The shy and smelly penguin has been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year. The hoiho, or the yellow-eyed penguin, is one of the rarest in the world and is the largest species of penguin in New Zealand.

Shy, smelly 'noise shouter' penguin named New Zealand's Bird of the Year

The puteketeke, a bird that pukes, won New Zealand’s famous Bird of the Century title after American-British comedian John Oliver’s controversial involvement. Puteketeke won The Bird of the Year Competition, now better known as the Bird of the Century competition, which is an annual event where people vote for their favourite New Zealand bird.

Voter fraud in Bird of the Year contest in New Zealand? Apparently, it happened

Comedian and talk show host John Oliver has opened up about about his joke on recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II being censored by Sky television in Britain. During his multiple Emmy-award-winning HBO talk show 'Last Week Tonight', Oliver, who is a native of the UK and holds both UK and US citizenship, laughed over the death and the forced 10-day mourning period in the country.

John Oliver on censorship of Queen Elizabeth II joke: 'It wasn’t even a joke!'

Sky Network decided to censor the latest episode of 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' in the UK as the episode had a few jokes on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Sky Network cuts jokes on Queen Elizabeth II's death from the latest episode of John Oliver's show in UK

Famous comedian John Oliver has put up an offer to buy the contentious banana statue in Melbourne that was removed from public display after it was recently vandalized.

Comedian John Oliver proposes to buy controversial Australian banana statue for $10 

Known to always speak his mind, comedian and TV host John Oliver made some scathing remarks on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday's episode of 'Last Week Tonight'.

John Oliver calls out Russian President Vladimir Putin on 'Last Week Tonight'

John Oliver kept his promise of making the season finale of his talk show ‘Last Week Tonight’ end with some high profile names. This is in line with his last year’s show finale.

John Oliver wraps 'Last Week Tonight' season finale with George Clooney, Will Ferrell, Cardi B

John Oliver is not an 'Avatar' fan for sure! The host recently poked fun at James Cameron’s forthcoming 'Avatar' sequels during the latest episode of 'Last Week Tonight'.

John Oliver mocks 'Avatar' sequels: ‘No one gives a s**t’

John Oliver took potshots at US President Joe Biden’s failed promises on this week’s recently aired ‘Last Week Tonight’. This is with regards to Biden’s promise of bringing back troops from Afghanistan after they announced that they will pull out from the war-torn country before August 31.

John Oliver blasts Joe Biden on Last Week Tonight over US pullout from Afghanistan fiasco

John Oliver was in quite a mood on his Last Week Tonight show. He took on the subject of ‘Black Hair’ and how it was perceived by white people. On the show he said, “I realize I’m not the ideal person to talk about black hair.

John Oliver slams white people over ignorance of Black hairstyles on Last Week Tonight show

John Oliver appeared on Last Week Tonight to dissuade people from sharing misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccine. John Oliver tried to clear up myths surrounding the vaccine, such as the false viral claim that Bill Gates is attempting to insert microchips in Americans and mRNA in the vaccine will harm the body and cause infertility.

John Oliver on dealing with COVID-19 misinformation: Please just try as hard as you can

John Oliver has something to say on the recent mass shootings in Atlanta after US President Joe Biden called it “un-American”. In the Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight, John slammed Joe Biden after the president called mass shootings "vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans who've been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated.

This is why John Oliver has a problem with Joe Biden calling Atlanta mass shootings 'un-American'

The warning of John Oliver, host of the American show `Last Week Tonight`, about the negative side of marrying into the royal family is now doing the rounds following Meghan Markle`s interview with Oprah Winfrey.

John Oliver's 2018 warning for Meghan Markle goes viral after Oprah Winfrey interview

Comedian John Oliver's show 'Last Week Tonight' wrapped up its season 7 with the mood that would resonate with everyone. The comedian blew up the year 2020 in his own way and called the year an absolute "Parade of misery".

John Oliver concludes season finale of 'Last Week Tonight' by blowing up '2020', slams Trump once again

Why did John Oliver have tears in his eyes while voting in the US Elections 2020? Probably because it was his first! John Oliver recently became a US citizen as he exercised his voting rights for the first time.

US Election 2020: John Oliver reveals he was 'in tears' as he voted for the first time

With just few hours left of the election day in America, popular host John Oliver came down heavily on President Donald Trump on his show 'Last Week Tonight'. Oliver called out Trump for his handling of the coronavirus in the country in his signature style.

Grateful that Trump hasn't tried bottling his urine and selling it as Immunity juice: John Oliver slams the US President

The last Sunday episode featuring John Oliver was all about police brutality that led to the anti-racism protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis.

John Oliver calls for drastic police reform on 'Last Week Tonight'

John Oliver took on the US President Donald Trump in lieu of his comments on coronavirus. On his Last Week Tonight show, the popular US TV host addressed issues surrounding the widespread coronavirus crisis.

John Oliver trolls Donald Trump for 'lying about the spread of a deadly disease'

John Oliver, the US television host who is known for his wicked sense of humour and witty jokes, would have never thought that a funny episode meant to address Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov`s obsession will attract strong backlash from the Guinness World Records.

John Oliver bakes 'massive cake' for Turkmenistan President, upsets Guinness

Addressing rumours that singer Beyonce had been photoshopped into the cast photo of 'The Lion King', John Oliver, who dubbed Zazu in the film, revealed that indeed she was not there, during a recent appearance on a show.

John Oliver confirms Beyonce was photoshopped in 'The Lion King' cast picture

Addressing rumours that singer Beyonce had been photoshopped into the cast photo of `The Lion King`, John Oliver, who dubbed Zazu in the film, revealed that indeed she was not there, during a recent appearance on `The Late Show with Stephen Colbert` show.

Hoffman is among a number of rich and famous men who have been accused of sexual misconduct since October when Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault

Watch: John Oliver grills Dustin Hoffman about sexual harassment claim in front of live audience

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Shy, smelly 'noise shouter' penguin named New Zealand's Bird of the Year

Voter fraud in Bird of the Year contest in New Zealand? Apparently, it happened

John Oliver on censorship of Queen Elizabeth II joke: 'It wasn’t even a joke!'

Sky Network cuts jokes on Queen Elizabeth II's death from the latest episode of John Oliver's show in UK

Comedian John Oliver proposes to buy controversial Australian banana statue for $10

John Oliver calls out Russian President Vladimir Putin on 'Last Week Tonight'

John Oliver wraps 'Last Week Tonight' season finale with George Clooney, Will Ferrell, Cardi B

John Oliver mocks 'Avatar' sequels: ‘No one gives a s**t’

John Oliver blasts Joe Biden on Last Week Tonight over US pullout from Afghanistan fiasco

John Oliver slams white people over ignorance of Black hairstyles on Last Week Tonight show

John Oliver on dealing with COVID-19 misinformation: Please just try as hard as you can

This is why John Oliver has a problem with Joe Biden calling Atlanta mass shootings 'un-American'

John Oliver's 2018 warning for Meghan Markle goes viral after Oprah Winfrey interview

John Oliver concludes season finale of 'Last Week Tonight' by blowing up '2020', slams Trump once again

US Election 2020: John Oliver reveals he was 'in tears' as he voted for the first time

Grateful that Trump hasn't tried bottling his urine and selling it as Immunity juice: John Oliver slams the US President

John Oliver calls for drastic police reform on 'Last Week Tonight'

John Oliver trolls Donald Trump for 'lying about the spread of a deadly disease'

John Oliver bakes 'massive cake' for Turkmenistan President, upsets Guinness

John Oliver confirms Beyonce was photoshopped in 'The Lion King' cast picture

John Oliver confirms Beyonce was photoshopped in 'The Lion King' cast picture

Watch: John Oliver grills Dustin Hoffman about sexual harassment claim in front of live audience