John Oliver

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John Oliver explores how the U.S. messed up COVID-19 testing so badly and why it matters so much

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver doesn't want America to go 'back to normal' after the coronavirus pandemic

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver spends 18 minutes dumping on OAN, Trump's favorite media outlet

John Oliver pans Trump's COVID-19 response

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains why 'the coronavirus is not The Hunger Games,' despite Trump's best efforts

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains the coronavirus, apportions blame, offers practical advice

John Oliver tackles Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalism

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains how Narendra Modi is 'Marie Kondo-ing India' of Muslims, and why he might fail

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains the pros and cons of Medicare-for-all, goes with the pros

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John Oliver tells Stephen Colbert the beauty and terror of becoming a U.S. citizen when America's 'not at its best'

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains why Trump doesn't want you to participate in the census, plus other reasons you should

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver and a delightful melange of celebrities explain the benefits and pitfalls of compounding pharmacies

John Oliver explains America's immigration system

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver emotionally explains why immigrants to Trump's America can't just 'get in line'

John Oliver rails against the filibuster

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Johnsplaining

Watch John Oliver try to convince you it's time to kill the filibuster. It's very dramatic.

John Oliver and Wanda Sykes talk racial disparity in medicine

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver lays bare the medical bias against women, black patients. Wanda Sykes offers Larry David as a solution.

John Oliver and Trevor Noah on Turkmenistan's bizarre dictator

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver and Trevor Noah think you should know about Turkmenistan's 'compellingly odd' dictator, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver uses Hugh Grant to explain why Boris Johnson will catastrophically fail as Britain's leader

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver dispels your happy, convenient illusions about shopping on Amazon

John Oliver mocks Trump and Jared Kushner

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver mocks Trump's authoritarian lovefest in Asia, pans Jared Kushner's Mideast peace 'plan'

John Oliver looks at the death investigation system

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver dives into the unexpectedly essential world of coroners and medical examiners

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver presents the Japanese mascot saga you never even knew you were missing

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver boils down the Mueller report to two key points, neither of which is great for Trump

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver ropes in Bryan Cranston, Michael Keaton to help punish Purdue Pharma's Richard Sackler for hiding

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver tackles mobile homes, their pitfalls, and the big investors killing their 1 advantage: affordability

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nuclear heat

WWE invites John Oliver to WrestleMania after 'one-sided' segment

John Oliver writes his own headline post-Mueller report

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver thinks Mueller's Trump report is plenty damning, despite the oddly favorable headlines

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver wants to force the WWE to treat its wrestlers better. His plan involves fellow wrestling fans.

John Oliver weighs the costs and benefits of public shaming

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver tries to figure out fair ground rules for public shaming, gets advice from Monica Lewinsky

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver has a vicious plan to annoy the FCC into curbing robocalls, the only thing all Americans still hate

John Oliver on robots, automation, and Trump

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver says your job may vanish due to robots and automation, that isn't all bad, and Trump isn't helping

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver doesn't think psychics are funny, but he finds humiliating and debunking them hilarious

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver tied up loose ends with a delightful season-ending blockbuster featuring Russell Crowe's jockstrap

John Oliver gives an update on Russell Crowe jockstrap

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2018 Emmy Awards

John Oliver has an update on Russell Crowe's jockstrap and the Blockbuster video it didn't save

John Oliver bashes a British censorship law

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Johnsplaining

John Oliver has a fiendish plan to get around Britain's censorship of his satirical use of Parliament footage

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John Oliver

John Oliver explores how the U.S. messed up COVID-19 testing so badly and why it matters so much

John Oliver doesn't want America to go 'back to normal' after the coronavirus pandemic

John Oliver spends 18 minutes dumping on OAN, Trump's favorite media outlet

John Oliver explains why 'the coronavirus is not The Hunger Games,' despite Trump's best efforts

John Oliver explains the coronavirus, apportions blame, offers practical advice

John Oliver explains how Narendra Modi is 'Marie Kondo-ing India' of Muslims, and why he might fail

John Oliver explains the pros and cons of Medicare-for-all, goes with the pros

John Oliver tells Stephen Colbert the beauty and terror of becoming a U.S. citizen when America's 'not at its best'

John Oliver explains why Trump doesn't want you to participate in the census, plus other reasons you should

John Oliver and a delightful melange of celebrities explain the benefits and pitfalls of compounding pharmacies

John Oliver emotionally explains why immigrants to Trump's America can't just 'get in line'

Watch John Oliver try to convince you it's time to kill the filibuster. It's very dramatic.

John Oliver lays bare the medical bias against women, black patients. Wanda Sykes offers Larry David as a solution.

John Oliver and Trevor Noah think you should know about Turkmenistan's 'compellingly odd' dictator, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

John Oliver uses Hugh Grant to explain why Boris Johnson will catastrophically fail as Britain's leader

John Oliver dispels your happy, convenient illusions about shopping on Amazon

John Oliver mocks Trump's authoritarian lovefest in Asia, pans Jared Kushner's Mideast peace 'plan'

John Oliver dives into the unexpectedly essential world of coroners and medical examiners

John Oliver presents the Japanese mascot saga you never even knew you were missing

John Oliver boils down the Mueller report to two key points, neither of which is great for Trump

John Oliver ropes in Bryan Cranston, Michael Keaton to help punish Purdue Pharma's Richard Sackler for hiding

John Oliver tackles mobile homes, their pitfalls, and the big investors killing their 1 advantage: affordability

WWE invites John Oliver to WrestleMania after 'one-sided' segment

John Oliver thinks Mueller's Trump report is plenty damning, despite the oddly favorable headlines

John Oliver wants to force the WWE to treat its wrestlers better. His plan involves fellow wrestling fans.

John Oliver tries to figure out fair ground rules for public shaming, gets advice from Monica Lewinsky

John Oliver has a vicious plan to annoy the FCC into curbing robocalls, the only thing all Americans still hate

John Oliver says your job may vanish due to robots and automation, that isn't all bad, and Trump isn't helping

John Oliver doesn't think psychics are funny, but he finds humiliating and debunking them hilarious

John Oliver tied up loose ends with a delightful season-ending blockbuster featuring Russell Crowe's jockstrap

John Oliver has an update on Russell Crowe's jockstrap and the Blockbuster video it didn't save

John Oliver has a fiendish plan to get around Britain's censorship of his satirical use of Parliament footage

FCC chairman Ajit Pai, stung by John Oliver-inspired criticism, reads mean tweets about himself