Shows Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.

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John OliverCreator
John OliverSelf - Host
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Details

Status	Returning Series
Release	April 27, 2014
Seasons	12
Episodes	341
Last episode	August 10, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	News Satire Comedy Talk Show
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Reviews	John Oliver, Charming Scold Ian Crouch • newyorker.com The Best New TV Shows of 2014 HuffPost • huffpost.com ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ takes a bow at end of season 1 UPROXX • uproxx.com TV Review: ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Brian Lowry • variety.com Seitz on Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: My Main Complaint Is That This Show Isn’t an Hour Long Vulture • vulture.com John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ Is Funny But Too Fast for Its Own Good (Analysis) Tim Goodman • hollywoodreporter.com REVIEW: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver James Poniewozik • time.com How John Oliver Beats Apathy Terrance F. Ross • theatlantic.com John Oliver’s quick wit on display in HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” The Denver Post • denverpost.com John Oliver: The Al Jazeera America of comedy news? Los Angeles Times • latimes.com

Remakes

Title		Year	Avg.
	Greg News	2017	-
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	2014	81%

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