Have You Noticed The Amazing Little Thing At The Start Of Each "Last Week Tonight"?Skip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 26 Apr 2017 Have You Noticed The Amazing Little Thing At The Start Of Each Last Week Tonight The caption that lasts half a second. by Scott BryanBuzzFeed TV EditorFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink I don t know if you ve ever realised that the titles of John Oliver s show Last Week Tonight change each week with a little nod to that week s news HBO / Last Week Tonight You can see it for yourself in the opening twenty seconds of his show here View this video on YouTube Last Week Tonight / HBO / Via youtube.com A couple of seconds, and then it is gone. Here s a few recent ones of note 1 February 15 2016 Hostus Maximus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Jon Stewart had announced that week that he was standing down as the host of The Daily Show. 2 November 13 2016 Metaphorus Apta HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Two eagles got trapped in a drainpipe, not long after the US election. People seemed to think it reflected something. 3 April 2 2017 Bustus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Because of the absolute ridiculous statue of him in Portugal. 4 March 22 2015 Durstus Worstus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The arrest of Robert Durst not long before the final episode of The Jinx. 5 March 13 2016 Lateus For Brunchus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? It was the weekend the clocks went forwards in the US. 6 October 16 2016 Hotus Pocketus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Samsung had just asked all customers to stop using and return their Samsung Galaxy Note 7. 7 February 22 2016 Circum Jerkum HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? It was the same day as the Oscars (not the La La Land mixup one). 8 March 5 2017 Sic Transit Lalaland HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Ah, there we go. The Oscars screw-up to end all Oscar screw-ups. 9 October 9 2016 Armageddon HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The second bleak debate during the Presidential Election. 10 June 12 2016 Solidaritus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida, which left 50 people dead. 11 June 26 2016 Hastus La Vistus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Britain voting to leave the European Union, not long after an episode where Oliver asked British viewers to vote for it to remain. 12 May 22 2016 Ringus Rex HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The passing of Muhammad Ali. 13 March 6 2016 Faceus Regretus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The face Chris Christie pulled behind Donald Trump when he endorsed him to be President. 14 February 21 2016 Atticus Atticus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The passing of Harper Lee, two days earlier. 15 March 1 2015 Viva E Prospero HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Leonard Nemoy had passed away the previous week. 16 April 24 2016 Dovus Cryum HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Prince died three days before the episode was broadcast. 17 April 3 2016 Signum Sayus Applesaucus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? A tribute to Garry Shandling, who passed away whilst the show was off for a week. 18 April 10 2016 Requiescat In Pace HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The station was due to close three days later. 19 August 21 2016 C Maximus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? Larry Wilmore's The Nightly Show had just been cancelled. 20 July 31 2016 Balloonus Amourus HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The balloons at the Democratic National Convention. 21 September 25 2016 Changeus Passwordum HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? News broke that 500 million Yahoo accounts had been hacked. 22 July 19 2015 Sayus Cheesum HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? The photo taken by New Horizons of Pluto, which sparked sad memes. 23 And February 12 2017 Callingit Earlyum HBO / Last Week Tonight Why? A quick review of 2017 so far. Thanks for that optimism. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink TV and MoviesGet all the best moments in pop culture & entertainment delivered to your inbox.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.