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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , John Oliver presents a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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30m1. Marketing to Doctors
30 minJohn Oliver discusses the growing issues of pharmaceutical companies marketing directly to and through doctors.
30m2. Tobacco
30 minJohn riffs on Yemen. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, '50 Shades of Grey', and the unethical legal practices of tobacco company Phillip Morris International.
30m3. Elected Judges
30 minJohn discusses United Kingdom general elections, judicial elections, and the Chinese New Year.
30m4. Infrastructure
30 minJohn demonstrates the importance of infrastructure with a special sketch starring Edward Norton, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Steve Buscemi. He also discusses the death of Putin opposition Boris Nemstov.
30m5. U.S. Territories
30 minJohn Oliver discusses a Fanta controversy in Germany, citizenship grievances for those in U.S. territories, and cigarette packaging.
30m6. The NCAA
30 minThe NCAA doesn't pay students athletes because they are considered to be amateurs. They are considered to be amateurs because they don't get paid.
30m7. Municipal Violations
30 minIf you have money, committing a municipal violation may pose you a minor inconvenience. If you don't, it can ruin your life.
30m8. Government Surveillance
30 minJohn heads to Russia to interview Edward Snowden as part of a segment on government surveillance.
30m9. The IRS
30 minJohn discusses the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with a special appearance from Michael Bolton.
30m10. Patents
30 minJohn discusses patents, Earth Day, and doomsday, with a special appearance from Martin Sheen.
30m11. Fashion
30 minJohn Oliver explores the concept of changing and cheap fashion and some of the ugliest truths of the manufacturing process.
30m12. Standardized Testing
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30m13. Paid Family Leave
30 minJohn discusses Victory Day in Russia, paid parental leave, and Japanese government mascots.
30m14. Chickens
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30m15. FIFA II
30 minJohn discusses the 2015 FIFA corruption case.
30m16. Bail
30 minJohn explains why America's bail system is better for the reality TV industry than it is for the justice system.
30m17. Torture
30 minJohn discusses the 2015 European Games, the Canadian Senate expenses scandal, and torture with the voice of special guest Helen Mirren.
30m18. Online Harassment
30 minOnline harassment is a major problem, but it is rarely prosecuted. If only we'd been warned about this in the early days of the internet.
30m19. Transgender Rights
30 minJohn discusses US Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage and Obamacre, former President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, transgender rights and leap second.
30m20. Stadiums
30 minJohn discusses how taxpayer money is funding private sports stadiums.
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About Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
- Format
- TV series
- First aired
- Episode length
- 31 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy
- Catalogue rating
- 7.8 / 10
- IMDb ID
- tt3530232
- TVmaze ID
- 263
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