John Oliver on success of "Last Week Tonight," Snowden interview, Baltimore riots
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- čas přidán 28. 04. 2015
- HBO's "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" takes a satirical look at the news, as its fearless host tackles serious issues. One year in, the program is enjoying a reputation for scathing wit. John Oliver joins "CBS This Morning" for a wide-ranging conversation, from his Edward Snowden interview, impact of "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart and the changing faces in late night television.
He's so humble, I love John Oliver.
To humble actually
gustavo pena That's just being English and lower middle-class. It's cultural!
gustavo pena Too*
Ed O'Meara wow, very interesting, very, very interesting
Caitlyn S he's humble to the point that he can't seem to handle appraisal tho and that makes me a bit sad. Of course the staff all together does all the work but he delivers it perfectly and that's important too. But I've watched some interviews with him and he's always like that. He doesn't think he's that great.
This guy deserves the success he's been getting
MrOnairos ...and more
MrOnairos I didn't dig him when he began on TDS, he had a few irritating tics and couldn't quite find his footing, but, yeah, he's funny as hell and can spot a story that needs telling.
What an excellent compliment for any person to receive
yea for giving us trump
@@garetclaborn I love this comment!
he has earned a spot up there with Colbert and Stewart, hands down
...I'm sensing you disagree
moiraine_damodred I don't know why I found your reply so funny, but I did.
moiraine_damodred i think he died of a heart attack on his keyboard, due to overweight.
moiraine_damodred Def his show too me is better than theres.....Ill take teh slow cooked humor he does thatn the fast food but still equally good 5 times a week.
moiraine_damodred He needs to do it for 10 years then we will see about that.
These people are so used to being so fake and shallow and on pins and needles and John comes in and keeps it real, love how he kind of calls them out on their lame, lazy questions in subtle, polite ways.
+southrules: Yes, I agree. I don't think the hosts understand the concept of "doing research" and just watching his shows, you know that there is a lot of work going into his show.
They are just mouthpieces reading off the cards.
thank you those reporters are awful
@@DerDudelino ya.. when i hear multiple time they asking why cant john Oliver do it more often their show.. i was like.. what the heck.. is that not enough? Or isit that you have no idea or never watched his show before...
@@mingc4698 yeah, i am actually impressed by the speed in which new content is delivered since there flows so much work in it.
Funny ppl are always uncomfortable/awkward amongst unfunny people.
Saint Val Well, it's usually because they expect the funny man to do jokes instead of just doing an interview.
Saint Val I wouldn't be surprised if John Oliver is an introvert. Some of the greatest speakers and people that are stage acts just don't feel comfortable with others till they actually take an interest in the person.
The problem was the interviewers not John. Ask a decent question a direct one about any one if his best bits, do some fucking research.
Gromitz101 I'm guessing 99% of people who use the term "introvert" don't have any idea what it actually means, or when to use it.
AverageO An introvert is someone that prefers meaningful conversation, not shallow talk. An introvert is gets tired easily by being around people while expressives thrive and "gain" from it.
The stage is when he feels alone and doing his job or a sense of purpose. The interview is the exact opposite, being around people, etc. I am very aware of what an introvert is and when to use it as I've read plenty into it. Johnny Carson is an example of one of the stage acts that was an introvert.
"I don't care about the royal baby. I don't care." John Oliver is awesome.
Can the CBS hosts quit interrupting John? They won't let him finish a single sentence.
How honest and humble John Oliver is in this interview regarding himself, his wife and especially Jon Stewart makes him so much more likable. I didn't think that was possible.
@Angelo I agree. He’s proven himself the most principled. Colbert was the most talented entertainer of the offspring-he was even outshining Jon for awhile I think-but he pretty much gave up any interesting political analysis after leaving the Colbert Report.
John Oliver is very huggable
+Melatina77 Huggable
+Yosef Bentley *hugeable, able to be huge
Yosef Bentley oops! lol!
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" John Oliver is very huggable " Melatina77
Charlie Rose asked a very insightful question, and John gave a very insightful answer:
"Ideally satire would not do anything better than anyone."
But then the co-host cut him off and changed the subject. I think that's something that should be discussed more often. I've heard Jon Stewart express similar sentiments. Unfortunately, the people whose primary objective is to make people laugh are giving Americans more fair and balanced information than the entities whose primary objective is to report the facts.
dovregubben78 And monarchs used to have court jesters. People really haven't changed much.
I get my news from Comedy Central. The mainstream lockstep sensations always seem to be some Big guy's agenda.
dovregubben78 great job highlighting that insight. Heaven forbid the show and other hosts actually poner for a minute on something deep. I wonder if Charlie Rose regrets going on with CBS
He did that day.
Just goes to show people with a sense of humor are better informed, as well as healthier. (Laughter being healthy.)
Never trust someone who has no sense of humor.
dovregubben78 John is always deflecting the importance of his show. I believe this is his character trait for everything he does. Of course, studies ave been done that conclude that the use of humor helps people to learn quicker and keep the information that they learn-- so any sort of humor used to convey important world topics (done well) will always fit the bill. It's not for John Oliver to pronounce satire as being somehow a 'less than' great avenue for news.
"Are you lazy people?"
Cute, but it should be obvious that Oliver and his team put way more work into their specials with writing letters to get interviews, researching and writing about one subject for a segment the length of Stewart's whole show, and of course actually interviewing some of the people he does for these specials. Jon Stewart is great, and I love his show 4 times a week, but I wouldn't ever vote for Oliver to sacrifice the intense quality of that one hour for more shows. If I had to choose one, I would probably choose Stewart, but being able to have two, I love the formula Oliver has, and think that they really developed something beautiful.
Stewart & Oliver fo' life
UsirRaMaroon
Such a shame, because I'm sure she is going to read this and it will ruin her day/month/year.
Jack Jackson
lol, you're so sassy
UsirRaMaroon It wasn't a very good joke. She isn't funny and doesn't have a funny delivery. It may not have even been a joke either, I think she was trying to ask why last week tonight only does one episode a week while the daily show is, well, daily.
But the question didn't form up well so she went with, "are you people lazy?"
The daily show has the segments that are developed over a week or two and then the monologue part where they cover the media, covering the news. Last week tonight is all in depth report.
UsirRaMaroon
As Todd said, if it was a joke, the delivery didn't measure up. Disregarding that, though... you seem to be dumping a lot of energy into this, brotha. I don't think its a super big deal. On that note, you should check out the song "Dark Comedy Morning Show" by Open Mike Eagle. I feel like it is somehow relevant, but Im intoxicated enough that I can't reasonably pin it down (not sarcasm, Im a little wasted, honestly). Cheers!
Jack Jackson Well.... When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month or even your year.
I'll be there for you.
And never go away... because friends just WON'T DIE! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
I don't know why, but this interview dynamic and these people make my skin crawl.
Except for John Oliver, of course.
Rowsdowermobile, away! it was like if you had three 2nd grade kids trying to interview President Obama for 12 minutes without editing. Oliver and those three talking heads - same planet, different worlds.
Rowsdowermobile, away! I know what you mean.
+Rowsdowermobile, away! they aren't good at it, they feel more like a morning news show and they weren't or skimmed the good questions.
lol I realized that it was "cbs this morning".... well there's your answer morning tv "news" is the worst
It's simple, the mass media moguls are being threatened by someone that has an alternative view to news. Most media giants like fox, msnbc keep the public misinformed. You can tell that they were of the opinion that Snowden was a traitor not a hero . She points out how Snowden is "devastating" and " upset" . And seriously, when she says " are you lazy people?" It's like the cbs reporters don't know how to stop the attacks, as if it's hard wired within them. All of them except Oliver want to use the media as a weapon of Mass DISTRACTion. DISTRACTion from the real news, news that TRIES it's best to not be biased . News does not takes sides, It just is.John Stewart and Oliver take an innocent take on the truth through comedy. This allows them to play the "I'm a comedian, they're just jokes . This is not real news (don't come after me)" card. But wait... By that rhetoric then Fox News can play the "Fox News is not comedy, it's real news" card. Truth in "comedy" and Comedy in fox truth
The fact Jon Oliver can endure these idiotic questions in the morning makes me love him even more. I don't know what I would have done. Run? Hit my head on the table?
Found a frying pan and hit the right in the face, before fixing myself and Claus a coffee...
If I respected this place more I would shave. Go get em John!
CBS average youtube clicks: ~400
This video: 1.258.754
I wonder why ...
Religion is a huge influence. I mean, when CBS invites on the Megareverend and CEO of Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption, his followers are going to come. Praise be...praise be...
That ... and the guys that think John Oliver is a mere comedian, while in fact he is The Chosen One.
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Being humble is so underestimated these days, this guy is awesome!!!
MrFantocan He's not humble though, just self deprecating. He's amazing but a bit too hard on himself.
Couldn't be happier that he got his own show. He killed it on the Daily Show when he took over for Stewart while he was away. Those are some big shoes to fill, and he made it happen.
Praise be, praise be, John Oliver.
Impressive guy. Funny, smart, charming. His show does important work exposing society's ills
I aspire to be as unassuming as John Oliver; clever, incisive, "with it", but yet not bigging himself up, realising that he is a small pawn in a big game and that he doesn't want to be idolized, and enough confidence to know what he's capable of without having an inflated ego. He's made the transition from small British comedian to one of the most disruptive faces in US media in just a few years and I can't wait to see what's next
***** I agree, but the use of the term "with it", if meant unironically, is really, really silly. So I'm afraid I must make fun of you. Apologies.
HA HA!
Okay I'm done.
John has his own awesome show, still gives credit to Jon Stewart. Shows he himself is an great guy!!
Man this was rough, it felt like they had him on the show just to interrogate him like he was in trouble for informing the people better than them. The salt is real, but he did made them loosen up in the end.
MrNight48 I'm glad I wasn't the only one to notice that!John Oliver is awesome, and I was getting kind of mad by how they were treating him. The clips made his show look like a joke and he seemed kind of offended by that as well. He played it right though!
MrNight48 I think you have aspergers, literally EVERYONE was smiling and laughing. you must of watched a different clip.
jakovasour because they are professionals at controlling their body language on screen.however you should still be able to sense the pressure they was applying to john on that show with questions like "what is the intent with this dumb show?", "walk us through the snoden thing, what were you trying to accomplish?" and that dangerous question near the end asking "should one be forgiven for past mistakes?" If you think about that last one and why he didn't give a straight answer, you realize if he had said no and some past shit comes up about him that makes him look bad, his own words would hang him. If he said yeah, then later condemn a political figure cbs supports whose past horrible actions like say being a sex offender, this very conversation would have come back to bite him in the ass.
The only reason they was smiling and laughing was because he delivered well placed small jokes every time they fired questions at him in the beginning to get them distracted and loosen up which worked because by the end, they were laughing with him and interviewing him with a better lighter atmosphere.
"what is the intent with this dumb show?" He's quoting something john said himself only seconds before, there is even like a minute straight when john and charlie talk about how much they like each other. You're seeing something that's not there.
jakovasour ... are we really going to fucking do this? Ok first off why the fuck are you so damn intent on proving me wrong? its called perspective. That situation in that video could honestly be viewed either way hence is why I didn't just flat said you was wrong and said you had some disorder like you did to me. You can sit there and scream "NO! YOUR WRONG, YOU MENTAL?! GTFO" all the fuck you want to but that does not mean your view is the only correct one. Now you may watch that clip and think nothing is wrong which fine, but for me and apparently others who agree from watching that clip, the conversation between the people in it seemed way too awkward and john was under rapid fire questions. My point here is in the beginning, it was not a friendly atmosphere for the interviewee until the end where oliver told enough jokes to change that.
tl;dr : read my fucking post. all of it. Cause I am getting the feeling you are selective reading
Nothing sadder than seeing morning show people trying to be funny
"Is he likable?"
Yep, okay, good question.
ProducShuns It's CBS, the only thing close to a journalist (besides Oliver) in this bit was Charlie Rose, and god knows he checked out years ago, if he was ever relevant.
That's the moment everyone realized: "Thank you lawd Jesus for John Oliver and his research team"
Seriously, they were a minute away from asking what zodiac sign Snowden is.
Claus is behind the camera like "Hahaaaa keep laughing..one day..one day i will have your job"
John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and everyone who works for you all: you are exactly what this country needs. How the media frames important social crises is downright deplorable. It is clear that these interviews were terrified of what he might say since they kept interrupting him and abruptly changing topics. They literally laughed when he blatantly made fun of them and their absurd questions.
All those 3 still framme some things...
- Jon stewart who dosen't
two levels of intelligence between John and the other three...
John Oliver is a fucking genius. It's a pity that I am not a native speaker :(
Keep practicing. Your English seems great :)
Me neither. I learned english in place called California. I'm still working on it tho.
Your grammar is fine... have you seen some of the CZcams comment?
"Can humour and satire make points that otherwise might not well be made and make them better?"
"I've no idea. Ideally, satire wouldn't do anything better than anyone."
John's mind is wonderful :)
pls explain
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@@EpicBunty Well, a year later, but he means in an ideal world there wouldn't have to be a better way to make points like that as either those points will have naturally been made known or that all methods of making those points are equal. And for him having no idea, that's a genuine thought as it is up to the individual receiving the information to determine the better method.
when i saw the caption "Oliver's Twist" i stopped laughing and dead panned an invisible camera like i was on the office or some shit
Finally! Someone who gets it!
+Katie Healy i dont get it... :-( does english has to be my first language to get it?
+Maze It's a pun. Oliver Twist is a book written by Charles Dickens.
thats it? because i knew that allready...
but ty ofc :-)
What.???????
John Oliver is far more intelligent than he lets on, and far more so than these other people at least as far as I can tell. I love how they gloss over his obvious mockery of what they do as just a funny joke. xD
There are not enough people on TV who discuss real issues in an intelligent informative and humorous manner.
nah he's just got a British accent
@@garetclaborn and a brain,yeah, that thing you are missing
John Oliver, a comedian, is a better journalist than actual journalists.
Oh look, it's British Millhouse!
omg he does actually look like Milhouse :o
Millhouse wouldn't be able to 'pull' Johns wife!
More cooler than Millhouse...
Hey, don't diss the Megareverend and CEO of a major church! Praise be...praise be...
ZhangtheGreat lol I love how you said "CEO" of a church xD
"what are you getting the royal baby? What are you buying the royal baby?"
"I don't care, I don't care about the royal baby !"
I love him even more now!
I love how John Oliver treats Jon Stewart like an Actual Mentor, and not the kind where you see on Tv, I mean the kind that you owe your life too.
I wish they would let him finish talking.
" I dont care about the Royal baby"... Damn I love this man even more!
John Oliver is so...
- Genuine
- Insanely QUICK - witted
- Intelligent & Emotionally Intelligent
What a perfect talk show host!
I hate the way they were speaking to him so condescendingly
I would honestly LOVE five days a week of John Oliver and his staff... I spend all my time trying to find old videos I haven't seen yet.
I hope it's just a bit when he talks about "not being a fan of himself" because he's my favorite human being ever and he should know how much everyone loves him.
John really under plays the effort and the message his show has on the audience. He's amazing. And yes Jon Stewart is the greatest
I love John Oliver, and his show is pure entertainment gold.
He's like the drunken love-child of Edward R. Murrow and Cid Ceasar.
Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, and Jon Oliver are all incredible.
They should stay once a week. I like the amount of detail they put into a topic.
The staff with Charlie Rose asked him if people should be judged for what they did in their past? Foreshadowing at it’s finest.
John Oliver IS amazing.
That said, this interview broke my heart the tiniest bit.
Oliver hit a nerve if empathy with me ever since the April Fools' bit where he had a line about "you're laughing on the outside but you're sad inside. In which case welcome to my brain"
I'm no John Oliver by any means but I do love performing and I often joke about my own for lack of a better word "issues."
That's not saying Oliver himself actually has any. I don't know obviously. But I analyse without even meaning to and I feel like, no I KNOW I'm still high on panic after Robin Williams suicide.
I don't know, I'm rambling I guess but I get what he says about not even being comfortable with himself and hmmm I just hope he's able to acknowledge what a gift he is.
Sounds cliché but, I guess to put it better I hope he's alright when the cameras aren't rolling.
Because as I began with John Oliver IS amazing.
Belle Gold I would guess that the discomfort with himself is one of the things that drives Oliver. How could anybody be a stand up comedian without being a bit mental? IMO, he's just fantastic, my wife and sons are loving all these Last Week Tonight stuff.
Without wishing to speak too broadly, self deprecation is kind of an intrinsic facet of British culture and humour. I imagine that side of John is just exemplified in an American context, especially as he is being showered with praise. He will never admit what a gift he is but that doesn't mean he's not happy.
bassben04 A lot of people are not comfortable with getting a lot of praise because not many people give it freely when you are growing up.
You Americans know nothing about British humour clearly. I mean whT of he's lying? This whole self deprecating act is all too old. He's no different from Richard ayoade & david mitchell google them if you don't know them. They all knew each other in footlights
Belle Gold The way I take that quote is essentially "You're going to find it hilarious how awful this is, but at the same time it's sad that this is the world we live in". I'm generally a very happy, lighthearted person. I find humor in almost everything. Still, while I laugh at ignorance, I'm saddened by the results of it.
John Oliver needs his own entire network for news broadcasting. The anti-media journalist!
It must border on the painful for Jon Oliver to have to talk to people who are about 1/10th as smart as he is.
He really has to stop putting himself down so much. Being humble is good, but he sometimes really is overdoing it. John Oliver is such a talented comedian and he seems to be the only one who doesn't want to recognize that. Also, great stunt he pulled off with Interviewing Snowden, that can't be overstated.
haiggoh It's just how it is with us, we, the English, and everyone else from the UK, are just very naturally self deprecating. Asking us not to put ourselves down is like asking the average American to not be so patriotic, its just not going to happen.
MrRobertSama I've been to Britain a few times and the people are amazing there. The self-deprecating habit is real, but I think deep down they know what incredible people most of them are. They honestly remind me of the rural parts of the southern U.S., where the people are humble, kind, polite, warm, and friendly. It doesn't hurt that I could listen to that awesome accent for years without tiring of it. Back to watching BBCA.
Young Frankenstein If you get the chance you should visit the Lake District next time you come over, everyone always makes the mistake of only going to London. The Lake District is the heart and soul of England.
MrRobertSama I will definitely put it on next trip's agenda, which isn't far off because I am seriously considering a second residence. Thanks a ton for the tip!
MrRobertSama english eople are great and i say that as a german. my first experience was a tad scary though becasue i couldn'T tell their (the people i met during an evening) hostile behaviour was jokingly. had a fun night after everyone started laughing when i looked really uncomfortable. but i stand by this: british food should be named right after atomic, biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction O:)
3:20 i love how he explains that his staffs and coworkers doing great for the show, not only him :')
Bill O'Rilley must be turning green with envy that John Oliver is getting a Peabody Award! Anyone else remember O'Rilley claiming he received 2 Peabody Awards while on Inside Edition, and ultimately being forced to admit it was actually a Polk Award (as if anyone knows what that is)and Senator Al Franken called him out about it on CSPAN2?
john stewart, John Oliver and Steven Colbert are like chocolate vanilla and strawberry ice cream you can have a favorite but they are the best flavors there are. Love them all.
John manages the atmosphere on an entirely different level. These reporters look like they are embarrassed to just be in his presence.
Impressive how they interrupted him thru the whole f-ing interview. So much ego from their part, let the man speak!!!
Hands down, best journalist of our generation and he has barley completed his second season. This dude has done more in one episode than his interviewers have done with their whole careers haha.
Loving how John still has vestiges of the Midlands accent - "Toime" ("Time") is a great example!
John Oliver is SO humble and modest. Such an amazing guy. Seen him live and love him to death for what he does and how he does it.
The hosts ask some leading questions, somewhat provoking, but John handles it with class, just like he does everything, gotta love him
Last week tonight IS awesome xDDD
Aww, he's adorable.
I love how much these journalists seem to admire John for his work :)
seeing John Oliver sideways!! Life is full of surprises.
I'm glad I got the privilege to see this star rising for years on Jon Stewart's show. Just like Colbert, he took what he learned and did a great twist. 1 show a week, but that 1 show has been phenomenal every time I see it. Not having to rush through the 24 hour news cycle and taking their time, this show has put me in tears from laughing too much.
"What are you buying the royal babyyyyy?" Oliver: "I don't care, I don't care about the royal baby." LOL
Great job CBS, having a segment on Last Week Tonight as a way out to just show scenes from the show for over 2 minutes.
I wish we had someone like John Oliver, and a show like his - with his brilliant production team - here in Brasil. Cause he talks about serious matters, and tries to give all the sides to everything, and make us think about important matters. We need that in Brasil, for our problems... Someone 'teaching' people to be more critical and make more questions...
Its much easier to make Americans laugh than the Brits. John Oliver has been doing shows in the UK for a while and never received this kind of recognition but in America it seems that with a little bit of wit and seemingly clever jokes you can own the place. Good for him.
+KingQuraish i can agree with this, but i also think that being on the Daily Show evolved his humor style by giving him something to focus his sarcasm on. I wonder how well he is received now...i imagine some of the Last Week Tonight's views have been from the UK
+tbrogoit02 Yeah i live in the UK and a fair few of my friends like him. he didn't do much political stuff and it was a little amorphous and incoherent.
+KingQuraish yes, but also it's the dissonance of comedy with his British accent, which evokes a regal sense in American audiences. It substantiates serious subject matter, which is then compared to something petty or commonplace to humorous effect, both for the juxtaposition and that dissonance. Brits would not find him funny on his accent alone, while his accent gets him a leg up in the US.
On the flip side, I find Brits easily charmed by Black-American guests on the Graham Norton show, and I think it also has to do with AAVE.
Benjamin Rujopakarn good point yes but African american comedians are received similarly across the world...I dont think a white american host would do the same in england as John is doing across the ocean. Brits are harder to make laugh because they're more pessimists and introvert and you can see this in the culture in Britain.
+Ben Rujo Really good point. I remember when Kevin Hart was on the Graham Norton Show and I've never heard the audience laugh like they did
Wow...for a moment there, I thought the salmon-canon was a shredder...my heart jumped and I gasped.
Thank gód it was a canon.
One thing you notice about these segments where John Oliver goes to guest on is how he blows the host(s) out of the water in eloquence and humor on their own home turf. He credits his writing staff consistently but I think it's fairly clear that he's one of the main reasons for the show's success.
You can’t do the show every day ladies because John needs to be more than just literate for each show.
Oh god John please
Please ditch the 'stache
+DoctorWhoFanBadWolf He looks like he's trying desperately to be a 19th Century Gentleman, and he just can't do it.
Wow...people actually pay attention to shit like this? Like...his "stache" matters to you?
I tend to pay attention to the things I'm staring at, yes.
+banklikefrankwhite1 I wonder what it's like up there on that moral high ground you've put yourself on.
It must be cold.
+DoctorWhoFanBadWolf I think John's Stache is a rebel. Even when he does shave for his show you can still see it's more prominent, I don't think he's actively trying to grow one, this is just what happens when he doesn't shave. It just wants to be free!
I absolutely love how candid and humble Jon Oliver is.
What makes his format so successful at tackling complex issues is the generous time allotment of 18 minutes.
Stewart, Colbert, and Oliver are all "brillent" *LOL!* for what each one does and they each have a distinctive signature. I happen to like John's show best. I've seen some great segments by Stewart and Colbert, but I never binge watched all their clips on YT within a few days of discovering them the way I have with John. I never created a YT playlist for them, but I've got 45+ vids in a "Best of" Last Week Tonight playlist! I've played some segments in the background over and over b/c they are so shocking, informative, and funny. My housemate listens to recorded eps of Amy Goodman on Democracy Now. She never misses an ep. I've said a couple of times that if I was Amy Goodman I'd have blown my brains out by now. *That's* how depressing her show is. But John deals w/ the most serious and complex issues,- things like nuclear weapons and genocide!- and I just want to see more. In our society where our choices are the pablum of corporate news, celebrity worship, hate radio & propaganda TV, and the only in-depth reporting being Democracy Now,- a program that leaves me feeling either frustrated or bored & apathetic,- I see John as the ONLY way the American public will learn about what's happening in other countries like India, South American countries, New Zealand, etc., and the only way they are going to get well-researched, in-depth IMPORTANT information for being ACTIVE citizens. I see Jon Stewart as the comedic evening news, while Oliver is the comedic 60 Minutes.
I have to disagree with John Oliver on one thing. While it may be a correct generalization about computer experts not having the greatest interpersonal skills Edward Snowden is not the best example of this generalization. I, for one, think that Snowden is an exception and seems to have great interpersonal skills and able to connect with anyone who interviews him and he is able to chew and break down most complex technical concepts down to an average person's level of understanding. I feel like dickpics segment simply broke down what should already be understood or at least comprehended by an average person down to an idiot level.
jivinivanhotmailcom The average person doesn't know that their liberties are disappearing, some people don't care, and others actually want our liberties gone. Even those that know our liberties are disappearing, think there is nothing they can do about it, so they don't. Ones that stand up and say something about it are usually ignored. Those that actually do something about it are labeled as "patriots." Then the media tries to associate patriotism with extremism. Sad commentary on our current condition.
Gunnar Huber Agreed
jivinivanhotmailcom I agree with you, though I think Oliver misrepresented his own opinion, which is that Snowden is an intellectual who basically discusses the issue at too high a level. Basically, Snowden is not a bad communicator, he's just not dumbing it down enough. Or at least that seemed to be what Oliver himself believed from the interview from his insistence on bringing everything back to the dick-pic scenario rather than discussing abstracts.
jivinivanhotmailcom Well if the government can decide what we can't learn, like banning AP history, then it's obvious that people will be this ignorant
*****: Yes, agreed. It's easy for those of us who are in the know to think that at least a majority of the civilised world should know these things at the level to which Edward Snowden actually does dumb it down when communicating it. However, as John Oliver states in the interview (if my recollection is not completely erroneous), the average person _doesn't_ comprehend or at least not care (that's the word he emphasised) unless it's dumbed down and you use an example that hits closer to home (i.e. "Say wut? Some creep at NSA can track my dick pics? Ermahgerd!")
So to summarise I agree with both of you. Snowden is an excellent and sympathetic communicator, but I agree with Mr. Oliver (and perman07, I'm sure) that if he managed to communicate his message more effectively to a majority of the population, opinions on him and his legacy might swing.
John Oliver is a perpetual gift
I can't even handle oliver right now. He is the fucking king of everything and he do not even seem to notice it!
He doesn't have an ego, which works for us cause he's going to keep getting better
Herman Langland He's being honest with the work done on his show. Because it's not "his" show per se. He realizes entirely that it's the combination of all the writers and people that go out and research these topics that are to receive the praise.
Oh Maïe! John Oliver is intelligent! Why are politicians not like this?
raised as a pickpocket, chimney sweep hahahaha
man you can see the anxiety brewing up in him when the lady darkened the room with the Ferguson topic, but he did the smart thing and simply explained how dangerous it would be for a comedian to try to improvise comedy on a touchy subject
love it when you have a genuine person on a shop like CBS morning. They just out shine anyone on set
John Oliver deserves more viewership than Jimmy Fallon!!!!!!!
So humble.
brilliant...Oliver owned the piece
I wish they would let him finish his sentence before asking him another question
I think he should have taken over Stewart's show.
+Henry Cheng I feel like he is doing amazing where he is and I don't think he would've had the same impact that he is having if he took over the Daily Show.
+Henry Cheng Personally, I prefer him on HBO, mainly because each week he gives a lot of times looking in depth at an important issue, whereas on the Daily Show, while they still do look at these issues, are much shorter. Also, I never was a fan of the constant guest appearances, I found the parts where he discusses what happened during the week much more entertaining.
Alex Speckman Exactly. Unless it is a relevant political guest, I always stop watching the daily show before the interview starts. Most of the time it's waste of time celebrity guest that is promoting a stupid movie or book. I noticed, during Jon Stewart final years, the guests were more political than entertainment.
+Henry Cheng Being on CBS would be the worst thing for Oliver. The only reason he can be as transparent and humorously scathing as he is is because he's on HBO, a station that doesn't rely on sponsors for ad funding.
John has full creative control on Last Week Tonight. There's no way in hell he's ever leaving HBO.
There is absolutely nothing that humor can't be found in. Human life is the epitome of a joke.
Why I love this guy? "Well, it's not just me. I am the unfortunate face of a lot of people's work. (...) I just get the credit for a lot of people's work."
One of the most humble responses ive ever heard. Calling the other host a clown to his face and makes him laugh about it is also fantastic
John Oliver is very good a exemplifying humility and self-deprecating acerbic wit.
Funny that at this table John Oliver is the one who *isn't a clown.
me remembering how much John's dragged Charlie Rose on Last Week Tonight after #MeToo: *pleased*
We adore you Oliver!!!
Ok so I didn't want to say anything about this besides how awesome he is for his self deprecating humor which is very British and speaks to me personally, but then I read some of the comments and the back and forth war of people saying that the interviewers were grilling him and being jerks and that he was being subtly insulting back to them. So after reading those comments I watched the video 2 more times and I've got to say I just don't see it. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I am perfectly willing to be proven wrong. Here is my 2 cents. I think this was a case of too many cooks in the kitchen. I didn't think there was any intended hostility on either side. I think he was very funny and charming throughout and he had them all laughing but I think the problem was that there wasn't enough structure to the interview so people interrupted or talked over each other. Some of the questions asked were a bit vague or stupid for sure. It is also possible that one or two of the interviewers got annoyed at the fact that he had to give humorous answers for every question before getting to the heart of what they were asking. Part of that was the fact that they were giving him a lot of compliments which he felt were undeserved and made him a little uncomfortable. Other than that I thought there was general respect and curiosity shown in this interview. They asked him questions that amounted to "how do you do what you do? How do you make serious issues funny? are you trying to educate along with entertain?" He deflected a few of those questions but I think they came out of general respect and curiosity as I said. And at the end of the day I think he represented himself in a way that would bring more viewers to his show and he also showed tremendous respect and loyalty to his mentors Stewart and Colbert. So to sum up: I think this was a pretty decent interview in spite of the participant and I think any perceived hostility on either side is number 1 giving them too much credit and 2 reading in to things based on how you feel about the interviewers and the topics they discussed.
Keep it once a week, quality over quantity =)
WE DID IT REDDIT
Elliot Rodger, Supreme Gentlemen, Real Human Bean *tips fedora
m'lady
+DUDE WEED LMAO (THE BRONY WEEABOO REDDITOR NECKBEARD ATHEIST) augh, dude, your name. I know it's ironic but it just makes me want to bang my head against a table imagining that type of person
Aj Hampton At least you realised it was ironic
What did you do.??????
you are so humble John,. What you and the writers do is amazing. And its not just comedy. its looking at serious issues from a different angel hardly ever looked at that way. You help people understand. Well done.
Wow how do they not see the difference between last week tonight and the daily show? They couldn't possibly do it 5 nights a week because its more broadcast journalism that takes time to get the story. That's the difference and that's what makes it great.
I love this man
is it me or are the hosts being a little condescending ?? i dont want to start any fights im genuinely asking .....
It's not you. At all. But that's the life of "national" shows. They don't know anything about the subject, they just read off scripts. No matter the tone or flow of the interview..stick to the script
+banklikefrankwhite1 okay thanks for the answer :)
I love this man and I absolutely cannot go a week without Last Week Tonight, BEST SHOW ON TELEVISION!
Loved it, humble, funny and straight to the point. Awesome effort to get to Snowden and made it interesting.