The BEST episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 5
Every episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 5, 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 5!
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 149
Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/18/2018
Main story: A look at the growing number of authoritarian leaders around the world, including our president. Plus, the fate of Russell Crowe’s jockstrap; a Brexit update; Trump’s reaction to California’s wildfires.
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#2 - Episode 129
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/6/2018
Main story: Rudy Giuliani; plus, West Virginia Senatorial candidate Don Blankenship; And Now: The Inevitable Consequences of Combining Local News and the Fifth of May; Russell Crowe memorabilia update.
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#3 - Episode 121
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2018
Main story: Italian election; plus, Trump’s idea to arm teachers; Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump Jr. in India; And Now: The Quiet Pain of Rachael Ray.
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#4 - Episode 124
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/18/2018
Main story: John Oliver looks at Mike Pence’s past and creates his own children’s book about a rabbit to compete with Pence’s bunny book; plus, Trump fires Rex Tillerson; the Russian spy poisoning case; Putin wins re-election.
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#5 - Episode 143
Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/30/2018
Main story: the Senate Judiciary Committee testimony by Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh; plus, Donald Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly, new Philadelphia Flyers new mascot, Gritty.
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#6 - Episode 140
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/19/2018
Main story: Donald Trump is waging a trade war that hurts a lot of American workers; Giuliani claims “truth isn’t truth;” Australia’s “final solution” to the immigration problem.
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#7 - Episode 120
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2018
Main story: Trump vs. the World; plus, Parkland school shooting; leadership scandals in South Africa, Australia and Israel.
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#8 - Episode 148
Season 5 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/11/2018
Main story: Washington is looking awfully swampy, despite Trump’s promise to “drain the swamp.” Plus, a recap of the midterm election results; a look at acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker’s past; ads masquerading as tweets from celebrity “influencers.”
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#9 - Episode 142
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/23/2018
Main story: Facebook’s global expansion has been linked to political turmoil overseas; plus, the latest on the GOP’s defense of sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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#10 - Episode 147
Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/4/2018
Main story: Examining the disturbing policy that separated migrant families detained at our southern border, and the real chance that it could happen again. Plus, Trump’s scare tactics and flurry of false statements in the run-up to the midterm elections.
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#11 - Episode 134
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/17/2018
Main story: China; plus, the Week in Trump; And Now: Senator Chuck Schumer is Caught in an Endless Graduation-Speech Time Loop.
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#12 - Episode 125
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2018
Main story: America’s dysfunctional immigration court system forces many children to appear in court alone; plus, Sinclair Broadcasting forces local TV news to air pro-Trump propaganda; Egypt’s sham presidential election.
#13 - Episode 145
Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/14/2018
Main story: Saudi Arabia and the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; plus, campaign ads for midterm elections; And Now: The Man from the Ted Cruz Ad Says 8 More Names with Total Contempt; news anchors on Instagram.
#14 - Episode 122
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/4/2018
Main story: NRA TV; plus, the week in White House chaos; And Now: Would You Like to Be on The Maury Show?
#15 - Episode 139
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/12/2018
Main story: Organizations can hire fake advocates who create the illusion of real support for their message in a shady practice called astroturfing; plus, are President Trump and Laura Ingraham racists?; Saudi Arabia and Canada’s feud; Lithuania’s new tourism slogan hits the spot.
#16 - Episode 123
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/11/2018
Main story: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies; plus, the Week in Trump; the creepy side to International Women’s Day; And Now: An MSNBC Guest, Brought on to Discuss Gary Cohn’s Departure, Can’t Get Over “The Bachelor” finale.
#17 - Episode 141
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/9/2018
Main story: Many people with felony convictions are unfairly prohibited from voting, especially in Florida; plus, Trump’s reaction to the anonymous op-ed in the NY Times; the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
#18 - Episode 128
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/22/2018
Main story: Trump and the Iranian Nuclear Deal; plus, Michael Cohen; Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke; And Now: Somebody Please Tell Ryan Zinke He’s Not a Geologist.
#19 - Episode 127
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2018
Main story: corporate taxes; plus, James Comey interview; Michael Cohen raid; And Now: Ari Melber, Rap Genius; Alaska’s last Blockbuster store; Russell Crowe memorabilia.
#20 - Episode 138
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/5/2018
Main story: Prosecutors; plus, Paul Manafort trial; And Now: Even More of Paul Manafort’s Jackets.
#21 - Episode 132
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/3/2018
Main story: Guardianship for senior citizens; plus, North Korea summit; Russian journalist’s staged death; Royal Family expert Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills, Esq.; And Now: The Very British Put-Downs of Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow.
#22 - Episode 133
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/10/2018
Main story: Stupid Watergate update; plus, North Korea summit; Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte; And Now: Julie Chen has a Few Questions for the Audience of “The Talk”; Parliamentary footage issue.
#23 - Episode 137
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/29/2018
Main story: Workplace sexual harassment, including an interview with Anita Hill; plus, Michael Cohen tapes; Facebook’s stock dive.
#24 - Episode 136
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/1/2018
Main story: Scientists are developing new ways to alter the genetic code of living organisms; plus, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement sets off a battle for Trump’s next Supreme Court nominee.
#25 - Episode 126
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2018
Main story: Crisis pregnancy centers; plus, embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt; Hungarian election; And Now: Coming Up on “The Doctors.”