“This is the magic of John Oliver. It’s been only 14 episodes so far (the show is slated for 19 this season) but the Last Week Tonight team has found a way to take a seemingly complicated issue, remove the talking points and cultural baggage surrounding it, break it into understandable parts—and then slowly rebuild it. It’s an ingenious formula that’s making a difference in the real world.â€
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is showered with more well-deserved praise in a new Atlantic piece called “How John Oliver Beats Apathy.â€