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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season 8 (30 Episodes)

11 Seasons 2021 TV-MA 30m 8.8

Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.

With his insightful wit and fearless candor, comedian John Oliver, formerly of the The Daily Show (1996), reviews the crazy current affairs happening in America and around the world. In doing so, he provides a wry perspective that punctures pomposity and cuts through all pretensions with comically outrageous audacity. In doing so, he can get to the heart of the matter of the world's most serious and absurd problems with plenty of laughs along the way.

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Season 8 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Next Pandemic

1. The Next Pandemic

Aired: Feb 14, 2021

As COVID-19 continues to spread, John Oliver discusses what could cause the n...

Episode 2 Meatpacking

Aired: Feb 21, 2021

The pandemic has thrown into high relief some of the longstanding issues surr...

Episode 3 Raids

Aired: Feb 28, 2021

John Oliver explains how raids became a favorite tool of police, how few guar...

Episode 4 Unemployment

4. Unemployment

Aired: Mar 7, 2021

John Oliver details the many obstacles that impede access to unemployment ben...

Episode 5 Tucker Carlson

5. Tucker Carlson

Aired: Mar 14, 2021

Tucker Carlson is admired by white nationalists, elected officials, and some ...

Episode 6 Plastics

Aired: Mar 21, 2021

Plastic is in everything, from the clothes we wear to the water we drink. Joh...

Episode 7 The National Debt

7. The National Debt

Aired: Apr 4, 2021

The national debt has long been portrayed as a burden we're placing on future...

Episode 8 Long-Term Care

8. Long-Term Care

Aired: Apr 11, 2021

John Oliver talks about nursing homes and assisted living facilities which ar...

Episode 9 Bankruptcy

Aired: Apr 18, 2021

John Oliver details why people file for bankruptcy, how needlessly difficult ...

Episode 10 Vaccine

Aired: May 2, 2021

John Oliver explains why some people don't want to get the Covid-19 vaccine a...

Episode 11 Hair

Aired: May 9, 2021

John Oliver discusses the importance of black hair, the ways it can be a targ...

Episode 12 Stand Your Ground

12. Stand Your Ground

Aired: May 16, 2021

John Oliver takes a look at why "stand your ground" laws were created, who th...

Episode 13 Sponsored Content

13. Sponsored Content

Aired: May 23, 2021

John Oliver explains why the integrity of local news is so important, how spo...

Episode 14 Asian Americans

14. Asian Americans

Aired: Jun 6, 2021

John Oliver discusses the large and diverse group of people who fall under th...

Episode 15 Prison Heat

15. Prison Heat

Aired: Jun 13, 2021

John Oliver explains how the failure to air-condition prisons can cause both ...

Episode 16 PACE

Aired: Jun 20, 2021

John Oliver explains how PACE, a program meant to pay for environmentally-fri...

Episode 17 Health Care Sharing Ministries

17. Health Care Sharing Ministries

Aired: Jun 27, 2021

Health Care Sharing Ministries, or HCSMs, advertise themselves as a more affo...

Episode 18 Housing Discrimination

18. Housing Discrimination

Aired: Jul 25, 2021

John Oliver breaks down the long history of housing discrimination in the U.S...

Episode 19 Emergency Medical Services

19. Emergency Medical Services

Aired: Aug 1, 2021

John Oliver explains how emergency medical services function in the U.S., why...

Episode 20 Sacklers

Aired: Aug 8, 2021

John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling lawsuits relate...

Episode 21 Ransomware

Aired: Aug 15, 2021

John Oliver discusses ransomware attacks, why they're on the rise, and what c...

Episode 22 Afghanistan

22. Afghanistan

Aired: Aug 22, 2021

John Oliver discusses the end of America's war with Afghanistan and the human...

Episode 23 Lukashenko

Aired: Sep 12, 2021

John Oliver discusses the longtime leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, a...

Episode 24 Voting Rights

24. Voting Rights

Aired: Sep 26, 2021

John Oliver discusses the current attacks on voting rights, who's behind them...

Episode 25 PFAS

Aired: Oct 3, 2021

John Oliver discusses PFAS - a class of chemicals linked to an array of healt...

Episode 26 Misinformation

26. Misinformation

Aired: Oct 10, 2021

John Oliver discusses how misinformation spreads among immigrant diaspora com...

Episode 27 Taiwan

Aired: Oct 24, 2021

John Oliver discusses Taiwan's history of being governed by other countries, ...

Episode 28 Homelessness

28. Homelessness

Aired: Oct 31, 2021

With homelessness increasing nationwide, John Oliver takes a look at the way ...

Episode 29 The Power Grid

29. The Power Grid

Aired: Nov 7, 2021

John Oliver discusses the current state of the nation's power grid, why it ne...

Episode 30 Union Busting

30. Union Busting

Aired: Nov 14, 2021

John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who d...

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Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: HBO

Production Countries: United States, Mexico

Genres: Comedy, Talk-Show, News

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