Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 11

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Season 11

Season 11

Network
Episodes30
DatesFeb. 18, 2024 - Nov. 17, 2024
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Episodes

Supreme Court
Season 11Episode 130 min

Supreme Court

John Oliver discusses the Supreme Court, the ethically questionable gifts some of the justices receive, and an offer for Clarence Thomas that could ruin John's life. Genuinely. You'll see.

Feb. 18, 2024
Pig Butchering Scams
Season 11Episode 230 min

Pig Butchering Scams

John Oliver discusses a massive new internet scam, West Virginia's attempt to ban books in schools, and the Alabama Supreme Court's decision that frozen embryos are people.

Feb. 25, 2024
Boeing
Season 11Episode 330 min

Boeing

John Oliver discusses the decline of Boeing's reputation, the latest in Gaza, a conflict of interest for Clarence Thomas, and what dolphins do when you give them a mirror. All equally important information.

März 3, 2024
State Medical Boards
Season 11Episode 430 min

State Medical Boards

This week's main story is about state medical boards, how they often fail to protect patients from bad doctors, and why 9-1-1: Lone Star owes Melrose Place a debt of gratitude.

März 10, 2024
Student Loans
Season 11Episode 530 min

Student Loans

This week's main story is about student loan debt. Why it's gone up, why it's so hard to pay off, and what it all has to do with frog dick. Ya, you heard us. Frog dick.

März 17, 2024
Food Delivery Apps
Season 11Episode 630 min

Food Delivery Apps

This week's main story is about food delivery apps. How they function, why they're not as profitable as you may think, and one thing about them that could definitely keep you from getting into heaven.

März 31, 2024
Lethal Injections
Season 11Episode 730 min

Lethal Injections

This week's main story is an update on lethal injections, who is supplying the government with the newest drugs used to carry out executions, why those drugs sales may violate drug laws, and what we think The Property Brothers do behind closed doors.

Apr. 7, 2024
Medicaid
Season 11Episode 830 min

Medicaid

John Oliver discusses why millions of people have been kicked off of Medicaid, and an 1864 law which is set to ban abortion in Arizona.

Apr. 14, 2024
UFOs
Season 11Episode 930 min

UFOs

John Oliver explains why we need honest inquiry into UFO sightings, covers the week's protests in the US over the war in Gaza, and recaps Adeel Mangi's confirmation hearing.

Apr. 21, 2024
Public Libraries
Season 11Episode 1030 min

Public Libraries

This week's main story is about libraries, why so many books are being challenged, and how you really spell "Berenstain." Trust us, it's not how you think.

Mai 5, 2024
Opioid Settlements
Season 11Episode 1130 min

Opioid Settlements

This week's main story is about how governments are spending opioid settlements, why there's still time to make sure they're spent in better ways, and which invention is the greatest in human history. Undeniably, the greatest.

Mai 12, 2024
Corn
Season 11Episode 1230 min

Corn

John Oliver discusses the financial and environmental impact of corn in the U.S., recent commencement ceremony mishaps, and the rise of the far-right AfD party in Germany.

Mai 19, 2024
Indian Elections
Season 11Episode 1330 min

Indian Elections

This week's main story is about the Indian elections, how to eat a mango, and what the exact opposite of a snake would look like.

Juni 2, 2024
Deep Sea Mining
Season 11Episode 1430 min

Deep Sea Mining

This week's main story is about deep-sea mining, whether it's worth doing, and what John has in common with Henry Kissinger (unrelated, but still important to note).

Juni 9, 2024
Trump's Second Term
Season 11Episode 1530 min

Trump's Second Term

John Oliver discusses the plans for Donald Trump's second term, an interesting campaign choice from a conservative congressional candidate in Michigan, and the bakery that has very successfully turned John into a cake bear.

Juni 16, 2024
UK Elections
Season 11Episode 1630 min

UK Elections

This week's main story is about the UK elections – who's running, who's recently stepped down, and why the Tories don't seem to have even one charismatic candidate. We don't have an answer for that last part, just plenty of proof that it's true.

Juni 23, 2024
Migrant Crime
Season 11Episode 1730 min

Migrant Crime

John Oliver discusses the wave of conservatives claiming there is a wave of "migrant crime", covers highlights from the RNC, and encourages us all to make suggestions for next year's World Games.

Juli 21, 2024
The West Bank
Season 11Episode 1830 min

The West Bank

John Oliver discusses how The West Bank settlements came to be, a rumor about J.D. Vance that we cannot prove is false, and whether or not Jake Tapper is Brat. 

Juli 28, 2024
RFK Jr.
Season 11Episode 1940 min

RFK Jr.

John Oliver discusses RFK Jr.'s potential to sway the 2024 U.S. presidential election, controversies at the Olympics, and Donald Trump's recent puzzling comments about Kamala Harris.

Aug. 4, 2024
Hawai'i
Season 11Episode 2040 min

Hawai'i

This week's main story is about Hawaii, the various groups making it harder and harder to live there, and why we all have to stop mailing them rocks. Seriously. You'll see.

Aug. 11, 2024
Hospice
Season 11Episode 2130 min

Hospice

John Oliver discusses hospice scams, the Trump campaign's attempt to appear "not weird," and the Republican primary candidates who are making the party seem stranger and stranger.

Aug. 18, 2024
School Lunch
Season 11Episode 2239 min

School Lunch

John Oliver discusses the national school lunch program in the US, why J.D. Vance can't stop being weird on the campaign trail, and how to properly order a donut.
Sept. 8, 2024
Disability Benefits
Season 11Episode 2330 min

Disability Benefits

John Oliver discusses the obstacles in the way of Americans receiving disability benefits, last week's US presidential debate, and the misinformation being spread about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.

Sept. 22, 2024
Federal Courts
Season 11Episode 2430 min

Federal Courts

John Oliver discusses the impact Donald Trump had on the federal courts, how New York City's mayor was indicted for allegedly taking bribes from foreign sources, and why it's unforgivable that NYC's Rat Czar is not a rat in a top hat.

Sept. 29, 2024
Traffic Stops
Season 11Episode 2530 min

Traffic Stops

This week's main story is about traffic stops, the amount of power given to police during those stops and, of course, what Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce talk about at dinner. We're happy for them, just admit you have no idea what they talk about. We're all happy for them! Just, please, admit it.

Okt. 6, 2024
Election Subversion 2024
Season 11Episode 2630 min

Election Subversion 2024

This week's main story is about the attempts made by Donald Trump and his supporters to undermine the upcoming election, why those attempts might seem valid to someone you know, love or are related to – all different – and what we can expect after election night.

Okt. 13, 2024
Mass Deportation/Lee Greenwood
Season 11Episode 2730 min

Mass Deportation/Lee Greenwood

This week we did something a bit different. We covered two main stories, both related to immigration. One is about mass deportations, and the other is about the man behind one of America's most popular anthems, "God Bless the USA," but they're both — at their core — about Mountain Dew Baja Blast. Because any story about America is sort of a story about Mountain Dew Baja Blast.

Okt. 27, 2024
Trump's Businesses
Season 11Episode 2830 min

Trump's Businesses

This week's main story is about how Donald Trump's businesses have changed since his term as president, what could happen if he's reelected, and how badly we want Reba McEntire to go on Hot Ones. Please, Reba. We need this.

Nov. 3, 2024
Trump's Reelection
Season 11Episode 2930 min

Trump's Reelection

John Oliver discusses Donald Trump's reelection, what happens next, and why the whole thing is – arguably – Katy Perry's fault.

Nov. 10, 2024
TikTok Ban
Season 11Episode 3030 min

TikTok Ban

John Oliver discusses the looming TikTok ban in the US, Donald Trump's controversial nomination of Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General, and how to bring 2024 to a close.

Nov. 17, 2024

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