April 27, 2014
9m
John Oliver interviews General Keith Alexander, former head of the NSA. General Alexander discusses Edward Snowden and helps John rebrand a national security organization.
April 27, 2014
1m
John Oliver discusses President Barack Obama's trip to Japan where he met a "scary" robot.
May 4, 2014
7m
John Oliver interviews Vice news journalist Simon Ostrovsky who was held captive in Ukraine. This is still a comedy show, we promise.
May 4, 2014
4m
In response to our segment in our premiere on food labeling, POM Wonderful sent us a refrigerator full of juice and an elegantly worded letter implying what we can do with it.
May 18, 2014
12m
John Oliver and Fareed Zakaria further discuss the victory of Narendra Modi in India's recent election.
May 25, 2014
4m
John Oliver delivers last week's news, predicted two weeks ago. You get it. Just watch.
May 29, 2014
1m
With this web exclusive video, the Last Week Tonight staff would like to thank some of the heroes and pioneers who helped make the internet a safer place through #MutuallyAssuredHumiliation.
June 15, 2014
8m
John Oliver talks to Stephen Hawking in the first installment of Last Week Tonight's new "People Who Think Good" series. They cover such topics as parallel universes, artificial intelligence, and Charlize Theron.
June 29, 2014
11m
John Oliver talks in depth with Ugandan LGBTI rights activist Pepe Julian Onziema about the oppressive anti-gay legislation in Uganda as well as the western involvement in inspiring those laws.
July 6, 2014
3m
With Last Week Tonight on hiatus, John Oliver takes to the internet to cover the most important story of the past week: Fireworks.
August 3, 2014
4m
Last week on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver told us to tell Vladimir Putin to #GoGetThoseGeckos. This week, there's some good news...#WeGotThoseGeckos.
August 24, 2014
3m
Watch John Oliver deliver an epic takedown of piñatas.
August 31, 2014
4m
John Oliver reads fan mail, but because no one sends mail anymore, it’s all from YouTube comments.
September 2, 2014
2m
Cookie Monster has a few ideas to share with John Oliver. John just wants you to watch their special news report on words.
September 21, 2014
3m
Roger Goodell spoke about the NFL’s recent controversies. And he spoke badly. Boo this man.
October 12, 2014
3m
Pumpkin spice. Why? John Oliver investigates. Well, he doesn't really investigate. He says things about it, though!
October 19, 2014
11m
We have provided this footage for you to do your own Supreme Court reenactments. Please feel free to use it, post your videos, and tag them #RealAnimalsFakePaws so we can find them.
November 2, 2014
2m
We have accumulated 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers. We’re not really sure what that means!
November 23, 2014
2m
Turkey pardoning is a weird tradition. They're basically all guilty... of being delicious.
December 28, 2014
4m
New Year's Eve is the worst. John Oliver has some great excuses for getting out of it.
January 25, 2015
4m
John Oliver apologizes to Jamie Dornan for perpetuating the #NotMyChristian hashtag...sort of.
March 29, 2015
4m
April Fools’ Day is awful. Please stand with John Oliver and take the Last Week Tonight No-Prank Pledge.
April 9, 2015
3m
John Oliver and Edward Snowden talk password security.
May 24, 2015
4m
John Oliver shows off some of his favorite graphics that never made it onto the show.
June 8, 2015
4m
John responds to former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner’s wild “The Gloves Are Off” paid political program by buying his own airtime on Trinidad television.
June 28, 2015
2m
Five years of people prematurely declaring the end of Obamacare. (This is a web-exclusive video.)
July 5, 2015
3m
Instead of covering 1 topic in 15 minutes, John Oliver covers 15 topics in 1 minute.
August 30, 2015
4m
John Oliver shares some of his favorite completely made-up history facts.
September 6, 2015
4m
John Oliver gives students a crash course in everything they will learn — or not learn — in school this year.
September 30, 2015
4m
John Oliver explains that the Facebook privacy protection messages are a hoax and tells you how to actually protect your personal information.
December 13, 2015
4m
You will receive at least one horrible gift this month. John Oliver has some tips for getting rid of it.
January 3, 2016
3m
John Oliver helps you revise the New Year’s resolutions you’ve already failed to keep.
January 24, 2016
3m
John Oliver shares more of his favorite graphics that never made it on the show.
March 27, 2016
5m
John Oliver delves into the world of conspiracies and the imagination required to create them. He attempts to wake up the sheeple by showing how Cadbury's Crème Egg is funding the Illuminati.
May 1, 2016
4m
A mass of cicadas will soon emerge after 17 years in the ground so John Oliver attempts to fill them in on what they have missed since 1999.
May 29, 2016
3m
John Oliver looks at some things that don't exist, but definitely should.
July 3, 2016
3m
To celebrate the anniversary of America’s Independence John Oliver reminds us what they lost in the process.
July 10, 2016
4m
John Oliver reads some fan mail, once again they all come from YouTube comments.
July 16, 2016
3m
John Oliver makes some official political endorsements.
August 28, 2016
4m
Fed up with the constant stream of superhero movies, John Oliver pitches an original idea for a summer blockbuster based on the adventures of Johnny Strong.
September 4, 2016
3m
Intrigued by the rule against wearing white after Labor Day, John Oliver suggests some other holiday rules to live by.
September 11, 2016
3m
John Oliver isn’t fond of birds. So as they begin their migration for winter he gives them a piece of his mind.
May 14, 2017
6m
John Oliver discusses the recent flood of comments posted on the FCC's website.
July 15, 2018
3m
John Oliver shares another collection of his favorite graphics that never made it onto the show.
August 26, 2018
4m
John Oliver sets the record straight about some dubious claims he’s made in the past.
December 8, 2019
6m
The holiday season brings with it a host of annual traditions. John Oliver discusses one of the worst.
January 20, 2020
5m
John Oliver explains what type of news should – and shouldn’t – warrant a push notification.
December 6, 2020
6m
With the help of viewers at home, John tries to get to the bottom of an important mystery.
April 25, 2021
3m
John Oliver shares some of his favorite graphics that never made it to air.
May 30, 2021
7m
John Oliver explains why we need a fun new cereal, and makes a proposition for Cheerios.
July 11, 2021
9m
John Oliver explains why octopuses are cool, great, and yes, called “octopuses”.
July 18, 2021
7m
John Oliver explains why a Danish children's cartoon resonates with him so much.
August 25, 2021
2m
You are cordially invited to attend Last Week Tonight's Masterpiece Gallery Tour. Visit lwtgallery.com or johnoliverhasyourraterotica.com for details.
October 17, 2021
7m
John Oliver reveals the brave local car dealership that agreed to produce Last Week Tonight’s commercial script, sight unseen.
December 5, 2021
10m
John Oliver explores the lost world of snack-sponsored video games, and pitches some ideas to today’s snack brands.
January 9, 2022
9m
John Oliver discusses The Da Vinci Code: the book, the film, and, for some reason, the cultural phenomenon.
April 25, 2022
15m
John Oliver discusses rules, moral intention, and 1997's Air Bud.
May 29, 2022
17m
John Oliver discusses Kandiss Taylor, a prominent loser in the race for governor of Georgia, and fierce anti-rock activist.
July 3, 2022
9m
John Oliver discusses a surplus of dolls which have been mysteriously washing up on the beach in Texas, and, crucially, how they can be destroyed.
August 28, 2022
11m
John Oliver discusses the new trend of AI-generated images based on text prompts, and, of course, what it all has to do with cabbage.
December 18, 2022
9m
John Oliver explores trash and takes care of some unfinished business in the Ohio of Sweden.
April 9, 2023
29m
In lieu of Homeowners Association, the Last Week Tonight team has prepared an alternative story made specifically for people under 35; one that focuses on a different crumbling American institution that you and your age cohorts might find deeply nostalgic: Chuck E. Cheese.
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