Overview
- Oliver released a 20-minute Last Week Tonight web-exclusive arguing he should be cast as Buddy in Air Bud Returns, the franchise’s 15th film.
- He lampoons the series’ longevity and creator Robert Vince, criticizing the production’s open nationwide search for a dog.
- The video ends with Oliver sinking an on-camera basketball shot after proposing that a made basket should earn him an audition.
- TheWrap reports the production has chosen its dogs and is targeting a 2026 release, a timeline not confirmed in public announcements.
- Oliver notes the posted audition rules sought a pure-bred golden retriever, framing his pitch as a tongue-in-cheek outlier that continues the show’s off-week web exclusives.