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A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

First Aired

2014-04-27
Last Aired

2024-11-17
Creator

John Oliver
Genre

Talk, Comedy, News
Seasons

12
Episodes

333
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

HBO

Keywords:

political satire global politics late-night show

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Season 12

1. POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola

John talks about the Indian election, Pom Wonderful and talks with the former NSA Director General Kei...More

John talks about the Indian election, Pom Wonderful and talks with the former NSA Director General Keith Alexander.Less

30mins 2014-04-27

2. Capital Punishment

John talks about the recent issues of the death penalty, François Hollande and the rising issues happe...More

John talks about the recent issues of the death penalty, François Hollande and the rising issues happening in Brunei.Less

30mins 2014-05-04

3. Climate Change Denial

John talks about Eurovision, Ukraine and Russia's relations and interviews Bill Nye about Climate Chan...More

John talks about Eurovision, Ukraine and Russia's relations and interviews Bill Nye about Climate Change.Less

30mins 2014-05-11

4. The Right to Be Forgotten

John talks about the product recall going on at General Motors, the EU Court of Justice "Right to be F...More

John talks about the product recall going on at General Motors, the EU Court of Justice "Right to be Forgotten" ruling and updates us on how the Indian election is going with help from Fareed Zakaria.Less

30mins 2014-05-18

5. Net Neutrality

John talks about the rise of the far-right political parties in Europe, the Ukrainian election, Afghan...More

John talks about the rise of the far-right political parties in Europe, the Ukrainian election, Afghanistan, Net Neutrality, Australia's hard-line right-wing Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee.Less

30mins 2014-06-01

6. FIFA and the World Cup

John talks about California Chrome and the Belmont Stakes, FIFA and the 2014 World Cup, and Syrian Pre...More

John talks about California Chrome and the Belmont Stakes, FIFA and the 2014 World Cup, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Less

30mins 2014-06-08

7. Immigration Reform

John talks about US Immigration and interviews Professor Stephen Hawking.

John talks about US Immigration and interviews Professor Stephen Hawking.Less

30mins 2014-06-15

8. Dr. Oz

John talks about Iraq, Antarctica tourism and Dr. Oz's "Miracle Drug".

John talks about Iraq, Antarctica tourism and Dr. Oz's "Miracle Drug".Less

30mins 2014-06-22

9. Burwell v. Hobby Lobby

John Oliver sheds light on recent Supreme Court cases and discusses gay rights in Uganda with activist...More

John Oliver sheds light on recent Supreme Court cases and discusses gay rights in Uganda with activist Pepe Julian Onziema.Less

30mins 2014-06-29

10. Income and Wealth Inequality

John talks about modern American income inequality, Warren G. Harding's love letters and President Oba...More

John talks about modern American income inequality, Warren G. Harding's love letters and President Obama's "Day In The Life" tour.Less

30mins 2014-07-13

11. Incarceration in the United States

John talks about the Gaza crisis, the decay of American prisons and the gambling addiction problem in ...More

John talks about the Gaza crisis, the decay of American prisons and the gambling addiction problem in Singapore.Less

30mins 2014-07-20

12. Nuclear Weapons and the United States

John talks about human rights violations in the Middle East, nuclear disarmament and Russia's science ...More

John talks about human rights violations in the Middle East, nuclear disarmament and Russia's science satellite that lost communication.Less

30mins 2014-07-27

13. Native Advertising

John talks about Uganda's anti-gay laws, the CIA's recent report on their use of torture, the New York...More

John talks about Uganda's anti-gay laws, the CIA's recent report on their use of torture, the New York Port Authority, Argentina's default on debt and native advertising.Less

30mins 2014-08-03

14. Payday Loans

John talks about the return of US military actions in Iraq, replacing all passwords due to a global se...More

John talks about the return of US military actions in Iraq, replacing all passwords due to a global security breach and the terrible practices of the Payday Loan industry.Less

30mins 2014-08-10

15. Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization

Focuses on the shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization in Ferguson, MO. John also discusse...More

Focuses on the shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization in Ferguson, MO. John also discusses the topic of equal pay for equal work.Less

30mins 2014-08-17

16. Student Debt

John talks about ISIS and student loan debt. Musical group A Great Big World make a special appearance...More

John talks about ISIS and student loan debt. Musical group A Great Big World make a special appearance.Less

30mins 2014-09-07

17. Scottish Independence Referendum

John talks about the NFL's decision on Ray Rice's contract, the international response to ISIS, Scotla...More

John talks about the NFL's decision on Ray Rice's contract, the international response to ISIS, Scotland's separation from the United Kingdom and Twitter hashtags that are being misused by corporations.Less

30mins 2014-09-14

18. United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015

John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why th...More

John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why the policy of United States having embargo against Cuba doesn't make sense . The main story focuses on the Miss America pageant and their scholarships to women. John explains how outdated and absurd the requirements for the contestants are and to illustrate these problems, stages his own pageant with the help of a guest star - Kathy Griffin.Less

30mins 2014-09-21

19. Drones

John discusses U.S. military drones and the Kansas state budget shortfall. Also, Narendra Modi, the Pr...More

John discusses U.S. military drones and the Kansas state budget shortfall. Also, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minster of India visited New York and did some classic New York things.Less

30mins 2014-09-28

20. Civil Forfeiture

Main story: how desperate the American law enforcement is to make money out of everyone by using the p...More

Main story: how desperate the American law enforcement is to make money out of everyone by using the process called the "civil asset forfeiture," and how it would make for a weird episode of "Law and Order." Plus, John wants to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and how is Columbus Day still a thing.Less

30mins 2014-10-05

21. Military Translators

Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home...More

Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave. John Oliver interviews FNU Mohammad, one translator who made it out. Plus, since cameras aren’t allowed in the Supreme Court discussions, most coverage of the important cases looks like garbage. John fixes that problem with real animals and fake paws.Less

30mins 2014-10-19

22. Sugar

John Oliver talks about a Russian submarine in Sweden, ebola in New York, added sugar in food, Rob For...More

John Oliver talks about a Russian submarine in Sweden, ebola in New York, added sugar in food, Rob Ford's brother and interviews Jane Goodall.Less

30mins 2014-10-26

23. State Legislatures and ALEC

While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and biz...More

While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and bizarre) midterm elections are going unexamined. State legislators pass a lot of bills, and some of that efficiency is thanks to a group called ALEC that writes legislation for them. It’s as shady as it sounds!Less

30mins 2014-11-02

24. The Lottery

The Lottery: State lotteries claim to be good for education and the general wellbeing of citizens. But...More

The Lottery: State lotteries claim to be good for education and the general wellbeing of citizens. But are they? (Spoiler alert: No.) Also, there is a cannon that shoots salmon over dams. It’s awesome. Check it out.Less

30mins 2014-11-09

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A Review by narrator56 8

Written by narrator56 on 2020-04-04

I usually, but not always, get something out of each episode of John Oliver’s show. Since he goes into great detail on a different topic eac... read more

A Review by tournelhenry 3

Written by tournelhenry on 2022-12-12

I don't know if this show was always this bad or Oliver lost his mind. A that criticises current political events should at least gets it... read more

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A Review by Peter McGinn

I usually, but not always, get something out of each episode of John Oliver’s show. Since he goes into great detail on a different topic each week, it depends on the topic as to whether Inenjoy the episode. Sometimes he takes matters furthe...

A Review by narrator56 8

Written by narrator56 on 2020-04-04

A Review by tournelhenry 3

Written by tournelhenry on 2022-12-12

I don't know if this show was always this bad or Oliver lost his mind. A that criticises current political events should at least gets its facts straight, insane political bias aside. This show has...