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    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    • TV Series
    • 2014– 2014–
    • TV-MATV-MA
    IMDb RATING
    8.9/10
    82K
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    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 3
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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.

    IMDb RATING
    8.9/10
    82K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    880
    7
    • Stars
      • John Oliver
      • David Kaye
      • Ryan Barger
    Top credits
    • Stars
      • John Oliver
      • David Kaye
      • Ryan Barger
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    • 116User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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  • Episodes227

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    Top rated TV #42
    • Won 20 Primetime Emmys
      • 63 wins & 70 nominations total

    Videos9

    Highlights From the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards
    Clip 1:54
    Highlights From the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 3
    Trailer 0:59
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 3
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
    Trailer 0:56
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 4
    Trailer 1:23
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 4
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 5
    Trailer 1:01
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 5
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 2
    Trailer 1:30
    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 2
    Season 3 Promo
    Promo 1:01
    Season 3 Promo
    John Oliver Discusses the Trickiness of Emmy Competition
    Video 1:56
    John Oliver Discusses the Trickiness of Emmy Competition
    John Oliver Wants Jon Snow as Co-Host
    Video 1:43
    John Oliver Wants Jon Snow as Co-Host

    Photos457

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    John Oliver
    John Oliver
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    222 episodes222 eps • 2014–2021
    David Kaye
    David Kaye
    • Voice Overas Voice Over…
    130 episodes130 eps • 2014–2021
    Ryan Barger
    • Voice overas Voice over…
    23 episodes23 eps • 2014–2021
    Noel MacNeal
    • Puppeteeras Puppeteer…
    13 episodes13 eps • 2014–2021
    Alberto Bonilla
    Alberto Bonilla
    • Al (Amazon Employee)as Al (Amazon Employee)…
    9 episodes9 eps • 2014–2019
    Gilbert Gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried
    • Jared Kushneras Jared Kushner…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2017–2019
    Rachel Dratch
    Rachel Dratch
    • Wanda Joas Wanda Jo…
    6 episodes6 eps • 2015–2021
    James Wojtal
    • Puppeteeras Puppeteer…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2014–2019
    Kyle Ploof
    Kyle Ploof
    • Dancing Zebraas Dancing Zebra…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2014–2020
    Paul McGinnis
    Paul McGinnis
    • Dogas Dog…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014–2016
    Alex Webb
    Alex Webb
    • CEOas CEO…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2014–2020
    Thomas Kopache
    Thomas Kopache
    • Cowboyas Cowboy
    5 episodes5 eps • 2017–2018
    Jack McBrayer
    Jack McBrayer
    • Dr. Ted Group IIIas Dr. Ted Group III…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017–2021
    Frances Mitchell
    Frances Mitchell
    • Average American (Woman 50 shades of grey)as Average American (Woman 50 shades of grey)…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2014–2018
    Moujan Zolfaghari
    Moujan Zolfaghari
    • Cypto Currency Investoras Cypto Currency Investor…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016–2019
    Susan Evans
    • Voice overas Voice over…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2019–2021
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Selfas Self…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014–2016
    Adam Newman
    Adam Newman
    • Geckoas Gecko…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2014–2015
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    With his insightful wit and fearless candor, comedian John Oliver, formerly of the The Daily Show (1996), reviews the crazy current affairs happening in America and around the world. In doing so, he provides a wry perspective that punctures pomposity and cuts through all pretensions with comically outrageous audacity. In doing so, he can get to the heart of the matter of the world's most serious and absurd problems with plenty of laughs along the way. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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      • Breaking news. Every Sunday.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • News
      • Talk-Show
    • Certificate
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    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Lost in Adaptation: I, Robot (2015)
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      Performed by Valley Lodge

    User reviews116

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    Top review
    10/10
    Great show with intelligence and humor
    This show is a rare gem; it talks about problems of the world - not necessarily the biggest problems, although sometimes it tells commonly known issues that affect so many people -, it's sarcastic and very funny. John Oliver is a great comedian and an amazing presenter, he performed very well during the pandemic as well although he had to do the show from his 'void' without audience or staff members. Although I'm not from US, I find the presentation of topics related to US issues interesting as well, but my favorites are the episodes dealing with international problems. I also respect the producers and John Oliver because of crazy things they do to respond to corrupt people or authoritarians. It deserves all Emmys it got.
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    • Release date
      • April 27, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBO (United States)
      • Official Blog
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Події минулого тижня з Джоном Олівером
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Sixteen String Jack Productions
      • Avalon Television
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    • Runtime
      • 30min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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