What is Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about?
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
A witty, satirical look at the week's news and politics, balancing dark humor with earnest commentary.
Darkly comic, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Max.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver parents guide
It stays inside its TV-MA, with some innuendo or implied sex and no real violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Cast and crew
Created byJohn Oliver
StarringJohn Oliver
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