Tonight on Narendra Modi and Donald Trump's India visit
Fp Staff •While previewing US President Donald Trump's visit to India, John Oliver criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political ideologies
Kamasutra, Subramanian Swamy and 'sex maniacs': Check out John Oliver's take on porn ban
Fp Staff •When Government of India banned 857 porn sites, everyone had something to say about it. The sites have been unblocked for now and people are still talking about the blanket ban. The last word hasn't been spoken on the matter yet, but John Oliver might just have had the wittiest word on the issue.
Watch: Last Week Tonight host John Oliver ribs Trump for calling Modi 'Father of India', picks up on anti-CAA agitation in latest episode
Fp Staff •The latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver focused on Narendra Modi prior to Donald Trump's first presidential visit to India.
Fleabag, Chernobyl, Better Call Saul, Russian Doll among top winners at TV Critics Association Awards 2019
•Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge won the Individual Achievement in Comedy accolade at the Television Critics Association Awards 2019.