Boris Johnson: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver explains how Britain’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has succeeded - not despite his bumbling persona, but often because of it.
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[@tekbarrier]

Boris Johnson: calculated buffoonery Donald Trump: authentic buffoonery

[@otogun3324]

It's scary how real that is.

[@hazukichanx408]

We, that is to say I, have the best buffoons... not only that, I dare say we have the only real buffoons, and of course I would know, being the best and biggest buffoon in the world, some people say the universe...

[@tekbarrier]

Hazukichan X my buffooneries are yuuuge

[@zagd-ochirshugarsuren1133]

one is PM of UK other one is president of USA. me and you just comment write and read nobody lol

[@VArsovski10]

Don't blame the buffoons, blame the others beforehand that made those buffoons look like a viable option

[@bananawal8215]

Y'all should have elected Lord Buckethead while you still had the chance

[@vermont6260]

ALL HAIL LORD BUCKETHEAD LONG MAY HE REIGN

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

ALL HAIL BUCKETHEAD ALL HAIL BUCKETHEAD ALL HAIL BUCKETHEAD

[@henrywalsh]

Lord Buckethead called it - "And it will be a shitshow."

[@commissarkitty3553]

America: Trump Britan: Trump light.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

I'm a Vermin Supreme man myself, but I feel LBH would make a fine ally in these trying times

[@alexandrebaptista1549]

Who's watching it today as Boris Johnson resigns as PM?

[@isabelarojo386]

sup

[@noahsterben5666]

Hate I missed that

[@ccdaly2561]

I'm about two weeks late but I'm so happy for the UK. Y'all might get another asshole, but at least that one is gone.

[@davidbanner7804]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gaberobison680]

YES

[@Granty707]

Can we please get a new segment on Boris now that he's completely fucked it

[@JustinMoralesTheComposer]

I second this

[@eridanigrace7122]

I third.

[@gregoryjames1542]

Here ye here ye

[@davidmcgiveron3738]

I'd love to see a 2nd piece looking at all his failures, lies and illegal activity.

[@charliemwimbe7911]

I kept checking

[@mitchkettles5242]

Getting distracted by tea?? That may be the most English thing I've ever seen

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

Isn't it though? The panacea for all English ills.

[@anthonyzullo]

Doesnt happen to americand, we throw that shit on the water lmao

[@Steelburgh]

@@anthonyzullo Sadly, we get distracted by Twitter. Don't even have to take the time to boil and steep it.

[@yuutokasane3332]

Anthony Brown would you like beer good sir? It’s free.

[@NabilTouchie]

Chavez did it on venezuelan journalists offering them coffee... damn... Boris Johnson is a genius

[@HokiePitcher22]

If it really is true that Boris purposely made up the "I design buses" story to change his search results for more favorable stories, that is one of the smartest, most calculated strategies for media manipulation i have ever seen. And that is the only compliment I will ever give him.

[@CaughtRedHanged]

Well you should probably complement him on his gut reaction to which consulting advice he should listen to. Because it is for a fact not his idea, he just know intuitively that it could work. And if not, he doesn't mind. His approach is trial and error down the deep end. Nothing is too embarrassing or opportunistic looking, as long as it fulfills his main goal. To be on top with the minimal amount of effort, having everyone double guessing you because you have figured out how to trigger biases and preconceptions that work nearly mechanically.

[@HokiePitcher22]

@@CaughtRedHanged thank you for the word salad.

[@domzbu]

Stonking Tory majority, ho ho ho! and nobody cares what you think and comment on KZbin!

[@GH-oi2jf]

HokiePitcher22 - He’s a clever fellow. I can believe he would make up a silly answer to a stupid question.

[@HokiePitcher22]

@@domzbu "nobody cares what you think and comment on KZbin"....except you apparently. Being that you commented. Hmm.

[@petyrkowalski9887]

We need a John Oliver update on Boris… boozy parties at no 10, breaking lockdown rules etc. He’s far from a bumbling fool, he is a self serving endlessly ambitious toff who has contempt for the British public and has painted himself as a « man of the people ». This old Etonian couldnt be further from that.

[@nickdoughty518]

Living in England at the moment is what I imagine taking Class A hallucinatory drugs is like.

[@zigowl1193]

@@nickdoughty518 you are not wrong. I feel like I live in a Monty Python film.

[@protopigeon]

@@nickdoughty518 If only it were that much fun

[@mastertrams]

@@nickdoughty518 Personally, I've never taken any such hallucinatory drugs, but having spoken to a few people who have, usually you hallucinate something sort of edging towards being pleasant or not outright threatening to your life. Living in England is not that sort of hallucination, though I really wish it was just that.

[@christineegan465]

They're back on the air this weekend.

[@LOLERXP]

My favorite Boris Johnson moment is when he unironically quoted Pericles' propaganda speeches about Athenian democracy in a public debate with an ancient historian.

[@subliminaljuggernaut7278]

she (the historian) wasnt that old.

[@LOLERXP]

@@subliminaljuggernaut7278 lmao good one

[@Adam-ut1dh]

Assuming that's Pericles' funeral oration, that's one of the most famous speeches in history and not at all weird...

[@andreas.bottanova3056]

Yeah, and remember, Prof. Mary Beard, the ancient historian, has won the debate🙂

[@weareallbornmad410]

@@Adam-ut1dh Did you enjoy Eton? Because I definitely enjoyed getting a PhD, and yet, I never heard the one-of-the-most-famous- in-the-world speech "Pericles' funeral oration."

[@misterthegeoff9767]

On behalf of the UK to the rest of the world I want to apologise for providing the answer to the question "What if Donald Trump were to become self aware?"

[@darthknightwingphoenix2081]

Mister The Geoff apology accepted. So, how do we get these idiots to leave us alone? Any ideas?

[@misterthegeoff9767]

@@darthknightwingphoenix2081 Search me, I've been trying to find an answer to that since he was mayor of London.

[@amysommerfield2069]

I always thought that the education in England was superior to the US. Now I see how wrong I was. How very, very, wrong I was.

[@csweezey18]

@@amysommerfield2069 I'm pretty sure they're both equally sh*tty.

[@bjpe8228]

@@amysommerfield2069 Apparently the English schools just teach you to better disguise your idiocy

[@murkywaterz7663]

Boris Johnson is the real life persona of the "Jar Jar Binks is a Sith lord" theory

[@williamlaker7686]

This is to perfect

[@randomuser1249]

That theory had some merit I watched an hour long video on its not true but funny and there are a lot of coincidences.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

What... Were you watching an episode of Mat Pat's "Film Theory" or something like that?

[@randomuser1249]

@@NathanDavisVideos I don’t remember

[@glastea5591]

@@randomuser1249 It was but George ended up changing it.

[@agbooladaniel7773]

Watching this in mid January 2022, just helps to shed light to what is happening now with Boris's leadership of the Tory party. John Oliver was so right about the many failings of a clownish PM.

[@leonbanks5728]

We all knew how shit he was.

[@khylerbane4523]

The Queen saying "Deez Nutz" to every prime minister since Churchill, with not context as to why, is something I never knew I needed so much. ...I wish is was actually true.

[@hawz]

We don’t have any hard evidence that it isn’t true…

[@DaDunge]

@@hawz Actually we do know what the qqueen told Johnsson. She asked him why he even wanted the job.

[@muffintube379]

It is

[@jasondworkin6597]

“One of the major difficulties Trillian experienced in her relationship with Zaphod was learning to distinguish between him pretending to be stupid just to get people off their guard, pretending to be stupid because he couldn't be bothered to think and wanted someone else to do it for him, pretending to be outrageously stupid to hide the fact that he actually didn’t understand what was going on, and really being genuinely stupid. He was renowned for being amazingly clever and quite clearly was so-but not all the time, which obviously worried him, hence, the act. He preferred people to be puzzled rather than contemptuous.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[@Skittenmeow]

Perfect!!

[@Ironclad404]

I immediately thought of this. If anything the books taught me, is I can always go mad and save my sanity for later.

[@asdfghyter]

So Boris is the real life Zaphod? Good to know!

[@magicalsuperp5848]

Spot on, at least we know now where he gets it from!

[@dunngyllite7883]

Plus it looks like this BoJo is heading straight to a "Desaster Area" gig - - coincidence?

[@freedomm]

That trick with the google bus searches is scary genius. I almost respect him for it.

[@freedomm]

1111Pel Nope. Racism, prejudice and mass murder doesn’t take brains.

[@MisterL2_yt]

Yeah that was really smart... how did someone figure that out xd

[@Boomerrage32]

Didn't really work though. If I google it, I still get hits about the NHS funding bus.

[@jackobora3193]

It's putting a talent to work to get out of things. A wiser man would apply the talent to avoid getting into them in the first place.

[@LemonChick]

Except it was not Boris but Cummings who was the person responsible for the infamous bus.

[@gspendlove]

Well, now Boris has got plenty of time on his hands to keep on painting wonderful buses.

[@sirsplintfastthepungent1373]

First the Guidestones fell, then Boris Johnson. No one person should wield this much power.

[@goldholz]

John Oliver is no mear mortal. He is a god. HE IS OUR NEW OVERLORD! PRAIS HIM!

[@ArcturusOTE]

@@goldholz Praise be! Praise be!

[@goldholz]

@@ArcturusOTE yes PRAIS THE ONLY REVERENT OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL EXEMPTION!

[@laurencelikestopgun]

Somewhere in Moscow, Putin is sitting in his bathtub wondering how it went so right

[@majinvegeta7381]

FACTS

[@Glornak]

I imagine him sitting on the can looking at world news on his phone and giving a single solitary "hehe" every time an a**hole gets elected into power or misuses their power. Immediately returning to his usual half scowl.

[@LemonadepieX]

A bathtub filled with the blood of his enemies.

[@glorious_help]

花ちゃん that doesn’t mean isolation, it means building nationalism

[@aninfinitelyvixxedvip6]

@@betos-08 of course, what better then making them turn against each other? What you said and Alexander Rdzen said are both right. He is doing both.

[@colincraigo5793]

“Presenting his lack of preparation so charmingly, that you actually doubt he is unprepared. But he is.” Everyone and myself in College...

[@cristianluna5568]

Everyone in education.lol

[@cristianluna5568]

Including the teachers and administrator's

[@stevencooper787]

@@cristianluna5568 the instructor's what? If you're going to correct other people, do try and get it right yourself!

[@dankit2548]

But he is actually unprepared... he has a completely practiced routine to appear foolish and unprepared. The man is scary.

[@avigutierrez8948]

Same here but only difference really haven’t study as much🤷‍♂️.

[@Charlie_Crown]

Got to be said, John Oliver definitely nails it here, like a fox in Kent

[@puffles5187]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kdmb212]

Just back here enjoying this after Boris has resigned.

[@caronstout354]

At least UK's Trump had the class and good sense to resign quietly without leaving behind a attempted governmental coup with a cadre of toffee-nosed lackeys covering up his high crimes and misdemeanors.

[@nahlaahmani6739]

Me too!

[@timchavez552]

"They love me over there." "No they don't."

[@DaDunge]

Yeah British people live their parents, and that's it, and even then as long as they never have to admit to it.

[@TheRavensOmen]

Actually, the people John refers to only know Trump through the narrative filter of "left-stream media", so of course those misinformed cretins would hate him as they do. What they don't realize is that what they hate is merely a portrayal, a caricature insidiously created for that very purpose.

[@peterdine6601]

@@TheRavensOmen bruh, we see the things he says and the policies he ennacts. That's our problem with him. And our media is pretty centrist, bordering on right-wing and in the pocket of the Conservative Party.

[@TheRavensOmen]

@@peterdine6601 lol Normally, a patently absurd comment such as yours I would assume is just someone taking the mickey. Ya know, a bit of trolling to allay the boredom. But when the very first word is "bruh", well, let's just say that what always follows is certainly going to be a "bruh" level of commentary. It means you're not just joking.....you actually believe what you're saying. Our media is bordering on right-wing? In the pocket of the conservative party? The fact that you believe that is pure comedy gold! So, if you can make insanely absurd comments in front of a live audience, and maintain a straight face, you might want to pursue a career in stand-up 😆🤣

[@peterdine6601]

@@TheRavensOmen bruh is no worse than taking the mickey. And perhaps you haven't heard about the connections between Laura Kunesberg of the BBC and Boris Johnson?

[@anjayl]

Do you know what's in 5 C ? - Johnson : No - Trump : Wonderful things, so many wonderful things, so many I can't... I wouldn't have time... in fact, and this is true, I wrote the 5 C

[@gabby4558]

That's actually terrifyingly accurate

[@kylestubbs8867]

Not knowing is terrible. Not knowing and pretending to know is always worse.

[@gabby4558]

@@kylestubbs8867 I'd say not knowing and not caring about that is even worse

[@kylestubbs8867]

@@gabby4558 Point taken.

[@IncoherentRampage]

I'm both impressed and saddened by how accurate that sounds...

[@epicmewtwo8274]

I've been watching Last Week Tonight episodes about Trump to laugh at the old times and be grateful that things are slightly better but watching this one is making me wish we went back to simpler times because everything is just getting worse all the time with Boris. Living in the UK is endless misery with this guy in power. EDIT: AHAHAHAHAHA WE'RE FREE EDIT 2: I WAS WRONG WE'RE NEVER FREE

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

John needs to come back to Boris with all the shit and partygate going on rn

[@UltimaPowers]

Yeah sure feels like we're free and didn't trade one Tory lizard for another...

[@epicmewtwo8274]

@@UltimaPowers I'll admit that yeah I was wrong. We are never free. It's still a cycle of misery.

[@UltimaPowers]

@@epicmewtwo8274 Hey, don't sweat it, at least for that brief instant you felt a charge of hope. Try to regain that feeling and hold on to it cos holy shit after 12 years of these actually evil cunts I can't even remember what that was like.

[@greenie15]

I'm sorry but the updates are so funny (dark humor funny, but still)

[@thestonedabbot9551]

"They could turn (Tripoli) into the next Dubai. All they have to do is clear the dead bodies away, and we'll be right there." - 2009, when asked about Libya's post-war tourist industry "Nanny is confiscating their toys. It is like one of those vast Indian programmes of compulsory vasectomy. It is as if the state had decided to round up all the model train sets or the stamp collections, an operation causing immense distress to thousands of innocent enthusiasts, and just about as pointless.(...) An entire pasttime will have been exterminated." - 1997, on the outlawing of handguns after a mass shooting in Dunblane, Scotland which killed 16 children "The modern British male is useless. If he is blue collar, he is likely to be drunk, criminal, aimless, feckless and hopeless, and perhaps claiming to suffer from low self-esteem brought on by unemployment.” - 1995, on the British working class "It is said that the Queen has come to love the Commonwealth, partly because it supplies her with regular cheering crowds of flag-waving piccaninnies. They say (Tony Blair) is shortly off to the Congo. No doubt the AK47s will fall silent, and the pangas will stop their hacking of human flesh, and their tribal warriors will all break out in watermelon smiles to see the big white chief touch down his big white British taxpayer-funded bird.” - 2002, on then-Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to The Congo "I feel that all the money has been spaffed up a wall." - 2019, on an expansion of child sex trafficking investigations within the UK govt. "Spaf" being a London slang for ejaculate

[@averongodoffire8098]

By the gods, the classism is oozing like molasses

[@saasproductions3053]

Fuck me. Seeing all these quotes being from a person who is currently the PM of the UK is horrifying and despicable.

[@andrewburgemeister6684]

@@averongodoffire8098 well he was an Eton twat, he actually did a gap year at Geelong Grammar in Australia near where I live, thank god we got rid of him!

[@Pseudynom]

"They like me over there." "No they don't!" True story!

[@michaelt.5672]

It's amazing that he didn't catch on to the fact that calling Johnson the british Trump is an insult. But then, how could he?

[@kezkezooie8595]

@@michaelt.5672 Britain Trump... get it right :)

[@ingriddubbel8468]

So trump ignored the blimp baby and many protesters..twice?

[@sapphael.]

England sees Trump as an absolute joke and Boris becoming prime minister is an embarrassment

[@dynamicsolution8166]

@@sapphael. of course you do...you're also dumb enough to get your news ( and form a political opinion) from a comedian!!!

[@Sorenzo]

For the record, the EU doesn't "ban" products. They only "tell products not to contain toxic chemicals."

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Have you ever had Walker's Prawn Crisps? It isn't pretty.

[@MS-un8hg]

@@ingriddubbel8468 I think you can only buy them in Great Britain. But I have one question: Why do you eat fucking beans with a red sugar sauce for beakfast??😂😂

[@sifuculreif6448]

@@MS-un8hg Ever eat PB&J for breakfast?

[@sifuculreif6448]

@@MS-un8hg Probably makes more sense if I tell you those beans usually go on/with toast.

[@ciaranbrk]

Marcell D'Avis no you can get them in Ireland too i love their salt and vinegar though 😂😂

[@cucumberbarfi9229]

Well then… this aged well; Boris lost both his Chancellor and Health Secretary within 10 minutes of each other just yesterday due to the continuation of his lying habit throughout his premiership. Things are not looking good for him…

[@DeadFishTheKing]

As well as 29 other MPs, what a beautiful mass resignation

[@goldholz]

@@DeadFishTheKing and he now resigns himself!

[@Jim54_]

To those who voted for him and were surprised and appalled by his actions, you have not been paying attention! If you vote for clowns, expect a circus

[@HowToChangeName]

Hey, thats insult to actual clown at least they still react to crisis properly

[@Dreyno]

This. He was an abject person and became an abject prime minister. Anyone surprised shouldn’t have a vote.

[@huanlecongquoc957]

@@HowToChangeName fax

[@mariusmatei2946]

Ah, but you're dealing with United Kingdom/the British, here; what would you expect?!

[@musicauthority674]

That applies to this Country more than it does to the UK. because at least the British people at least got rid of Johnson. whereas we can't seem to get rid of Trump no matter how we try? and now we have a never ending circus.

[@juniorchief5989]

You know none of this would of happened if you guys had elected lord buckethead

[@leelicayan2180]

Praise Lord Buckethead

[@MrPrussianjester]

Can you imagine lord buckethead shaking hands with the queen?

[@Jacob-ht7im]

This comment is severely underrated! I completely agree, put Buckethead in charge and things will be ok.

[@S1ronin]

I'm a big fan of his stance on negotiating.

[@PauloGarcia-sp5ws]

@@MrPrussianjester I would cry

[@Suite_annamite]

*Boris Johnson* seems to understand deep down that *playing the court jester will help him outlast any king or queen!*

[@KVIA01]

And while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown...

[@prairieN]

Is this why the celts didn't let comedians reproduce?

[@LordDim1]

Le Huy-Anh Nonsense, Her Majesty the Queen is immortal

[@franticranter]

loving the variable bold words

[@gronk2002]

Thats how you keep people alive in CK2

[@user-nw8vn7rn2q]

Coming back to this in July 2022 when he's resigned kicking and screaming just to feel vindicated

[@normairisrivera3764]

I’ve never been more attracted to Jon Oliver than when he’s reciting the lyrics to “My neck, My back” in that stuffy accent!!

[@jonaswalker3526]

That’s very through he do have a stuffy accent

[@pyrotechnick420]

"the howling chasm of a space where a soul should be" The writers on this show are gooooooood lol

[@mycenia]

@Neil Mo I think it's meant to be, "the howling chasm, of a space where..." But the nuance is lost in the delivery.

[@Froozone4]

The canvas comparison with the French cuisine was pretty neat too :D

[@pyrotechnick420]

@Neil Mo Neil, you must be fun at parties lol

[@briangoudy7225]

@@pyrotechnick420 That's rich coming from the moron who thinks that was a good joke. Enjoy four more years of Trump bitch boy.

[@mudkitz]

Pretty sure they're describing me in the mornings

[@nathanseper8738]

Boris Johnson feels like a Monty Python character who appeared in the real world.

[@Imightneverusethis]

You mean the dead parrot? Yeah, I can somewhat see the resemblance.

[@nathanseper8738]

I expect him to bellow "help, help I'm being repressed" without irony at the Brexit negotiations. @@Imightneverusethis

[@Thannak]

The whole world is like that anymore. Somewhere there is an SNL sketch happening, and the rest of the world has to live in the universe that makes the jokes work.

[@frocco7125]

THIS.

[@nathanseper8738]

The real world can feel that way. The great satirist Tom Lehrer once quipped,"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize." @@Thannak

[@fyngolnoldor4891]

I'm watching this in 2021 and it's extremely accurate as to the character of Boris Johnson. This topic badly needs revisiting soon by John Oliver.

[@DaDunge]

Maybe about the time when Boris is ousted from office.

[@missybarbour6885]

Certainly soon, I hope!

[@DeadFishTheKing]

Now would be an excellent time, since his government is currently imploding

[@dmrenterprizes4101]

July 2022: how about now?

[@kris242]

The Road to Mandalay video legit looked like something ripped out of "The Thick Of It" 😂 the Ambassador saying "Probably not a good idea..." looked like he wanted to kill himself in that moment lmfao

[@johngleason1776]

That clip of Johnson giving tea to the reporters was diabolical, but it’s also a great illustration of how a cult of personality works

[@apexepicplays1016]

Actually quite funny tbh

[@chumark54]

Indeed. I keep on shouting: "Just ask him! Ask him the damn question!"

[@apexepicplays1016]

@@lucasqwert1 even with context, its actully hilarious

[@hammersbaseball11]

Yeah man it's a sort of evil genius type. He knows how to manipulate the situation into his control

[@jasondiend4248]

People like to see the dope but god this man is smart. I have respect Johnson because of it. He is so fucking evil you can tell. Agree with his politics or not this man can spin and that is fucking scary.

[@taikoboda]

I think one guy summed it pretty well: Boris Johnson's plan is to be the PM, he does not have a plan for anything afterwards.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Wu Tang sounds like Trump, honestly.

[@thebestcentaur]

Nicholas Farrell it's exactly like Trump if we look at it like that

[@johnkelly4943]

He's exactly like Rump, a fucking moron with a mop head. And wearing that bike helmet made him look like Eric Cartman in that special Ed episode! 😆

[@s13sil80]

That's pretty much every politician.

[@m3llo8an4t0s]

Just revisiting this piece in light of recent events

[@truthhurts3524]

The look on Johnny boys face after Boris explains what he likes to do to relax is the best. 😂😂😂

[@aplant9980]

Time-stamped 2:30 for repeated enjoyment

[@samfilmkid]

Even for an Englishman, that was some pretty aggressive tea offering he did at @14:30.

[@aTaintedRose]

Right?

[@CaesarsLegion1]

@Alt Fit My kind of tea offering

[@_badger_9902]

@Alt Fit that's a lot of supplements in the tea. Maybe too much

[@sth02]

@@_badger_9902 yeah. Not enough vitamins, though.

[@RogerBarraud]

No True Englishman will refuse that! :-)

[@alizu3042]

Wait?! You tell me Boris Johnson is a real politician instead of a character of Little Britain?

[@joeheey6930]

Yes!

[@victormatavercosa]

@A wut??????

[@albatros12]

@A Time to get a job, kid!

[@joheyjonsson2825]

@A Source? I live in Sweden, and we don't really get British news here, so I'd love to see a variety of sources to read on this, please.

[@Odinsday]

12QWASZXQWERTYUIOP Alright

[@bkxornam]

I can't wait for John Oliver to do a web exclusive on BJ's resignation as leader of the conservative party and possibly the prime minister in a few months

[@LiveDonkeyDeadLion]

This has aged well

[@johnchessant3012]

bye bye Boris!

[@LiveDonkeyDeadLion]

@@johnchessant3012 I can’t wait to see what John says and I really hope someone uploads it here early

[@gregturkington6330]

“He now has 99 days to come up with a deal” Laughs in Nov 2020

[@danielnarevich7579]

He could have got a deal if he showed Brussels some of those famous buses

[@blaster915]

@@danielnarevich7579 lol

[@chlcrk]

@Light Myst As a British person, sure. We agreed a deal under Johnson in September last year, which on closer inspection was a slightly edited version of the unpopular one Theresa May previously agreed with Europe. But because it had his seal of approval, and even though he personally previously voted against May's deal twice in Parliament, it was used to win an election last December and was passed in January, so Britain left then. But the deal included a transition rather than an immediate exit and a mandate to spend 2020 negotiating the actual future relationship or else the full no deal experience with all the shit that is promised happening by default on Jan 1st 2021, and the UK has spent the whole time being stubborn on a few particular issues to the point where talks have essentially gone nowhere since July. This was conveniently after Johnson and his government rejected the chance to extend talks and the exit transition by two years. So we're now 5 weeks from no deal after negotiations that have gone nowhere for months, and there's also no guarantee any deal will even pass Parliament given our terrible handling of coronavirus means his party are now openly fighting each other. This is to say nothing of the UK government introducing a law seemingly designed to just annoy the EU and undermine the deal we already had, and they're insisting on keeping it even after incoming President Biden publicly said this law shouldn't be a thing I could add a lot more besides but tl;dr, we basically signed a deal that deferred most of the problems by a year but its all still in a mess, just without the safety net and after coronavirus has all the problems worse. Its not good

[@DerickTheHeroV2]

@@chlcrk Thank you for the in depth explanation. I think the sky may hurt when it falls. It may benefit you to prepare yourself, perhaps invest in essential goods. Just saying, and I understand that may not be possible.

[@thatthingisaid5766]

@@chlcrk On top of all of THAT, the EU refused to budge on fishing legislation, so we played a risky game of chicken that somehow paid off a few weeks ago and Brussels basically said "Okay, you win, we'll give in on this and a couple of other issues". So what did we do? Ignored them, and continued to not engage with negotiations. Part of me believe that our government has been purposefully bodging the negotiations with the intention of ending up with a No Deal Brexit. The EU would be publicly blamed for not giving us a fair deal by Johnson, and a radical solution will be sought to bolster our economy. Cue the outright privatisation of the NHS. In an extra bonus move, throw in tax breaks for massive corporations so that they can move in to fill the gaps left by our decimated small businesses post-covid, and we are well on our way to becoming the United States B-Team.

[@opticalmoose8091]

Boris Johnson: a very literal interpretation of "failing upwards".

[@Millz194]

Alexandr Yanenko I think the proper way to say it is “falling upwards”, which makes the saying more paradoxical

[@uwehansen2915]

failing upwards?? he can not go Higher, now ther is only a fall in fornt off him

[@nielskut2256]

Ursula von der Leyen falls into the same category. Just with the difference that I have never met someone that remotely liked her. Everyone hates her and the corrupt shit she has done yet she is president of the EU commission

[@poolsoup6650]

Adrian M He said failing upwards, but it was probably a typo

[@Ryan-Fkrepublicnz]

Actually he started at the top, ultra elite.

[@starlingnorthcott1681]

John, I just came to say I appreciate your commitment to the Hugh Grant bit. Much respect.

[@eira5586]

Rewatching in light of... recent events

[@jaridkeen123]

Britain aswered the question "If your Friend jumped off a bridge would you?"

[@goblinwisdom]

Brexit was voted for first... and yes this is going to fuck the UK economy if Brexit actually happens, But, the US economy is debt Laden and defaulting at 2008 levels. Not only does UK have a Brexit deep recession but then the distinct probability of a new global recession which caused the unrest that brought us the emergence of facism. Yay us. Ps tell everyone you love to pay off / down their debts asap.

[@veanell]

I almost feel like we jumped off after. Brexit won before Trump was voted into office. The conservative party of parliament voted Boris in not uk public

[@Spookstar]

Jarid Gaming, still waiting on ya.

[@TheWolfsnack]

@@goblinwisdom ...and just think what an obviously excellent plan it is to tie the UK economy to that of the US through a massive trade agreement.....sigh

[@FaeQueenCory]

And Scotland and (Northern) Ireland said "On second thought: nah" after 1s of thinking ahead.

[@brianbrush5107]

There's a quote from Cars 2 I feel summarizes Boris(Ironically said by a British Car) "They can't tell they're being fooled, cause theyre too busy laughing AT the fool"

[@TylerBaraby]

They're*

[@brianbrush5107]

@@TylerBaraby thanks

[@ryanjapan3113]

Brian brush is it weird that I know who says that line? Even after not having watched it in years?

[@seanharry9586]

@@ryanjapan3113 no that's just called having a good memory.

[@ryanjapan3113]

Sean Harry thanks

[@violetsteele350]

Watching this after the news this week is fun (:

[@timholdenauthor]

Rewatching this post his resignation- Oliver’s comments were prescient. Spot on forecasting the reasons for his downfall.

[@chrisfloyd7316]

Smart people who paint themselves as idiots have always been dangerous.

[@mattychristian]

Chris Floyd the art of war

[@schunter20]

@Jelly Belly People who paint themselves like fools are just your garden variety self absorbed liar. It has more to do upbringing and innate opportunity. When they have means to burn any bridge with no consequences this creates a scary individual.

[@SonBrimmer]

Not always though. Some use it to entertain. Comedians frequently employ this technique.

[@fisherking7798]

He's not smart he's an idiot disguised as a moron

[@tjudawous]

But who to blame if an idiot paints himself as a smart person and people buy it?

[@TOH_Fan]

Is "taking the tea" the British version of "drinking the koolaid "

[@ilovecoffeev]

I like the implications that the tea is poisoned

[@prashant_kerung_thegim0709]

That's right.

[@mikewazowski2347]

"Oh, yeaahhh" "Oh, narrr"

[@ArcanineEspeon]

This comment gave me a new outlook on life.

[@sjs9698]

sort of. taking tea with someone has cultural overtones of acceptance- you're sitting down to enjoy a cuppa with them so it doesn't follow you want their head on a pike. ferinstance: the prime minister has a routine formal appointment to meet the queen to take tea. if either of them refused to go to that, it'd be pretty serious news.

[@ianedwards2496]

18 months on and this is still as frighteningly relevant as ever, except he's now offering the electorate 'cups of tea' and they are drinking it.

[@fionaw2103]

Yes we do need John Oliver to do more coverage on UK politics! Especially on Boris Johnson.

[@ChimeraReiax]

This dude went from hilarious to horrifying. Fast.

[@batt3ryac1d]

Right hes some sort psychopath with that crazy manipulation.

[@RoboJean1994]

@@batt3ryac1d He's a midly more competent version of trump

[@CaesarsLegion1]

It was hilarious the whole way through!

[@dolganthecute]

That was the whole point of this. Perfectly constructed to make you think that, and not balanced at all.

[@Skittenmeow]

@@CaesarsLegion1 I think he meant Boris

[@Bingojingo646]

20:11 - isn't this the same journalist that made Ben Shapiro run away from his interview?! This man does prepare for his interviews diligently!! Every country needs such journalists..

[@sadfwefajhid9243]

Normally he does, but the Shapiro session was not an interview, but rather a political hit-piece that left a lot of people hugely sad about Andrew Neil's conduct during it. A lot of people in the UK that have respect for Andrew Neil were quite disappointed, because instead of investigating why Shapiro was popular (the rise in social conservatism that is combating the extremism of the social justice movement), he spent the entire time quoting click-bait articles from 7 years ago. As such the interview had absolutely zero information on the topics it was meant to cover, left Andrew Neil looking incompetent from a journalistic perspective, and Shapiro looking mysterious from a foreign perspective.

[@honved1]

@@sadfwefajhid9243 It didn't leave shapiro looking mysterious, it made him look clueless. He was out of his depth with Andrew o'Neil , he showed shapiro for what he is, a shallow, one trick pony.

[@LividImp]

Meh. Shapiro is not as bright as he lets on. It's just that compared to the other Trumptards in his circle he seems like a genius.

[@couragekarnga8735]

He's the British Anderson Cooper.

[@hlonghi]

@@LividImp so, you are suggesting he finished high school and was not homeschooled by an actual orangutan? Preposterous.

[@sinceritynature202]

Funny that this got recommended to me now

[@Bobanderic]

“Them’s the breaks” -Boris Johnson, cheerio

[@fournsevenhzerofive7617]

I love the sarcastic headline on the TV when he got stuck on the zip line. “An incredible display of athleticism.” So British!

[@Babunar]

That’s from CNBC, which is American. British television would rarely use such an enthusiastic chyron.

[@butterflyKiss604]

@@Babunar Learn a new word today. Thank you

[@dominicdy727]

THE GASPS WHEN HE SAID JEFFRY EPSTEIN

[@johnanna6047]

another person added to clinton body count

[@eiryuu]

^ makes a person wonder how many cartels gangs and underworlder/subterranean types get away with so much sh!t bec of the portions of general public being quite so happy to conspiracy-theory scapegoat the clintons. imagine havoc that could be wreaked by convincing persons who work for law enforcement to notbother looking for real clues bec the real perps couldn't possibly be/have been this local group or any individual/external influence bec it can only be the clintons. lol a break, please. y'think the clintons're the biggest/most dangerous people epstein knew..? xD"

[@teamvlcn6820]

Who is Jeffrey Epstein?

[@fangirlfortheages5940]

What about the gasps when they noticed the FedEx arrow??

[@tristanholderness4223]

the way the government's going now this seems like it could do with a refresher soon

[@tentoedsloth683]

Who's here after he finally resigned?

[@tylerkeller8869]

Oliver absolutely NAILS IT with his impression of Hugh Grant. 😂

[@juhRave]

Boring comment.

[@jalderink]

@@juhRave Yours sure was!

[@christopherhardesty-crouch1119]

The thing with the tea is scary. He's really good at this.

[@patrickwannafightaboutit6338]

He's played this game before Probably a mastermind at monopoly I'm joking of course

[@KaladinVegapunk]

you want a laugh though go watch the old top gear episode where he's the guest hahah, he does argue for the environment with Clarkson who used to be an anti climate change dick, but that aside he rips on him the entire time & Boris keeps trying this stuff and the audience and Jeremy arent having it

[@nemo9540]

Yeah and he's very good at running away into fridges to escape journalists too. Oh Britain is so very fucked.

[@Cathnova]

it well exposes the narcissistic gameplay, but only to those familiar with it

[@harryhuang1999]

When is Lord Buckethead running now that Boris has resigned saying hasta la vista, baby?

[@robertlarson7224]

Now we need a post-resignation Boris episode

[@g0211362]

Hi John can you talk about the recent protest in Hong Kong? More people deserve to know that Hong Kong people are fighting in the frontline of the war of freedom

[@devodavis6747]

@Dirk Hunter umm... All Stephn Ng asked John to do was talk. That makes your remark one of the poorest excuses for a burn that I've seen lately. I often wonder why trolls do what they/you do. Do you sincerely believe someone will read your pathetic shit and exclaim "Oh my god! I've seen the light thanks to Dirk Diggler here, John Oliver is just a shit talker! From this moment forward, I am going to support stupidity and fascism instead of science and caring!" I would find you amusing if you & your red-hatted minions weren't shitting all over the rest of us.

[@bobvanos5630]

@@devodavis6747 Nice one, from shit talking to fascism. Well done fellow.

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

Stephen Ng He would, but I’m sure Pooh bear hold some of the purse strings.

[@kruler-westoz-nauman3638]

Bit hard for the British to argue in support of Hong Kong seeing as it kinda sorta is a bit of its own shitfuckery that's led to this situation, plus I miss being based there (mumbles) (Stooopid 99 year leases)

[@tusharip]

He cant his overlords want communism

[@NewMessage]

It's like Ralph Wiggum was sent to a British boarding school, and things just went very, very wrong from there.

[@WadeWilson-]

"I'm a UNITARD"

[@briankenney9528]

*Boris Johnson becomes pm* UK: *chuckles* I'm in danger

[@coreyjunk4392]

New Message I say, old chap, I’m helping.

[@zdwade]

Ahh butt hurt liberals in the us and UK. Love it.

[@briankenney9528]

Zdwade: "My cat's breath smells like cat food"

[@nilsjohnson2636]

The Hugh Grant part is by far my favorite.

[@neilholmes8200]

Hello from July 2022, the day after the human equivalent of the Honey Monster has finally resigned.

[@SqeakyToy]

So the only time Boris is sincere is when he's bragging about how he's played everyone.

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

@aguy654 Completely different.

[@celesefernal2490]

What I learnt about the world after seasons of John Oliver: everyone is evil but no one knows what they're doing.

[@AlvarVraal]

I'd change that to: No one is evil, everyone is stupid.

[@RealGeorg3]

I would say this is very much in line with the Adam Curtis world view (if I might be so bold).

[@MrSpaghettiWestern19]

@@AlvarVraal Capitalists are evil

[@joemorton9200]

@@AlvarVraal their stupidity is evil 🤨

[@joemorton9200]

@@MrSpaghettiWestern19 that's a bit untrue, they just believe that's the correct way to run a country. It's that view that they're all evil or leftist are libtards that divides a country in the wrong way and is very damaging. We can disagree without being disagreeable

[@Ashesofshichilas]

Watching this today is kind of a relief

[@flux202]

England and Tea are inseparable. Boris literally came out with like 6 cups because he knows they'll love it.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

True. I'm watching this with my morning tea. I've got my cup, teapot, sugar dish, sugar tongs, milk jug, and a few biscuits, all carefully laid out in front of me. I've got enough tea for 3 cups, and it's just me. If I was one of those journalists, I'd be asking where the trays were for the other journalists.

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

^I'm English by the way, if it wasn't obvious. Love of tea is stereotypically an English thing, not a British thing. The Scots, Irish and Welsh aren't as into it. The Scots generally go for coffee, Iron Bru, or just start the day flying with a can of lager. Geography lesson! See this mistake all the time. Okay, so you've got the 3 individual countries on the main landmass- English, Scotland, and Wales. Together they make up the union of Great Britain. Which is then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Ireland is a seperate island, so is not part of Britain. It's split in two due to The Troubles in the 80's, which split Ireland into Northern Ireland (still part of the UK) and the Republic of Ireland, which is still part of the European Union after the UK's exit vote.

[@flux202]

@@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human what makes my comment worse is that I'm very well versed on UK history and geography, I just had no idea that only English people were the tea lovers. I'm surprised to hear this, its interesting to hear that Scotts love Iron Bru. Thank you for the time you took to educated me though.

[@ChesterPerry187]

As someone in Scotland I prefer Irn Bru or heroin.

[@thunderwazp7653]

Boris Johnson looks as if a broom made a wish to become a real boy

[@LividImp]

Mop

[@funnelrust6613]

Feather duster.

[@FutureChaosTV]

Plum of ruffled feathers.

[@janicek9399]

😂😂😂

[@punkisinthedetails1470]

His nose is the only remnant of the handle

[@rileybello4711]

That ping pong speech was weirdly inspiring, and I’m not even British.

[@fifimsp]

That’s why he gets away with shit. He’s strangely charming. I agree. I was like. Yeah. Go wife waff. I’m like. Wait a second. Asshole. Lured me in. I think he’s smart and charming but that doesn’t mean he should be a leader.

[@KushMyCologneee]

fifi msp No he gets away with shit because of idiots like you who let words like “Wif Waf” distract you from actual important issues.

[@fifimsp]

@@KushMyCologneee I said he shouldn't be leader and I was also joking and having fun and responding to Riley Bello. I'm also not British, so yes, I find English "Wiff Waff" hilarious. I agree with you and that he does distract from the important issues. I feel like that's kind of what I was saying. That he is charming enough to deflect. We're not on different sides here.

[@hugostiglitz9149]

He’s a fucking wanker

[@fifimsp]

@@hugostiglitz9149 For sure that.

[@samthompson2057]

Prawn Cocktail crisps are delicious and I will tolerate no slander!!!

[@lilbit623]

Should have found this one before the other! This vid would be the update i asked for. Thank you for making me laugh through this bull****, you are most certainly essential in our dark days, and i so appreciate what you do!

[@PinataFreaks]

I've always found that Boris Johnson sounds, acts and looks like he is a character from Little Britain played by Matt Lucas.

[@DaDunge]

That's intentional.

[@PinataFreaks]

@@DaDunge Yes. I also watched this video.

[@DaDunge]

@@PinataFreaks oh yeah well I didn't learn it from this. I've known it for quite a while.

[@annettehadley9718]

Good point... but to me... Benny Hill comes to mind !

[@sdfkjgh]

I wish someone would -play- drown out everything boris says with Yakkity Sax.

[@michelleb5977]

Thank goodness you’re back, John Oliver. I’ve missed you these last few weeks.

[@NennieC123]

Michelle B 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Toywins]

This is REALLY good now that Johnson has resigned!! 😩😂💯

[@David-lb5py]

He resigned today is a good day

[@okaykatieokay]

As BBC Years and Years said, "Beware those men, the jokers and the tricksters and the clowns. They will laugh us into Hell."

[@michaelmercer8813]

katie, the same BBC who steals public money, lies about it, leans heavily to the left, bribes politicians and hides paedophile’s in their ranks? Ya. I don’t care what the BBC have to say.

[@porlarazonoporlafuerza6424]

@@michaelmercer8813 Fascinating.

[@TheMrnotplaying]

@@michaelmercer8813 BBC "leans to the left", you not seen it for a while. Now practically the lead attack dog against Corbyn and the Labour Party.

[@michaelmercer8813]

Steve Berwick is that a joke? Corbyn is an easy target and it isn’t hard to make him one. The only reason they (the BBC) would target him is to drive him out for a better leader.

[@DuelaDent52]

michael mercer In case you didn't know, Years and Years was a sci-fi drama by Russel T. Davies in joint collaboration with HBO.

[@searchith]

Please let the recent civil protests in Hong Kong be the next or a future episode's focal topic.

[@vacatiolibertas]

This tbh. Hong Kong should be free, and it's a crime how little the governments of the world have been paying attention to their cause

[@chunyinanimation]

Another case of shitty leader, the world is trending this way it seems.

[@izaccy]

tweet it to his producer,

[@kyleharris8759]

@Supreme Snek Forgot how Trump being a pile of dogshit has anything to do with the media blackout of the Hong Kong Protests. Cool story though.

[@kyleharris8759]

@@vacatiolibertas You could argue Hong Kong should never had been Free to begin with. If it weren't for the Boxer Rebellion and European literally flooding China with Opium and cutting it into pieces after they beat a beleaguered failing empire Hong Kong would have always been Chinese.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Boris ended up being even more terrible than. John warned us about.

[@Lythgoemania]

Nah if it wouldn't for Covid he would probably have been more politically successful and therefore even worse.

[@blakehooper1787]

Who's back here after the announcement of his resignation following 50+ protest resignations in the UK government and abandonment by his party?

[@BeFree994]

I'm Italian, I thought we had the worst politicians ever, but the level of incompetence and tragicomedy we have been seeing in the UK in the last years broke a new record

[@morgoth_bauglir]

HA! Greece still reigns supreme in the field of bad politics! A m a t e u r s

[@doffer115]

Well, to be fair, exactly how many governments did you guys have since WW2?

[@kornephoros]

I think italian politics is at least as bad as the english one... only problem is that here in Italy it's always been fucked up, in the UK only recently they reached our level

[@brajwasi6258]

Come to India you will know the comedy

[@communistinternationalco.6776]

Meanwhile the Governments in Asia,Africa and North Korea.

[@JayDee247365]

Boris Johnson looks like if Donald Trump painted a self portrait from memory.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

Trump would use more gold paint.

[@rock3tcatU233]

Or if he was painted while being described over the phone.

[@eshuorishas9987]

While on LSD

[@vivelaresistance3239]

6:00: It made me think of Eddie the Eagle.

[@norabrandt4078]

@@eshuorishas9987 ...And using his left foot to paint with instead of Don Jr.'s hand.

[@toshabeans]

I'm Canadian and it's been 5 years since this video was posted and somehow even I'm getting charmed by Boris, WTF lol

[@sobzuk]

and here we are...

[@JakDexx]

Why is Gary Busey Prime Minister of Great Britain now?

[@smannee]

Jack Dextraze Hahahaha. You sir have the comment of the day.

[@zurzakne-etra7069]

that's from seth meyers right?

[@reillygrimley9542]

I didn't even realize Gary Busey was British.

[@UniteForgetLeftRight]

Boris to the mirror: HOW AM I DOING TODAY BORIS JOHNSON!? Boris's mirror image: YOU'RE DOING GREAT!! Boris to the mirror: GOOD THEN I'LL KEEP IT UP.

[@ariheino327]

Fat Gary Busey

[@insertaliashere1379]

As soon as Boris Johnson said "whiff-whaff" I think I had a chronic heart attack from laughter.

[@IamRanJos]

He's a comedian hence people elected him to be perpetually entertained by reading the news

[@Locutus]

It wasn't that funny.

[@hidar9973]

@@Locutus it was very funny actually 😑

[@Quebecoisegal]

@@Locutus Agreed, it was absurd.

[@thisperson5294]

He stole it from the BBC show QI.

[@gaetanopassantino6269]

Ladies- this is the man you DO NOT accept a drink from.

[@bodenlosedosenhose1590]

That interview at the end is me at school doing a report.

[@MaudsleyChris]

As a Brit, I agree with all of this, except the denigration of the Prawn Cocktail crisp, which is one of our greatest culinary achievements

[@TheAbsoluteultimate1]

Chris Maudsley greatest in that it’s absolutely astounding that so much bad can be compounded into 1 bite... I mean, I love prawn cocktail, I love crisps, and I’m even a bit of an anglophile. Yet, they are easily top 5 worst things I’ve ever tasted.

[@latinotoonscomix]

I believe prawn flavored snacks are originally japanese

[@katherynemero9355]

England and culinary achievements should not be in the same sentence. I've never heard of a Prawn crisp, BUT I feel oddly thankful for that.

[@AnjuDieQualle]

that's kinda sad tbh

[@michelekett8450]

In Australia we have Prawn crackers made by Chinese restaurants, which are delicious. Maybe yours aren’t made the Chinese way.

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

Boris wearing the bicycle helmet reminds me of the episode of South Park where Cartman is trying to get in the Special Olympics

[@Chidori8668]

You made my day bro

[@cassuttustshirt4949]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that.

[@tl4460]

Lmao i totally see it

[@kennethrobinson1316]

Omg my mind literally flashed to that too lol lol

[@00Skyfox]

That is an absolutely perfect reference!

[@RLyu-ol7uk]

anyone comes back in 2022 when Boris resigns?

[@jelaniclinton4234]

Watching less than 12hrs after his resignation