John Oliver made a jab at the expense of Mel Gibson — and the actor’s father — on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. The HBO late-night host recapped the news about Liz Oyer, a U.S. pardon attorney who wrote an opinion column for Rolling Stone last week theorizing about why she was fired from her job.

The host also discussed Mahmoud Khalil‘s detention and the "constant fear of being kicked out of somewhere you see as your home"

Following the news that a high-ranking Justice Department attorney, Liz Oyer, was seemingly fired for opposing the restoration of Mel Gibson’s gun rights after he lost them due to a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction,

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver has taken a swipe at Mel Gibson after a Department of Justice attorney suggested the actor was the reason she was fired. DOJ pardon attorney Elizabeth G Oyer was asked two weeks ago to join a working group reviewing cases of individuals with past convictions who could be eligible to restore their gun rights.

John Oliver recently made a few witty remarks about Mel Gibson. The host’s words came following the gun rights controversy of the actor and director.

John Oliver said there are other things says there are things the United States can be proud of. Among them: Newark's Longaberger basket building.