That’s how he’s referred to whatever company happens to own HBO, home of his late-night show Last Week Tonight, over the years, from AT&T to Warner Bros. Discovery. On Sunday’s episode, he referenced last week’s news that Netflix had backed out of the bidding for Warner Bros., positioning David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance to win the battle for the studio.
“It turns out we might be getting a new business daddy,” he said, before showing a news clip recapping recent events. “Yeah, not great news. In fact, if I may quote anyone who’s ever accidentally sat on their Roku remote, ‘Oh shit, I’m in Paramount now, how the fuck do I get out of this?’”
On Thursday, Netflix said it was declining to raise its bid for Warner Bros.
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