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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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🤷‍♂️.

[@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

[@michelleb5977]

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

[@NennieC123]

Michelle B 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@glas_tea]

@@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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! :-)

[@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.

[@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.

[@LOLERXP]

@subliminal juggernaut 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."

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

who?

[@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.

[@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...

[@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?

[@Miniskirt29]

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

[@ryanjapan3113]

Sean Harry thanks

[@Charlie_Crown]

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

[@puffles5187]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@pyrotechnick420]

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

[@mycenia]

@ 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, 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

[@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

[@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

[@gspendlove]

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

[@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.

[@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

yeah ,also he was a King’s Scholar at Eton and got a degree in classics from Balliol College - and he speaks several languages, some fluently... so theres that.

[@poolsoup6650]

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

[@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 😂😂

[@user-nw8vn7rn2q]

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

[@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.

[@Itchiwat]

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

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@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)

[@SqeakyToy]

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

[@CharalamposKoundourakis]

@aguy654 Completely different.

[@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.

[@ShadowofSun2012]

Jesus, that was a great episode. Incredible show you've put on, Mr. Oliver.

[@MasterJoeKerr]

Orange man bad! *woooooo*

[@madmanoliver]

Master Joe Kerr 2 He mentioned Trump once dude.

[@MasterJoeKerr]

Oliver Nutkins-Middleton One time too many.

[@couragekarnga8735]

I'm so happy this British parrot came to America!

[@BChan1991]

Good stuff, old bean

[@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!

[@tylerkeller8869]

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

[@juhRave]

Boring comment.

[@jalderink]

@@juhRave Yours sure was!

[@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

[@o76923]

For the record, XXIV 5(b) says that countries can temporarily maintain existing terms of a deal after it lapses if all parties agree to do so and it doesn't adversely impact other countries. 5(c) says that such an interim agreement may only be used if there is a clear transition plan in place that will achieve new agreed upon terms within 10 years. Also, both sections only apply to goods, not services which make up 40% of the trade that would be impacted. So, in order for Johnson to use 5(b) to keep the tariffs at 0%, he needs to convince the EU to agree to it, all EU nations need to agree that they aren't going to be hurt if the UK gets a great deal that nobody else does, and they need to agree on what the long term arrangement will look like (at least broadly). In short, it's absolutely nonsense based on both 5(b) and 5(c) before you even get to the fact that it doesn't cover half of he problem and it's not likely to happen.

[@thomasr7129]

Nicely summed up! Thanks!

[@Soclever]

Thanks

[@needycatproductions6830]

In a bit more detail, if someone is interested: "What Boris Johnson Doesn't Understand About Brexit" kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnu5dmydmpZ1h5I

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@needycatproductions6830 Yay, another TLDR fan! :)

[@rewalos5077]

Thanks for the info.

[@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

[@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.

[@SgtKaneGunlock]

to quote Rick and Morty "you can't get mad at a guy with that kind of talent " "Dad you Can and have to"

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@DrDavidCJames]

John Oliver clearly pretending to hate prawn cocktail crisps there.

[@FireflyOfTheStuff]

Yeah, after the cut he took a crate of em out I bet.

[@byz88]

Everyone knows they're the best crisps for sandwiches. He's probably just playing up for his American audience.

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

And the Euro sausage, the butter mountain and the wine lake from “Yes, Minister”.

[@pvip9986]

@@byz88 Crisps with sandwiches... I loved that combination while in England, I would never eat it again anywhere else. Or ever.

[@The_gaming_archaeologist]

I know, right? I love them.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@RonnieOP]

Does tea ever not work on British people?

[@emilyroberts3832]

No, it's our kryptonite. Too bad the Germans never figured that out or the world wars would have ended very differently!

[@pxrxy]

@@emilyroberts3832 3 things British tank manufacturers prioritise are long range, thick armour and the best military grade tea brewing technology available.

[@OriginalRAB]

@@pxrxy challenger 2. The most heavily armed and fortified student kitchen in the world.

[@KatchouroBlade]

When House PG Tips declared war on House Tetley and House Typhoo in the 1800s millions died. Tea is more important than life and death.

[@skylerricketts7392]

A WILD BRIT APPEARS Trainer uses tea IT IS SUPER EFFECTIVE!

[@ilarious5729]

I often feel depressed and anxious watching Finnish politics, thank you US and UK for showing the world what true chaos looks like. Stay strong, this too shall pass.

[@tyiffpeijc8702]

What's happening in Finnish politics that makes you feel distressed?

[@ilarious5729]

@@tyiffpeijc8702 for me the rise of populism and right wing ideas are the most concerning parts, but it honestly isn't nearly as bad as elsewhere, the migrant crisis just brought the ugly on the surface, but seeing how it all goes elsewhere really gives some perspective.

[@ilarious5729]

@@tyiffpeijc8702 there's some anti EU ideas that have gained momentum recent years etc, but honestly I don't see FIXIT happening, vast majority of people are pro EU, but the conversation about it all just woke me up to the fact that this isn't some utopia where everyone's just happy the way things are.

[@MrCrininer]

I wish I could say the same, but I'm Italian, dammit.

[@kooldudematt1]

No, hopefully this WON'T pass here in the U.S. Best economy in literally 100+ years. You people in the EU need to stop listening to LITERALLY EVERY FUCKING THING OUR CROOKED, LYING, TRASH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SAYS IN THE UNITED STATES. Every single network is currently full of lies and spite (even the conservative networks). To give you an idea of the absolute madness occurring right now, our PRESIDENT referred to a United States city that is currently experiencing 3rd-world living conditions (Baltimore, Maryland) as being "rat-infested"-which datum was obtained from the pest control company Orkin as the 9th most rodent-infested city in our country-then our lying shitstain mainstream media quite literally called him "racist" for making that statement. DO NOT BELIEVE THE BULLSHIT AND LIES THAT THE UNITED STATES MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTS. Do some independent research and you'll see real truth. People, like Johnny O, are literally paid to spew hate and propaganda against Donald J. Trump. Yes, Trump has very little tact at times, but quite literally 85%+ of what you hear in our "mainstream" news is skewed and fabricated against him and other conservatives. Good day.

[@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!

[@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

[@Chachekon]

We all know there is only one man in the universe that can fix all that mess... ...Hail to LORD BUCKETHEAD !

[@kylestubbs8867]

That’s the really sad part. An intergalactic space lord comes across as more down-to-earth than the actual Prime Minister of Britain.

[@hoihoi12250]

Or Mr Fish Finger

[@oldmanmammoth5364]

If Britain elects Buckethead then America must elect Vermin Supreme

[@gisela1122]

@Jul hahahahahah I still remember that clip where Teresa May is there and looked so annoyed haha

[@akashsuresh1369]

Hail to the BucketLord

[@DaDunge]

17:30 Also that bumbling familiarity does not go well in many European countries. Familiarity with strangers in professional stettings does not go well with the French or Italians. And the Germans utterly loathe showmanship and cult of personality, for fairly obvious reasons.

[@Cervando]

Constantly insulting them doesn't help either.

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

If he screamed more Boris would be a perfect italian politician

[@rubenpelli]

Honestly salvini is just a trump wannabe, he’ll love Boris

[@swanpride]

True. Insults aside, the French love their formalities and feel disrespected if someone acts like it, the Germans lovr their formalities and have an instant dislike of showy personalities, and while the Italians are a little bit more prone to fall for both, the whole "Prosecco" incident has ensured that they loath him, too, because they feel belittled by him. And the eastern European countries are well over Brexit since the Tories compared the EU with the Soviet Union.

[@geoffreyharris5931]

A lot of Americans like that sort of thing though, right? The Brits and American and Irish and Aussies are fairly alike that way I think.

[@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!

[@OdinCasts]

The road to mandalay bit legit looked like a scene out of a sitcom, I almost didn't believe it was real lol

[@CR7966]

Ryan Therrien It felt like I was watching a scene from the sequel to In The Loop

[@manatca]

I literally said the same thing just now, it's almost shocking

[@zt7564]

It’s like something out of Yes Minister

[@Gbonejohn1974]

@@zt7564 more like alan partridge in westminster ....just absolutely oblivious

[@Pippins666]

A pretty tasteless thing for Johnson to do, and the ambassador was desperately trying to get him to shut up.. He likes to pretend he has a classics education, but I don't suppose his reading of the Kipling poem got beyond the the first few jingoistic verses in the song. The full poem is really quite different in tone. It ends with a paean of praise for Burma and a dislike of London and English women "Beefy face an' grubby 'and -- Law! wot do they understand? - I've a neater, sweeter maiden in a cleaner, greener land!" When the mist was on the rice-fields an' the sun was droppin' slow, She'd git 'er little banjo an' she'd sing "~Kulla-lo-lo!~" With 'er arm upon my shoulder an' 'er cheek agin' my cheek We useter watch the steamers an' the ~hathis~ pilin' teak. Elephints a-pilin' teak In the sludgy, squdgy creek, Where the silence 'ung that 'eavy you was 'arf afraid to speak! On the road to Mandalay . . . But that's all shove be'ind me -- long ago an' fur away, An' there ain't no 'busses runnin' from the Bank to Mandalay; An' I'm learnin' 'ere in London what the ten-year soldier tells: "If you've 'eard the East a-callin', you won't never 'eed naught else." No! you won't 'eed nothin' else But them spicy garlic smells, An' the sunshine an' the palm-trees an' the tinkly temple-bells; On the road to Mandalay . . . I am sick o' wastin' leather on these gritty pavin'-stones, An' the blasted Henglish drizzle wakes the fever in my bones; Tho' I walks with fifty 'ousemaids outer Chelsea to the Strand, An' they talks a lot o' lovin', but wot do they understand? Beefy face an' grubby 'and -- Law! wot do they understand? I've a neater, sweeter maiden in a cleaner, greener land! On the road to Mandalay . . . Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, Where there aren't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst; For the temple-bells are callin', an' it's there that I would be -- By the old Moulmein Pagoda, looking lazy at the sea; On the road to Mandalay, Where the old Flotilla lay, With our sick beneath the awnings when we went to Mandalay! On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin'-fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the Bay! Rudyard Kipling

[@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.

[@terryelizabeth2841]

This analysis of Boris Johnson is pure genius. It is a useful reference to return to as event unfold going forward.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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"

[@shanegreen1677]

I can't believe I've never noticed the arrow in the "FedEx" logo... my god...

[@_psyguy]

Even when you type it Ex has the arrow in it.

[@bink6778]

This is the most disturbing thing I’ve ever heard on this show. How did we miss the arrow!?

[@kailashchandra555]

What about a-z smiley of Amazon

[@_psyguy]

@@kailashchandra555 That was the first thing I noticed in Amazon's logo the first time I saw it.

[@trudge3338]

twentytwowords.com/hidden-images-in-logos/

[@m3llo8an4t0s]

Just revisiting this piece in light of recent events

[@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

[@XPcandycane]

Holy crap this was a great segment! Thank you John Oliver and team! I laughed my ass off while being terrified for the world. 👌

[@devodavis6747]

That's my response to quite a bit of what's going on lately. Ha ha ha (cries)

[@vivelaresistance3239]

Laughter through terror, it’s my favorite emotion.

[@SC-yj7fc]

sounds exhausting, and futile. "Being terrified for the world."

[@gerardmulder7656]

It is funny, I laughed while being interested in what is next and fully trusting our democracies are not actually threatened by Boris or Donald. Then I think of more sinister forces who would stop at nothing including violence.

[@vivelaresistance3239]

Siddharth Chauhan: Perhaps CandyCane is not as easily fatigued as you, or it could be that she doesn’t somaticize her emotions.

[@mattolstein2999]

"skipped many workdays to hang out with his best friend, Jeffrey Epstien." Not gonna lie, they had us in the first half.

[@sethbishop3306]

Matt Olstein are you referring to President Bill Clinton?

[@karinbarger9192]

Trump.

[@myadv6083]

there's no record of trump on Epstein's sex jet with random women... but there's over 20 flight records with Bill Clinton and Tatiana 🤣

[@whyamiwastingmytimeonthis]

@@sethbishop3306 did you even watch the video?

[@ryanjapan3113]

Seth Bishop no Boris Johnson

[@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

[@Cyberbeagle1000]

The most positive message out of this video is John freely able to use the word "crisps" and not assume Americans need it translated to "chips" ;)

[@eljonny659]

Facts

[@althea9579]

“they like me over ther-“ *no they don’t.*

[@couragekarnga8735]

No one likes him anywhere!

[@hypernorm4802]

althea We absolutely don’t

[@SonRob01]

Majority of us do we just ain’t vocal about it

[@SonRob01]

Jack Bruce I was talking about trump you muppet

[@jackbruce8309]

@@SonRob01 oh I thought the original comment was about Mr Oliver, lmao can't stand him, trumps great!

[@juanpabloperez5200]

I didn’t know John Oliver could deliver a Hugh Grant parody so perfectly

[@starlingnorthcott1681]

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

[@caitmonroe9349]

*sees headlines about Boris Johnson becoming PM* "Swear to God, if the next Last Week Tonight isn't Boris Johnson..."

[@nathanseper8738]

It'd be criminal for him NOT to cover Johnson.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@NFSHeld]

For those of you who are interested in what that "The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade" Article XXIV Paragraph 5 (b) and (c) thing is about, read my comment. But first, a disclaimer: Obviously, it's a lot more complicated than what I'll sum up for you. I'm neither a trade nor treaty expert or a lawyer, but I wanted to save you some time. It's just MY understanding of what this difficult-to-read text is about: GATT: "There are rules for tariffs and trade..." Art. XXIV §5: "... but this agreement shall not rule out customs unions or free-trade areas and interim solution where needed, ..." §5 (b): "... in which duties or regulations shall not be more strict than what they were prior to the formation of such free-trade areas or interim solutions, ..." §5 (c): "... but any agreement on establishing such an interim solution must already include a detailed plan on how to abolish the interim solution and replace it with the actual customs union or free-trade area within a reasonable length of time." So Johnson is basically saying: "We don't need a detailed plan till October, because we can just agree on an interim solution as per §5 (b) and have that in place until the full plan is ready, and while that is in place, duties and regulations cannot be more strict than they are now", ignoring that the very next paragraph §5 (c) says "Before an interim solution can be agreed on, the detailed plan has to be ready." Source: www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/gatt47_02_e.htm#articleXXIV

[@MisterBigMac1]

So it’s a stop-gap to implementation, not an infinitely long breathing space for planning...

[@1Mutton1]

Thanks for summary. I was curious as well

[@LuisAldamiz]

May's deal, in other words. The only deal, a courtesy deal, the EU will offer.

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@MisterBigMac1 AND it requires an agreement by both sides: the EU is not willing to any other agreement than the one on the table. Take it or leave it, that's it.

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Great, thanks. I now wonder why John didn't do that, bc those details are way more specific than I'd thought. And they apply so well!

[@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.

[@BlindErephon]

The look on that guys face as he interviews Boris Johnson and Johnson explains his weird hobby is just the best.

[@benja_mint]

i love that the reporter tried to translate borris' answers into english so the rest of us could understand what the fuck he was trying to say, and boris just kept on getting weirder and weirder

[@violetsteele350]

Watching this after the news this week is fun (:

[@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?

[@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]

@ 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.

[@insidiousfastidious6224]

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was, Convincing everyone he was completely stupid

[@ilimitadouc]

Nope It was convincing everyone he didn't exist.

[@insidiousfastidious6224]

Rick Timmy i know asshole that’s the joke..........

[@highonheroin5352]

Insidious*fastidious lmfao.

[@hereticpariah6_66]

@@insidiousfastidious6224 ....I _knew_ someone wouldn't get it....

[@randomcallum]

Rick Timmy wrong his greatest trick was to make everyone believe he is secretly I Dio Brando !

[@Ashesofshichilas]

Watching this today is kind of a relief

[@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"

[@FallenOne669]

Who is Jeffrey Epstein?

[@fangirlfortheages5940]

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

[@mistressofmadness]

"A mound of skin tautly stretched over the howling chasm of space where a soul should be." John's inner poet is showing again.

[@hopelesslyhoping8133]

I absolutely love this comment. It's 1000% true. Thanks for making me smile!

[@RingoStarr_]

“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are filled with passionate intensity”

[@robertjusic9097]

-"The second coming" by W.B. Yeats

[@shidoink]

absolutely. yeats saw something in man we are scared to aknowlege. history is rhyming again.

[@Elvathar]

Such a stupid quote on so many levels.

[@shidoink]

@@Elvathar your comment validates the quote. all thats missing is "sad!" at the end.

[@Elvathar]

How so, care to explain?@@shidoink

[@GenAugustus]

While this is pretty funny, there's one thing every time I see a story like this I can't help but question. Is anyone else disgusted at the fact that people like him can get positions like that where they have a key role in deciding policies and laws that effect large groups of people's lives. Even when they are repeatedly called on how horrible of a job they are doing and they're utter lack of preparedness or even high level of apathy they can still keep those jobs. Yet someone at as low a level as retail management at a grocery store can be held accountable and even terminated if they cannot perform that job...? How are those people able to keep their jobs after appalling performances like that. I'm just ranting after binging this show, which is freaking great by the way, but it is a serious question that I wonder if it will ever be ever be answered or if anything will ever be done about it. Just wanted to get that off my chest and out there is all.

[@stantorren4400]

Simple. England has a huge tory bias and people like him exploit it so that they can gain power and the English just keep voting tory as a simple of “English patrotism” and this knobhead uses it to gain power

[@Bonobo1974]

they are not doing a horrible job, i mean they are, but not to their sponsors and men behind the curtain, the kingmakers

[@maazkalim]

Statism 101.

[@turmspitzewerk]

why be in expert in policies when you can be an expert in marketing? its always the loud rich assholes with the best slogans that get voted in over people who actually know what they're doing. people are far easier to convince than you might expect.

[@aamnahere6250]

Someone working at a grocery store does not have the privilege of wealth and power to continue to be allowed to fail. Most political leaders do. Many western countries (not all) have their citizens live in the illusion that they're less corrupt than what they condescendingly refer to as the 'third world' but the truth is that in many western societies, corruption on the top is pretty rampant and in some cases even legalized. Not to mention, stealing of the resources of those same 'third world' in offshore accounts by providing safe havens to the corrupt men and women because of whom they treat Africa and Asia in a condescending manner. Most western societies profit from stealing the resources of their own as well as other countries. However, unlike 'third world countries' they have to play the game of democracy to sustain the illusion of liberty and justice.

[@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.

[@Morbacounet]

The face of that poor journalist during the bus exchange ...

[@muskyoxes]

"I don't think he can wiff waff his way out of this one." Of course he can. He simply blows the deal and millions of people who aren't him suffer.

[@JEMurl]

#Deeznuts

[@CanalTremocos]

UK politics have a long tradition of failing and blaming the EU.

[@octavianpopescu4776]

And of course, he blames us, the Europeans. We are the baddies, are we not? If there's one thing that I find annoying, it's the fact that people will vote for charisma instead of competence. So many competent leaders are overlooked because they don't entertain and so many incompetent leaders fail upwards because they're funny... and then you see the same people who placed them in power wonder why they don't earn enough money, why crime has gone up, why infrastructure is crumbling... If you vote for a clown you get a clown, don't be surprised when the clown doesn't know what he's doing, because being funny doesn't prepare you for complex legislation, policies and international negotiations.

[@sagarman000]

... and then the Brits figure it all out for themselves and Johnson takes credit for his brilliant strategy!

[@timholdenauthor]

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

[@zxics1596]

5c: (c) any interim agreement referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) shall include a plan and schedule for the formation of such a customs union or of such a free-trade area within a reasonable length of time. do you have a plan Boris? Boris: Would you like a cup of tea?

[@saar144]

Lmao

[@joandrex]

zXi CS Strange times we're living.

[@basileerla]

Ah, the times when you laughed about Italians and Berlusconi. We were just one step ahead.

[@AqierDesigns]

italy is still stuck in the 90s or something. ^^

[@passais]

LOL, I'm curious who will be the UK version of Salvini.

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

With Conte, Di Maio and the other green fat guy now Italy is on par with modern politicians stupidity, i would say even some steps ahead, world class stuff

[@iacopoguidi7871]

And we are still one step ahead with the most clownish government in the world. Give the UK a couple more years and those mating Kent foxes will actually both be vice prime ministers. (Yes that is a metaphor about Salvini fucking Di Maio up the ass.)

[@thedude9014]

Remco de Groot Paul nuttel I Reckon

[@michelleb5977]

Watching John Oliver sing Khia’s lyrics is probably the best thing I’ll see all day.

[@skbwolverine]

Even better in a British accent. That killed me. 🤣

[@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.