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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Series Details & Credits

HBO | Release Date: April 27, 2014

Summary: The Daily Show's John Oliver hosts his own a half-hour satirical news show for HBO.

Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, News

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Apr 29, 2014

Season 1 Review: Last Week Tonight probably needs to towel off a bit and present a more relaxed half-hour next Sunday. The premiere outing nonetheless showed considerable ingenuity and a willingness to take on topics that haven’t already been parodied to death. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Darren Franich

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: Night One felt almost fully-formed, as if Oliver has spent his Daily Show tutelage making a list of everything that works-- and everything he wanted to do just a little bit differently. Read full review

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The A.V. Club

Erik Adams

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: If Last Week Tonight With John Oliver can keep shedding humorous light on international affairs and other stories that fall through the cable-news cracks, this show might make it to eight weeks and beyond. Read full review

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Time

James Poniewozik

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: The first newscast did feel simultaneously long and breathless, maybe because there was little to vary it or break up the topic segments.... But it was a funny, confident start. Read full review

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People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

May 16, 2014

Season 1 Review: His delivery, which falls between Monty Python and Austin Powers, explodes with enjoyable little pips of indignation. [26 May 2014, p.42]

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The Hollywood Reporter

Tim Goodman

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: Even at a commercial-free 30 minutes, Last Week Tonight felt rushed and jam-packed with information, heightened by Oliver's tendency to get excited and/or yell. Those are all good traits (and, historically, pretty funny traits of his), but the entire concept might work better at an hour so he could at least breathe. Read full review

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Variety

Brian Lowry

Apr 28, 2014

Season 1 Review: Everything about Last Week Tonight felt like another spin of the latenight-satire wheel, with nary a new groove in it. Read full review

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Deralac

Nov 14, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best comedy on TV. I appreciate how they take an in-depth look at the week's topic. Also, I enjoy John's sense of humor. The only part of the show I don't care for is the "And Now This" segment. It's annoying listening to people repeat the same phrase over and over. "And Now This" is annoying. "And Now This" is annoying. "And Now This" is annoying.… Expand

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MotoBro

Nov 7, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler Alert: Jon Oliver is painfully unfunny. He couldn’t make it as a standup in his own country but for some reason he was made into a celebrity in America.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 8

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Season 7

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  Air Date: February 16, 2020
Season 6

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  Air Date: February 17, 2019
Season 5

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  Air Date: February 18, 2018
Season 4

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  Air Date: February 12, 2017
Season 3

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  Air Date: February 14, 2016
Season 2

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  Air Date: February 8, 2015
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  Air Date: April 27, 2014