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John Oliver Examines America’s Love of Fireworks

John Oliver (Photo: Eric Liebowitz / HBO)

John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight was absent from HBO’s Sunday night lineup on July 6, 2014 but he still filed a mini-recap of the week via the show’s YouTube channel. Oliver says of all the major news last week, fireworks displays turned out to be the most important as America celebrated its Independence Day.

Explaining why Americans love fireworks so much, Oliver said, “Because they’re like sparkly guns you can shoot at the sky.” Check out what else he had to say about the 4th of July celebration:


-By Rebecca Murray

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Rebecca Murray: Journalist covering the entertainment industry for 23+ years, including 13 years as the first writer for About.com's Hollywood Movies site. Member of the Critics Choice Association (Film & TV Branches), Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and Past President of the San Diego Film Critics Society.
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