Tập
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Episode 24
Tóm tắt
The Lottery: State lotteries claim to be good for education and the general wellbeing of citizens. But are they? (Spoiler alert: No.) Also, there is a cannon that shoots salmon over dams. It’s awesome. Check it out.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Mùa
- Mùa 1
- Tập
- Tập 24
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2014-11-09
- Thời lượng
- 30 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 24 là tập 24 trong Season 1 của Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2014-11-09. Thời lượng là 30 min.
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