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s13e21 · 2026-08-17
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
HBO Talk Show
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On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, John Oliver presents a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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30 this season · 371 totals04e01 Trump vs. Truth 2017-02-13 04:00
Trump vs. Truth
John Oliver's questions for the new Trump administration.
s04e02 Vladimir Putin and Russia–United States relations 2017-02-20 04:00
Vladimir Putin and Russia–United States relations
President Trump's domination of the week's news cycle overshadows other news including the assassination of Kim Jong Un's half-brother and the possible motives behind President Trump's soft spot for Russia and Vladmir Putin.
s04e03 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2017-02-27 04:00
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Last week's activities of the Trump administration including plans to crack down on immigration and the withdrawal of federal guidelines on transgender bathroom use; the current status of the Affordable Care Act; Supreme Court update.
s04e04 Tibetan Sovereignty & Human Rights 2017-03-06 04:00
Tibetan Sovereignty & Human Rights
The ongoing saga of Trump campaign associates meeting with Russian officials; accusations of Trump Tower being wiretapped by former President Obama; Tibetan Buddhists suffer persecution by the Chinese government; interview with the Dalai Lama.
s04e05 American Health Care Act 2017-03-13 03:00
American Health Care Act
Topics include international reactions to International Women's Day, what WikiLeaks revealed about the CIA and a detailed look at the potential impact of the American Health Care Act.
s04e06 US Federal Budget 2017-03-20 03:00
US Federal Budget
Topics include President Trump's awkward attempts at diplomacy, details of the proposed federal budget and the hopeful story of Bolivian zebras.
s04e07 Cannabis in the United States 2017-04-03 03:00
Cannabis in the United States
Rep. Devin Nunes and the ongoing 'Stupid Watergate'' investigation; the U.K.'s divisive departure from the European Union; the problems posed by conflicting federal and state marijuana laws.
s04e08 Gerrymandering in the United States 2017-04-10 03:00
Gerrymandering in the United States
Examining the varied media reactions to President Trump's missile strike in Syria; in the midst of sexual harassment allegations, Fox News loses advertisers; the effects of gerrymandering on voters.
s04e09 2017 French Presidential Election 2017-04-17 03:06
2017 French Presidential Election
The presidential election in France could determine the political future of Europe. John Oliver visits an excessively French bistro to deliver an urgent message to voters.
s04e10 Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner 2017-04-24 03:00
Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner hold an incredible amount of political power. That's troubling considering their incredibly small amount of political experience.
s04e11 Net Neutrality in the United States 2017-05-08 03:00
Net Neutrality in the United States
John Oliver points out that Net neutrality is under serious threat again and that all concerned should raise their concern to the respective authorities at all platforms.
s04e12 Dialysis and DaVita 2017-05-15 03:00
Dialysis and DaVita
John talks about dialysis and the DeVita healthcare company.
s04e13 Stupid Watergate 2017-05-22 03:00
Stupid Watergate
Stupid Watergate is a reference to Nixon presidency's scandals which led him to resign and Oliver contrasts it with current series of scandals of Trump and how they've led to talks of impeachment just within 4 months of his presidency.
s04e14 Paris Agreement 2017-06-05 03:15
Paris Agreement
The U.S. pull out from the Paris agreement. Plus the London terror attacks.
s04e15 Brexit II 2017-06-12 03:00
Brexit II
This week, the show discusses the new discoveries from former FBI Director James Comey's testimony and the UK's process of leaving the European Union after a divisive election.
s04e16 Coal 2017-06-19 03:00
Coal
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s04e17 Vaccine Safety 2017-06-26 03:00
Vaccine Safety
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s04e18 Local News 2017-07-03 03:00
Local News
This week's topics include developments regarding President Trump's travel ban and Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the largest owner of local news stations in the country.
s04e19 Alex Jones 2017-07-31 03:10
Alex Jones
In response to Alex Jones' claims that the media cherry picks negatives from his 'Info Wars' program, Oliver devotes a full show to Jones' popular right wing rant show.
s04e20 United States Border Patrol 2017-08-07 03:00
United States Border Patrol
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s04e21 North Korea-United States Relations 2017-08-14 03:00
North Korea-United States Relations
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s04e22 Nuclear Waste 2017-08-21 03:00
Nuclear Waste
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s04e23 Presidential Pardon of Joe Arpaio 2017-09-11 03:45
Presidential Pardon of Joe Arpaio
Presidential Pardon of Joe Arpaio.
s04e24 Corporate Consolidation 2017-09-25 03:04
Corporate Consolidation
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s04e25 Forensic Science 2017-10-02 03:10
Forensic Science
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s04e26 Confederate Monuments 2017-10-09 03:05
Confederate Monuments
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s04e27 Equifax Breach 2017-10-16 03:05
Equifax Breach
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s04e28 Floods 2017-10-30 03:15
Floods
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s04e29 Economic Development 2017-11-06 04:00
Economic Development
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s04e30 The Trump Presidency 2017-11-13 04:00
The Trump Presidency
One year after the presidential election, John Oliver discusses what we've learned so far and enlists our catheter cowboy to teach Donald Trump what he hasn't.