The Erie Seawolves, a minor league team, won a contest for a total rebrand courtesy of comedian John Oliver and his HBO show Last Week Tonight. NBC News’ Erin Mclaughlin was on hand for the minor league team’s first at-bat as the Moon Mammoths and caught up with John Oliver to talk about the team’s temporary makeover and the new mascot,

On Saturday night, excitement was in the air in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the MiLB's Erie Seawolves started playing under a new name: the Erie Moon Mammoths.The Seawolves are the Double-A affiliate for the Detroit Tigers,

The Double-A Eastern League Erie SeaWolves temporarily rebranded as the Erie Moon Mammoths in a promotional collaboration with HBO’s 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,' and the debut lived up to the hype on July 19.

Besides being a fan, John Oliver has had a certain affinity for minor league baseball. On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO's “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as the Erie Moon Mammoths made their debut in front of a record crowd of 7,

John Oliver, never one to pull punches on his HBO Show 'Last Week Tonight,' made it clear what kind of person moves to New York and becomes a Yankees fan.

Stephen Colbert got an assist from some of his late-night rivals following CBS’s sudden decision to axe “The Late Show” in a send-up of the viral Coldplay kiss-cam video. Colbert set up the bit this way: “Some people see this show going away as a sign of something truly

HBO host John Oliver played bat boy, public address announcer, concession stand worker and more Saturday at UPMC Park. Relive his Erie experience through this timeline.

On Monday, John Oliver, host of “Last Week Tonight” on HBO, posted on X, explaining that while he would normally be sharing a link to the main segment of his show from the night before, the ...

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