From Last Week Tonight. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our lawyers and apologize once again to Adam Driver.

From Last Week Tonight. We don’t need more detention centers. We need bigger baskets.

From Last Week Tonight. We know when the best time in American history was, and trust us, this is not it.

From Last Week Tonight. ICE Detention is “not a punishment” in the same way Wicked was “not 30 minutes too long.”

From Last Week Tonight. We can think of two nice things to say about Ronald Reagan.

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses ICE detention facilities, who’s in them, who runs them and – of course – why it is totally understandable if our studio audience would rather watch Drew Barrymore’s show instead. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news…

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s address to Congress, why Republicans have been having a rough time at town halls, the reality of ICE detention facilities, and one very special establishment in Maine. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as…

From Last Week Tonight. Life is somewhat easier for attractive people. Like John, of course. What. Why are you looking at us like that.

From Last Week Tonight. Just like a Magritte painting in 1929, the subminimum wage is blowing our fucking minds.

From Last Week Tonight. Tipping culture is totally out of control. John is carrying his tip jar around the office now. Something must be done.

From Last Week Tonight. It’s not that hard to be nice!

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses tipping, why it’s more complicated and fraught than you might realize, how we can address some of the issues surrounding it, and whether or not he deserves 25% at the end of this story. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel…

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses the right-wing personalities who are now in charge of the FBI, the White House’s disastrous meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and why tipping is more complicated and fraught than you might realize. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost…

From Last Week Tonight. Without content moderation, the internet would just be porn and diet pills. And no, that’s NOT what the internet is right now. It’s also LinkedIn posts.

From Last Week Tonight. We actually think the chainsaw metaphor is very apt here.

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses Facebook’s controversial new plans for content moderation and which Animorphs he would and would not kill with his car. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook…

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses Facebook’s controversial new plans for content moderation and DOGE’s continued firing of government workers, including some of America’s best dorks: Park rangers. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Find Last Week…

From Last Week Tonight. Not to worry, everyone. If Elon Musk discovers that Elon Musk is trying to pull one over on the American people, he promises to tell himself not to do that. Problem solved.

From Last Week Tonight. We may not be able to stop Chili’s from hurting people, but we can try to stop DOGE. Chili’s, however, is totally out of our control. They have their lane, we have ours.

From Last Week Tonight. Our country is finally based on merit. Evidenced by Big Balls, senior advisor at the State Department.

From Last Week Tonight. It’s called leadership, Kaitlan!

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses the first four weeks of Donald Trump’s second term as president, the strategy behind some of the choices his administration has made and why it is indeed fuck time. You heard us: It’s fuck time. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube…

From Last Week Tonight. John Oliver discusses the things that happened while the show was away, the first four weeks of Donald Trump’s second term as president, and what would happen if John played Serena Williams in tennis. Hint: it would not be good for John. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the…

From Last Week Tonight. October 27th, 2024. Before the 2024 election, John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s promises to carry out mass deportations, what some of his supporters might not realize about the details of those plans, and – shockingly – how Bill O’Reilly still has a show. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to…

From Last Week Tonight. Wee-woo wee-woo, new season alert. #LastWeekTonight with John Oliver returns February 16. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Follow us on Twitter for…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 4. March 7th, 2021. John Oliver details the many obstacles that impede access to unemployment benefits – often by design – and why the entire system needs an overhaul. Texas and Mississippi begin to roll back COVID restrictions, and conservative media outlets focus on Dr. Seuss books instead…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 25. October 3rd, 2021. John Oliver discusses PFAS — a class of chemicals linked to an array of health issues — and why their widespread use isn’t as magical as it may seem. The Senate holds a hearing on Instagram and Facebook’s impact on teenagers’ mental health, and…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 26. October 10th, 2021. John Oliver discusses how misinformation spreads among immigrant diaspora communities, how little some platforms have done to stop it, and, most importantly, how to have a very good morning. Idaho’s lieutenant governor makes sweeping changes while the governor is out of state, and John…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 30. November 14th, 2021. Season finale. John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when your manager wants to talk to you about “your attendance.” Several instigators are sentenced in the January 6th…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 29. November 7th, 2021. John Oliver explains why the the nation’s power grid needs fixing, how an unlikely candidate won a state senate seat in New Jersey, and whether or not Joe Biden fell asleep at the COP26 climate summit. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 24. September 26th, 2021. John Oliver discusses the current attacks on voting rights, a contest involving ducks and stamps, and U.S. Border Patrol’s abuse of Haitian immigrants. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 8. April 11th, 2021. John Oliver explains the industry behind nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and why long-term care needs fixing. Matt Gaetz continues to face scrutiny, and thousands of refugees struggle to enter the U.S. due to Biden’s slow response to policies left over from the…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 9. April 18th, 2021. John Oliver details why people file for bankruptcy, how needlessly difficult the process can be, and the ways we can better serve people struggling with debt. Daunte Wright is killed at the hands of police, and in an attempt to provide a piece of…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 3. February 28th, 2021. John Oliver explains how raids became a favored tool of police, the lack of meaningful guardrails on their use, and what we should do about it. Plus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his administration come under fire for underreporting covid deaths in nursing…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 2. February 21st, 2021. John Oliver explains how the pandemic brought to light some of the longstanding issues surrounding working conditions in meatpacking facilities, why greater oversight is needed, and how we can go about getting it. And, Texas faces a humanitarian crisis as they lose power and…

From Last Week Tonight. Season 8, Episode 21. August 15th, 2021. John Oliver discusses ransomware attacks, why they’re on the rise, and what can be done about them. And, controversy arises over schools issuing mask mandates. Connect with Last Week Tonight online… Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as…