City Names Sewage Plant After John Oliver Blasts Town on 'Last Week Tonight'
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hollywoodreporter.comA Connecticut town's officials are showing comedian John Oliver what they think about his expletive-filled rant about their city — they're naming the local sewage treatment plant after him.
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton announced the tongue-in-cheek move in a video posted on his Facebook page on Saturday that shows him at the plant. "We are going to rename it the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant," the Republican mayor says. "Why?
Because it's full of crap just like you, John." The new name comes after a recent episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in which he explored the racial disparities in the jury selection process, citing problems in a few Connecticut towns.
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