LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
HBO, 11:00 p.m. ET
Last week, Last Week with John Oliver returned with a very smart central segment on COVID-19 testing methods – proving, once again, that sometimes this comedy show is one of the best places on TV to actually learn things about current events. And then, in that same show, it ended with a lengthy segment produced exclusively for one segment of its viewership – specifically, for cats – that was just as deliriously stupid as the medical segment was intelligent. This is why this show, and this host, is such a treasure, and should be considered mandatory viewing whenever he’s on, as in tonight. And not just by felines…