Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Name: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Genre: Comedy, Talk & Interview, News
Released: April 27, 2014
Rating: 76

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HBO | Release Date: April 27, 2014

Summary: The Daily Show's John Oliver hosts his own a half-hour satirical news show for HBO.

Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, News

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Apr 29, 2014

Season 1 Review: Last Week Tonight probably needs to towel off a bit and present a more relaxed half-hour next Sunday. The premiere outing nonetheless showed considerable ingenuity and a willingness to take on topics that haven’t already been parodied to death. Read full review

Darren Franich

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: Night One felt almost fully-formed, as if Oliver has spent his Daily Show tutelage making a list of everything that works-- and everything he wanted to do just a little bit differently. Read full review

Erik Adams

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: If Last Week Tonight With John Oliver can keep shedding humorous light on international affairs and other stories that fall through the cable-news cracks, this show might make it to eight weeks and beyond. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: The first newscast did feel simultaneously long and breathless, maybe because there was little to vary it or break up the topic segments.... But it was a funny, confident start. Read full review

Tom Gliatto

May 16, 2014

Season 1 Review: His delivery, which falls between Monty Python and Austin Powers, explodes with enjoyable little pips of indignation. [26 May 2014, p.42]

Tim Goodman

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: Even at a commercial-free 30 minutes, Last Week Tonight felt rushed and jam-packed with information, heightened by Oliver's tendency to get excited and/or yell. Those are all good traits (and, historically, pretty funny traits of his), but the entire concept might work better at an hour so he could at least breathe. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: Everything about Last Week Tonight felt like another spin of the latenight-satire wheel, with nary a new groove in it. Read full review

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Deralac

Nov 14, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best comedy on TV. I appreciate how they take an in-depth look at the week's topic. Also, I enjoy John's sense of humor. The only part of the show I don't care for is the "And Now This" segment. It's annoying listening to people repeat the same phrase over and over. "And Now This" is annoying. "And Now This" is annoying. "And Now This" is annoying.… Expand

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MotoBro

Nov 7, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler Alert: Jon Oliver is painfully unfunny. He couldn’t make it as a standup in his own country but for some reason he was made into a celebrity in America.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 11

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  S11:E30. John Oliver 320
  Air Date: November 17, 2024
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  S11:E29. John Oliver 319
  Air Date: November 10, 2024
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  S11:E28. John Oliver 318
  Air Date: November 3, 2024
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  S11:E27. John Oliver 317
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  S11:E26. October 13, 2024
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  S11:E25. October 6, 2024
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  S11:E24. September 29, 2024
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  S11:E23. September 22, 2024
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  S11:E22. September 8, 2024: School Lunch Programs
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  S11:E21. August 18, 2024
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  S11:E20. August 11, 2024
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  S11:E19. August 4, 2024: RFK Jr.
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  S11:E18. 18. July 28, 2024: The West Bank Settlements
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  S11:E17. 17. July 21, 2024: Migrant Crime
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  S11:E16. June 23, 2024: UK Elections
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  S11:E15. June 16, 2024: Trump's Second Term
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  S11:E14. 14. June 9, 2024: Deep-Sea Mining
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  S11:E13. 13. June 2, 2024: India Elections
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  S11:E12. 12. May 19, 2024: Corn Production
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  S11:E11. 11. May 12, 2024: Opiod Settlements
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  S11:E10. 10. May 5, 2024: Public Libraries
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  S11:E9. 9. April 21, 2024: UFOs
  Air Date: April 21, 2024
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  S11:E8. 8. April 14, 2024: Medicaid
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  S11:E7. 7. April 7, 2024: Death Penalty
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  S11:E6. 6. March 31, 2024: Food Delivery Apps
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  S11:E5. 5. March 17, 2024: Student Loan Debt
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  S11:E4. 4. March 10, 2024: State Medical Boards
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  S11:E3. 3. March 3, 2024: Airplanes
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  S11:E2. 2. February 25, 2024: Pig Butchering
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  S11:E1. 1. February 18, 2024: Supreme Court
  Air Date: February 18, 2024
Season 10

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  Air Date: February 19, 2023
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: February 20, 2022
Season 8

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  Air Date: February 14, 2021
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: February 16, 2020
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: February 17, 2019
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: February 18, 2018
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: February 12, 2017
Season 3

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  Air Date: February 14, 2016
Season 2

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  Air Date: February 8, 2015
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 27, 2014