Is Last Week Tonight with John Oliver new tonight, May 26? Sadly, if you were looking forward to John Oliver's hilarious takes on this week's most pressing political, social, and cultural issues, you'll have to wait a bit longer, as there won't be a new episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver airing on HBO tonight, Sunday, May 26.
However, a break from filming isn't out of the ordinary for the satirical late-night talk show. Last Week Tonight regularly takes breaks throughout its season, with the most latest iteration, season 11, kicking off on February 18. The most recent mini break for the Emmy-winning HBO series occurred just a few weeks ago, at the end of April, and given that this Sunday falls on a holiday weekend—Memorial Day Weekend, that is—it's not a shock that the powers that be would want to give Oliver and the writers a much-deserved rest from their busy schedule.
