Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

1Sun, Feb 15, 2026

February 15, 2026: ICE

John Oliver discusses ICE's repeated atrocities over the past months and explores the massive entity overseeing it all: the Department of Homeland Security. How it started, who runs it, and how many hats Kristi Noem owns.

2Sun, Feb 22, 2026

February 22, 2026: Twitter

John Oliver discusses how an already flawed Twitter got worse under Elon Musk, how it continues to impact us all, and what it has to do with the 30-40 trillion cells humans are composed of.

3Sun, Mar 01, 2026

March 1, 2026: Police Body Cameras

John Oliver discusses why police body cameras can be useful, or useless, depending on whether they're used properly, and yeah, he also discusses what it looks like to arrest a giant mouse. Because of course he does.

4Sun, Mar 08, 2026

March 8, 2026: USAID

John Oliver discusses the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran, why the Trump Administration has gutted the United States Agency for International Development, and why John is jealous of Stephen A. Smith. Or, sorry – Brick.

5Sun, Mar 15, 2026

March 15, 2026: J.D. Vance

John Oliver discusses the Trump Administration's mixed messaging surrounding the U.S.'s ongoing war with Iran, then explores J.D. Vance's ideologies past and present, including but not limited to who J.D. thinks is a real stupidhead.

6Sun, Mar 22, 2026

March 22, 2026: Police Stings

John Oliver discusses police stings, why they can seem like they're creating more crime than they're stopping, and the best alias for any undercover cop, ever, in history. Ok, fine, we'll just tell you: It's a tie between "Angelo Lasagna" and "Rico Rigatone."

7Sun, Mar 29, 2026

March 29, 2026: Hungary

John Oliver discusses the elections on the horizon for Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, why conservatives in the US are so invested in him maintaining power, and what it all has to do with Rob Schneider.

8Sun, Apr 19, 2026

April 19, 2026: Prediction Markets

John Oliver discusses prediction markets – platforms where you can bet on basically anything, from the weather to the war in Iran – and the legal and moral questions posed by their existence.

April 26, 2026

May 3, 2026

May 10, 2026

May 17, 2026

May 31, 2026