In this tumultuous moment, when we’re all inundated with low-quality viral takes and misinformation posing as news, Oliver’s fact-based-for-laughs approach (“It’s only funny if it’s true,” he told me) has blurred the line between entertainment and journalism. All of which made me curious about how Oliver sees himself and his work 10 years in, during another bitterly fought election. We first spoke the day after the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.