0 27 Apr 2014

John Oliver interviews General Keith Alexander, former head of the NSA. General Alexander discusses Edward Snowden and helps John rebrand a national security organization.

0 27 Apr 2014

John Oliver discusses President Barack Obama's trip to Japan where he met a "scary" robot.

0 04 May 2014

John Oliver interviews Vice news journalist Simon Ostrovsky who was held captive in Ukraine. This is still a comedy show, we promise.

0 04 May 2014

In response to our segment in our premiere on food labeling, POM Wonderful sent us a refrigerator full of juice and an elegantly worded letter implying what we can do with it.

0 18 May 2014

John Oliver and Fareed Zakaria further discuss the victory of Narendra Modi in India's recent election.

0 25 May 2014

John Oliver delivers last week's news, predicted two weeks ago. You get it. Just watch.

0 29 May 2014

With this web exclusive video, the Last Week Tonight staff would like to thank some of the heroes and pioneers who helped make the internet a safer place through #MutuallyAssuredHumiliation.

0 15 Jun 2014

John Oliver talks to Stephen Hawking in the first installment of Last Week Tonight's new "People Who Think Good" series. They cover such topics as parallel universes, artificial intelligence, and Charlize Theron.

0 29 Jun 2014

John Oliver talks in depth with Ugandan LGBTI rights activist Pepe Julian Onziema about the oppressive anti-gay legislation in Uganda as well as the western involvement in inspiring those laws.

0 06 Jul 2014

With Last Week Tonight on hiatus, John Oliver takes to the internet to cover the most important story of the past week: Fireworks.

8 03 Aug 2014

Last week on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver told us to tell Vladimir Putin to #GoGetThoseGeckos. This week, there's some good news...#WeGotThoseGeckos.

0 24 Aug 2014

Watch John Oliver deliver an epic takedown of piñatas.

0 31 Aug 2014

John Oliver reads fan mail, but because no one sends mail anymore, it’s all from YouTube comments.

8 02 Sep 2014

Cookie Monster has a few ideas to share with John Oliver. John just wants you to watch their special news report on words.

0 21 Sep 2014

Roger Goodell spoke about the NFL’s recent controversies. And he spoke badly. Boo this man.

7 12 Oct 2014

Pumpkin spice. Why? John Oliver investigates. Well, he doesn't really investigate. He says things about it, though!

8 19 Oct 2014

We have provided this footage for you to do your own Supreme Court reenactments. Please feel free to use it, post your videos, and tag them #RealAnimalsFakePaws so we can find them.

0 02 Nov 2014

We have accumulated 1,000,000 YouTube subscribers. We’re not really sure what that means!

0 23 Nov 2014

Turkey pardoning is a weird tradition. They're basically all guilty... of being delicious.

0 28 Dec 2014

New Year's Eve is the worst. John Oliver has some great excuses for getting out of it.

0 25 Jan 2015

John Oliver apologizes to Jamie Dornan for perpetuating the #NotMyChristian hashtag...sort of.

0 29 Mar 2015

April Fools’ Day is awful. Please stand with John Oliver and take the Last Week Tonight No-Prank Pledge.

0 09 Apr 2015

John Oliver and Edward Snowden talk password security.

0 24 May 2015

John Oliver shows off some of his favorite graphics that never made it onto the show.

0 08 Jun 2015

John responds to former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner’s wild “The Gloves Are Off” paid political program by buying his own airtime on Trinidad television.

0 28 Jun 2015

Five years of people prematurely declaring the end of Obamacare. (This is a web-exclusive video.)

0 05 Jul 2015

Instead of covering 1 topic in 15 minutes, John Oliver covers 15 topics in 1 minute.

0 30 Aug 2015

John Oliver shares some of his favorite completely made-up history facts.

0 06 Sep 2015

John Oliver gives students a crash course in everything they will learn — or not learn — in school this year.

0 30 Sep 2015

John Oliver explains that the Facebook privacy protection messages are a hoax and tells you how to actually protect your personal information.

0 13 Dec 2015

You will receive at least one horrible gift this month. John Oliver has some tips for getting rid of it.

0 03 Jan 2016

John Oliver helps you revise the New Year’s resolutions you’ve already failed to keep.

0 24 Jan 2016

John Oliver shares more of his favorite graphics that never made it on the show.

0 27 Mar 2016

John Oliver delves into the world of conspiracies and the imagination required to create them. He attempts to wake up the sheeple by showing how Cadbury's Crème Egg is funding the Illuminati.

0 01 May 2016

A mass of cicadas will soon emerge after 17 years in the ground so John Oliver attempts to fill them in on what they have missed since 1999.

0 29 May 2016

John Oliver looks at some things that don't exist, but definitely should.

0 03 Jul 2016

To celebrate the anniversary of America’s Independence John Oliver reminds us what they lost in the process.

0 10 Jul 2016

John Oliver reads some fan mail, once again they all come from YouTube comments.

0 16 Jul 2016

John Oliver makes some official political endorsements.

7 28 Aug 2016

Fed up with the constant stream of superhero movies, John Oliver pitches an original idea for a summer blockbuster based on the adventures of Johnny Strong.

0 04 Sep 2016

Intrigued by the rule against wearing white after Labor Day, John Oliver suggests some other holiday rules to live by.

0 11 Sep 2016

John Oliver isn’t fond of birds. So as they begin their migration for winter he gives them a piece of his mind.

0 14 May 2017

John Oliver discusses the recent flood of comments posted on the FCC's website.

0 15 Jul 2018

John Oliver shares another collection of his favorite graphics that never made it onto the show.

0 26 Aug 2018

John Oliver sets the record straight about some dubious claims he’s made in the past.

0 08 Dec 2019

The holiday season brings with it a host of annual traditions. John Oliver discusses one of the worst.

0 20 Jan 2020

John Oliver explains what type of news should – and shouldn’t – warrant a push notification.

0 06 Dec 2020

With the help of viewers at home, John tries to get to the bottom of an important mystery.

0 25 Apr 2021

John Oliver shares some of his favorite graphics that never made it to air.

0 30 May 2021

John Oliver explains why we need a fun new cereal, and makes a proposition for Cheerios.

7 11 Jul 2021

John Oliver explains why octopuses are cool, great, and yes, called “octopuses”.

7.5 18 Jul 2021

John Oliver explains why a Danish children's cartoon resonates with him so much.

0 25 Aug 2021

You are cordially invited to attend Last Week Tonight's Masterpiece Gallery Tour. Visit lwtgallery.com or johnoliverhasyourraterotica.com for details.

7 17 Oct 2021

John Oliver reveals the brave local car dealership that agreed to produce Last Week Tonight’s commercial script, sight unseen.

7 05 Dec 2021

John Oliver explores the lost world of snack-sponsored video games, and pitches some ideas to today’s snack brands.

6.5 09 Jan 2022

John Oliver discusses The Da Vinci Code: the book, the film, and, for some reason, the cultural phenomenon.

8 25 Apr 2022

John Oliver discusses rules, moral intention, and 1997's Air Bud.

7 29 May 2022

John Oliver discusses Kandiss Taylor, a prominent loser in the race for governor of Georgia, and fierce anti-rock activist.

7 03 Jul 2022

John Oliver discusses a surplus of dolls which have been mysteriously washing up on the beach in Texas, and, crucially, how they can be destroyed.

8 28 Aug 2022

John Oliver discusses the new trend of AI-generated images based on text prompts, and, of course, what it all has to do with cabbage.

8 18 Dec 2022

John Oliver explores trash and takes care of some unfinished business in the Ohio of Sweden.

8 09 Apr 2023

In lieu of Homeowners Association, the Last Week Tonight team has prepared an alternative story made specifically for people under 35; one that focuses on a different crumbling American institution that you and your age cohorts might find deeply nostal...