Awesome Last Week Tonight

(PG-13) Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver loves lying about history so much that he will release the book that he also lied about in a previous episode. Here’s a sample of lies from the book. So… will the show return or not?

(PG-13 Language) Despite the increasing acceptance for LGBT people in the U.S., Last Week Tonight reminds us that gender-based prejudice – and thus stupidity – is still prevalent and needs to be addressed.

(PG-13 Language) Last Week Tonight talks about how easy it is for televangelists in the US to commit fraud and keep their ill-gotten wealth. To prove the point, John Oliver went full reverend.

(PG-13) Last Week Tonight looks at the sorry state of sex education in the United States. Many schools get lessons and speakers with sexist and archaic perspectives, so at 17:51, the show presents a much better alternative.

Last Week Tonight looks at the unfortunate situation of the US capital. The District is bizarro Vatican; because Congress wants to avoid giving the city a seat at the Senate, it ends up denying the locals a say on how their home is run.

A look at the extremely unfair fixed prison sentences in the US. While many states are reworking these sentences, the reforms are currently not retroactive, even for those who’ve been handed decades for low level crimes.

(PG-13 Language) Last Week Tonight used clips from Just Eat It to dive into the US’ mind blowing food waste. Americans throw away the equivalent of 20 lb. of food per person per month, while tens of millions in their country go hungry.

Last Week Tonight explains that in the United States, teams are allowed to spend millions of dollars of taxpayer’s money for their stadiums. But studies have shown that those barely have any financial benefit for locals.

(PG-13 Language) “Official rules can end up legitimizing prejudice.” Last Week Tonight looks at the struggles of transgender people, such as dealing with ignorance and the lack of support from the government.

(PG-13 Language) Last Week Tonight and Slowpoke Spiderhands John Oliver remind us that online harassment can have real and grave effects on its victims. Worse, today’s laws and law enforcers are ill-equipped to handle the issue.

(PG-13 Language) Former FIFA VP Jack Warner got annoyed that Last Week Tonight made fun of his ad. He made his feelings known in yet another TV ad, this time with a (weak) personal insult on John Oliver. And now we have this.

(PG-13 Language) Last Week Tonight looks at the United States’ half-hearted stance on the use of violence in interrogation. The show cites the US Senate’s investigation on CIA’s torture tactics, which are as brutal as they are useless.

The indicted former FIFA VP Jack Warner bought TV airtime in his home country to play hero, threatening to release evidence of FIFA’s corruption. Last Week Tonight did the same and talked to Trinidadian viewers with this segment.

Shady FIFA President Sepp Blatter resigned on 6/2/15 – a day after John Oliver pledged to consume the products of US FIFA sponsors if they helped oust Blatter. Coincidence? John doesn’t know, but he’s a man of his word.

(PG-13 Language) John Oliver looks at the arguably unconstitutional U.S. bail system, where courts often set bail amounts that defendants can’t afford. This leads to harmless people going to jail or turning to sketchy bail bondsmen.

(PG-13 Language) Last Week Tonight returns to look at the indictment and arrest of some of FIFA’s top officials on charges of corruption. Sadly, the organization will live on unless its sponsors pull their funding.