Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014
4.7
467 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
Watch in a web browser or on supported devices Learn More

Season 1 episodes (24)

1 01
4/27/14
Guest: Keith Alexander. Topics: the NSA's new image; the Indian general election; landmark POM Wonderful v. Coca Cola case.
2 02
5/4/14
Guest: Simon Ostrovsky. Topics: the death penalty in the U.S.; the Sultan of Brunei.
3 03
5/11/14
Guest: Bill Nye the Science Guy. Topics: the U.S. Senate election in Kentucky; the climate change controversy.
4 04
5/18/14
Guest: Fareed Zakaria. Topics: General Motors controversy; the 'right to be forgotten' and Google Spain vs. AEPD and Mario Costeja Gonzalez.
5 05
6/1/14
Topics: Net neutrality in America; the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
6 06
6/8/14
Guest: Right Said Fred. Topics: FIFA; Bashar al-Assad.
7 07
6/15/14
Guest: Stephen Hawking. Topics: Washington Redskins name controversy; U.S. immigration reform.
8 08
6/22/14
Guest: Steve Buscemi. Topics: Dr. Oz's Senate hearing and the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.
9 09
6/29/14
Guest: Pepe Julian Onziema. Topics: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby case; Nigerian LGBT rights.
10 10
7/13/14
Topics: Income inequality in America; the public image of the C.I.A.
11 11
7/20/14
Topics: Prisons with puppets; Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Commonwealth Games.
12 12
7/27/14
Topics: Nuclear annihilation; Russia's lost satellite carrying mating geckos.
13 13
8/3/14
Topics: Argentina's debt default; native advertising.
14 14
8/10/14
Guest: Sarah Silverman. Topics: payday loans in the U.S.; the Russian embargo on imported U.S. chicken and soybeans.
15 15
8/17/14
Topics: The Michael Brown shooting and police militarization in Ferguson, MO; equal pay for equal work.
16 16
9/7/14
Guest: A Great Big World. Topics: ISIS; student debt; a eulogy for the lost mating space geckos.
17 17
9/14/14
Topics: the Scottish independence referendum; Twitter.
18 18
9/21/14
Guest: Kathy Griffin. Topics: the U.S. embargo against Cuba; Miss America 2015.
19 19
9/28/14
Topics: Drones; the budget shortfall in Kansas.
20 20
10/5/14
Guest: Jeff Goldblum. Topics: the 2022 Winter Olympics; civil forfeiture.
21 21
10/19/14
Guest: Mohammad Usafi. Topics: special immigrant visas; the U.S. Supreme Court.
22 22
10/26/14
Guest: Jane Goodall. Topics: sugar; Toronto politician Doug Ford, Jr.
23 23
11/2/14
Guests: Nick Offerman, H. Jon Benjamin, Sarah Baker. Topics: U.S. state legislature elections; American Legislative Exchange Council.
24 24
11/9/14
Topics: state lotteries; the technological marvel that is the salmon cannon.

About this show

One of the funniest, most refreshing personalities to hit the TV scene in years, John Oliver comes to HBO in this series that takes a topical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
467 reviews
M W
November 14, 2016
We get it. You have one sided views,😱 you insult those who don't have your views through condescending 'shout at the screen' techniques, snarkly reinforce the views of others who have your views. My way or no other way, throw a tantrum because democracy is only good if it works for me, I'm right your wrong politics, and your opinions will never change. Got it. 🤗 Don't see the point of tuning in, he has nothing new to say. He's right, and you're wrong unless you agree. Same old, same old.
40 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
erik johnsen
September 29, 2021
You know the episode of South Park where they all got hybrid cars and thanked each other about how awesome they were? That's what people that watch this show do with each other. It's not well sourced, it's one sided, it's mildly hateful, but presented as legitimate news. People just affirm what they already believe and share it with each other in this snarky format. Going back to season one there are scores of blatent lies, no point in continuing this abomination.
Did you find this helpful?
A Google user
August 1, 2016
What an original idea: a snarky, condescending and snobby host spreads mirth among Upper West Side limousine liberals as all their biases are reinforced at the expense the city and the taxpayer. Using humor high school freshman boys find hilarious, pasty British scold informs America of its many embarrassing historical faux pas with no mention of any good or prosperity the US ever provided it's citizens and the world. A weekly reminder of how perfectly reprehensible or country is, this show is don't missTV
29 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?

Rate this show

Tell us what you think.