Morning Mix John Oliver interfered in an election — for ‘Bird of the Year’ The comedian’s global campaign paid off for pūteketeke, which he described as ‘weird, puking birds’ ...

John Oliver is transforming from a comedian into a campaign manager for one of the biggest elections of the year: New Zealand’s Bird of the Century poll.. On his show “Last Week Tonight” on ...

New Zealand’s annual “Bird of the Year” contest is underway, and there’s been a surge in votes for one bird in particular — thanks to “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver.

To the surprise of no one, Oliver’s outsized attention rocketed the pūteketeke to victory as the crested glebe won 290,374 out of 350,000 votes. Typically, the Bird of the Year contest only ...

Comedian John Oliver has succeeded in his campaign to have what he describes as a weird, puking bird with a colorful mullet win New Zealand’s Bird of the Century contest.

With voting juiced by a decidedly partisan John Oliver, the puteketeke bird was ... which typically runs as the “Bird of the Year” and had only drawn 56,733 votes in its prior record year, ...

John Oliver And His ‘Bird Of The Year’ Chaos Are Throwing New Zealand Into Delightful Disarray: ‘Crazy In The Best Possible Way’ Mike Redmond Contributing Writer Twitter November 14, 2023 ...

John Oliver Crashed A New Zealand Website But Still Won’t Back Down From His ‘Alarmingly Aggressive’ Campaign For Bird Of The Year Mike Redmond Contributing Writer Twitter November 13, 2023 ...

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is listed as the bird’s official campaign manager on the Bird of the Year webpage, which insists that “the Pūteketeke isn’t just a bird cooler than any of ...

What is the pūteketeke, the bird John Oliver is obsessed with? ... Premium, you that agree Salon will automatically charge you at the then-current rate (currently $9.95/month or $95/year) ...

John Oliver is transforming from a comedian into a campaign manager for one of the biggest elections of the year: New Zealand’s Bird of the Century poll.. On his show “Last Week Tonight” on ...

When it came to managing the pūteketeke's run for New Zealand's "Bird of the Year" contest, comedian John Oliver took a page out of the history books for inspiration: "This is what democracy is ...