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A bracing start to the week with an incisive and frequently hilarious take on current events, Last Week Tonight offers up John Oliver's singular perspective and distinct voice on any number of social, political and existential issues facing America and the world.

  • 1Weekly Roundup: John Key - "Every pic is a dick pic" Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key joined Matt, Jeremy and Laura on Radio Hauraki's Breakfast programme and went through the infamous 'Thank You For Your Honesty' questions with some surprising results. Questions included: "Was the virgin Mary really a virgin?" (No); "Do you trim your downstairs?" (No); "Have you done wees in the shower?" (Yes); "Have you ever stolen anything?" (Yes); "Have you ever sent a dick pic?" (No).

    • Start 0 : 00 : 30
    • Finish 0 : 02 : 11
    • Duration 01 : 41
    Reporters
    • John Oliver (Host)
    Speakers
    • John Key (Prime Minister; Leader, New Zealand National Party)
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 2Weekly Roundup Including: Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's popularity decreasing;

    • Start 0 : 02 : 11
    • Finish 0 : 08 : 35
    • Duration 06 : 24
    Locations
    • Mexico
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No

  • 3Canadian Election Canada is about to have a major election. John Oliver enlists Mike Myers, a beaver, and a moose to give voters some advice.

    • Start 0 : 08 : 35
    • Finish 0 : 28 : 36
    • Duration 20 : 01
    Locations
    • Canada
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 19 October 2015
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 23 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Channel
  • SoHo
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A bracing start to the week with an incisive and frequently hilarious take on current events, Last Week Tonight offers up John Oliver's singular perspective and distinct voice on any number of social, political and existential issues facing America and the world.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television in politics--United States
  • Political satire, American
Genres
  • Current affairs
  • Politics
Hosts
  • John Oliver (Host)
Reporters
  • John Oliver (Host)
Speakers
  • John Key (Prime Minister; Leader, New Zealand National Party)
Locations
  • New Zealand
  • Mexico
  • Canada
Subjects
  • Television in politics--United States
  • Political satire, American
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