Best one yet.
The song at the end.
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Television Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Best one yet.
The song at the end.
Ahh excellent, I wondered if he'd cover Brexit this week.
Not gonna watch that, will watch the full show when I get home but looking forward to his view!
@Cina
Not gonna watch that, will watch the full show when I get home but looking forward to his view!
@Cina
Awesome. between this, GoT and Silicon Valley, HBO make my Monday evenings a happy place.
Watched the episode where he talks about the NRA and the influence they have, found that a funny episode.
This week's episode was amazing. I was both laughing and going "what the feck" at the RNC segment.
I always wondered about those campaign songs. Still not entirely clear why artists just don't sue them to set a precedent.
The show is brilliant.
Was going to say pretty much exactly this, it was hilarious and scary at the same time.
The song at the end though
It's not exactly Last Week Tonight, but... 
It's not exactly Last Week Tonight, but...
Since he was unfortunate enough to be born in or around Liverpool I can kinda forgive him.
Nobody is perfect.
That interview segment in which politician completely ignored the facts and put his whole emphasis on faith was absolutely incredible.
'So supporting Liverpool was very much not a choice' we understand John.
Also quite fitting that the pic in the background when the text says 'LFC fan' is John Oliver next to a unicorn.
Also quite fitting that the pic in the background when the text says 'LFC fan' is John Oliver next to a unicorn.
Newt Gingrich I think it was? Absolutely insane. The woman interviewing him could barely believe it.
excellent episode ,the ending was awesome
This show is good, but I find Samantha Bee's shows better. MY favorite political satire show since Stewart called it a day.
Don't know her. Do you have a few good clips you could post?
I don't know, the few clips I watched Bee is very "in your face". Maybe that's why I've always liked Stephen Colbert playing Stephen Colbert better.
Did this guy ever do anything in the UK? I don't remember him at all.
I think he started out in stand-up and did Mock The Week a few times before moving to the US.
Probably why I don't remember him!
I don't remember him doing it, just remember reading about his past at some point.I vaguely remember him doing it on Mock the Week - was largely unnoticeable. To be honest, I remember him mainly from the Bugle podcast with Andy Zaltzman but I can't remember if he started that before or after he joined the Daily Show.
He was in Community, too.
Here are a couple:
The show is called Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. It has it's own youtube channel.
I think that is the point, it's called "Full Frontal with...". She is aggravated, unabashed & in your face; almost ranting. The content is well researched and the jokes are subtle. I quite enjoy it. I can also see how some people might find it annoying.
I find it better than Maher's conceited 'I am an unmarried, pot smoking, California hippie and if you are not with me you are a rube' spiel and Oliver's formulaic jokes and delivery.
Cheers @Insanity, will look at those over my lunch break or this evening!
Sounded genuinely affected by Trump's nomination and didn't even bother about trying to sound funny.
I think that John Oliver became too caricature now, always shouting and swearing, but this one is on another level. So feigned
Yeah he seems really fed up of constantly showing us how utterly awful the man is and yet it doing nothing and him growing stronger and stronger. Almost sounded like a defeated man last night.
I did love the "Holy shit, he used a leaflet for the constitution as a middle finger" bit though
Thought the bed of nails analogy summed it up pretty perfectly.
Is it a British thing to not like a little bit of shouting and swearing? I'm genuinely curious because I don't think John Oliver is too caricature haha
I'm not British but I found it appalling when the shouting and swearing isn't genuine and is used just for a shock/comical effect. It's funny the first time, less so the second - but when you know that there would be affectation in every episode it loses all the comical value
Holy hell, just watched it now and yea very much this.
At the end especially, when talking about Trump's response to Khizr Khan, he just seemed genuinely angry and even upset at the state of affairs. Understandably as well I might add.
I did love the "Holy shit, he used a leaflet for the constitution as a middle finger" bit though
that was brilliantHe looked like he was about to tear up, really highlights how absurd it all is.
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