The Best Episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 13

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   4.7/10(235 votes)

   #1 - February 15, 2026: ICE

   S13:E12/15/2026

   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.

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   4.9/10(220 votes)

   #2 - February 22, 2026: Twitter

   S13:E22/22/2026

   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.

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   5.3/10(196 votes)

   #3 - March 1, 2026: Police Body Cameras

   S13:E33/1/2026

   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.

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   5.3/10(195 votes)

   #4 - March 8, 2026: USAID

   S13:E43/8/2026

   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.

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   5.3/10(185 votes)

   #5 - March 15, 2026: J.D. Vance

   S13:E53/15/2026

   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.

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   4.6/10(163 votes)

   #6 - March 22, 2026: Police Stings

   S13:E63/22/2026

   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."

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   4.0/10(160 votes)

   #7 - March 29, 2026: Hungary

   S13:E73/29/2026

   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.

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   4.8/10(153 votes)

   #8 - April 19, 2026: Prediction Markets

   S13:E84/19/2026

   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.

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   4.4/10(153 votes)

   #9 - April 26, 2026: AI Chatbots

   S13:E94/26/2026

   John Oliver discusses AI chatbots, why they're flirting with users unprompted and encouraging people to open soggy cereal cafes, and how their flaws can be genuinely hazardous to the public.

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    4.8/10(115 votes)

    #10 - May 3, 2026: Gas Station Drugs

    S13:E105/3/2026

    John Oliver discusses the sprawling industry of "gas station drugs" – a world of questionable supplements and boner pills – which is posing a risk to the public by putting under-regulated substances over the counter.

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    5.5/10(85 votes)

    #11 - May 10, 2026: Shadow Docket

    S13:E115/10/2026

    John Oliver discusses the shadow docket – a shortcut to the Supreme Court which is rapidly advancing the Trump administration's agenda. Plus, some fun and unexpected facts about turtles! You know, to spice things up.

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