Last August, three months into John Oliver's turn as substitute host of The Daily Show, the British comedian was being being tabbed by Vulture as Jon Stewart's obvious successor. But just three months after that, Oliver was gone to HBO, where he has now found something even better: his own show that is a much funnier version of the one he left.

The pizza wars are bubbling again (an issue even we here at Gawker are incredibly divided over), and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel had the most perfectly Chicago response to Jon Stewart's jabs at the city's Willis Tower and deep-dish pizza.

After John Oliver spent eight weeks this summer filling in for The Daily Show host Jon Stewart who was off filming his directorial debut Rosewater (and not living out a live action Lord of the Rings roleplay, as Oliver would have had you believe), many were convinced that those 32 episodes were a mark that he'd soon be taking over Stewart's seat. HBO moved quickly and announced today that Oliver would be hosting a weekly comedy talk show for their network, set to premiere next year.

Bummed that the giant inflatable Jabba the Hutt costume beat your Despicable Me minion at last weekend's Halloween party? Have no fear, your costume for Halloween night could really get tongues wagging, if you know what I mean: Kristen Schaal's sexy vagina.