Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 13 Seasons ⭐ 7.797
Talk Comedy News

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

Seasons

1. POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola

2014-04-27 • ⭐ 7.3

John talks about the Indian election, Pom Wonderful and talks with the former NSA Director General Keith Alexander.

2. Capital Punishment

2014-05-04 • ⭐ 7.9

John talks about the recent issues of the death penalty, François Hollande and the rising issues happening in Brunei.

3. Climate Change Denial

2014-05-11 • ⭐ 7.1

John talks about Eurovision, Ukraine and Russia's relations and interviews Bill Nye about Climate Change.

4. The Right to Be Forgotten

2014-05-18 • ⭐ 8.4

John talks about the product recall going on at General Motors, the EU Court of Justice "Right to be Forgotten" ruling and updates us on how the Indian election is going with help…

5. Net Neutrality

2014-06-01 • ⭐ 7.8

John talks about the rise of the far-right political parties in Europe, the Ukrainian election, Afghanistan, Net Neutrality, Australia's hard-line right-wing Prime Minister Tony A…

6. FIFA and the World Cup

2014-06-08 • ⭐ 7.1

John talks about California Chrome and the Belmont Stakes, FIFA and the 2014 World Cup, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

7. Immigration Reform

2014-06-15 • ⭐ 7.0

John talks about US Immigration and interviews Professor Stephen Hawking.

8. Dr. Oz

2014-06-22 • ⭐ 8.2

John talks about Iraq, Antarctica tourism and Dr. Oz's "Miracle Drug".

9. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby

2014-06-29 • ⭐ 6.5

John Oliver sheds light on recent Supreme Court cases and discusses gay rights in Uganda with activist Pepe Julian Onziema.

10. Income and Wealth Inequality

2014-07-13 • ⭐ 7.9

John talks about modern American income inequality, Warren G. Harding's love letters and President Obama's "Day In The Life" tour.

11. Incarceration in the United States

2014-07-20 • ⭐ 7.6

John talks about the Gaza crisis, the decay of American prisons and the gambling addiction problem in Singapore.

12. Nuclear Weapons and the United States

2014-07-27 • ⭐ 8.2

John talks about human rights violations in the Middle East, nuclear disarmament and Russia's science satellite that lost communication.

13. Native Advertising

2014-08-03 • ⭐ 7.9

John talks about Uganda's anti-gay laws, the CIA's recent report on their use of torture, the New York Port Authority, Argentina's default on debt and native advertising.

14. Payday Loans

2014-08-10 • ⭐ 7.9

John talks about the return of US military actions in Iraq, replacing all passwords due to a global security breach and the terrible practices of the Payday Loan industry.

15. Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization

2014-08-17 • ⭐ 8.1

Focuses on the shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization in Ferguson, MO. John also discusses the topic of equal pay for equal work.

16. Student Debt

2014-09-07 • ⭐ 8.1

John talks about ISIS and student loan debt. Musical group A Great Big World make a special appearance.

17. Scottish Independence Referendum

2014-09-14 • ⭐ 8.2

John talks about the NFL's decision on Ray Rice's contract, the international response to ISIS, Scotland's separation from the United Kingdom and Twitter hashtags that are being m…

18. United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015

2014-09-21 • ⭐ 7.7

John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why the policy of United States having embargo against Cuba doesn't make sense . T…

19. Drones

2014-09-28 • ⭐ 8.0

John discusses U.S. military drones and the Kansas state budget shortfall. Also, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minster of India visited New York and did some classic New York things.

20. Civil Forfeiture

2014-10-05 • ⭐ 7.6

Main story: how desperate the American law enforcement is to make money out of everyone by using the process called the "civil asset forfeiture," and how it would make for a weird…

21. Military Translators

2014-10-19 • ⭐ 8.6

Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave. J…

22. Sugar

2014-10-26 • ⭐ 8.1

John Oliver talks about a Russian submarine in Sweden, ebola in New York, added sugar in food, Rob Ford's brother and interviews Jane Goodall.

23. State Legislatures and ALEC

2014-11-02 • ⭐ 8.1

While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and bizarre) midterm elections are going unexamined. State legislators pass a lot of…

24. The Lottery

2014-11-09 • ⭐ 8.2

The Lottery: State lotteries claim to be good for education and the general wellbeing of citizens. But are they? (Spoiler alert: No.) Also, there is a cannon that shoots salmon o…

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