United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015

September 21, 2014
30 min
3.7/5
Season 1 - Episode 18: United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015

Season 1 - Episode 18: United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015

United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015 - Episode 18

Overview

John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why the policy of United States having embargo against Cuba doesn't make sense . The main story focuses on the Miss America pageant and their scholarships to women. John explains how outdated and absurd the requirements for the contestants are and to illustrate these problems, stages his own pageant with the help of a guest star - Kathy Griffin.

Episode Information

TV Show

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Season

Season 1

Episode Number

18

Air Date

September 21, 2014

Runtime

30 minutes

Rating

3.7/5

Guest Stars

David Kaye

David Kaye

Voice Over (voice)

Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin

Self

Ryan Matthew White

Ryan Matthew White

Male Model - Giuseppe

Angela Struck

Angela Struck

Miss 1st Contestant

Aurora Leonard

Aurora Leonard

Pageant Presenter

Crew

J

James Taylor

Executive Producer

John Oliver

John Oliver

Executive Producer

Jill Twiss

Jill Twiss

Writer

Jeff Maurer

Jeff Maurer

Writer

Dan Gurewitch

Dan Gurewitch

Writer

Juli Weiner

Juli Weiner

Writer