# John Oliver Mocks His Own Company's DC Films on 'Last Week Tonight'

On his HBO show, John Oliver quipped about the quality of DC superhero movies, despite HBO being owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, the same parent company as DC. The jokes highlight tensions between the network's edgy content and its corporate sibling's film output.

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- [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/john-oliver-takes-shots-dc-superhero-movies-supergirl-last-week-tonight-1236831053/) — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:56:50 +0000