City to rename sewage plant after comedian if ‘specific condition’ met

John Oliver on his Last Week Tonight With John Oliver programme on HBO (HBO via AP)

A city in Connecticut will not waste an opportunity to get a sizeable donation from comedian John Oliver arising from a weeks-long joke pertaining to the name of a sewage plant in the area.

Danbury mayor Mark Boughton said on WTNH-TV that he would accept Oliver’s challenge to name the city’s sewage plant after him following the comedian’s offer to donate 55,000 dollars (£41,000) to local charities.