Last Week Tonight - Because it's the current year

[Lackadaisy]

I liked the first season quite a bit. They seemed to be bigger on the whole investigative reporting/comedy thing then and that was a good niche to fill.

The 'sanitized liberal outrage over current event of the week' schtick is why I can't stand the Daily Show, and it's a shame to see Last Week Tonight go down the same path.

I agree. I really liked their piece on poultry farmers, for example.

 

[Without A Gout]

Eat shit, you smug Britfag.

 

[Darndirty]

For those who don't wanna watch the last episode I'll give a quick break down, everyone who voted for Trump is a racist asshole. the end.

 

[Brandobaris]

I liked the first season quite a bit. They seemed to be bigger on the whole investigative reporting/comedy thing then and that was a good niche to fill.

The 'sanitized liberal outrage over current event of the week' schtick is why I can't stand the Daily Show, and it's a shame to see Last Week Tonight go down the same path.

Yeah they started out okay, a bit low on the jokes though, but informative. Then they have turned into literally my Cousin going on a diatribe on Facebook for 2 pages about how outraged they are at something while dismissing the reality of the situation, counterpoints, and shutting down any and all discussion with some form of slander.

Why would I want to watch a show like that when it happens in real life already?

 

[Quijibo69]

John Oliver is the new Micheal Moore. He should pack on the pounds right now.

 

[Splendid]

There has become a whole industry hyperpartisan, sometimes wildly distorted clickbait

HE. SAYS. THAT. LIKE. HE'S. NOT. PARTICIPATING. IN. IT.
This man has no self awareness whatsoever.
Holy fucking shit, this man is actually worse than Fox and MSNBC combined.

 

[Quijibo69]

Bumped because I found my new hero thanks to John Oliver:

 

[Elysian]

I miss when John Oliver was just some random bloke who occasionally said a funny on Mock The Week.