The BEST episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 4
Every episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 4!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American late-night talk and news satire television program. LWT draws its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organizations, pop culture, and often aspects of the show itself.
#1 - Episode 90
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2017
Donald Trump spreads a lot of false information thanks to his daily consumption of morning cable news. If only we could sneak some facts into the president’s media diet.
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#2 - Episode 100
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/2017
Equal access to online information is once again under serious threat. John Oliver encourages internet commenters to voice their displeasure to the FCC by visiting www.gofccyourself.com and clicking “express” to file your comment.
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#3 - Episode 119
Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/12/2017
Main story: The Trump Presidency; plus, a look back on the year’s segments.
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#4 - Episode 108
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/30/2017
Main story: Alex Jones; plus, Trump Transgender military ban; Sen. McCain’s dramatic Obamacare repeal vote; amusing press coverage of Anthony Scaramucci’s expletive-filled interview.
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#5 - Episode 104
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/11/2017
Main story: U.K. elections and Brexit with special appearance by Lord Buckethead; plus, “Stupid Watergate” update: James Comey edition; And Now: There Is No Group More Easily Amazed Than the Audience of ’America’s Got Talent.’
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#6 - Episode 93
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2017
John Oliver sits down with the Dalai Lama to discuss China, the conditions in Tibet, and horse milk.
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#7 - Episode 91
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2017
Vladimir Putin is known as a ruthless leader and master manipulator. John Oliver enlists a group of singing dancers to explain that to Donald Trump.
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#8 - Episode 115
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/8/2017
Main story: Confederate symbols are still celebrated despite the ugly history they symbolize; plus, Rex Tillerson reportedly calls Trump a ’moron’; Theresa May and Harvey Weinstein’s bad week.
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#9 - Episode 95
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/19/2017
Donald Trump’s federal budget plan proposes large funding cuts with largely negative consequences. John Oliver examines the troubling priorities of the new administration.
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#10 - Episode 98
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2017
2017 French presidential election, Sean Spicer Hitler–Assad controversy, Political positions of Donald Trump, and the 2017 Nangarhar airstrike.
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#11 - Episode 107
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/2/2017
Main story: Sinclair Broadcast Group’s conservative takeover of local TV news; plus, Trump’s travel ban; and Last Week Tonight unveils its collection of presidential wax statues and brings Warren G. Harding’s incredible life story to the big screen.
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#12 - Episode 106
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/25/2017
Main story: vaccines; plus, Trump on Comey tapes; health-care bill update; And Now: The Ongoing Controversy Over WNEP 16 Scranton’s Backyard Train.
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#13 - Episode 105
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/18/2017
Main story: coal industry; plus, the American Health Care Act bill; And Now: Things People’s Fathers Used to Say.
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#14 - Episode 113
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/24/2017
Main story: Corporate consolidation; plus, Trump’s NFL comments; Price and Mnuchin scandals; And Now: A Preview of Megyn Kelly’s New Morning Show; Scranton train update.
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#15 - Episode 94
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/12/2017
The Republican health care bill could leave many Americans without affordable coverage. Last Week Tonight's catheter cowboy returns to morning cable news to explain that to Donald Trump.
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#16 - Episode 103
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/4/2017
Main story: U.S. pullout from the Paris Agreement; plus, London terror attacks; the week in Putin; And Now: 60 Minutes Anchors are Still Prompting People to Give Them the Exact Soundbites They Need.
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#17 - Episode 99
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/23/2017
Main story: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner; plus, North Korean missile tests and the Turkish constitutional referendum.
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#18 - Episode 110
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/13/2017
Main story: As nuclear tensions continue to escalate between the U.S. and North Korea, LWT enlists “Weird Al” Yankovic to perform some accordion-based diplomacy; plus, bipartisan criticism of Trump’s failure to explicitly condemn white supremacists at Virginia rally.
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#19 - Episode 112
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/10/2017
Main story: Joe Arpaio; plus, Trump’s democrat deal; DACA; And Now: What the NFL Will and Will Not Tolerate; Scranton train update.
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#20 - Episode 102
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/2017
Main story: Stupid Watergate; plus, Donald Trump's disclosure of classified information to Russia, Comey memos, Transportation Security Administration.
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#21 - Episode 96
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/2/2017
Under federal law, even legal marijuana is illegal. John Oliver explains why conflicting drug laws pose serious problems.
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#22 - Episode 97
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/9/2017
Lawmakers often reshape voting districts to shift the balance of political power. That’s unfair to voters, even those of us with questionable judgment.
#23 - Episode 111
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/20/2017
Main story: Nuclear waste poses a serious threat to public health if it’s not stored in a safe place; plus, White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon’s firing; and local newscasters warn people not to stare at the sun.
#24 - Episode 116
Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/15/2017
Main story: Equifax; plus, Harvey Weinstein scandal; Trump’s latest strikes at Obamacare and the Iran nuclear deal; And Now: Pumpkin Spice Latte.
#25 - Episode 101
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/2017
Main story: Dialysis and DaVita; plus, dismissal of James Comey, Bill English.