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24 Seemingly Boring Topics That I Can’t Believe "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Has Actually Covered Brilliantly

He's done a story simply entitled "Chickens."

by Hope Lasater

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Since 2014, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has been diving into complex, harmful issues with the dumbest humor. I mean that as a huge compliment.

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The show has covered many topical, well-known subject matters, and it has also covered things that some people would call "bonkers boring" and "that is so vague, what?" Yet all of it has been brilliant.

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Here are 25 topics I can't believe Last Week Tonight With John Oliver has covered flawlessly.

1. SLAPP Suits

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about SLAPP suits.

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2. Retirement Plans

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about retirement plans.

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3. North Dakota

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about North Dakota.

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4. Lead

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about lead.

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5. Subway

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about Subway.

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6. Corporate Consolidation

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about corporate consolidation.

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7. Coal

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about coal.

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8. Weather

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about weather.

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9. Standardized Testing

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about standardized testing.

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10. Stadiums

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about stadiums.

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11. Tobacco

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about tobacco.

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12. Auto Lending

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about auto lending.

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13. Native Advertising

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about native advertising.

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14. Credit Reports

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about credit reports.

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15. Special Districts

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about special districts.

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16. Trucks

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about trucks.

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17. Economic Development

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about economic development.

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18. Tickets

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about tickets.

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19. Net Neutrality

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about net neutrality.

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20. Charter Schools

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about charter schools.

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21. Infrastructure

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about infrastructure.

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22. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

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23. Encryption

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And here's an image I never expected to see in a story about encryption.

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24. Chickens

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And here's an image I completely expected to see in a story about chickens.

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