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  • John Oliver explains why the integrity of local news is so important, how sponsored content could damage that integrity, and why the Venus Veil is so much more than a blanket! (It’s not.)
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  • @Hodebrot
    @Hodebrot Před 3 lety +8602

    Whoever this girl was, promoting this absolute horseshit of a blanket, she is the best. I couldn‘t talk that much shit without breaking... insane acting. 😮

    • @OrexaN
      @OrexaN Před 3 lety +665

      Erica Hernandez, I hope her carrer takes a boost from this. Her performance was flawless.

    • @oreojsn92
      @oreojsn92 Před 3 lety +291

      Legit, she at least deserves a recurring guest appearance on a popular TV show or Netflix series

    • @tweex1
      @tweex1 Před 3 lety +649

      "Thank you for making it so easy" make this a woman a got damn Last Week Tonight correspondent

    • @wolflarson71
      @wolflarson71 Před 3 lety +94

      Deserves an Emmy

    • @merryberry6576
      @merryberry6576 Před 3 lety +190

      I really hope she gets more opportunities from this, she did an outstanding job. Almost made it easy to be scammed by her bullshit haha

  • @colabayb
    @colabayb Před 3 lety +10597

    That actress deserves every single dollar she was paid. Just phenomenal

    • @maevedoyle2634
      @maevedoyle2634 Před 3 lety +318

      honestly? she deserves triple

    • @davidm.corbin4643
      @davidm.corbin4643 Před 3 lety +586

      She was paid in medical blankets

    • @AnthonyGoodley
      @AnthonyGoodley Před 3 lety +269

      I'd be willing to bet she was paid much, much more than what those fake news spots cost HBO.

    • @edwardhugo2500
      @edwardhugo2500 Před 3 lety +179

      The question that remains is does the blanket also work on penises

    • @GVS
      @GVS Před 3 lety +129

      She absolutely crushed it.

  • @IcarusPhil
    @IcarusPhil Před 2 lety +2425

    i love her hints "could it look less like a medical product" "thank you for having me and for making this so easy"

    • @thematiasmadness7010
      @thematiasmadness7010 Před 2 lety +17

      At one point I expected her to say: “I genuinely can’t believe that this is actually working you’re a bunch of idiots and this just a fucking blanket”

    • @maazkalim
      @maazkalim Před 2 lety +3

      USFCC..!!
      USFCC would suddenly say..: Darn Free Enterprise!
      All because of that lexical atom-bomb, "@@thematiasmadness7010".

    • @fabianmendez1352
      @fabianmendez1352 Před 2 lety

      @@thematiasmadness7010 i doubt it was live.

    • @kellymhanson
      @kellymhanson Před 2 lety +57

      She was an amazing actress!

    • @msd7544
      @msd7544 Před 2 lety +40

      Yeah the actress really did amazing!

  • @psammiad
    @psammiad Před 3 lety +3192

    This is why medical advertising is rightly banned in the UK. It's up to doctors to decide what's the best medical treatment for you, not some quack selling dangerous treatments on TV.

    • @Grim_Beard
      @Grim_Beard Před 3 lety +113

      True, but we can still go into the medical / pharmacy section of any supermarket and buy a variety of homeopathic woo pills. Pharmacies should not be legitimising that bullshit.

    • @DragonbIaze052
      @DragonbIaze052 Před 3 lety +54

      @@Grim_Beard I've worked in pharmacies. The reason those things usually end up on the shelves are because somebody asked for them. If the pharmacist refuses to order the product or tries to explain that it's fake, the pharmacy loses a customer.

    • @Grim_Beard
      @Grim_Beard Před 3 lety +79

      @@DragonbIaze052 That's a reason to either ban the bullshit outright or run pharmacies on a non-profit basis (e.g. in the UK, bring them into the NHS). Clearly having the bullshit legal and relying on for-profit businesses to have high ethical standards isn't working.

    • @MrsSlocombesPuddyCat
      @MrsSlocombesPuddyCat Před 2 lety +3

      @@Grim_Beard - Homeopathic medicine WORKS. If you don't like, then just ignore - more for me.

    • @Grim_Beard
      @Grim_Beard Před 2 lety +106

      @@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat It's been tested. It does not work. You have, sadly, been scammed. Do your health and wallet a favour and stop taking bullshit magic potions.
      Presuming, that is, that you care about your health, your money, and just generally what's true.

  • @vvsvlogsYT
    @vvsvlogsYT Před 3 lety +8909

    I can’t believe they actually got a _functionless blanket_ on television as a medical wellness product. Insane.

    • @Q269
      @Q269 Před 3 lety +237

      Remember magnetic wrist straps? 🤔

    • @Q269
      @Q269 Před 3 lety +139

      Remember headon?

    • @starkravinglad8099
      @starkravinglad8099 Před 3 lety +116

      For 2k? Dude I love capitalism. I really do

    • @adrielsebastian5216
      @adrielsebastian5216 Před 3 lety +122

      @@Q269 "Apply directly to the forehead!"

    • @Henrypooh
      @Henrypooh Před 3 lety +256

      It's not functionless, you put it on yourself and it keeps you warm, very functional!

  • @willelliott2671
    @willelliott2671 Před 3 lety +3524

    "Thanks for making this so easy!"
    That actress is lowkey savage

    • @Damnitjim7
      @Damnitjim7 Před 3 lety +237

      Mad savage, and looking back she even seems like she over acts it sometimes as if baiting them to call her out.

    • @nathancrossen2224
      @nathancrossen2224 Před 3 lety +49

      Right? I just commented and said they should give her a steady job. Genius!

    • @nathancrossen2224
      @nathancrossen2224 Před 3 lety +122

      @@Damnitjim7 Definitely. She was mocking them right to their faces and doing what the Daily Show field reporters have done so well.

    • @romansans1581
      @romansans1581 Před 3 lety +1

      Awesome Will from Dawsonville.

    • @lukasbeck4421
      @lukasbeck4421 Před 3 lety +4

      @@Damnitjim7 she was just a little over the top American

  • @KasCalwein
    @KasCalwein Před 2 lety +438

    As a German, when it said "technology from 80 years" sirens started blaring in my head because - surely just coincidentally - my grandfather did some seriously questionable shit during that time...

    • @corpsecoder_nw6746
      @corpsecoder_nw6746 Před rokem +22

      lmao its ok mate. what happened cant be undone and you know its wrong so sit back and enjoy the laughs

    • @Alexus1138
      @Alexus1138 Před 4 měsíci +5

      did he claim he did nazi what was goering on?

  • @eddie8306
    @eddie8306 Před 3 lety +1892

    Wherever you found “Erica”, you found a gem. She deserves a bonus. Just as savage as John. “Thanks for making it so easy!” Lol

    • @Cellaghney
      @Cellaghney Před 3 lety +11

      You didnt call her Erica given the SS anthem by the same name, did you...?

    • @RichWoods23
      @RichWoods23 Před 3 lety +22

      @@Cellaghney 'Erika' wasn't explicitly Nazi nor specific to the SS. It saw a far wider use, including beyond the end of the Second World War.

    • @Cellaghney
      @Cellaghney Před 2 lety +2

      @@RichWoods23 No I know but they adopted it, still thanks for the further info

    • @jessicabarczewski1910
      @jessicabarczewski1910 Před 2 lety +13

      Erica is probably a writer for the show 😂😂😂😂

    • @Ari6lle1nWonderl2nd
      @Ari6lle1nWonderl2nd Před 2 lety +6

      Of course, she was probably going by a script, but still *chefs kiss*.

  • @Ki11ersix
    @Ki11ersix Před 3 lety +12449

    It’s crazy that I as a CZcamsr and Twitch streamer have to more clearly define a sponsored stream or video than a local news station does.

    • @arimo3644
      @arimo3644 Před 3 lety +52

      HI KI11ER SIX I WATCH YOUR BORDERLAND TOP TENS AND STUFF

    • @arimo3644
      @arimo3644 Před 3 lety +19

      Just wanted to say keep doing you 🤙🤙🤙 I see you

    • @Averell64
      @Averell64 Před 3 lety +29

      Damn, watched a shit-ton of your videos a while back - what a coincidence to run into you here lmao

    • @MajorMlgNoob
      @MajorMlgNoob Před 3 lety +157

      The FCC cares more about nip slips and bad words than people peddling bs smh

    • @Forty2de
      @Forty2de Před 3 lety +9

      Hah, small world. Watched your videos as well, you and Moxsy carried BL3 lol

  • @saurabhmukherjee384
    @saurabhmukherjee384 Před 3 lety +2299

    Jimmy Kimmel: I'm the biggest prankster on late night TV
    Meanwhile actress who deserves an Oscar: Hold my Nazi-era fuck blanket

    • @alisafa2858
      @alisafa2858 Před 3 lety +32

      This comment is underrated.

    • @jerban8879
      @jerban8879 Před 3 lety +47

      She seriously deserves some kind of Emmy for this

    • @marbanoo
      @marbanoo Před 3 lety +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheNeoVid
      @TheNeoVid Před 3 lety +72

      She's so scary good at saying completely made-up crap to a camera that I'm worried she has a political career in her future.

    • @ExtremeObservations
      @ExtremeObservations Před 3 lety +18

      Everyone saying she should get an oscar, although she did nothing different than the other scammers. Just different intentions. I mean, good stuff for sure- but it’s not like the people from that erection rocket didn’t know they were selling bullshit. Oscars for everyone then?

  • @ericmock6318
    @ericmock6318 Před rokem +319

    As a reporter (and former ABC4 intern) let me just say THANK YOU to John Oliver for exposing what our corporate owners get away with. You are a legend for getting those spots on those shows.

  • @IanGrams
    @IanGrams Před rokem +731

    "And initiate a low grade state of what we call microdeath..."
    Wait, did the writers for that segment even fit in a "la petite mort" joke? That's amazing.

  • @musicmanbc9613
    @musicmanbc9613 Před 3 lety +2833

    When she said “pioneered 80 years ago in Germany” my jaw hit the floor.

    • @Tabootrinket
      @Tabootrinket Před 3 lety +460

      Almost feels like she just earned extra money by fulfilling a bet.
      " I dare you to say this blanket was created by nazi germany on national TV"

    • @squirrel8185
      @squirrel8185 Před 3 lety +75

      ​@@Tabootrinket i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD

    • @DaleHartley
      @DaleHartley Před 3 lety +37

      hey, the Hitler DID actually have the inflatable sex doll created for the troops because he wanted to fight disease and there were not enough women to go around on the front lines. SO...they might have known that trivia when picking that period, and used it for shock, but truthish sounding at the same time.

    • @thagodwecreate5179
      @thagodwecreate5179 Před 3 lety +51

      Another fun fact: hitler was also a speedfreak and opium addict so much so that he ordered his chemists to create a completely synthetic opiate so he wouldn't have to rely on chinese opium to make pharmaceutical opiates (as all licit and illicit painkillers up to that point were made from opium latex)...and thus Methadone was born. In fact, it's original chemical name was dolophine named after adolf. The more you know...

    • @sssaaa9043
      @sssaaa9043 Před 3 lety +22

      well, a lot of things were pioneered around 80 years ago in Germany... :)))

  • @MerryweatherMedia
    @MerryweatherMedia Před 3 lety +7652

    thank you england man with glasses

    • @wasimshaikh1665
      @wasimshaikh1665 Před 3 lety +224

      He is genetically modified English parrot

    • @killerwhale4189
      @killerwhale4189 Před 3 lety +245

      you are the last person i expected to see in a john oliver video

    • @KaitoBravo
      @KaitoBravo Před 3 lety +27

      Welp hello there

    • @Lowkeylie
      @Lowkeylie Před 3 lety +71

      @@killerwhale4189 I mean I don’t know about the _last_ person but. He certainly wasn’t high on the list of people I expected to be here.

    • @tRainofrAine
      @tRainofrAine Před 3 lety +72

      John-Chan coming soon?

  • @ShikataGaNai100
    @ShikataGaNai100 Před 3 lety +330

    "...the fuck are you doing?!" Perhaps the greatest one-liner ever uttered on television.

    • @andrewwilliams9599
      @andrewwilliams9599 Před 2 lety +11

      AND it stopped her nudnick co-anchor from fiddling with his smartphone when he was supposed to be, um, I don't know, DOING HIS JOB!

  • @kawaiiconcept7479
    @kawaiiconcept7479 Před 2 lety +278

    I love when John tests stuff like this out, like the church he founded just to see how much he could get away with legally. He really is chaotic good.

  • @seleenshadowpaw3012
    @seleenshadowpaw3012 Před 3 lety +1868

    As a german, the sentence 'a german technology pioneered over 80 years ago' immediately rings ALL of the alarm bells inside of me, even in a comedy skit xD

    • @jmumps
      @jmumps Před 3 lety +68

      Yo I laughed so hard when he made that connection. It went over my head at first

    • @TheJoeSwanon
      @TheJoeSwanon Před 3 lety +17

      I actually missed that sentence at first

    • @deimosvoralius2988
      @deimosvoralius2988 Před 3 lety +24

      I was choking on my food. Couldn't wait to read how horrible the jokes in chat would be.

    • @alexanderulbricht8676
      @alexanderulbricht8676 Před 3 lety +26

      Same here... It was an instant heads-up and "she said what?"

    • @elisam.2896
      @elisam.2896 Před 3 lety +36

      As a Dutch person, those alarm bells went off quite loud as well 😳

  • @DeadleeIan
    @DeadleeIan Před 3 lety +1648

    I instantly lost it at "pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago."
    They didn't even blink an eye. Like. Cmon guys.

    • @SmashPortal
      @SmashPortal Před 3 lety +93

      To be fair, a lot of people don't think about the timespan between now and history. Osama Bin Laden was killed 10 years ago. 9/11 was 20 years ago. The Cold War ended 30 years ago. I bet a lot of people feel like all that happened in half the time.

    • @charlotteice5704
      @charlotteice5704 Před 3 lety +36

      With innovations helped by the involvement of the local population, a true community project :D

    • @khanyancoyini1053
      @khanyancoyini1053 Před 3 lety +39

      I know! You would think that would at least raise an eyebrow. "Who had time to discover this shit at the height of Nazi power."

    • @MarcusLager
      @MarcusLager Před 3 lety +25

      2020-80=1940 but math's hard so none notices. What a world we're in.

    • @bookfound
      @bookfound Před 3 lety +34

      Cutting edge technology pioneered 80 years ago in Germany.

  • @Jekyllstein_Gray
    @Jekyllstein_Gray Před 2 lety +855

    As an autistic person, it will never cease to amaze me how my brain is listed amongst heart disease, alzheimers, dementia, etc.
    Also, still really want a Last Week Tonight piece on ABA, Autism Speaks, and #StoptheShock

    • @bethdeva
      @bethdeva Před 2 lety +91

      i have aspergers and i really dont understand the cure part. im not fully knowing on apsergers as i was just recently diagnosed but from what i can tell it just means im wired differently from others. to me it seems like it’d be akin to finding a “cure” for green eyes

    • @wolbern5605
      @wolbern5605 Před 2 lety +58

      I have Aspergers too. I hate how people say I should be “cured”. I am me, get over yourself

    • @thewingedporpoise
      @thewingedporpoise Před 2 lety +10

      this, absolutely

    • @ailimarie
      @ailimarie Před 2 lety +50

      @@bethdeva Aspergers is no longer a recognized diagnosis in the dsm, as it is now a part of asd (autism spectrum disorder)

    • @KellyClowers
      @KellyClowers Před 2 lety

      @@bethdeva FYI, the current version of the DSM has dropped Asperger's Syndrome as a thing. It's all Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) now. Both because there isn't any clear cut boundary between the two that can be reliably identified, and also because Dr Hans Asperger did a lot more work with the Nazi regime than was previously known (I think more info came out in the 2010s), and he was pro eugenics

  • @JootjeJ
    @JootjeJ Před rokem +30

    Who else is re-watching this because of the segment on timeshares in March '23?

  • @Nekomusu
    @Nekomusu Před 3 lety +2771

    The line "A German technology pioneered over 80 years ago" made my Polish friend look up from their book to ask me what I was watching.

    • @postrachsmietnikow
      @postrachsmietnikow Před 3 lety +20

      Yeah I relate xd

    • @25802580dr
      @25802580dr Před 3 lety +23

      This is gold lol thanks

    • @tnskyhawk
      @tnskyhawk Před 3 lety +7

      😂🤣😂🤣

    • @tekbarrier
      @tekbarrier Před 3 lety +79

      All that talk about fucking a ham didn't make him look up first? 😂

    • @OpiatesAndTits
      @OpiatesAndTits Před 3 lety +51

      @@tekbarrier come on we made an entire movie about fucking a pie

  • @johnchessant3012
    @johnchessant3012 Před 3 lety +7222

    "Nazi-era fuck blanket" is definitely not where I expected this to go. But I'm glad John is still pulling his classic stunts even from the void

    • @tenchi7778
      @tenchi7778 Před 3 lety +247

      The second she said it’s based off technology pioneered in Germany 80 years ago I could not stop laughing.

    • @tomgraves6463
      @tomgraves6463 Před 3 lety +140

      But it's ok because it only causes Micro-death. 😕

    • @evertvandenberghe
      @evertvandenberghe Před 3 lety +9

      Roflmao

    • @Crazydemonwizard
      @Crazydemonwizard Před 3 lety +57

      @@tomgraves6463 Well considering the 80 years old german invention, "minority-death" would be to obvious...

    • @CrispyChestnuts
      @CrispyChestnuts Před 3 lety +23

      Indeed I was half expecting the knowing studio audience laugh to somehow eminate from the void when he took the signature pause before the reveal.

  • @vp5679
    @vp5679 Před 3 lety +84

    This segment alone deserves an Emmy.

    • @PH1FER
      @PH1FER Před 2 lety +1

      I think that pretty often with this show

  • @SevenTheJester
    @SevenTheJester Před rokem +13

    "Thanks for making it so easy."
    Ohhh, you cheeky bastards. 👏❤

  • @far2kthoughts158
    @far2kthoughts158 Před 3 lety +723

    The actress who sold the sh*t out of that blanket deserves more credit. What made it even funnier is that she went to the station in person, had the Nazi blanket and the anchor still didn’t question it.

    • @TimoRutanen
      @TimoRutanen Před 3 lety +38

      They are probably not allowed to question anything in the segment. Just do your job and nod along, it'll be over soon.

    • @bagochips834
      @bagochips834 Před 3 lety +28

      @@TimoRutanen it's Utah, nobody questions Nazi shit in Utah anyways.

    • @darkskyinwinter
      @darkskyinwinter Před 3 lety +5

      I lost it when Oliver pointed out what era Germany about 80 years ago was.

    • @kelsiparker7990
      @kelsiparker7990 Před 3 lety +16

      I just imagine them thinking "okay this is probably complete horseshit, but at least it probably won't cause vaginal burns."

  • @AZ-ij1ls
    @AZ-ij1ls Před 3 lety +3006

    Whenever John says "and the reason we know that is... we did," you know it's gonna be good.

    • @Mainyehc
      @Mainyehc Před 3 lety +108

      Never since they created Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption have I seen such a genius social experiment. xD

    • @forgiveman
      @forgiveman Před 3 lety +38

      Always is awesome to see the results after that sentence.

    • @Vandil_the_Rogue
      @Vandil_the_Rogue Před 3 lety +21

      @@Mainyehc Praise be

    • @DanielGalan
      @DanielGalan Před 3 lety +13

      My favorite sentence in this show

    • @igoat6211
      @igoat6211 Před 3 lety +7

      “And the FACT is...”

  • @geekgirl_luv4262
    @geekgirl_luv4262 Před rokem +31

    I love the “Why is it legal for me to do this?” segments of LWT

  • @12Knaves
    @12Knaves Před 2 lety +55

    If Erika's acting career doesn't work out, she could really have a ridiculously good career in sales.

  • @thejudge1728
    @thejudge1728 Před 3 lety +2908

    What's sad is that the blanket is much less of a scam than the other products that were shown in the episode because at least it can't actually harm you.

    • @Stolens87
      @Stolens87 Před 3 lety +314

      And it may provide a placebo effect. And looks cozy.

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou Před 3 lety +66

      That doesn't make it less of a scam. Just one that won't physically hurt you.
      Spending that much money on a blanket will hurt you financially though, assuming you are not super rich.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin Před 3 lety +51

      It can't harm you, and can warm you. Definitely a valuable product!

    • @Zett76
      @Zett76 Před 3 lety +108

      It‘s Nazi tech. I‘m not so sure about that...

    • @butcheromance
      @butcheromance Před 3 lety +177

      At least it doesn't leave you with a "sunburned vagina"

  • @billyt8868
    @billyt8868 Před 3 lety +2397

    the actor for the blanket honestly deserves and oscar and a staring role in some sacha baron cohen movie. i can not believe how straight faced and matter-of-fact she was.

    • @lenkacfk7155
      @lenkacfk7155 Před 3 lety +61

      Agree - though I would make it a "starring" role - in that context, the "r" makes quite a difference 😅

    • @DarkCrimsonBlade
      @DarkCrimsonBlade Před 3 lety +127

      @@lenkacfk7155 looks like someone is a grammar individual from 80 years ago! lol

    • @TheEvilEgo
      @TheEvilEgo Před 3 lety +53

      @@DarkCrimsonBlade That's the smoothest way to call sb a grammer nazi I have ever seen. Well done mate, well done.

    • @desidaru1118
      @desidaru1118 Před 3 lety +18

      @@DarkCrimsonBlade It's a "spelling" individual.

    • @danidejaneiro8378
      @danidejaneiro8378 Před 3 lety +3

      And every infomercial actor ever.

  • @kirbwarriork3371
    @kirbwarriork3371 Před 2 lety +22

    "Microdeath" was such a great play on words, glad you could get it to happen on the news.

    • @jimmyjohnson1426
      @jimmyjohnson1426 Před 2 lety

      Microdeth is an all dwarf Megadeth tribute band.

    • @kirbwarriork3371
      @kirbwarriork3371 Před 2 lety +6

      ​@@jimmyjohnson1426 "La petite mort" is a french saying often used with orgasm and means "the little death", so the usage of "microdeath" was quite good.

  • @Danton1990
    @Danton1990 Před 2 lety +19

    This is why they win the Emmy every year. This show is golden.

  • @TheTaintedWisdom
    @TheTaintedWisdom Před 3 lety +3341

    "Nazi-era fuck blanket" was not an arrangement of words I was expected to hear in my lifetime.

    • @tedgunther9557
      @tedgunther9557 Před 3 lety +130

      Think we can add "Run-of-the-mill, laser-charred vagina" to that list

    • @secaucuss7344
      @secaucuss7344 Před 3 lety +5

      Maybe connected to Gorka..........

    • @unbroken1010
      @unbroken1010 Před 3 lety +4

      Or bringing back " show me your papers please"

    • @RankinMsP
      @RankinMsP Před 3 lety +2

      😂😂😂

    • @reduser9357
      @reduser9357 Před 3 lety +12

      Great name for a punk band though.

  • @nathancrossen2224
    @nathancrossen2224 Před 3 lety +1608

    "Thank you for making it so easy" If that wasn't written for that actress, give her a steady job because THAT killed me.

    • @4saken404
      @4saken404 Před 3 lety +104

      For real! Someone give that actress a bonus or a f***ing award. That was GOLD.

    • @ronbeatty516
      @ronbeatty516 Před 3 lety +79

      The actress selling the blanket was awesome!

    • @crazyluigi6664
      @crazyluigi6664 Před 3 lety +21

      Erica Hernandez was the name she gave out.

    • @alexielmarquay
      @alexielmarquay Před 3 lety +21

      That actress was amazing, she seemed so natural and convincing while saying all that made up stuff lol

    • @dennism.5145
      @dennism.5145 Před 3 lety +11

      @@alexielmarquay that's kind of what actors do ^^

  • @Traumatias0
    @Traumatias0 Před 3 lety +22

    That actress looked positively giddy, John Oliver really does offer the best gigs for actors out there doesn't he.

  • @MrDanJB85
    @MrDanJB85 Před 3 lety +35

    I rarely roar with laughter at this show... but when the actress slipped in 'pinoneered in Germany about 80 years ago' that really got me. Reminded me of controversial British mockumentary series Brass Eye's episode on Drugs.

  • @romanhimmes171
    @romanhimmes171 Před 3 lety +2870

    Tom Scott had a piece showing that current CZcams streamers have stricter rules that TV broadcasters. Weird world.

    • @driftingdruid
      @driftingdruid Před 3 lety +30

      Mad world

    • @just1desi
      @just1desi Před 3 lety +96

      Yup. I thought of that video soon as I saw this title

    • @Ciph3rzer0
      @Ciph3rzer0 Před 3 lety +322

      @@just1desi it's not weird at all. CZcams has to operate in countries that have functioning governments that protects the interests of it's citizens. So we benefit from the functioning governments elsewhere. Just like we benefit from EU antitrust laws

    • @btonasse
      @btonasse Před 3 lety +36

      @@Ciph3rzer0 this

    • @g3i0r
      @g3i0r Před 3 lety +40

      @@Ciph3rzer0 Tom Scott was specifically talking about UK rules (back when they were still in the EU), so it has nothing to do with "better" EU laws.

  • @HayleyTief
    @HayleyTief Před 3 lety +1730

    This sounded ridiculous until my local station ended up on the show. Now it's both embarrassing and concerning.

    • @denzelelysium
      @denzelelysium Před 3 lety +44

      Mile high? Yeah that got me to. Gonna hafta give those goobers a call.

    • @KeeperofthePeace
      @KeeperofthePeace Před 3 lety +38

      I thought I was going to make it through the video unscathed, and then Mile High jumped up and said, ‘Hey, you can lie straight to my face from five feet away and I’ll still take your money! Enthusiastically hocking your old/cutting edge (and definitely bogus) sex machine is part of my job.’

    • @fionag5357
      @fionag5357 Před 3 lety +19

      @@denzelelysium I actually had called them a couple days ago, told Denver7 they were promoting a joke fake product, they said that like their lifetstyle show is different than the news show but they werent aware of that and they would be looking into it, i think they’ve since taken it down

    • @CyanAnn
      @CyanAnn Před 3 lety +17

      Same, i covered my face in embarrassment. We're not even a small town, i don't know how they lie to us without blinking an eye

    • @sarahchipman2089
      @sarahchipman2089 Před 3 lety +27

      Same. I’m feeling embarrassed and called-out here in the “Good Things Utah” area. And we were the least expensive spot!

  • @LinusTechTips
    @LinusTechTips Před 3 lety +339

    Speaking of sponsored content.... :p
    PS love u John

    • @TSL73
      @TSL73 Před 3 lety +6

      Niceeeeeee

    • @aveen1968
      @aveen1968 Před 3 lety +13

      I can definitely never tell when you have a sponsor it's so smooth and definitely not obvious.

    • @abreecs3511
      @abreecs3511 Před 3 lety +5

      Linus, I expected better. But then again you dissed Ryzen til it slapped your face so I guess you just like being wrong and figuring out the right answer.

    • @HecticJojo
      @HecticJojo Před 3 lety +3

      two worlds colide. wow

    • @MrKodell
      @MrKodell Před 3 lety +4

      And thank god it has nothing to do with RAID: Casinoscam Legends!!

  • @AKoooooooo
    @AKoooooooo Před rokem +5

    i literally just paused the episode today (3/19/23) to revisit this. woohooooo

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku1954 Před 3 lety +5231

    This man just basically pranked 3 real news stations with a Nazi-Era Fuck Blanket, I love HBO and the fact that they just let him do that

    • @samueleveleigh2767
      @samueleveleigh2767 Před 3 lety +345

      "so john we've been going over this months expenses and it says you paid to have a nazi-era fuck blanket put onto three of our rivals main news segments, good job they will never live this down" -hbo accountant and legal

    • @DKong1026
      @DKong1026 Před 3 lety +81

      It is truly amazing when you really think about it lol. A+ work by John and HBO and the Last Week Tonight team.

    • @Zzyzzyzzs
      @Zzyzzyzzs Před 2 lety +37

      I wonder how many people went and tried to buy one. And more importantly, how many learned the lesson, vs how many just got angry that foreign lefties tried to teach them stuff with dirty tricks.

    • @jessicabarczewski1910
      @jessicabarczewski1910 Před 2 lety +55

      Business daddy is always willing to help prank 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Pallomember
      @Pallomember Před 2 lety +133

      Gotta also give credit to the actress. She delivered that bullshit to a cringe-inducing accuracy

  • @TheJacpot1
    @TheJacpot1 Před 3 lety +846

    Props to that actress, who promoted the venus veil with full conviction.
    Subtly scary though lol

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 Před 3 lety +10

      plot twist: she believes its real :P

    • @marcelo-ramos
      @marcelo-ramos Před 3 lety +4

      @@pvic6959 I didn't think about it. She could have been one more step in the giant sell out ladder, and the punch line for the whole thing.

    • @ChrisJean
      @ChrisJean Před 3 lety +16

      I think that's part of the point that's being made here. Those people in infomercials showing how great the product is? Paid actors. Those people in commercials talking about their changed lives? Paid actors. Those hot women hanging around a Lamborghini parked in front of a mansion while some guy talks about his amazing real estate tips? Paid actors caressing a rented car in front of a rented mansion. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the people pitching paid promotions on local news are themselves paid actors. In fact, paid promotions in local news allows people to pay stations to change people who are supposed to tell us news into paid actors in their own scripted commercial.

    • @MelodicQuest
      @MelodicQuest Před 3 lety +2

      It makes me wonder how much fake science they put into her script. Like if they actually asked her legit questions, would she have an answer?

    • @ChrisJean
      @ChrisJean Před 3 lety +4

      @@MelodicQuest I just posted another comment (czcams.com/video/sIi_QS1tdFM/video.html&lc=UgxwyiBO-SbaPI9LUft4AaABAg ) that touches on this. The thing that really stuck out to me was the "draws out the natural alkaline undercurrent of the vagina" line which is bullshit. A healthy vagina is very acidic. If someone has an alkaline vagina, they have serious medical issues. If I, as a male with no medical training, can catch on that line of shit, how did a female chief medical correspondent breeze on by it? My best guess? The correspondent is only listening enough to follow the script, and either is indifferent to medical accuracy on these segments or is told to just follow the script.

  • @dannysplace7
    @dannysplace7 Před rokem +4

    I love how you can see the moment the reporter does the maths for "80 years ago in Germany" in her head, then cut away.

  • @wyattsweeney7389
    @wyattsweeney7389 Před rokem +4

    That actress epitomized committing to the bit, and absolutely nailed her role

  • @ScorpDK
    @ScorpDK Před 3 lety +578

    "And we know this, because we did it ourselves" is my favorite type of episode of this show.

    • @ShortstopJEsq
      @ShortstopJEsq Před 3 lety +3

      Me too

    • @romulusnr
      @romulusnr Před 3 lety +3

      Been a long time

    • @russetwolf13
      @russetwolf13 Před 3 lety +3

      Local cat girl endorses mainstream media corruption! More at 11!

    • @juliogomez2534
      @juliogomez2534 Před 3 lety

      And these type of things isn't even the cake. That's just the icing.

    • @Newfiecat
      @Newfiecat Před 3 lety

      Yep. "Give us your seed" will always haunt me 😂

  • @sXeAndriex
    @sXeAndriex Před 3 lety +801

    The actress they hired deserves an award for being able to keep a straight face during these "interviews".

    • @simbamartens7192
      @simbamartens7192 Před 3 lety +5

      Would love to see him cover the Uyghur genocide in China. There's actually a great analysis on that as well as what we can DO about it: czcams.com/video/HqiaX08uT2E/video.html&ab_channel=MyTake

    • @Megabobster
      @Megabobster Před 3 lety +25

      @@simbamartens7192 John Oliver has definitely covered that

    • @MuthoniMinaKimani
      @MuthoniMinaKimani Před 3 lety +16

      @@simbamartens7192 he already has

    • @somkit9102
      @somkit9102 Před 3 lety +2

      Are you kidding? She was smiling the whole time.

    • @FortWhenTeaThyme
      @FortWhenTeaThyme Před 3 lety +13

      @@somkit9102 Everyone smiles all the time on local TV.

  • @joanndavis1450
    @joanndavis1450 Před rokem +12

    I dearly love that I turn you on and there you are, no crappy ads to avoid. I dearly love that you are my twin in attitude and critique. We all love you John, keep up the great valuable entertainment. I can always count on you for a laugh.

  • @littlesmith4593
    @littlesmith4593 Před rokem +7

    I missed this one last year so I am so glad that, when relevant, he mentions previous episodes so he can skip over some background content and we can go back and catch up or review to add to the latest piece. Thanks.

  • @randyc786
    @randyc786 Před 3 lety +733

    I hope John realizes that he can never again snap his fingers on the show without summoning the Clooney Cam. It's canon now.

  • @Michael-qi9tw
    @Michael-qi9tw Před 3 lety +3578

    When “Pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago” doesn’t instantly raise a red flag, that might be indicative of a larger problem.

    • @SpiritOfMontgomery
      @SpiritOfMontgomery Před 3 lety +96

      And in regards to the product, surely with that origin it would be a sterilization blanket?

    • @dejanzie
      @dejanzie Před 3 lety +130

      These presenters 100% know what they are doing, and probably just turn on auto-pilot when doing these segments.

    • @kylen6430
      @kylen6430 Před 3 lety +30

      I mean...it wasn’t all bad. We got the VW beetle and polyurethane...

    • @Abnsdllnnlosnfd
      @Abnsdllnnlosnfd Před 3 lety +19

      @@kylen6430 and THE AUTOBAHN!!!

    • @francischabot1412
      @francischabot1412 Před 3 lety +28

      @@dejanzie It requires a special kind of people to do it though. Personally i just would not be able to BS people like that without laughing my *** off at how ridiculous the product is and i would certainly make a couple of sarcastic comment about it.

  • @TheJerbol
    @TheJerbol Před 3 lety +29

    "a lot of people are looking to enhance their lives but don't want anything too invasive"
    lmao what an American thing to say

    • @hostar2
      @hostar2 Před 2 lety

      "enhance their lies"

  • @saram5754
    @saram5754 Před 3 lety +57

    Oh my god, I don’t laugh a lot but I almost died at the “just your run of the mill lazed charred vagina” bit. By the time we got to “nazi era fuck blanket” I was just about rolling on the floor.

  • @InnerDness
    @InnerDness Před 3 lety +1806

    "Using technology that was pioneered in Germany about eighty years ago" great line that would just sneak by if you weren't looking for it

    • @FOWST
      @FOWST Před 3 lety +65

      I immideately burst into laughter. Hitler Speed hahaha

    • @DarkGob
      @DarkGob Před 3 lety +134

      And then in the next breath, "cutting-edge technology". You know, cutting-edge technology from *80 years ago*.

    • @4stringsnomercy431
      @4stringsnomercy431 Před 3 lety +109

      Yeah I'm German and I went all "HOOO BOY THEY ACTUALLY DID THAT"

    • @jerseythedog
      @jerseythedog Před 3 lety +31

      It jumped out at me and opened its rain coat. 😳

    • @InnerDness
      @InnerDness Před 3 lety +20

      @@jerseythedog yeah but if you're a soccer mom watching daytime local news as opposed to watchinf a late night HBO comedy show that's telling you its a bit, it'll probably be lost in the white noise for a minute

  • @cjb000blade
    @cjb000blade Před 3 lety +537

    props to that actress, she didn't even break out giggling once.

    • @levikay1745
      @levikay1745 Před 3 lety +10

      I would have broke for sure. Even if for being dumb founded that it actually worked.

    • @theconfusingwords
      @theconfusingwords Před 3 lety +3

      I was thinking the same thing. I couldn’t have done it.

    • @romulusnr
      @romulusnr Před 3 lety +14

      "Thanks for making it so easy" was the best part

    • @DavidAlmaguer
      @DavidAlmaguer Před 3 lety +4

      Its almost as if she was acting.

    • @Brahlam
      @Brahlam Před 3 lety +5

      Yep, really good actress, definitely deserves a bonus for not bursting out in laughter doing this! To sell this so convincingly... amazing! :D

  • @reganlandau
    @reganlandau Před rokem +16

    I really need to know that this actress has gone on to the glorious career she deserves

  • @makavelismith
    @makavelismith Před 2 lety +5

    "Thanks for making it so easy" - Legendary comment.

  • @ryanlindauer7083
    @ryanlindauer7083 Před 3 lety +840

    the actress they hired needs to be skyrocketed into leading roles ASAP bc she is world class

    • @keithyeah8348
      @keithyeah8348 Před 3 lety +32

      I can’t hear “rocket” without thinking of that penis torture device. Ugh

    • @jeicee984
      @jeicee984 Před 3 lety +28

      Ikr? I’d be laughing at the thought Nazi era Fuck Blanket alone but she kept acting with straight face bullshitting the host

    • @MrAidanFrancis
      @MrAidanFrancis Před 3 lety +2

      Brandigration levels off the charts

    • @7thsygn
      @7thsygn Před 3 lety

      & she's fine too!!

    • @ssssssssssss885
      @ssssssssssss885 Před 3 lety +1

      There are about 70000 employed acting professionals in U.S. Add to that about 200000 or more that are trying. Many are greatly talented. Top level competition is huge (that's why pigs like Harvey Weinstein can behave as they do). This particular actress will have something to add to her portfolio. I'm pretty sure she's already somewhere in the middle.

  • @audreylockhart90
    @audreylockhart90 Před 3 lety +3761

    The Venus Veil actress sounds smart and confident in her product, so even though we know it's not real, it's still reinforcing the notion of "it's not what you say, it's how you say it."

    • @beckyakidd
      @beckyakidd Před 3 lety +244

      i have a whole ass degree in physical science and she's got me wondering about internal magnetic fields 😂

    • @Sonichero151
      @Sonichero151 Před 3 lety +136

      That right there is the truly godlike power of Charsima. When you radiate enough confidence you can convince even the smartest people to your side....

    • @TheJerbol
      @TheJerbol Před 3 lety +97

      @@beckyakidd as a bio major her saying magnetogenetics made me spit-take

    • @Flame1611
      @Flame1611 Před 3 lety

      @@TheJerbol Why?

    • @adamk8639
      @adamk8639 Před 3 lety +57

      That’s why conman is short for confidence man.

  • @saran6825
    @saran6825 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Watching the old videos where he didn’t have an audience is so different. It’s so refreshing to see the newer ones where he has an audience again.
    We love you John!!

  • @laneschilmoeller5886
    @laneschilmoeller5886 Před 3 lety +3

    I can only say, Oh my God, John! Keep doing what you're doing. The humor and the seriousness blend you concoct is just about the only way some people will look at themselves, laugh, and realize they need to improve themselves through thinking things through.

  • @Sewicide
    @Sewicide Před 3 lety +1752

    "How Gwyneth Paltrow do I have to go for this role?" "Yes."

    • @Elizabeth-ll4tt
      @Elizabeth-ll4tt Před 3 lety +52

      This comment, and the "hold my nazi-era fuck blanket" one need way more upvotes...

    • @me0101001000
      @me0101001000 Před 3 lety +11

      @@Elizabeth-ll4tt Good news: both comments are in the top 5

    • @sonjaleesloth
      @sonjaleesloth Před 3 lety +25

      "The Muslims Attack at Dawn" made me choke on Coke. 😂😂😂😂

    • @kirchoff4733
      @kirchoff4733 Před 3 lety +13

      Covetton House sends its regards. Give me money.

    • @SobriquetAuriferous
      @SobriquetAuriferous Před 3 lety

      😂😂😂

  • @PenguinLord10
    @PenguinLord10 Před 3 lety +675

    That actress is a champ. Being able to say all that with a bright smile on her face and never once let it crack. Absolutely flawless.

    • @sydgriffin7591
      @sydgriffin7591 Před 3 lety +25

      Plus she had the spiel perfectly committed to memory. She sounded totally natural spouting complete BS. Makes you wonder about how much actual garbage people are out there selling with smiles on their faces. A whole lot, I figure.

    • @Accolonian
      @Accolonian Před 3 lety +2

      And then you realise that all the other sponsored content out there is probably also hired actors.

  • @Alex-vg2xs
    @Alex-vg2xs Před rokem +2

    I was watching the segment on the Rocket, and I was just so enthralled by the number of murders being listed as they scrolled by below.

  • @coffeezombie6813
    @coffeezombie6813 Před 3 lety +9

    "The integrity of local news channels is crucially important ..." he says right after deliberately fucking with it no less than THREE times. 😂

  • @riverkeyes3455
    @riverkeyes3455 Před 3 lety +348

    “Thanks for making it so easy” that lady is a savage and no one even noticed lol

  • @counterpointclover
    @counterpointclover Před 3 lety +541

    Those George Clooney cameos were probably worth more than those Venus Veil placements, and that's both depressing and hilarious.

    • @Vagajammer
      @Vagajammer Před 3 lety +24

      I'm guessing they paid more for Adam Driver to rip John a new one last year than they did for George Clooney looking annoyed

    • @donheady3851
      @donheady3851 Před 3 lety +1

      I call it deprarious..

    • @danilooliveira6580
      @danilooliveira6580 Před 3 lety +3

      and I can legitimately believe he can bring a Ham to orgasm

    • @jesseg7757
      @jesseg7757 Před 3 lety +2

      I lost it @ "That's not how you do it. "

    • @latieraeve
      @latieraeve Před 3 lety +1

      @@danilooliveira6580 he can solve all ED problems

  • @musicfan6991
    @musicfan6991 Před rokem +5

    Hey John Oliver thanks for throwin in your plug about this episode in your episode from yesterday fkn hysterical‼️

  • @maxx.4677
    @maxx.4677 Před 3 lety +1

    I‘m German and know more about America than my American friends thanks to this show...

  • @jojen
    @jojen Před 3 lety +693

    HBO needs to keep this show forever. John Oliver and his writers are geniuses. It's no surprise they win every Emmy and award they are nominated for, other night shows don’t come anywhere close to this level

    • @itachi2011100
      @itachi2011100 Před 3 lety

      correction, other news show (instead of night show)

    • @jojen
      @jojen Před 3 lety +1

      @@itachi2011100 Well I meant the ones they always go against but yeah

    • @oscarjones5297
      @oscarjones5297 Před 3 lety +16

      They should do a story how so many ppl are getting their news from comedians

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted Před 3 lety +12

      And my republican friend hates this show and would rather listen to crowder or whatever his name is because he believes Oliver lies about a lot. That’s how twisted conservative people can be

    • @montygates8767
      @montygates8767 Před 3 lety

      What i just said only you said it better. Genius

  • @hariseldon02
    @hariseldon02 Před 3 lety +310

    You know the bit's gonna be good when John starts his sentence with "And the reason I know this..."

    • @squirrel8185
      @squirrel8185 Před 3 lety +3

      i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD

    • @fluffigverbimmelt
      @fluffigverbimmelt Před 3 lety +3

      Same! That always get me hyped 😄

  • @fantomp1773
    @fantomp1773 Před 2 lety +6

    17:48
    I love how she very slightly shakes her head, but then when they say “80 year old technology from Germany,” she nods.

  • @Ykhraam
    @Ykhraam Před 2 lety +3

    I died at "deep fried fidget spinner"

  • @PastelN01r
    @PastelN01r Před 3 lety +1948

    Okay but George Clooney caught all of us off guard is this the new Adam Driver

    • @SnoFitzroy
      @SnoFitzroy Před 3 lety +40

      god I hope

    • @juanpablovelez7656
      @juanpablovelez7656 Před 3 lety +26

      He's quite sexy yet.

    • @zhaf
      @zhaf Před 3 lety +107

      I would say George Clooney is the original Adam Driver. He was Adam Diver before Adam Driver was born.

    • @k.a.m8261
      @k.a.m8261 Před 3 lety +1

      Maybe

    • @SnoFitzroy
      @SnoFitzroy Před 3 lety +10

      @@juanpablovelez7656 yeah this video has brought me new appreciation for him 🥴🥴🥴 he's very cute uwu

  • @losiento2
    @losiento2 Před 3 lety +894

    The laconic George Clooney summoned by finger snaps is this season’s Adam Driver bit... and I’m LOVING it.

    • @Triplemother
      @Triplemother Před 3 lety +27

      YES!! I couldn’t agree more. Clooney is such a great choice for those *snap* bits

    • @TheComputerChaos
      @TheComputerChaos Před 3 lety +10

      This comment brought to you by McDonald's

    • @tygrkhat4087
      @tygrkhat4087 Před 3 lety +33

      "That's not how you do it." Pure gold.

    • @SmallSpoonBrigade
      @SmallSpoonBrigade Před 3 lety +16

      @@tygrkhat4087 Yeah, I like the fact that he knows how to do it, but wont' show us.

    • @msb4838
      @msb4838 Před 3 lety +6

      Wait are there other snap bits? I'm only watching on CZcams not paying for HBO.

  • @TheJerbol
    @TheJerbol Před 3 lety +29

    John, give that actress a permanent spot on your show, just like Mr. Stewart did for you! She was incredible

    • @duophile7692
      @duophile7692 Před 2 lety +1

      Mad respect for the profile pic. RIP Doom.

  • @samarillama55
    @samarillama55 Před 3 lety +739

    I lost my shit at "pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago."

    • @tobiasstein9764
      @tobiasstein9764 Před 3 lety +22

      As a german I am concerned what the f you are doing down there >_>

    • @ingrudmessenger1193
      @ingrudmessenger1193 Před 3 lety +47

      Who needs the FDA when you can have it approved by Dr. Mengele?

    • @nieznajomy4398
      @nieznajomy4398 Před 3 lety +10

      I'll be honest, I didn't understand this joke at first. Only after John tolded that.... this is kinda scary for me.

    • @levikay1745
      @levikay1745 Před 3 lety +8

      Nazi scientists: they can't be beat.

    • @katphyre
      @katphyre Před 3 lety +5

      Me too! Hahahaha.
      Oh Utah...a lovely place to live but boy are people gullible.

  • @alspinh
    @alspinh Před 3 lety +739

    The fact that cloony did that bit somehow makes me happy

    • @IndianaKeks
      @IndianaKeks Před 3 lety +23

      same, who had thought he gave this power to John.. it seems he never heard of his Adam Driver obsession

    • @trickwillis
      @trickwillis Před 3 lety +5

      Clooney using a Flo-Bee to trim his coif makes me happy

    • @Driven2Beers
      @Driven2Beers Před 3 lety +2

      My second favorite Batman. IMO, did a better acting job out of the suit as Bruce Wayne than any other Batman.

    • @denasharpe2393
      @denasharpe2393 Před 3 lety +4

      Because they are actually friends and we know that George's twins probably thought it would be funny for dad to be on tv!!

    • @TheHomelessDreamer
      @TheHomelessDreamer Před 3 lety +2

      The fact you spelled his name wrong would really hurt his feelings

  • @glwms813
    @glwms813 Před 2 lety +1

    OMG they trolled they hell out of the TV Station. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @sigmaman5562
    @sigmaman5562 Před 2 lety +11

    I have watched this program-though not every episode-since its announcement, the week before “whatever THIS is” was first shown. I have seen any number of illegal, disgusting, or incredibly nasty topics discussed. This is the first one, in all these years, that has left me stunned.
    The car commercial was quite good. The “civil forfeiture” episode was horrifying. But this one was simple, “What the fuck you DOING?”! Thanks John!
    P.S. The diseased lung was funny and disgusting, at the same time. Your show rapidly gained its feet, and turned out wonderful! 💚 Couldn’t love it more! Dave

  • @jondough76
    @jondough76 Před 3 lety +578

    That actor they hired to go on those news shows freaking nailed it. Bravo!

    • @selinaschmid696
      @selinaschmid696 Před 3 lety +42

      "thank you for making it so easy" just sent me

    • @ElteHupkes
      @ElteHupkes Před 3 lety +10

      Haha yeah my thoughts exactly! I mean it's not just the bit, imagine going through the whole ordeal to get into the studio for the interview... I can't even contain myself watching it. Skills.

    • @kamilozdemir1903
      @kamilozdemir1903 Před 3 lety +30

      Is it just me, she seemed like she was genuinely smiling and laughing Because of the absurdity of what she was doing

    • @rabbit251
      @rabbit251 Před 3 lety +5

      You really have to be a great actor to shovel something that absolutely doesn't exist!
      And I wonder how much John paid her? I bet the cost of the actor was way more than what those segments costs. And then he flew her to Colorado to do an in studio interview! But I bet John was a little peeved he could get a dig in on HBO or any of the other corporate owners. (Who owns HBO now, BTW?)

    • @Andromeda4805
      @Andromeda4805 Před 3 lety +9

      Right?! I mean, how did she not break character and burst out laughing every time?

  • @Sporting1210
    @Sporting1210 Před 3 lety +919

    to quote my favorite Tiger
    Hobbes: "I don't know what is more scary. That everybody has a price or that the price is so low"

    • @houdin654jeff
      @houdin654jeff Před 3 lety +30

      I’d make mine higher, but it’s hard to find buyers as it is…

    • @Sporting1210
      @Sporting1210 Před 3 lety +8

      @@houdin654jeff we are Calvin, eh?

    • @houdin654jeff
      @houdin654jeff Před 3 lety +8

      @@Sporting1210 yep yep. That Hobbes quote is one of my absolute favorites from the whole strip.

    • @thePricoolas
      @thePricoolas Před 3 lety +5

      The second one is obviously more scary.
      The comparatives are:
      - Everybody has a price.
      - Everybody has a price and it's so low.
      So the second in is the same as the first one, plus extra scary. I don't know where does this "I don't know" come from. He seemed to have put very little attention into the details of this sentence, in which case I question the credibility of the reasoning with which he arrived at this conclusion. Or maybe, just maybe, all short quotes are dumb as hell, because they cannot account for the complexity of the world and are, in the brass tacks, entirely and completely useless.
      :)

    • @Jake007123
      @Jake007123 Před 3 lety +5

      @@thePricoolas You must be fun at parties.

  • @olibrindy5121
    @olibrindy5121 Před 3 lety

    Thank you all, for everything behind this piece. Thank for confirming all our greatest fear about our experience with "common things in life". Just showing us that they show us things ( propagandas, exemples and such). You, all of you, show us the logiical way to see the things and then, very respectfully, ask us to think about it on our own time. Thank you.
    A happy person.

  • @Drambo_69
    @Drambo_69 Před rokem +6

    How many are here because John Oliver said to come after his Time Shares presentation 😂

  • @fromulus
    @fromulus Před 3 lety +1153

    I love that this show never ceases to surprise me with their creativity, and their ability to make an absolute mockery of the most mock-deserving aspects of society.

    • @superleipoman
      @superleipoman Před 3 lety +22

      When I understood that he was going to be on this news show with some product I knew, that he was going to blow my mind with how creative they were. And they delivered. "Based on 80 year old German technology" is absolute gold.

    • @Tantalus010
      @Tantalus010 Před 3 lety +27

      This show has always simultaneously entertained and angered me. John does a tremendous job with the presentation and is always very funny, but whenever I watch, I learn something new and depressing about society that pisses me off.

    • @michaellechner3194
      @michaellechner3194 Před 3 lety +10

      People want to be conned, therefore they will be conned - also, where can i order one ?

    • @floatingthought
      @floatingthought Před 3 lety +4

      Like for "most mock-deserving". Well said.

    • @screwupproduction
      @screwupproduction Před 3 lety +2

      If you enjoyed how they made a mockery of something serious can I reccomend the show Nathan for You? The show follows Nathan Feilder trying to help improve businesses in absurd ways but the show shines in letting normal people make a mockery of themselves in these absurd situations.

  • @Vaprous
    @Vaprous Před 3 lety +1069

    Can we just appreciate this is an investigative journalism piece specifically about accountability in journalism coming from a comedian... and its probably some of the highest quality journalism you'll ever see, which really says a lot about the state of journalism in America.

    • @badladyami
      @badladyami Před 3 lety +56

      Cut from the same cloth as Jon Stewart exposing CNN's Crossfire as an absolute farce back in 2004.

    • @profshad3429
      @profshad3429 Před 3 lety +20

      @@badladyami or all the ones where he exposes Fox news.

    • @DavidRichardson153
      @DavidRichardson153 Před 3 lety +25

      And it comes from a Brit who, despite attaining American citizenship, has yet to American-ize...and I hope he never does, because otherwise, we would lose this high-quality journalism.

    • @MrNateSPF
      @MrNateSPF Před 3 lety +2

      @@badladyami I thought you were suppose to be funny.

    • @badladyami
      @badladyami Před 3 lety +22

      @@MrNateSPF "It's a pretty sad day when CNN looks to Comedy Central for its cues on journalistic integrity."

  • @gecc7774
    @gecc7774 Před 3 lety +5

    The actress you hired did SO well.

  • @leosuber9475
    @leosuber9475 Před 2 lety +8

    I'm supposed to write an essay about an advertisement and I'm gonna use this one just to see how long I have to describe the Venus Veil™ before someone figures out that it is satire

  • @robertofontiglia4148
    @robertofontiglia4148 Před 3 lety +719

    Mad props to the actress. What she was asked to do was basically improv. She handled it so beautifully.

  • @Vandil_the_Rogue
    @Vandil_the_Rogue Před 3 lety +406

    Can we take a moment to appreciate George's straight-faced "That's not how you do it."

    • @edeworabraham2761
      @edeworabraham2761 Před 3 lety +3

      I know right, I mean that's what happen when you bring in a professional actor

    • @TheComicBookJoker
      @TheComicBookJoker Před 3 lety +3

      Yes. Yes, we can.

    • @rgderen88
      @rgderen88 Před 3 lety +3

      And yet, somehow, I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW! The world deserves to know, John and George!

  • @ninjagoalie9999
    @ninjagoalie9999 Před 2 lety +1

    OMG That actress was AMAZING!!! "Thanks for making it so easy" had me SHOOK!

  • @zahra5301
    @zahra5301 Před 3 lety +2

    5:54 "The Muslims Attack At Dawn" _I almost spit out my halal bacon_ 🤣

  • @NerdLifeChoice
    @NerdLifeChoice Před 3 lety +1291

    Making George Clooney appear on the snap of your fingers is the biggest flex anyone in Showbiz can have. We see you, Mr. Oliver. We see you.

  • @jabik9895
    @jabik9895 Před 3 lety +771

    Being a Utah native, this really hits home. Thank you English man from the Void.

    • @rohieram724
      @rohieram724 Před 3 lety +8

      He is now an American Citizen.

    • @melissinha73
      @melissinha73 Před 3 lety +6

      It hit home here in Austin Texas too... he sure nailed our stations!!

    • @hailcthulhu419
      @hailcthulhu419 Před 3 lety +9

      Agreed. Sadly, John could probably do a couple of years' worth of content just about all the insane crap that goes on in this state. 😒

    • @KaiWatson
      @KaiWatson Před 3 lety +5

      That feel when Woodside Homes and Hope Woodside have some connection and; Oh my God I get how Utah works now. #ProvoRules

    • @hailcthulhu419
      @hailcthulhu419 Před 3 lety +6

      @@KaiWatson yup. Graft and self-dealing are the rules here in Utah, not the exceptions, which is reinforced by ideological extremism and concealed under the greasy veneer of happy Mormon culture. Yuck! 🤮 I do have to say that I was surprised though that our state got so much attention in this video and not as much in his MLM video, considering a glut of those scams originated in this three-ring circus of a state. 😒

  • @pepsipartol
    @pepsipartol Před 2 lety +1

    "Thanks for making it so easy" The way she responds to that is my favourite lol

  • @MikeHunt-wi9hc
    @MikeHunt-wi9hc Před 3 lety +2

    at least the med-adviser shook her head no well biting her tongue....lol

  • @purplesomething3442
    @purplesomething3442 Před 3 lety +256

    I love that line "Could it look less like a medical product?" Not sure if this actress was just on a roll with the subtle hints here or if a writer thought that up, but someone deserves an award.

    • @TristanPignon
      @TristanPignon Před 3 lety +49

      And right after "thank you for making it so easy" I'm dead

    • @tectiva6126
      @tectiva6126 Před 3 lety +8

      They did mention earlier on that the questions are sometimes scripted, so it's definitely a possibility.

  • @goodguy...badrep.
    @goodguy...badrep. Před 3 lety +813

    *"The F*ck are you doing?!"*
    I couldn't have said it better myself.

    • @GalvestonGuy
      @GalvestonGuy Před 3 lety

      Congratulations John Oliver, for running distraction for your disgracefully failing socialists partners...

  • @mehdi4704
    @mehdi4704 Před 2 lety

    OMFG the Venus veil 😂 Absolute legends John Oliver & team!

  • @dikembemutombo6022
    @dikembemutombo6022 Před 2 lety

    One of the best Oliver's episodes. Brilliant.

  • @MisterGaryCooper
    @MisterGaryCooper Před 3 lety +639

    Used to work in local news and I can’t express my JOY enough with this entire segment. Bravo!!!

    • @Jenny-tm3cm
      @Jenny-tm3cm Před 3 lety +7

      I remember once in high school someone got the local news to come and show their trumpet solo in the small concert we were doing, I was amazed at how easy it was for them to get the news cameras there. Another kid had written a piece for the entire band so that was pretty cool, he is an amazing musician, but you know that girl only cared about her trumpet solo, she was mean af