One More Time (Rock Version)

Stay Up Late

Stay Up Late is a 1992 erotic furry watercolor painting by Brian Swords. It depicts two anthropomorphic rats embracing. The painting gained prominence when John Oliver offered to buy the painting in the 29 March 2020 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Stay Up Late was created in 1992 by York, Pennsylvania artist Brian Swords. It was one of several of Swords's paintings, such as The Smell of Wet Fur and Sheets and Pillowcases, that depict anthropomorphic rats, named Alice and Bob, in sexually suggestive poses. Between 1988 and 1993, Swords donated his paintings to "Gallery 33", WITF-TV's yearly auction. His pieces sold well, but the donated paintings steadily became more explicit. Out of fear of alienating their audience and losing their FCC licenc… more »