Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.
Kylacham reviewedAugust 26, 2025
I really enjoyed this show initially, I still do for the most part, but his politics have definitely moved farther left since he began (he was already a very liberal mind - sometimes now it almost feels like pandering). I think he would somewhat benefit from a Bill Maher-esque approach where he doesn't assume half of his adopted country are just idiots, but that would probably anger his viewer base (even I'm bracing myself for suggesting this, hopefully any comments below regard this in the good faith it is intended).
I miss his interviews too: Goodall, Hawking, Snowden, Lewinksi... these were great, proper journalism, but the show was never built on them, and it's been a LONG time since one occurred.
Big ups and appreciation for the type of stories he does do, a lot of injustices that are flying under the radar being brought into the light. His fun/random charity/comedy segments are usually good fun too. Overall a funny, depressing, over-liberal look at the world we live in.