Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Addressing the fact that he and his HBO skeleton crew have remained in responsible studio lockdown since the…

“Yeah. That definitely happened.”

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, November 8. All times are Eastern. 

John Oliver and his Last Week Tonight team, sensing the all-or-nothing stakes of Tuesday’s election, went big on…

As Last Week Tonight host and sewage plant namesake John Oliver put it in his report on the asylum process in Donald…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, October 25. All times are Eastern. 

Yes, literally. John Oliver started out his Sunday main story by playing a clip of Donald Trump calling the World…

Now, nobody’s saying it’s just the Republican Party that’s historically been engaged in a widespread plot to…

Monday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers saw the host caught seemingly in media res, wrapping up his signature “A Closer…

John Oliver broke the format of Last Week Tonight on Sunday by talking almost exclusively about the past week. That…

“All of this was stupider than even I thought was possible,” eventually concluded John Oliver toward the end of his…

One of the minor but undeniable rewards of watching Last Week Tonight is the weekly spectacle of seeing John Oliver…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, August 16. All times are Eastern.

“And I’m gonna warn you—you’re about to hear the ‘N-word,’ a lot.” That’s John Oliver during his main Sunday story on…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Sunday, August 2. All times are Eastern.

“I know there is a lot to worry about right now,” is the mandatory “Don’t change the channel!” preamble to any story…

John Oliver dedicated last night’s Last Week Tonight to addressing COVID-19 misinformation and the “gentle” ways in…

He does, actually. After a few weeks off to regroup, read the newspapers, and wearily decide which ongoing health,…