Stars: Graham Norton, Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Jodie Foster. The wildly entertaining new streaming service for watching Late Night with Seth Meyers Season 7, Episode 144: Russell Crowe; Patton Oswalt; The … Oliver bought a number of items from Russell Crowe’s recent “divorce auction” to help out struggling Alaskan Blockbuster video stores, including paying AU$7,000 for the jockstrap the actor wore in the film Cinderella Man. Oliver’s purchases exceeded $10,000, which Crowe then donated to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. John Oliver bought Russell Crowe's jockstrap for the last Blockbuster in Alaska Other items purchased from the divorce auction include Crowe's 'Cinderella Man' robe … Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. struggling Alaskan Blockbuster video stores. Here's Why. Not one of my favorite Oliver … The items are now on display at the video store location. John Oliver Bought Russell Crowe’s Jockstrap to Help Save One of America’s Last Blockbuster Video Stores. This Article is related to: Television and tagged John Oliver, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Russell Crowe. (Eric Liebowitz / HBO) John Oliver is the superfan who placed the now-notorious high bid on Russell Crowe's "Cinderella Man" jockstrap. In a video shared by Crowe on Twitter, Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin explain that they’d named the ward The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward after Crowe had made an “amazing donation” to help the koalas thanks to Oliver’s purchases in the auction. We’ve achieved a koala chlamydia ward, so there’s nothing left for us to accomplish. How do you thank someone for buying your jockstrap? By James Hennessy. You guys, John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” bought Russell Crowe’s leather jockstrap from “Cinderella Man” for $7,000. If you’re Russell Crowe, you donate to a study on the koala chlamydia epidemic. I found the Driver bit kind of well silly, but I have all season. In the end of the skit, Crowe appears as a mob boss holding the jockstrap he had ordered stolen. John Oliver Did Buy Russell Crowe's Jockstrap After All. Actor gets his own back after comedian bought jock strap from Cinderella Man in ‘divorce auction’ and donated it to Alaskan video store, Mon 7 May 2018 20.46 EDT “At most I’ve shown morbid curiosity for it, the way a nine-year-old pokes a dead frog with a stick.”. John Oliver bought Russell Crowe's leather jockstrap — and he wants it to go to Blockbuster John Oliver relishes being able to do 'Last Week Tonight' without restrictions Watch the … Oliver has revealed himself as the mystery buyer of numerous items at Russell Crowe… Did John Oliver Buy Russell Crowe’s Used Jockstrap At His Divorce Auction? Votes: 53 John Oliver in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Aug. 8, 2015. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. But remarkably, none has come back to bite him like the time he bought Russell Crowe's jockstrap from the 2005 movie Cinderella Man. Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. John Oliver on Sunday revealed that his HBO show, 'Last Week Tonight,' did indeed buy the jockstrap Russell Crowe wore in 'Cinderella Man' during the actor's recent divorce auction. Oliver announced the good news during the May 6 episode of “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.” The host joked he would be ending the HBO series as he can’t possibly top getting a koala chlamydia ward named in his honor. During the show’s April 15 episode, Oliver revealed himself as the mystery buyer of Crowe’s jockstrap and other items from the auction, including … Crowe then tweeted a video of the Irwin family unveiling The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward at Australia Zoo. https://t.co/NcziHy5A2H, “As far as I’m aware I’ve never shown genuine love for Australians or Australia,” Oliver joked on Last Week Tonight on Sunday night. As of the airing of the final Oliver episode, it remained unclear who owned or … Oliver gave the items to Blockbuster’s Anchorage, Alaska location as a “fun, movie-themed way to draw people in” and keep its doors open. Obviously, John Oliver and Last Week Tonight bought leather jockstrap Russell Crowe wore in Cinderella Man. This show is over.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. “What I’m essentially saying here is we’ve accomplished everything we set out to do on this show. All rights reserved. John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight ... purchasing the jockstrap that Russell Crowe wore in Cinderella Man and presenting it as ... which sees the comedian devote each episode … “Well played Russell Crowe. John Oliver confirmed buying Russell Crowe's leather jockstrap on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight. 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Last Week Tonight host John Oliver, 41, pretended to close down his show Sunday after his pal Russell Crowe named a koala bear chlamydia ward at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital after him. Bright Light Bright Light is a duo including the great Elton John who perform their new single. Shortly after the auction Crowe tweeted that he was inspired by Oliver’s gesture, hoping to put the $79,788 in total that Oliver had paid for various items towards “something special” that honoured Oliver’s “genuine love for Australians and Australia”. Chlamydia is a disease that has had a genuine impact on koala populations in Australia, causing blindness and infertility, and affecting the vast majority of koalas in some areas. Last week Crowe revealed what he had spent the money on: a ward at Australia Zoo wildlife hospital to treat chlamydia in koalas. “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” airs Sunday nights at 11pm ET on HBO. In return, the hospital has named the facility where the koalas are treated for the disease The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward. FILE - This May 2, 2018 file photo shows the exterior of a Blockbuster Video store in Anchorage, Alaska. Despite the gift of the jockstrap worn by actor Russell Crowe in the 2005 movie "Cinderella Man" from HBO's John Oliver to bring traffic into the store, Blockbuster Alaska General Manager Kevin Daymude said the last two Blockbuster Video locations in Alaska will rent their last … John Oliver on the set of "Last Week Tonight." Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. That’s right, let’s shut it down. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. I loved the whole "white void" episode ending. pic.twitter.com/wll7kQwaF0, — Last Week Tonight (@LastWeekTonight) May 7, 2018. Last modified on Tue 8 May 2018 17.00 EDT. I think this is such a wonderful random act of kindness that I am planning now on how to best use the @iamjohnoliver money he spent on groin protectors and such .Given his often shown genuine love for Australians and Australia , it’s got to be something special . Well, a few weeks ago Oliver and his team purchased several of the 227 items that Russell Crowe sold at his controversial “The Art of Divorce” auction at … Russell Crowe, Actor: Les Misérables. The “Gladiator” actor has thanked HBO late night host John Oliver for buying his “Cinderella” jockstrap during Crowe’s divorce auction last month by donating Oliver’s money to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital. Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images. Oliver, of course, saw the funny side. On Sunday night’s episode, Oliver announced his plan had worked and Crowe’s jock strap was on display in the Blockbuster as a mini-shrine to the … During the show’s April 15 episode, Oliver revealed himself as the mystery buyer of Crowe’s jockstrap and other items from the auction, including the actor’s “American Gangster” set seat, “Les Misérables” jacket, and “Robin Hood” costume. Watch Russell Crowe, Ben Platt, Brittany Howard (Season 7, Episode 162) of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon or get episode details on NBC.com Which means thanks very much everyone, but we are fucking done here. Crowe then tweeted a video of the Irwin family unveiling The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward at Australia Zoo. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. The Blockbuster was touched, but so was Crowe. Russell Crowe's amusing act of revenge on John Oliver – video No good deed goes unpunished, and John Oliver’s recent attempts to help out struggling video stores have resulted in … Crowe was auctioning it … Crowe tweeted on April 17 thanking Oliver for buying his memorabilia for a good cause and announcing he’d be using the money for a wildlife cause. No good deed goes unpunished, and John Oliver’s recent attempts to help out struggling video stores have resulted in the comedian having a koala chlamydia treatment ward named after him, thanks to actor Russell Crowe. Oliver’s reveal made headlines since he donated Crowe’s items to one of the last remaining Blockbuster video stores in America. Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption was a legally recognized church in the United States, established by comedian and satirist John Oliver. On Sunday night’s episode, Oliver announced his plan had worked and Crowe’s jock strap was on display in the Blockbuster as a mini-shrine to the actor. John Oliver 'quits' Last Week Tonight after Russell Crowe has a koala chlamydia ward named after him 'We have accomplished everything we set out to do on this show, so we are f**king done' 08/04/2018. That item is now on display in the last Blockbuster in Anchorage. That may honestly be the greatest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Oliver. “Thank you so much to Russell Crowe for your amazing donation to … All rights reserved. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Say Hello to Peacock! Well played indeed. I wish the professional pundits could put it exactly how John did.