John Oliver’s PBS Auction Leverages His Own Brand Power for Good

John Oliver’s PBS auction leverages his own brand power for good

How much would you pay for a bad wax statue that goes to a good cause? Thanks to Oliver, some will pay thousands.

Oliver Has Auction For Public Media Because 'People Would Die' Without It

Oliver Has Auction For Public Media Because 'People Would Die' Without It HBO’s John Oliver rehashed many of the old and familiar arguments in defense of public broadcasting on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, but because Oliver views himself as a man of action, he announced an auction to help save public media because otherwise “people would die.” Things Oliver put up for sale included, but were not limited to, actor Russell Crowe’s jockstrap, his …