John Oliver

A man sits behind a talk show desk with an image of a Boeing airplane in the top left.

John Oliver goes after Boeing with a brutal parody ad

A man in glasses sits behind a talk show desk.

John Oliver takes a deep dive into a murky online crypto scam

A man in a suit laughs while sitting next to a man behind a desk with his head in his hand.

John Oliver gleefully toying with a tired Stephen Colbert is peak late night

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John Oliver takes a hilarious deep dive into the dark, twisted history of Chuck E. Cheese

"Chuck E. Cheese was a brand founded on darkness."

02/05/2024

A man in a suit sits behind a talk show desk.

A man in a suit sits behind a talk show desk.

John Oliver's 'Hot Ones' episode reduces him to a pool of tears and regret

"I'll be honest, that was hotter than I wanted the first one to be."

02/02/2024

John Oliver on "Hot Ones."

John Oliver on "Hot Ones."

You need to watch John Oliver's 30-minute deep dive into Elon Musk

The "Last Week Tonight" host doesn't hold back.

12/19/2023

A man in a suit sits behind a talk show desk, with an image of Elon Musk visible in the top-left of the screen.

A man in a suit sits behind a talk show desk, with an image of Elon Musk visible in the top-left of the screen.

Sculpture of John Oliver riding a Pūteketeke goes on sale for a good cause

Truly a work of art.

11/20/2023

A man in a suit sits behind a talk show desk. In a smaller image in the top-left corner, a metal sculpture shows the same man riding on the back of a bird.

A man in a suit sits behind a talk show desk. In a smaller image in the top-left corner, a metal sculpture shows the same man riding on the back of a bird.

John Oliver's 'alarmingly aggressive' campaign worked. Pūteketeke is the 'Bird of the Century'.

To the Pūteketeke go the spoils.

11/15/2023

A man in glasses is dressed up as a large bird with an impressive orange plumage.

A man in glasses is dressed up as a large bird with an impressive orange plumage.

Late night hosts announce joint podcast to support staff during strikes

This looks chaotic.

08/30/2023

Five men in different screens wearing headphones on a video call.

Five men in different screens wearing headphones on a video call.

Popular subreddits end their Reddit protest with *only* pictures of John Oliver

Huge shade thrown at Reddit's CEO.

06/18/2023

John oliver sitting on a talk show in a chair

John oliver sitting on a talk show in a chair

John Oliver investigates President Biden's border policy

Have you heard of the app known as "asylum Ticketmaster?"

05/01/2023

By Belen Edwards

John Oliver sits at a news desk with an image of President Joe Biden embedded beside him labeled "Biden and the border."

John Oliver sits at a news desk with an image of President Joe Biden embedded beside him labeled "Biden and the border."

John Oliver explores the dark side of cryptocurrency

So many scams.

04/24/2023

A man in glasses and a suit sits behind a desk, looking at the camera, next to an image of a coin that read "cryptocurrency".

A man in glasses and a suit sits behind a desk, looking at the camera, next to an image of a coin that read "cryptocurrency".

John Oliver takes a deep dive into the Qatar World Cup, slams FIFA

"There is no reason to believe that FIFA will ever do the right thing."

11/22/2022

A man in a suit sits behind a desk with the words "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" behind him on the left.

A man in a suit sits behind a desk with the words "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" behind him on the left.

John Oliver takes an eye-opening look at the British monarchy

"You can't say you're just a symbol and bear no responsibility for how the institutions that you are the head of behave."

11/14/2022

A man in glasses and a suit sits behind a desk, while a sign reading "monarchy" over a picture of a crown is visible behind him.

A man in glasses and a suit sits behind a desk, while a sign reading "monarchy" over a picture of a crown is visible behind him.

John Oliver's dive into election subversion features an explosive Nick Offerman cameo

The perfect PSA.

11/07/2022

A man in a red polo shirt stands holding a gun while smoke billows in the background.

A man in a red polo shirt stands holding a gun while smoke billows in the background.

John Oliver unpacks the state of transgender rights in America

The 'Last Week Tonight' host looks into certain conspiracies that are "heartbreakingly stupid".

10/17/2022

By Meera Navlakha

John Oliver on his show.

John Oliver on his show.

John Oliver examines Bolsonaro's disastrous treatment of the Amazon

"1,000 fires a day. That is so many fires."

09/26/2022

By Shannon Connellan

Late show host John Oliver wears a suit and tie presenting a segment on the Amazon, with a picture of a burning forest.

Late show host John Oliver wears a suit and tie presenting a segment on the Amazon, with a picture of a burning forest.

John Oliver fulfills an AI art prophecy by marrying a cabbage

Yeah... It doesn't make much more sense in context.

08/29/2022

John Oliver marrying a cabbage.

John Oliver marrying a cabbage.

John Oliver sets up his own business to call BS on carbon offsets

Fight dubious corporate tactics with dubious corporate tactics.

08/22/2022

By Shannon Connellan

John Oliver sits presenting beside a computer graphic that reads "Carbon Offsets."

John Oliver sits presenting beside a computer graphic that reads "Carbon Offsets."

John Oliver slams the U.S. response to monkeypox

"There is a bigger conversation worth having here."

08/08/2022

A man in glasses and a suit sits at a desk, with a sign behind him reading "monkeypox".

A man in glasses and a suit sits at a desk, with a sign behind him reading "monkeypox".

John Oliver takes a troubling look at the state of mental health care in the U.S.

"If we want to be a society that truly respects and values mental health, we have to respect and value mental health care."

08/01/2022

A man in glasses and a suit sits at a desk in front of a sign reading "mental health care".

A man in glasses and a suit sits at a desk in front of a sign reading "mental health care".

John Oliver explains inflation using giant frog statues

Certainly simplifies things.

07/25/2022

A man wearing glasses sits at a desk with a sign next to him reading "inflation"

A man wearing glasses sits at a desk with a sign next to him reading "inflation"

John Oliver has several theories about Texas' creepy beach dolls

And now, so do you.

07/04/2022

By Caitlin Welsh

John Oliver at his desk with a caption reading "This is the worst thing I have ever seen."

John Oliver at his desk with a caption reading "This is the worst thing I have ever seen."

John Oliver's water explainer comes with a very sweary Brian Cox cameo

He's playing God, of course.

06/27/2022

Brian Cox on "Last Week Tonight"

Brian Cox on "Last Week Tonight"

John Oliver breaks down the many disturbing problems with the U.S. rental market

"We need to agree housing is a human right."

06/20/2022

John Oliver sitting at his desk with a graphic showing an illustration of a house around the word "RENT"

John Oliver sitting at his desk with a graphic showing an illustration of a house around the word "RENT"

John Oliver breaks down the ways big tech companies strangle their competition

"These bills would crack the door open for innovation."

06/13/2022

John Oliver on tech companies

John Oliver on tech companies

John Oliver takes a disturbing deep dive into the consequences of school police

"School police are not the answer to school shootings."

06/06/2022

John Oliver on school police

John Oliver on school police

John Oliver's deep dive into 'rocks' is far more interesting than it sounds

Also featuring: Politics, furries, and conspiracy theories.

05/30/2022

John Oliver on rocks

John Oliver on rocks

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