Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Authoritarianism
Overview
John Oliver discusses the growing number of authoritarian leaders around the world, their common characteristics, and whether or not one of them is currently our president.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2018-11-18
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Authoritarianism is Episode 30 in Season 5 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2018-11-18. The runtime is 30 min.
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