Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

We’re back tonight at 11:02pm on HBO and 11pm sharp on HBO Max! And that two minutes? Constitutes the vital difference between cable and streaming. “Wait, what difference exactly?” Look, if you have to ask, you’ll never know.

This week’s main story is about gang databases, how they’re made, how they’re being used, and why we all love to take a little peek at someone else’s screen. Phone on the subway, laptop in a coffee shop, computer in a cop car, you name it – if we can see it, we’re peekin’.

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Here’s last night’s story about gang databases, how people wind up on them, and why if anyone belongs on those lists, it’s Adam Levine. We can’t prove he’s a criminal, we just *feel* that he is one. youtu.be/rlR8d9JVWtQ

We’re back at 11:05pm! After a month away! But first, we must address something serious: we have a strict “don’t let John out of the studio during hiatus” policy which, yes, John violated to go to a minor league baseball game. Yes, we’re horrified. But grateful John “threw a baseball” and survived.

This week’s main story is about what’s in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” who it benefits, the vital programs it could defund, and who we think Mike Johnson should dress up as for Halloween.

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Here’s last night’s story about Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” what exactly is in it, what will happen if it’s passed, and a brand new campaign slogan for Joni Ernst: youtu.be/vjFL-cBcjKc

It’s time to see what all the fuzz is about. Meet Erie, Pennsylvania’s new Minor League Baseball Team: The Moon Mammoths! Catch Fuzz E. Mammoth’s first landing on Erie’s baseball diamond Saturday, July 19th! More info at MoonMammoths.com.

We’re back tonight at 11pm! Then we’re off until July 27th! Which, you’re right, is one whole month we won’t be together. And we’re gonna miss you the whole time. “You say that to all your audience members!” Wow, right again. You are so smart. See? This is why we’re gonna miss you so much.

This week’s main story is about fake cats, fake men turning into fake vegetables, fake stories about real politicians, and how they’re all making the internet an increasingly confusing place. For more on who’s profiting off this bizarre new content, and who it’s harming, watch our piece on AI slop.

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Here’s last night’s story about the AI-generated content that’s taking over the internet, why it can be harmful, and the heartbreaking tale of a single AI cat father. He made us feel again. youtu.be/TWpg1RmzAbc

It’s transatlantic hunk night on HBO! Starting at 6:45pm you can see Matthew Macfadyen’s baby blues in Pride & Prejudice, followed by everyone’s favorite studmuffin Morgan Spector in The Gilded Age, then at 11pm you can see…John. In our show. Being John. WHAT.

(To be clear, this is our piece from 2018. We should’ve said, but we thought that would be obvious from… y’know… just… look at what John looks like there and picture him now.)

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Earlier today we taped tomorrow’s show, and we discussed the potential for the U.S. to bomb Iran. Since taping, the U.S. has carried out several bombings. We’ll have more to say in the future, but for now our piece on Trump and the Iran Deal can help explain what got us here. youtu.be/5xnZ_CeTqyM

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Here’s last night’s story about the juvenile justice system in the U.S., how we’re incarcerating children at many times the rate of other nations, and how John feels about five specific guinea pigs. youtu.be/Pya-kt5M7uY

This week’s main story is about the juvenile justice system in the U.S., the facilities we are funneling so many children through, some other steps we can take to try to keep children safe, and of course some of our favorite Kidz Bop lyrics. Hey – HEY – some of those songs are good.

We’re back with a new show tonight at 11pm! And it will be 50 minutes long! Because John asked if he could have 10 more minutes of TV time, and he did all his homework and chores really well this week, so we couldn’t say no. That’s just the type of paren–PRODUCERS we are. We are his PRODUCERS.

This week’s main story is about the med spa boom, how a lack of oversight in the industry is creating space for bad actors, and how consumers can try to protect themselves. It’s also about how you should not buy botox on Alibaba. You’d think that goes without saying but trust us, it doesn’t.

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Here’s last night’s story about the booming industry that gives us botox, lip filler, IV drips, salmon sperm facials, and unfortunately sometimes also drug-resistant infections: med spas youtu.be/pzggl8C2fvs

We’ve got a new show tonight at 11pm on the dot! Which is a huge relief. The network is always trying to make us start “fashionably late” to give us “a shred of cool factor” and we’ve been telling them for years to STOP TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE.

Thank you to H. Jon Benjamin, Lil Rel Howery, Lauren Adams and Keyla Monterroso Mejia for helping us show how important air traffic controllers are, why they need more help in order to keep us safe, and exactly what a floppy disk is.

This week’s main story is about how understaffing, long hours, and outdated equipment are making air traffic controllers’ jobs harder. And it’s also about bats. To an unexpected degree, this is also a story about bats. You’ve been warned.

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Here’s last night’s story about air traffic control, the people who do it, the conditions they work in, and – you guessed it – how Ronald Reagan helped make it worse! youtu.be/YeABJbvcJ_k

We’re back tonight at 11pm! After two whole weeks away. You know what that means! John has spent 14 days in the studio, alone. “Oh my god! Why don’t you let him go outside? Is he ok?” Enough! Look at him. That’s how he’s aging *without* the sun. We are PROTECTING HIM.

This week’s main story is about Donald Trump’s worsening relationship with the press, how we should be reacting, how it could impact the U.S. moving forward, and how Will Trent has been renewed but Doctor Odyssey hasn’t. We will not sleep until ABC responds.

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Here’s last night’s story about why Donald Trump’s relationship with the press is signaling a slide toward authoritarianism for the U.S., and why Doctor Odyssey is the best show on television. Do you hear us, ABC? Where is the season 2 renewal, ABC? youtu.be/07JQr5W3970

We’ve got a new show tonight at 11pm on Max/11:06pm on HBO! Couldn’t have possibly been 11pm on HBO. Six extra minutes is the absolutely essential difference between “television” and “streaming.” And yes it will be a different amount of time next episode. WHY are you confused.

This week’s main story is about the Alliance Defending Freedom, the landmark Supreme Court cases they’ve been behind, and how obsessed they are with the word “winsome.” It’s inexplicable. They could just say “appealing” but no. It’s winsome this, winsome that. Absolutely baffling stuff. You’ll see.

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Here’s last night’s story about the Alliance Defending Freedom, the legal organization behind several landmark Supreme Court cases, and the theological importance of the pink fairy armadillo. youtu.be/sCAuHH5EYnE

Wow! Thanks to all of the Minor League Baseball teams who have, for some reason, expressed interest in letting us give them a rebrand which, again, they’ll get no input in. Your ability to trust is unparalleled. We’re going through all your submissions and will have more news soon!

We’re back tonight at 11pm on Max/11:05pm on HBO! Need the extra 5 mins cause we’re sharing the studio with Nathan Fielder now, and we’re very scared he’s going to trap us in some sort of HBO copilot simulation – practicing how to avoid crashing the network, maybe? Anyway, we need time to hide.