Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Boris Johnson
Overview
John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded – not despite his bumbling persona, but often because of it.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2019-07-28
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Boris Johnson is Episode 18 in Season 6 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2019-07-28. The runtime is 30 min.
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