Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 

Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this new weekly news satire program.

Stars:

John Oliver, David Kaye, Ryan Barger

Top Rated TV #27 | Won 12 Primetime Emmys. Another 26 wins & 36 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
John Oliver	...	Himself - Host 151 episodes, 2014-2019
David Kaye	...	Voice Over / ... 85 episodes, 2014-2019

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

news satire | current affairs | satire | witty host | reenactment | 

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Taglines:

Back despite popular demand

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Genres:

Comedy | News | Talk-Show

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

HBO [United States] Official Blog

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Filming Locations:

CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sixteen String Jack Productions, Avalon Television, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (2.0)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

When covering the topic of robocalls in March 2019, especially the ridiculous lengths people had to go through to avoid them or stop receiving them, Oliver used the very FCC regulations which allowed them to mushroom into the massive problem they had become in the United States, to begin robocalling all of the FCC chairs personal phone numbers with a ridiculously scripted robocall, followed by bagpipe music. Per the very FCC regulations the chairs had approved, in order for the calls to stop, each individual FCC chair would separately have to send an official letter to Oliver's office address, which he hid within quickly scrolling small text on the screen during a random part of the segment, requesting these calls stop immediately. He stated that the setup for the robocalls was shockingly easy, taking just one of his IT technicians on staff less than 15 minutes to set everything up with current telecommunications technology, and on a minimal budget. He also mentioned during the segment that while tens of millions of dollars in fines have been levied against companies violating robocalling regulations, only a minute fraction has ever been collected by the FCC in recent years, effectively giving companies free reign to continue unabated.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
John Oliver - Host: The point is.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jennifer Lawrence/George Lopez/Tom Odell (2016)

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Soundtracks

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User Reviews

It's John Oliver, of course it's awesome!

First of all, I LOVE JOHN OLIVER. My heart has been so many times taken by different UK comedians that I have lost count. But yes, John Oliver, very nice! And that's why I picked up this show to watch and I can say that I wasn't disappointed, the opposite of that.

It's an easy formula: First pick a news topic, usually involving stupid people like US politicians, then make fun of him, and than… well that's it. Basic formula which works so damn well, at least for me.

But I have to say that sometimes I just don't like the jokes or the way Oliver tells them or acts them. He sometimes gets so charged about some things that I'm almost yelling him through the TV to calm the f**k down. And there sure is some childish jokes and sketches which irritate me, that a bit lowers my rating. But hey, that's Oliver we are talking about so what can I truly expect.

Short story even shorter: The show is AMAZING, even more amazing than Spiderman (which by the way I don't like for some reason, maybe because he's wearing a childish costume with a spider drawn on it?, Hell, I got sidetracked again). Sure the irritating and/or childish jokes and sketches make it a bit worse but still: Bloody (Almost) Perfect. Verdict

3^2/5+5, very highly recommend this show, one of the best Comedy News/Talk-Shows out there, second just after The Colbert Report. STEEEEVEN! STEEVEN! STEEVEN! Don't get it? That's okay, just go and watch The Colbert Report because it's truly the greatest.