Date set for Last Week Tonight's return | John Oliver returns in February © HBO

Date set for Last Week Tonight's return

John Oliver returns in February

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver will return on February 18, US broadcaster HBO has announced.

The new run will be the fifth season – and two more have already been commissioned to take the show to 2020.

Each episode is recorded in New York on the day of broadcast, airing at 11pm.  It typically airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK the following day.

Last Week Tonight  – which has won eight Primetime Emmy awards – is produced for HBO by Avalon Television and Oliver’s own company, Sixteen String Jack Productions.

Published: 11 Jan 2018

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