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Comedian John Oliver's On Hand As Danbury Dedicates Sewage Plant In His Honor Comedian John Oliver's On Hand As Danbury Dedicates Sewage Plant In His Honor
Comedian John Oliver's On Hand As Danbury Dedicates Sewage Plant In His Honor The tongue-in-cheek, back-and-forth banter between Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton and HBO’s John Oliver has come to an end as the comedian took the trip to celebrate the naming of the city’s sewer plant after him. Oliver, the host of “Last Week Tonight,” took shots at Danbury during a segment on his show last month, making fun of its history. In response, Boughton mockingly said that the city will become known for something else: it’s sewer plant named after the HBO star. Earlier story - John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions After being j…

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Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him
Here's When Danbury Mayor Will Respond To John Oliver's Offer To Rename Sewage Plant After Him Click here for an updated story - Danbury Mayor To Comedian John Oliver: We'll Take Offer To Rename $110M Sewage Plant After You It appears that Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is going to make good on his promise to name the city’s sewer plant after comedian John Oliver. For weeks, Boughton and Oliver have been trading playful back-and-forth barbs after the “Last Week Tonight” made scathing comments about Danbury during his weekly program.
 Related story - Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Boughton said he's made his decision that will be u…

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Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer
Danbury Mayor To Announce If He'll 'Sign' On To Comedian John Oliver's Offer Thousands of dollars of potential charitable donations may be getting flushed down the toilet as comedian John Oliver’s deadline to name the Danbury sewage plant after him approaches. Oliver and Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton have been engaged in a playful war of words after the comedian took shots at the city during a spot on “Last Week Tonight,” prompting the mayor to suggest they will name the city’s sewage plant after the comedian. Original story - War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton In response, Oliver took the jab in stride and offered to do…

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by Zak Failla