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  1. Don’t Go Back to School Without These Handy Tips from ‘Last Week Tonight’Last Week Tonight was on hiatus this weekend, but to help all the students out there heading back to school this week, the show uploaded a new […]
    By Megh Wright
  2. back to school
    Become a Know-It-All With This J. Oliver LessonAnd then either go crush your first day back at school — or your nostalgia.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  3. John Oliver Shares Some of His Favorite History Lies on ‘Last Week Tonight’Here’s a new web exclusive from Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver runs through just a few of his favorite completely untrue history facts. […]
    By Megh Wright
  4. candy
    Oliver Loves Mocking American Geography SkillsLike you know where Uruguay is, John.
    By Jesse David Fox
  5. John Oliver Explains Why We Need a Federal LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law on […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver covers discrimination against LGBT people in the United States and why […]
    By Megh Wright
  6. true religion
    Oliver’s Televangelist Segment Is Pressuring IRSScore.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  7. John Oliver Creates His Very Own Tax-Exempt Religion on ‘Last Week Tonight’Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver takes a deep dive into the world of televangelists and how they legally […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Made a Star-Studded Sex Education Video That’s […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight where John Oliver examines the embarrassing state of sex education in the United States, […]
    By Megh Wright
  9. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Explains Why It’s Time for Washington DC to Become the […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver breaks down the countless ways Washington DC has been shafted by Congress […]
    By Megh Wright
  10. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Explains Why Mandatory Prison Sentencing Does Way More […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver breaks down why mandatory minimum prison sentencing laws are an awful idea […]
    By Megh Wright
  11. John Oliver Explains Why American Food Waste Is ‘Dutch-Ovening the Entire […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver took a close look at America’s growing problem with food waste. From […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. John Oliver Gives a Riveting Halftime Speech Against Taxpayer-Funded […]We can always count on John Oliver and Last Week Tonight to make the seemingly least funny subjects entertaining. In the case of last night’s […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. John Oliver Covers 15 Topics in One Minute on ‘Last Week Tonight’Last Week Tonight was off the air last night, so John Oliver and crew did something a little different for their latest web exclusive. Instead […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. last night on late night
    Watch John Oliver’s July 4 Shallow Dives for Last Week TonightFeaturing an interesting fun fact about Lenny Kravitz and Al Roker.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  15. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Created the Perfect Way to Spend Your 2015 Leap SecondTomorrow night we’ll be treated to an extra second of time right before midnight, so last night John Oliver unveiled a website made by the good […]
    By Megh Wright
  16. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Made an Updated AOL Ad Starring Rob Huebel and Colin […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, where John Oliver takes a closer look at the dark, depressing, and still not explicitly […]
    By Megh Wright
  17. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Enlists Helen Mirren to Voice the US Senate Torture […]Not many people have bothered to read the released version of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s interrogation program, so […]
    By Megh Wright
  18. John Oliver Explains Why the US Bail System Is Only Good for Reality TVDuring last night’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver took a closer look at the US bail system, which forces tons of poor people to sit in jail […]
    By Megh Wright
  19. John Oliver Makes a Desperate Plea to FIFA’s Top SponsorsLast June, John Oliver and Last Week Tonight dove deep into the dark and crooked underbelly of FIFA, and in light of last week’s raid and […]
    By Megh Wright
  20. John Oliver Shares Some of the Weirdest Cut ‘Last Week Tonight’ GraphicsLast Week Tonight was off the air this past weekend, so John Oliver and crew uploaded a new web exclusive featuring a bunch of graphics that, […]
    By Megh Wright
  21. John Oliver Highlights the Depressing Reality of Farming Chickens On last night’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver took aim at the situation that modern chicken farms find themselves in which – surprise! – is […]
    By Adam Frucci
  22. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Explains Why Working Mothers Have It the WorstTo celebrate Mother’s Day, last night’s Last Week Tonight took a closer look at the many American companies and lawmakers who claim to love and […]
    By Megh Wright
  23. John Oliver Explains Why Standardized Testing Is Bad for EveryoneLast night’s Last Week Tonight took a closer look at No Child Left Behind, Common Core, and the last decade of standardized testing in the US, […]
    By Megh Wright
  24. last week tonight with john oliver
    John Oliver: Standardized Tests Make Little Kids Vomit and Cry, So Maybe StopOliver takes on Big Test.
    By Jesse David Fox
  25. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Breaks Down the Fashion Industry’s Dark SecretsLast night’s Last Week Tonight took a look at some of the most popular cheap clothing companies in the US, examining how companies like H&M, […]
    By Megh Wright
  26. last week tonight this morning
    John Oliver’s Doomsday Video Stars Martin SheenThere are cats!
    By Dee Lockett
  27. Martin Sheen and ‘Last Week Tonight’ Make the Perfect Doomsday VideoEarlier this year, CNN’s top secret doomsday video leaked online, but Last Week Tonight decided it was a little too depressing and in need of a […]
    By Megh Wright
  28. ‘Inside Amy Schumer,’ ‘Jane the Virgin,’ and ‘Last Week Tonight’ Win […]The 74th annual Peabody Awards’ entertainment category recipients were announced today, and among the winners are a few new and returning […]
    By Megh Wright
  29. the peabody awards
    Pretty Cool: Inside Amy Schumer Won a PeabodySo did Jane the Virgin, The Americans, and Last Week Tonight.
    By Nate Jones
  30. last night on late night
    Michael Bolton Sings a Love Song to the IRS on John Oliver“I think they deserve at least a few minutes of grudging acknowledgment.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  31. Edward Snowden Teaches John Oliver About Password Security on ‘Last Week […]If you haven’t watched John Oliver’s in-depth dick pic-themed chat with Edward Snowden, do yourself a favor and go watch it immediately. If […]
    By Megh Wright
  32. Take ‘Last Week Tonight’s April Fools’ Day No-Prank PledgeLast Week Tonight was off last week, but John Oliver and crew uploaded a web exclusive last night to bring attention to a very important issue: […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. last week tonight this morning
    John Oliver Teaches You How to Avoid Being a Dick on April Fools’ Day“Seriously, stop being a dick.”
    By Dee Lockett
  34. last week tonight this morning
    John Oliver Breaks Down the Real Reason Speeding Tickets Are the Worst#ShutDownTheFuckBarrel.
    By Dee Lockett
  35. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Explores the ‘Hamster Wheel of Hell’ of Municipal […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight, in which John Oliver breaks down the many problems surrounding municipal violation fines and […]
    By Megh Wright
  36. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Covers March Madness and the Greedy NCAATo celebrate the start of March Madness this week, last night’s Last Week Tonight took a closer look at the NCAA’s policy of not paying student […]
    By Megh Wright
  37. last night on late night
    John Oliver v. Daylight Saving TimeEven farmers think it’s dumb.
    By Jesse David Fox
  38. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Wonders Why Daylight Saving Time Is Still a ThingFeeling extra tired this morning? Here’s a clip from last night’s Last Week Tonight about the pointlessness of Daylight Saving Time, which has […]
    By Megh Wright
  39. last week tonight this morning
    Ed Norton Stars in John Oliver’s InfrastructureBecause infrastructure is sexy!
    By Dee Lockett
  40. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Makes America’s Crumbling Infrastructure Sexy AgainLast night’s Last Week Tonight took a closer look at the crumbling infrastructure in the United States, from the thousands of uninspected dams […]
    By Megh Wright
  41. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Explores the Dangers of Elected JudgesAn Alabama judge recently defied a federal ruling by banning same-sex marriages in the state, so Last Week Tonight took a closer look at the […]
    By Megh Wright
  42. last week tonight this morning
    John Oliver Mocks Britain’s Labour Party and Its Offensive ‘Barbie Bus’“The only way it could be more patronizing is if its wheels were giant NuvaRings and they refused to let women drive it.”
    By Dee Lockett
  43. renewals
    Last Week Tonight Renewed for Two More Seasons of Epic RantsJohn Oliver isn’t going anywhere.
    By Dee Lockett
  44. ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ Gets a Double Season Renewal from HBOGreat news: HBO just announced that they’ve renewed Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for a third and fourth season. Each season will consist […]
    By Megh Wright
  45. ‘Louie,’ ‘High Maintenance,’ and ‘Last Week Tonight’ Win WGA AwardsThe 2015 Writers Guild Awards were announced over the weekend, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, Louie, The Simpsons, High Maintenance, and Last […]
    By Megh Wright
  46. last week tonight this morning
    John Oliver Takes on Cigarettes and the Swimsuit Issue, So Get New Vices, DadAnd as a bonus, you’ll learn where Uruguay is.
    By Jesse David Fox
  47. ‘Last Week Tonight’ Takes on the Pharmaceutical Marketing IndustryLast Week Tonight finally returned for its second season on HBO last night, and John Oliver got right to work by covering the many shady ways […]
    By Megh Wright
  48. clips
    Last Week Tonight vs. DoctorsAnd RadioShack.
    By Jesse David Fox
  49. John Oliver on ‘Last Week Tonight’s Extended Segments: ‘There Has to Be […]Last Week Tonight with John Oliver returns to HBO for its second, 35-episode season this Sunday, and ahead of its debut THR spoke with Oliver […]
    By Megh Wright
  50. John Oliver Auditions for the ‘50 Shades of Grey’ SequelAhead of the season 2 Last Week Tonight premiere on February 8th, here’s a brand new web exclusive featuring John Oliver giving a […]
    By Megh Wright
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