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Season Finale

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 1

1x24 The Lottery
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Aired2014-11-10T04:00:00Z on HBO
Runtime30m
DirectorJoe Perota

WritersJeff Maurer + 8 more, Geoff Haggerty, Dan Gurewitch, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, John Oliver
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
GenresComedy, Talk Show, News

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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.

Private Notes

Actors
All Cast & Crew

Season Regulars
1

Guest Stars
36

John Oliver
Self - Host

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Season Finale

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 1

1x24 The LotteryTV-MA

ActorsAll Cast & Crew

Season Regulars 1

Guest Stars 36

John Oliver

Self - Host

David Kaye

Voice Over (voice)

Nate Begle

Puppeteer

Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Curly Bear (voice)

David Fino

Puppeteer

Angela Struck

Miss First Contestant

Haley Jenkins

Puppeteer

Paul McGinnis

Unicorn

Kyle Ploof

Space Gecko

Michael Schupbach

Puppeteer

Allison Wardwell

Pole Dancer

James Wojtal

Unicorn

J.J. Abrams

Self

Mario Batali

Self

Michelle Beadle

Self

Wayne Brady

Self

Sharon Case

Sharon Collins

Stephen Colbert

Self

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson (voice)

Anderson Cooper

Self

Jimmy Fallon

Self

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Mitchell Pritchett

Tom Hanks

Self

Dwight Howard

Self

David Letterman

Self

Joel McHale

Self

Seth Meyers

Self

Joshua Morrow

Nicholas Newman

Ellen Pompeo

Meredith Grey

Rachael Ray

Self

Kelly Ripa

Self

Jon Stewart

Self

Eric Stonestreet

Cameron Tucker

Wanda Sykes

Self

Meredith Vieira

Self

Noel MacNeal

Puppeteer

Adam Newman

Mascot

1x24 The Lottery
TV-MA

Actors
All Cast & Crew

Season Regulars
1

Guest Stars
36