In The Lion King (2019) John Oliver plays Zazu, a remake of a character who ends up being unfunny and unoriginal. The moderation team of /r/shittymoviedetails decided to pay homage to this character by likewise being unfunny and unoriginal
In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker fails to save Gwen Stacy from falling to her death. This is a reference to how John Oliver is not going to save Reddit no matter how many times we mention his name.