Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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7.8/10 2014 13 Seasons 368 Episodes Returning Series

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Season 6 Episodes

S6E1
E1
Brexit III
30 min 2019

The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequen…

S6E2
E2
Psychics
30 min 2019

Psychics may seem harmless and fun on TV, but they can make a lot of money by exploiting vulnerable people.

S6E3
E3
Automation
30 min 2019

Automation often seems like a scary new problem, but it’s neither entirely scary nor entirely new.

S6E4
E4
Robocalls
30 min 2019

Robocalls are a growing problem. If only we could make the FCC care a little bit more about fixing it.

S6E5
E5
Public Shaming
30 min 2019

John Oliver talks about the power of public shaming, good and bad.

S6E6
E6
WWE
30 min 2019

John Oliver discusses how the WWE takes care of its wrestlers — and how it doesn’t.

S6E7
E7
Mobile Homes
30 min 2019

Mobile homes may seem like an affordable housing option, but large investment companies are making them less and less so…

S6E8
E8
Opioids II
30 min 2019

Following some recent revelations about the role of large companies in America’s ongoing opioid epidemic, John Oliver ta…

S6E9
E9
Mueller Report
30 min 2019

Following the release of the Mueller Report, John Oliver discusses what we’ve learned.

S6E10
E10
Lethal Injections
30 min 2019

John Oliver discusses the lethal injection process, which is definitely not as pleasant as talking about a squeaking fro…

S6E11
E11
Green New Deal
30 min 2019

With the Green New Deal sparking a national conversation about all the ways to combat climate change, John Oliver looks …

S6E12
E12
Death Investigations
30 min 2019

America’s system for conducting death investigations is a mess. John Oliver explains why we should all be a little more …

S6E13
E13
Medical Devices
30 min 2019

John Oliver discusses the medical device industry, which is a huge business with a hugely troubling lack of regulation.

S6E14
E14
Equal Rights Amendment
30 min 2019

There’s still nothing in our constitution that explicitly prohibits sex discrimination. John Oliver talks about how to f…

S6E15
E15
Impeachment
30 min 2019

With a national conversation underway about the possibility of impeachment, John Oliver discusses whether the benefits o…

S6E16
E16
Everest
30 min 2019

Climbing Mount Everest has become dangerously popular. John Oliver explains why.

S6E17
E17
Warehouses
30 min 2019

It’s easy to buy things online, and even easier not to think about how they get to you. John Oliver discusses what happe…

S6E18
E18
Boris Johnson
30 min 2019

John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded – not despite his bumbling persona, …

S6E19
E19
Prison Labor
30 min 2019

John Oliver explains how prisoners make and spend money, and how companies can profit at the expense of their families.

S6E20
E20
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
30 min 2019

John Oliver takes a look at the president of Turkmenistan, a dangerous autocrat with some notably strange obsessions.

S6E21
E21
Bias in Medicine
30 min 2019

John Oliver discusses the roles that gender and racial bias can play in medical treatment.

S6E22
E22
Filibuster
30 min 2019

John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn't, and why it's stupid to drink coffee like a cat.

S6E23
E23
Legal Immigration
30 min 2019

Legal immigration is a term which was repeated throughout the Trump presidency. But John Oliver explains its absurdity a…

S6E24
E24
Compounding Pharmacies
30 min 2019

Compounding pharmacies create medication tailored to the specific needs of individual patients. John Oliver explains why…

S6E25
E25
One Child Policy
30 min 2019

John Oliver discusses China’s one-child policy, and all its consequences, intended and not.

S6E26
E26
Weather
30 min 2019

John talks about Weather forecasting, Barry Lee Myers and the National Weather Service

S6E27
E27
Trump & Syria
30 min 2019

John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.

S6E28
E28
Voting Machines
30 min 2019

John Oliver discusses how voting machines work, how they don’t, and how we can fix them.

S6E29
E29
SLAPP Suits
30 min 2019

After winning a legal battle involving a coal executive and a giant squirrel, John Oliver explains how SLAPP suits are d…

S6E30
E30
The Census
30 min 2019

Main story: 2020 United States Census; plus, the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump and Chiitan.

Cast

John Oliver
John Oliver
Self - Host

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