Season 5 - Episode Guide

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2018

America's reputation is being damaged by its own president. John Oliver, several dinosaurs, and the NYC Gay Men's Chorus remind the world that our country is...complicated.

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2018

Italian's Prime Minister Election.

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2018

The NRA's streaming lifestyle network aims to boost gun sales, often by using an ominous tone that would make just about anything sound terrifying...including muffins.

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2018

Digital currencies are generating a lot of excitement. John Oliver enlists Keegan-Michael Key to get potential investors equally excited about the concept of caution.

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2018

John Oliver creates his own children's book about a bunny to compete with Mike Pence's.

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Apr 1, 2018

America's dysfunctional immigration court system forces many children to appear in court alone. That's as ridiculous in real life as it would be on a courtroom television show.

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2018

Crisis pregnancy centers deceptively steer women away from abortion. They can be started way too easily by religious groups like, for instance, a late night talk show's megachurch.

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2018

As the deadline to file rapidly approaches,Last Week Tonight looks at how many of America's largest corporations shift a surprising portion of their profits overseas to avoid paying taxes. Even more surprisingly — it's legal.

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Apr 22, 2018

Donald Trump could soon dismantle the agreement designed to curb the Iranian nuclear program. Our Catheter Cowboy will do his best to keep that from happening.

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: May 6, 2018

Rudy Giuliani is the newest addition to the Trump's lawyers. He revealed some pretty damaging stuff about the Stormy Daniels story, which contradicts his employer's statement.

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: May 13, 2018

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: May 20, 2018

Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2018

John Oliver discusses a surprising letter from Kim Jong-un to President Trump, journalist Arkady Babchenko's rising from the grave, a British royal expert born an Italian American, and the fraught issue of senior citizen guardianship.

Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jun 10, 2018

Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2018

Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2018

Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2018

Episode: S05 Special | Airdate: Jul 16, 2018 (3 min)

Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2018

Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2018

Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2018

Episode: 5x21 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2018

Episode: 5x22 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2018

Episode: 5x23 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2018

Episode: 5x24 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2018

John Oliver discusses the ongoing controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, the sexual assault allegations against him, his Supreme Court nomination, and what that could all mean for the highest (mostly-dog) court in the land.
 

Episode: 5x25 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2018

Episode: 5x26 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2018

Episode: 5x27 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2018

Episode: 5x28 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2018

Episode: 5x29 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2018

Episode: 5x30 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2018

Main story: A look at the growing number of authoritarian leaders around the world.