Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: District of Columbia
Overview
Washington DC experiences taxation without representation. It's also missing from rhyming state songs. John Oliver and a group of singing children fix one of these problems. Plus, a sex scandal involving the Chairman of the British House of Lords.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2015-08-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
District of Columbia is Episode 23 in Season 2 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2015-08-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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