In lieu of his customary 15-minute segment on one subject, HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” put out a Web exclusive with short “dives” into several topics. But when he got to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a few seconds just wasn’t enough.

Perhaps this means the comedian will take on the controversial trade deal in a future, full-length episode when time is less limited. In the meantime, watch his funny takes on issues and non-issues in the videos below, including two bonus clips released while the show was on hiatus this week.

—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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