Topic: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

[stoa]

Sorry for the repeat post, but I just love what they're doing. The season ended a couple of weeks ago, but they posted a web special on YouTube asking Pringles what their mascot's body looks like, because they did a joke about it in one of the recent shows and the viewers sent loads of pictures. So John Oliver wanted to see the real thing. He promised to give 10000$ to Feeding America, if Pringles answered his question. Adding that he'll only pay the money, if it's not used to buy Pringles, because it is a garbage snack.
https://youtu.be/qIUb3bjh42Y

Pringles answered today: https://twitter.com/Pringles/status/1336432293930557441?s=19

[Red Beret]

Posting a YouTube link to the latest episode, which deals with unemployment benefit - an already broken system that buckled under Covid

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MGZyOENvnq0

[BarryCrocker]

One of my favourite segments every year.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/y2Z19A_vx-Y" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/y2Z19A_vx-Y</a>

[BarryCrocker]

Back tonight after 5 months off due to the Writers Strike.

Comedy Gold.

[coolbyrne]

He just won the Best Scripted Variety Series Emmy tonight and started to list the starting Liverpool XI and got as far as Virgil (Allison, Trent, Virgil) before getting pulled. I love him.

[RedDeadRejection]

He just won the Best Scripted Variety Series Emmy tonight and started to list the starting Liverpool XI and got as far as Virgil (Allison, Trent, Virgil) before getting pulled. I love him.

That's ace 🤣

[BarryCrocker]

He just won the Best Scripted Variety Series Emmy tonight and started to list the starting Liverpool XI and got as far as Virgil (Allison, Trent, Virgil) before getting pulled. I love him.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/9OvN0RWAG6A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/9OvN0RWAG6A</a>

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Can someone explain why he did it? I know he's a fan but I didn't get the set up of the bit.

[Elzar]

Can someone explain why he did it? I know he's a fan but I didn't get the set up of the bit.

It was a joke about the Emmy's when Anthony Anderson's mum would start heckling to tell people their time was up for a speech, so he wanted to go on until she did it. Why he chose to name the Liverpool team? He just loves the team I guess!

[stoa]

I love John Oliver. The bit before the nominations though... I don't know who the lady is, but I hope he's better in their show. Bad performance by both of them...

[BarryCrocker]

I love John Oliver. The bit before the nominations though... I don't know who the lady is, but I hope he's better in their show. Bad performance by both of them...

Don't know if you're joking?

[stoa]

Don't know if you're joking?

Got my pronouns mixed up there, sorry. I hope she's better in her show, as I really don't know who she is and have never seen her. Not really following the comedy/stand-up/late night-scene in the US. I know Colbert and I like him in his show, but that bit there was just awful by both.

[Ziltoid]

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/qZO_dza71-w" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/qZO_dza71-w</a>

Watched this a couple of days ago, thought it was excellent (both serious and funny) - Men in Blazers podcast