John Oliver reveals new information about the methods used to carry out the death penalty, explains why there is no good way to do lethal injections, and offers a new, unexpected use for peanuts. John swears it’s normal, we beg to differ.

Connect with Last Week Tonight online...

Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens:    / lastweektonight  

Find Last Week Tonight on Facebook like your mom would: www.facebook.com/lastweektonight

Follow us on Twitter for news about jokes and jokes about news: www.twitter.com/lastweektonight

Visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: www.hbo.com/lastweektonight