The last episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver aired on November 13 last year, and it has been a long, dark, cold four months since then.
Last Week Tonight returns on HBO tonight, and Oliver, who previously appeared as a regular contributor for Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, has proven to be an amazing insightful and often properly hilarious commentator on the current political climate.
So just how he’s going to react to just about EVERYTHING that has taken place in the last sixteen weeks is beyond us, and we can’t wait to see it.
Until then, here’s a rundown of our five favourite segments that he’s provided us with so far from the first three seasons of his show:
Fifa and the World Cup – in which he compares his love of football to The Sausage Principal: “If you love something, never find out how it’s made.”
Sex Education – or the one where we discover that Mike from Breaking Bad starred in a sex-ed video in his youth.
Miss America Pageant – aka how is this still even a thing?
Government Surveillance – the one where Oliver has a sit-down interview with Edward Snowden to chat about d**k pics.
And last but not least, yes, there was his all-in attack of Donald Trump:
The new series of Last Week Tonight will air on Sky Atlantic from February 13 at 10.45pm, but those behind the show are usually pretty good at putting all their best bits up on their YouTube channel.
All clips via Last Week Tonight
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