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John Oliver, who is preparing for the debut of his HBO comedy series this month, said in an interview with The Associated Press that he had informal talks with CBS last year, but Letterman's job wasn't mentioned.
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"I'm pretty mortified that he's leaving," Oliver said. "He was a pretty big deal to me."
