Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 5
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Air Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018
Average Rating: ⭐ 7.835 (739 votes)
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Trump vs. The World
Season 5 - Episode 1
America's reputation is being damaged by its own president. John Oliver, several dinosaurs, and the NYC Gay Men's Chorus remind the world th...
Italian Election
Season 5 - Episode 2
Italy is in the throes of a turbulent race to elect a new prime minister. John Oliver discusses the colorful contenders and introduces an eq...
NRA TV
Season 5 - Episode 3
The NRA's streaming lifestyle network aims to boost gun sales, often by using an ominous tone that would make just about anything sound terr...
Cryptocurrencies
Season 5 - Episode 4
Digital currencies are generating a lot of excitement. John Oliver enlists Keegan-Michael Key to get potential investors equally excited abo...
Mike Pence
Season 5 - Episode 5
John Oliver can't help but say nice things about the Vice President's rabbit, Marlon Bundo. Last Week Tonight even wrote a children's book a...
Immigration Courts
Season 5 - Episode 6
America’s dysfunctional immigration court system forces many children to appear in court alone. That’s as ridiculous in real life as it woul...
Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Season 5 - Episode 7
Crisis pregnancy centers deceptively steer woman away from abortion. They can be started way too easily by religious groups like, for instan...
Corporate Taxes
Season 5 - Episode 8
Many of America’s largest corporations shift a surprising portion of their profits overseas to avoid paying taxes. Even more surprisingly, t...
Iran Deal
Season 5 - Episode 9
Donald Trump could soon dismantle the agreement designed to curb the Iranian nuclear program. Our catheter cowboy will do his best to keep t...
Rudy Giuliani
Season 5 - Episode 10
Rudy Giuliani is new to Trump’s legal team, but not to public controversy. Last Week Tonight examines his turbulent record in the wake of hi...
Venezuela
Season 5 - Episode 11
John Oliver discusses the devastating economic crisis in Venezuela and enlists the help of a large bird who bears a striking resemblance to ...
Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
Season 5 - Episode 12
Other segments: Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, proposed 2018 North Korea-United States summit
Guardianship
Season 5 - Episode 13
It’s alarmingly easy for a total stranger to gain total control over the life of a senior citizen. We enlisted a group of celebrities to off...
Stupid Watergate II
Season 5 - Episode 14
John Oliver explains how the president and his allies are going full O. J. in order to undermine the investigation of Russian interference i...
Xi Jinping
Season 5 - Episode 15
Chinese president Xi Jinping is amassing an alarming amount of political power. If only his propaganda videos made the idea of unrestricted ...
Mexican Elections
Season 5 - Episode 16
Mexico is on the verge of a major election. John Oliver discusses some things we should know about the races and one thing we should not kno...
Gene Editing
Season 5 - Episode 17
Scientists are developing new ways to alter the genetic code of living organisms. John Oliver explores the risks, rewards, and wolf-related ...
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Season 5 - Episode 18
With a national dialogue underway about sexual harassment in the workplace, John Oliver sits down with Anita Hill to discuss the recent resp...
Prosecutors
Season 5 - Episode 19
John Oliver explains how prosecutors use, or in some cases misuse, their power within our criminal justice system and why it’s important to ...
Astroturfing
Season 5 - Episode 20
Organizations can hire fake advocates who create the illusion of real support for their message. It’s a shady practice called astroturfing t...
Trade
Season 5 - Episode 21
Donald Trump is waging a trade war that hurts a lot of American workers. Maybe he would understand that if our heavy-handed documentaries ab...
Felony Disenfranchisement
Season 5 - Episode 22
Many people with felony convictions are unfairly prohibited from voting, and the worst state for this — surprise — is Florida.
Season 5 - Episode 23
Facebook’s global expansion has been linked to political turmoil overseas, so maybe their ads should focus less on how they “connect the wor...
Brett Kavanaugh
Season 5 - Episode 24
John Oliver discusses the ongoing controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, the sexual assault allegations against him, his Supreme Court nom...
Brazilian Elections
Season 5 - Episode 25
Brazil is about to elect a new president during a turbulent period of political corruption and economic uncertainty. John Oliver urges the p...
Saudi Arabia
Season 5 - Episode 26
Following the alarming disappearance of a Saudi journalist and political dissident, John Oliver examines America's uncomfortably comfortable...
State Attorneys General
Season 5 - Episode 27
State AGs have become major partisan players in national politics, so the races to elect them are worth your attention.
Family Separation
Season 5 - Episode 28
John Oliver discusses the disturbing policy that separated migrant families detained at our southern border, and the disturbingly real chanc...
Drain the Swamp
Season 5 - Episode 29
Donald Trump promised to “drain the swamp.” But considering the culture of corruption inside of his administration, Washington is looking aw...
Authoritarianism
Season 5 - Episode 30
John Oliver discusses the growing number of authoritarian leaders around the world, their common characteristics, and whether or not one of ...