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John Oliver has earned praise for his rants against powerful institutions over the years. However, his British finger-wagging wasn’t welcome at a certain muppet-filled gala.
During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday, the Last Week Tonight host hilariously revealed that he was booed while hosting a Sesame Street gala (aka the Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala) after he took a jab at the event’s primary sponsor.
“Every year I do the Sesame Street gala,” he told Meyers. “So I mentioned it here because it’s so fun. And I thought, this would be nice. And I knew it was coming up. I was then booed at that gala.”