Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Italian Election
Overview
Italy is in the throes of a turbulent race to elect a new prime minister. John Oliver discusses the colorful contenders and introduces an equally ridiculous candidate.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2018-02-25
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Italian Election is Episode 2 in Season 5 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2018-02-25. The runtime is 30 min.
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