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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • TV Series
  • 2014–
  • 10
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
101K
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John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.
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Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.

  • Stars
    • John Oliver
    • David Kaye
    • Ryan Barger
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
    101K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,532
    136
    • Stars
      • John Oliver
      • David Kaye
      • Ryan Barger
    • 161User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #56
    • Won 30 Primetime Emmys
      • 94 wins & 125 nominations total

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    John Oliver
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    • Self - Host…
    • 2014–2025
    David Kaye
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    • 2014–2025
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    • 2014–2024
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    • 2014–2021
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    • 2019–2023
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    • 2014–2019
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    • 2017–2019
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    Reviewers say 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver' is celebrated for its sharp humor, insightful analysis, and fearless social commentary. Many praise John Oliver's wit and intelligence in tackling complex issues. The show is lauded for its thorough research and commitment to truth. However, some critics find it overly political and biased, especially regarding Donald Trump. Others feel it has become repetitive. Despite this, many viewers find it both entertaining and enlightening.
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    10asjad_imran

    John Oliver is awesome

    John Oliver is involved in one of the most tasteful shows I have come across which is currently in production. John pulls through with a very unique flavor which leaves the viewer thinking about the show long after it is over. His insightful outlook and commentary on a wide variety of issues is well worth the half hour (plus internet content). In my opinion, John doesn't, or at least attempts not to alienate any viewership the show may achieve but the show is perhaps designed to engage those with an open mind. The humorously named "Last Week Tonight" is a lot more than cheap laughs, and then some. In the few episodes that have aired so far, John has proved, at least to me personally, that him and his staff are capable of having very sophisticated opinions on some very deep issues. Honestly, I hope I can hear a lot more from John Oliver and the writers/staff involved!
    10Carma_Gagne_Chan

    More rare than a lamb chop in Hell's Kitchen

    After the season finale of Game of Thrones, Veep, and Silicon Valley (whichever comes last), I was going to cancel my subscription to HBO. Now comes Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and I'm in a quandary. The history of television and big belly laughs for me is a rare combination. The best sitcoms every have mostly merely amused me. Laughing out loud so hard I can't stop and I have to get online and tell my friends to add this to their watch list is more rare than a lamb chop in Hell's Kitchen. John Oliver made The Daily Show funnier. It's great to see talent like that finally get its due share of hate mail.

    So now, what to do... cancel HBO and pay $1.99 per episode to watch it on Roku? Yeah, that's how frugal I can be. But can I wait 24 hours for that kind of laughter? Therein lies the quandary.

    I must take a moment to thank John Oliver and his creative team. Laughter is the best medicine. You're saving the planet--perhaps the multiverse. Boredom is hell. Torture is preferable to boredom. At least torture is something. So thank Fox for 24 hours of torture. But boredom will kill you to death. I didn't know what I was going to do after Dexter ended. Being Human relieves me for a few months, then it's agony. Hannibal comes along and I'm mesmerized for a few months, then I have to wait like a pregnant woman for the next amazing moment. OK, I admit, Wednesday nights in the summer are delicious because of the people who think they can dance. But you, sir, you are the kind of jester who comes along once in the history of an empire, and where would we be without you? Perish the thought.
    10blowfly13

    intelligent, fair, and hilarious

    Loved John Oliver on Community and love him on this show. He's intelligent and sarcastic, and somehow manages to make topics that are completely horrific (e.g., the U.S. government's actions) not thoroughly depressing. I love how he will make fun of ANY political party; so many shows just spend their time panning Republicans, losing half the country as a result. Oliver must be a libertarian, because he very fairly simply makes fun of anyone who is doing something stupid, regardless of political affiliation. This is something that cannot be said of the unbearable John Stewart, or SNL, for example, but can be said of the awesome Lewis Black as well.

    I also like his way of poking fun at the U.S. - it's not condescending or rude, it's just good humored teasing. The segment in which he shows the globe with countries marked as Not the U.S. is priceless.

    Oliver's topics are well chosen, and his take on them is unique. I greatly hope HBO will continue this show as it's the best comedy late night hosted whatever genre you call this currently on TV.
    9briancham1994

    Much needed infotainment

    John Oliver uses his biting humour to bring light to important issues and events. His style involves a lot of mockery and rude jokes that alienated me a bit, but overall his incisiveness led me to want more.
    9hasansevik

    Love the "I used to like it, but..." reviews.

    Especially because most of those reviews, conveniently mostly post-2016, will say things like 'He used to be balanced but now it's leftist/woke/agenda-driven. I've watched every episode of this show and it's ALWAYS been left-leaning. Social justice, pro-healthcare, anti-gun... That's what the US needs to hear specifically because the US is none of those things at the moment. Don't pretend that people like John Oliver used to represent everyone equally and then suddenly went Left. That's like suggesting that Tucker Carlson used to be more Centre and then suddenly, out of nowhere, he's become Right, when he's always been Right.

    In saying that, I love that he provokes conversation and forces audiences to think beyond just the acceptable alternatives. Rather than increase funding in this, why not scrap it entirely and go with that instead? Sure, some will watch it and think, "Nup, that's going too far" or "That's so un-American" or even "He's pandering to this group or that ideal", but sometimes Americans need to hear those extreme views, especially when their own leaders are happy to implement even more extreme measures (like locking up kids because of their skin colour, building a wall much like the Berlin Wall, and labelling all Mexicans as "rapists and murders...and some, I assume, are good people").

    I, for one, love that John is willing to push his views so far that it'll piss many people off, because, if nothing else, it starts a conversation. Since the US has seen absolutely no major social, political or financial reform in the last 50 years, the country needs to be shoved out of its racist, elitist apathy and shaken vigorously until actual change becomes part of the conversation.

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    • Trivia
      After hosting The Daily Show (1996) for eight weeks, John Oliver's reviews were so overwhelmingly positive that he was offered a job by HBO to do a weekly talk show, which they were not planning to do until they saw Oliver host.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      John Oliver - Host: The point is.

    • Alternate versions
      It is illegal in Great Britain to use video footage of Parliament for comedic purposes. Initially when episodes featuring such footage aired there the screen cut to black without explanation. For later episodes producers would substitute bizarre footage including for example comedian Gilbert Gottfried reading three-star Yelp reviews for restaurants in Boise, Idaho.
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    • Release date
      • February 16, 2016 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBO (United States)
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Події минулого тижня з Джоном Олівером
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Sixteen String Jack Productions
      • Avalon Television
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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      • 30m
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      • 16:9 HD

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