Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Venezuela
Overview
John Oliver discusses the devastating economic crisis in Venezuela and enlists the help of a large bird who bears a striking resemblance to Wilmer Valderrama.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2018-05-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Venezuela is Episode 11 in Season 5 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2018-05-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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