That actress deserves every single dollar she was paid. Just phenomenal
@maevedoyle26343 жыл бұрын
honestly? she deserves triple
@davidm.corbin46433 жыл бұрын
She was paid in medical blankets
@AnthonyGoodley3 жыл бұрын
I'd be willing to bet she was paid much, much more than what those fake news spots cost HBO.
@edwardhugo25003 жыл бұрын
The question that remains is does the blanket also work on penises
@GVS3 жыл бұрын
She absolutely crushed it.
@willelliott26713 жыл бұрын
"Thanks for making this so easy!" That actress is lowkey savage
@Damnitjim73 жыл бұрын
Mad savage, and looking back she even seems like she over acts it sometimes as if baiting them to call her out.
@some1namedno13 жыл бұрын
Right? I just commented and said they should give her a steady job. Genius!
@some1namedno13 жыл бұрын
@@Damnitjim7 Definitely. She was mocking them right to their faces and doing what the Daily Show field reporters have done so well.
@romansans13 жыл бұрын
Awesome Will from Dawsonville.
@lukasbeck44213 жыл бұрын
@@Damnitjim7 she was just a little over the top American
@AZ-ij1ls3 жыл бұрын
Whenever John says "and the reason we know that is... we did," you know it's gonna be good.
@Mainyehc3 жыл бұрын
Never since they created Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption have I seen such a genius social experiment. xD
@forgiveman3 жыл бұрын
Always is awesome to see the results after that sentence.
@TheRogueVandil3 жыл бұрын
@@Mainyehc Praise be
@DanielGalan3 жыл бұрын
My favorite sentence in this show
@igoat62113 жыл бұрын
“And the FACT is...”
@IcarusPhil3 жыл бұрын
i love her hints "could it look less like a medical product" "thank you for having me and for making this so easy"
@thematiasmadness70103 жыл бұрын
At one point I expected her to say: “I genuinely can’t believe that this is actually working you’re a bunch of idiots and this just a fucking blanket”
@maazkalim3 жыл бұрын
USFCC..!! USFCC would suddenly say..: Darn Free Enterprise! All because of that lexical atom-bomb, "@@thematiasmadness7010".
@fabianmendez13522 жыл бұрын
@@thematiasmadness7010 i doubt it was live.
@kellymhanson2 жыл бұрын
She was an amazing actress!
@msd75442 жыл бұрын
Yeah the actress really did amazing!
@billyt88683 жыл бұрын
the actor for the blanket honestly deserves and oscar and a staring role in some sacha baron cohen movie. i can not believe how straight faced and matter-of-fact she was.
@lenkacfk71553 жыл бұрын
Agree - though I would make it a "starring" role - in that context, the "r" makes quite a difference 😅
@DarkCrimsonBlade3 жыл бұрын
@@lenkacfk7155 looks like someone is a grammar individual from 80 years ago! lol
@TheEvilEgo3 жыл бұрын
@@DarkCrimsonBlade That's the smoothest way to call sb a grammer nazi I have ever seen. Well done mate, well done.
@desidaru11183 жыл бұрын
@@DarkCrimsonBlade It's a "spelling" individual.
@danidejaneiro83783 жыл бұрын
And every infomercial actor ever.
@johnchessant30123 жыл бұрын
"Nazi-era fuck blanket" is definitely not where I expected this to go. But I'm glad John is still pulling his classic stunts even from the void
@tenchi77783 жыл бұрын
The second she said it’s based off technology pioneered in Germany 80 years ago I could not stop laughing.
@tomgraves64633 жыл бұрын
But it's ok because it only causes Micro-death. 😕
@evertvandenberghe3 жыл бұрын
Roflmao
@Crazydemonwizard3 жыл бұрын
@@tomgraves6463 Well considering the 80 years old german invention, "minority-death" would be to obvious...
@CrispyChestnuts3 жыл бұрын
Indeed I was half expecting the knowing studio audience laugh to somehow eminate from the void when he took the signature pause before the reveal.
@ScorpDK3 жыл бұрын
"And we know this, because we did it ourselves" is my favorite type of episode of this show.
@ShortstopJEsq3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@romulusnr3 жыл бұрын
Been a long time
@russetwolf133 жыл бұрын
Local cat girl endorses mainstream media corruption! More at 11!
@juliogomez25343 жыл бұрын
And these type of things isn't even the cake. That's just the icing.
@Newfiecat3 жыл бұрын
Yep. "Give us your seed" will always haunt me 😂
@ericmock6318 Жыл бұрын
As a reporter (and former ABC4 intern) let me just say THANK YOU to John Oliver for exposing what our corporate owners get away with. You are a legend for getting those spots on those shows.
@MaekarManastormАй бұрын
Nice story bro
@vvsvlogsYT3 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe they actually got a _functionless blanket_ on television as a medical wellness product. Insane.
@Q2693 жыл бұрын
Remember magnetic wrist straps? 🤔
@Q2693 жыл бұрын
Remember headon?
@starkravinglad80993 жыл бұрын
For 2k? Dude I love capitalism. I really do
@adrielsebastian52163 жыл бұрын
@@Q269 "Apply directly to the forehead!"
@Henrypooh3 жыл бұрын
It's not functionless, you put it on yourself and it keeps you warm, very functional!
@PenguinLord103 жыл бұрын
That actress is a champ. Being able to say all that with a bright smile on her face and never once let it crack. Absolutely flawless.
@sydgriffin75913 жыл бұрын
Plus she had the spiel perfectly committed to memory. She sounded totally natural spouting complete BS. Makes you wonder about how much actual garbage people are out there selling with smiles on their faces. A whole lot, I figure.
@Accolonian3 жыл бұрын
And then you realise that all the other sponsored content out there is probably also hired actors.
@far2kthoughts1583 жыл бұрын
The actress who sold the sh*t out of that blanket deserves more credit. What made it even funnier is that she went to the station in person, had the Nazi blanket and the anchor still didn’t question it.
@TimoRutanen3 жыл бұрын
They are probably not allowed to question anything in the segment. Just do your job and nod along, it'll be over soon.
@bagochips8343 жыл бұрын
@@TimoRutanen it's Utah, nobody questions Nazi shit in Utah anyways.
@darkskyinwinter3 жыл бұрын
I lost it when Oliver pointed out what era Germany about 80 years ago was.
@kelsiparker79903 жыл бұрын
I just imagine them thinking "okay this is probably complete horseshit, but at least it probably won't cause vaginal burns."
@rubyrangitsch524822 күн бұрын
I love the one woman who recognized what that meant and was kind of taken a back, but still didn't say anything.
@eddie83063 жыл бұрын
Wherever you found “Erica”, you found a gem. She deserves a bonus. Just as savage as John. “Thanks for making it so easy!” Lol
@Cellaghney3 жыл бұрын
You didnt call her Erica given the SS anthem by the same name, did you...?
@RichWoods233 жыл бұрын
@@Cellaghney 'Erika' wasn't explicitly Nazi nor specific to the SS. It saw a far wider use, including beyond the end of the Second World War.
@Cellaghney3 жыл бұрын
@@RichWoods23 No I know but they adopted it, still thanks for the further info
@jessicabarczewski19103 жыл бұрын
Erica is probably a writer for the show 😂😂😂😂
@Ari6lle1nWonderl2nd3 жыл бұрын
Of course, she was probably going by a script, but still *chefs kiss*.
@losiento23 жыл бұрын
The laconic George Clooney summoned by finger snaps is this season’s Adam Driver bit... and I’m LOVING it.
@Triplemother3 жыл бұрын
YES!! I couldn’t agree more. Clooney is such a great choice for those *snap* bits
@TheComputerChaos3 жыл бұрын
This comment brought to you by McDonald's
@tygrkhat40873 жыл бұрын
"That's not how you do it." Pure gold.
@SmallSpoonBrigade3 жыл бұрын
@@tygrkhat4087 Yeah, I like the fact that he knows how to do it, but wont' show us.
@msb48383 жыл бұрын
Wait are there other snap bits? I'm only watching on KZbin not paying for HBO.
@MisterGaryCooper3 жыл бұрын
Used to work in local news and I can’t express my JOY enough with this entire segment. Bravo!!!
@Jenny-tm3cm3 жыл бұрын
I remember once in high school someone got the local news to come and show their trumpet solo in the small concert we were doing, I was amazed at how easy it was for them to get the news cameras there. Another kid had written a piece for the entire band so that was pretty cool, he is an amazing musician, but you know that girl only cared about her trumpet solo, she was mean af
@some1namedno13 жыл бұрын
"Thank you for making it so easy" If that wasn't written for that actress, give her a steady job because THAT killed me.
@4saken4043 жыл бұрын
For real! Someone give that actress a bonus or a f***ing award. That was GOLD.
@ronbeatty5163 жыл бұрын
The actress selling the blanket was awesome!
@crazyluigi66643 жыл бұрын
Erica Hernandez was the name she gave out.
@alexielmarquay3 жыл бұрын
That actress was amazing, she seemed so natural and convincing while saying all that made up stuff lol
@dennism.51453 жыл бұрын
@@alexielmarquay that's kind of what actors do ^^
@KasCalwein3 жыл бұрын
As a German, when it said "technology from 80 years" sirens started blaring in my head because - surely just coincidentally - my grandfather did some seriously questionable shit during that time...
@corpsecoder_nw6746 Жыл бұрын
lmao its ok mate. what happened cant be undone and you know its wrong so sit back and enjoy the laughs
@Alexus113811 ай бұрын
did he claim he did nazi what was goering on?
@Ki11ersix3 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy that I as a KZbinr and Twitch streamer have to more clearly define a sponsored stream or video than a local news station does.
@arimo36443 жыл бұрын
HI KI11ER SIX I WATCH YOUR BORDERLAND TOP TENS AND STUFF
@arimo36443 жыл бұрын
Just wanted to say keep doing you 🤙🤙🤙 I see you
@Averell643 жыл бұрын
Damn, watched a shit-ton of your videos a while back - what a coincidence to run into you here lmao
@MajorMlgNoob3 жыл бұрын
The FCC cares more about nip slips and bad words than people peddling bs smh
@Forty2de3 жыл бұрын
Hah, small world. Watched your videos as well, you and Moxsy carried BL3 lol
@Hodebrot3 жыл бұрын
Whoever this girl was, promoting this absolute horseshit of a blanket, she is the best. I couldn‘t talk that much shit without breaking... insane acting. 😮
@OrexaN3 жыл бұрын
Erica Hernandez, I hope her carrer takes a boost from this. Her performance was flawless.
@oreojsn923 жыл бұрын
Legit, she at least deserves a recurring guest appearance on a popular TV show or Netflix series
@tweex13 жыл бұрын
"Thank you for making it so easy" make this a woman a got damn Last Week Tonight correspondent
@wolflarson713 жыл бұрын
Deserves an Emmy
@merryberry65763 жыл бұрын
I really hope she gets more opportunities from this, she did an outstanding job. Almost made it easy to be scammed by her bullshit haha
@DeadleeIan3 жыл бұрын
I instantly lost it at "pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago." They didn't even blink an eye. Like. Cmon guys.
@SmashPortal3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, a lot of people don't think about the timespan between now and history. Osama Bin Laden was killed 10 years ago. 9/11 was 20 years ago. The Cold War ended 30 years ago. I bet a lot of people feel like all that happened in half the time.
@charlotteice57043 жыл бұрын
With innovations helped by the involvement of the local population, a true community project :D
@MarcusLager3 жыл бұрын
2020-80=1940 but math's hard so none notices. What a world we're in.
@bookfound3 жыл бұрын
Cutting edge technology pioneered 80 years ago in Germany.
@saschaschneider63553 жыл бұрын
Frankly, Surae looked like she was in full "presenter mode" - where she mentally had switched off so she can pull of this kind of shit. I don't think she what thinking about anything that was said at all. She was giving blank stares the whole time. It's part of her contract and she has heard so many outrageous claims all the time that she just lets it all wash over her...
@IanGrams2 жыл бұрын
"And initiate a low grade state of what we call microdeath..." Wait, did the writers for that segment even fit in a "la petite mort" joke? That's amazing.
@mollymartian9969 Жыл бұрын
ah, thanks for pointing that out. missed it. the writers are brilliant.
@dismalthoughts Жыл бұрын
i totally missed that as well... that's amazing 😂
@stoodmuffinpersonal3144 Жыл бұрын
wait. What?
@stoodmuffinpersonal3144 Жыл бұрын
Oh. Oh my God lol.
@stoodmuffinpersonal3144 Жыл бұрын
@@dismalthoughts same lmao
@musicmanbc96133 жыл бұрын
When she said “pioneered 80 years ago in Germany” my jaw hit the floor.
@Tabootrinket3 жыл бұрын
Almost feels like she just earned extra money by fulfilling a bet. " I dare you to say this blanket was created by nazi germany on national TV"
@squirrel81853 жыл бұрын
@@Tabootrinket i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD
@DaleHartley3 жыл бұрын
hey, the Hitler DID actually have the inflatable sex doll created for the troops because he wanted to fight disease and there were not enough women to go around on the front lines. SO...they might have known that trivia when picking that period, and used it for shock, but truthish sounding at the same time.
@thagodwecreate51793 жыл бұрын
Another fun fact: hitler was also a speedfreak and opium addict so much so that he ordered his chemists to create a completely synthetic opiate so he wouldn't have to rely on chinese opium to make pharmaceutical opiates (as all licit and illicit painkillers up to that point were made from opium latex)...and thus Methadone was born. In fact, it's original chemical name was dolophine named after adolf. The more you know...
@sssaaa90433 жыл бұрын
well, a lot of things were pioneered around 80 years ago in Germany... :)))
@jabik98953 жыл бұрын
Being a Utah native, this really hits home. Thank you English man from the Void.
@rohieram7243 жыл бұрын
He is now an American Citizen.
@melissinha733 жыл бұрын
It hit home here in Austin Texas too... he sure nailed our stations!!
@hailcthulhu4193 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Sadly, John could probably do a couple of years' worth of content just about all the insane crap that goes on in this state. 😒
@KaiWatson3 жыл бұрын
That feel when Woodside Homes and Hope Woodside have some connection and; Oh my God I get how Utah works now. #ProvoRules
@hailcthulhu4193 жыл бұрын
@@KaiWatson yup. Graft and self-dealing are the rules here in Utah, not the exceptions, which is reinforced by ideological extremism and concealed under the greasy veneer of happy Mormon culture. Yuck! 🤮 I do have to say that I was surprised though that our state got so much attention in this video and not as much in his MLM video, considering a glut of those scams originated in this three-ring circus of a state. 😒
@thejudge17283 жыл бұрын
What's sad is that the blanket is much less of a scam than the other products that were shown in the episode because at least it can't actually harm you.
@Stolens873 жыл бұрын
And it may provide a placebo effect. And looks cozy.
@maythesciencebewithyou3 жыл бұрын
That doesn't make it less of a scam. Just one that won't physically hurt you. Spending that much money on a blanket will hurt you financially though, assuming you are not super rich.
@kindlin3 жыл бұрын
It can't harm you, and can warm you. Definitely a valuable product!
@Zett763 жыл бұрын
It‘s Nazi tech. I‘m not so sure about that...
@butcheromance3 жыл бұрын
At least it doesn't leave you with a "sunburned vagina"
@ShikataGaNai1003 жыл бұрын
"...the fuck are you doing?!" Perhaps the greatest one-liner ever uttered on television.
@andrewwilliams95993 жыл бұрын
AND it stopped her nudnick co-anchor from fiddling with his smartphone when he was supposed to be, um, I don't know, DOING HIS JOB!
@SandbagsYoutube5 ай бұрын
@@andrewwilliams9599 nah lol so i just looked this up and saw a video of her talking about it, for one she was being silly not angry, and after hearing her tell the story i listened again and I get the tone change now, she was trying to be shocking to him because she was indeed trying to get his attention but he wasn't really *supposed* to be doing anything in that moment, she was just being funny and trying to get him to jump but after all that she said he never even looked up or noticed, "half of NY heard but not him."
@Sewicide3 жыл бұрын
"How Gwyneth Paltrow do I have to go for this role?" "Yes."
@Elizabeth-ll4tt3 жыл бұрын
This comment, and the "hold my nazi-era fuck blanket" one need way more upvotes...
@me01010010003 жыл бұрын
@@Elizabeth-ll4tt Good news: both comments are in the top 5
@sonjaleesloth3 жыл бұрын
"The Muslims Attack at Dawn" made me choke on Coke. 😂😂😂😂
@kirchoff47333 жыл бұрын
Covetton House sends its regards. Give me money.
@SobriquetAuriferous3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@SeleenShadowpaw3 жыл бұрын
As a german, the sentence 'a german technology pioneered over 80 years ago' immediately rings ALL of the alarm bells inside of me, even in a comedy skit xD
@jmumps3 жыл бұрын
Yo I laughed so hard when he made that connection. It went over my head at first
@TheJoeSwanon3 жыл бұрын
I actually missed that sentence at first
@deimosvoralius29883 жыл бұрын
I was choking on my food. Couldn't wait to read how horrible the jokes in chat would be.
@alexanderulbricht86763 жыл бұрын
Same here... It was an instant heads-up and "she said what?"
@elisam.28963 жыл бұрын
As a Dutch person, those alarm bells went off quite loud as well 😳
@jondough763 жыл бұрын
That actor they hired to go on those news shows freaking nailed it. Bravo!
@selinaschmid6963 жыл бұрын
"thank you for making it so easy" just sent me
@ElteHupkes3 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah my thoughts exactly! I mean it's not just the bit, imagine going through the whole ordeal to get into the studio for the interview... I can't even contain myself watching it. Skills.
@kamilozdemir19033 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, she seemed like she was genuinely smiling and laughing Because of the absurdity of what she was doing
@rabbit2513 жыл бұрын
You really have to be a great actor to shovel something that absolutely doesn't exist! And I wonder how much John paid her? I bet the cost of the actor was way more than what those segments costs. And then he flew her to Colorado to do an in studio interview! But I bet John was a little peeved he could get a dig in on HBO or any of the other corporate owners. (Who owns HBO now, BTW?)
@debtjoa3 жыл бұрын
Right?! I mean, how did she not break character and burst out laughing every time?
@psammiad3 жыл бұрын
This is why medical advertising is rightly banned in the UK. It's up to doctors to decide what's the best medical treatment for you, not some quack selling dangerous treatments on TV.
@Grim_Beard3 жыл бұрын
True, but we can still go into the medical / pharmacy section of any supermarket and buy a variety of homeopathic woo pills. Pharmacies should not be legitimising that bullshit.
@DragonbIaze0523 жыл бұрын
@@Grim_Beard I've worked in pharmacies. The reason those things usually end up on the shelves are because somebody asked for them. If the pharmacist refuses to order the product or tries to explain that it's fake, the pharmacy loses a customer.
@Grim_Beard3 жыл бұрын
@@DragonbIaze052 That's a reason to either ban the bullshit outright or run pharmacies on a non-profit basis (e.g. in the UK, bring them into the NHS). Clearly having the bullshit legal and relying on for-profit businesses to have high ethical standards isn't working.
@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat3 жыл бұрын
@@Grim_Beard - Homeopathic medicine WORKS. If you don't like, then just ignore - more for me.
@Grim_Beard3 жыл бұрын
@@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat It's been tested. It does not work. You have, sadly, been scammed. Do your health and wallet a favour and stop taking bullshit magic potions. Presuming, that is, that you care about your health, your money, and just generally what's true.
@fromulus3 жыл бұрын
I love that this show never ceases to surprise me with their creativity, and their ability to make an absolute mockery of the most mock-deserving aspects of society.
@superleipoman3 жыл бұрын
When I understood that he was going to be on this news show with some product I knew, that he was going to blow my mind with how creative they were. And they delivered. "Based on 80 year old German technology" is absolute gold.
@Tantalus0103 жыл бұрын
This show has always simultaneously entertained and angered me. John does a tremendous job with the presentation and is always very funny, but whenever I watch, I learn something new and depressing about society that pisses me off.
@michaellechner31943 жыл бұрын
People want to be conned, therefore they will be conned - also, where can i order one ?
@floatingthought3 жыл бұрын
Like for "most mock-deserving". Well said.
@screwupproduction3 жыл бұрын
If you enjoyed how they made a mockery of something serious can I reccomend the show Nathan for You? The show follows Nathan Feilder trying to help improve businesses in absurd ways but the show shines in letting normal people make a mockery of themselves in these absurd situations.
@Nekomusu3 жыл бұрын
The line "A German technology pioneered over 80 years ago" made my Polish friend look up from their book to ask me what I was watching.
@postrachsmietnikow3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I relate xd
@25802580dr3 жыл бұрын
This is gold lol thanks
@tnskyhawk3 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣
@tekbarrier3 жыл бұрын
All that talk about fucking a ham didn't make him look up first? 😂
@OpiatesAndTits3 жыл бұрын
@@tekbarrier come on we made an entire movie about fucking a pie
@sylinmino3 жыл бұрын
"Thanks for having me! Thanks for making it so easy!" A+ job by the actress slipping that subtle jab in.
@kawaiiconcept74793 жыл бұрын
I love when John tests stuff like this out, like the church he founded just to see how much he could get away with legally. He really is chaotic good.
@jojen3 жыл бұрын
HBO needs to keep this show forever. John Oliver and his writers are geniuses. It's no surprise they win every Emmy and award they are nominated for, other night shows don’t come anywhere close to this level
@itachi20111003 жыл бұрын
correction, other news show (instead of night show)
@jojen3 жыл бұрын
@@itachi2011100 Well I meant the ones they always go against but yeah
@oscarjones52973 жыл бұрын
They should do a story how so many ppl are getting their news from comedians
@casedistorted3 жыл бұрын
And my republican friend hates this show and would rather listen to crowder or whatever his name is because he believes Oliver lies about a lot. That’s how twisted conservative people can be
@montygates87673 жыл бұрын
What i just said only you said it better. Genius
@MerryweatherMedia3 жыл бұрын
thank you england man with glasses
@wasimshaikh16653 жыл бұрын
He is genetically modified English parrot
@killerwhale41893 жыл бұрын
you are the last person i expected to see in a john oliver video
@KaitoBravo3 жыл бұрын
Welp hello there
@Lowkeylie3 жыл бұрын
@@killerwhale4189 I mean I don’t know about the _last_ person but. He certainly wasn’t high on the list of people I expected to be here.
@tRainofrAine3 жыл бұрын
John-Chan coming soon?
@robertofontiglia41483 жыл бұрын
Mad props to the actress. What she was asked to do was basically improv. She handled it so beautifully.
@Jekyllstein_Gray3 жыл бұрын
As an autistic person, it will never cease to amaze me how my brain is listed amongst heart disease, alzheimers, dementia, etc. Also, still really want a Last Week Tonight piece on ABA, Autism Speaks, and #StoptheShock
@bethdeva2 жыл бұрын
i have aspergers and i really dont understand the cure part. im not fully knowing on apsergers as i was just recently diagnosed but from what i can tell it just means im wired differently from others. to me it seems like it’d be akin to finding a “cure” for green eyes
@wolbern56052 жыл бұрын
I have Aspergers too. I hate how people say I should be “cured”. I am me, get over yourself
@thewingedporpoise2 жыл бұрын
this, absolutely
@ailimarie2 жыл бұрын
@@bethdeva Aspergers is no longer a recognized diagnosis in the dsm, as it is now a part of asd (autism spectrum disorder)
@KellyClowers2 жыл бұрын
@@bethdeva FYI, the current version of the DSM has dropped Asperger's Syndrome as a thing. It's all Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) now. Both because there isn't any clear cut boundary between the two that can be reliably identified, and also because Dr Hans Asperger did a lot more work with the Nazi regime than was previously known (I think more info came out in the 2010s), and he was pro eugenics
@TheJacpot13 жыл бұрын
Props to that actress, who promoted the venus veil with full conviction. Subtly scary though lol
@pvic69593 жыл бұрын
plot twist: she believes its real :P
@marcelo-ramos3 жыл бұрын
@@pvic6959 I didn't think about it. She could have been one more step in the giant sell out ladder, and the punch line for the whole thing.
@ChrisJean3 жыл бұрын
I think that's part of the point that's being made here. Those people in infomercials showing how great the product is? Paid actors. Those people in commercials talking about their changed lives? Paid actors. Those hot women hanging around a Lamborghini parked in front of a mansion while some guy talks about his amazing real estate tips? Paid actors caressing a rented car in front of a rented mansion. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the people pitching paid promotions on local news are themselves paid actors. In fact, paid promotions in local news allows people to pay stations to change people who are supposed to tell us news into paid actors in their own scripted commercial.
@MelodicQuest3 жыл бұрын
It makes me wonder how much fake science they put into her script. Like if they actually asked her legit questions, would she have an answer?
@ChrisJean3 жыл бұрын
@@MelodicQuest I just posted another comment (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXrMkISJZtmXfK8&lc=UgxwyiBO-SbaPI9LUft4AaABAg ) that touches on this. The thing that really stuck out to me was the "draws out the natural alkaline undercurrent of the vagina" line which is bullshit. A healthy vagina is very acidic. If someone has an alkaline vagina, they have serious medical issues. If I, as a male with no medical training, can catch on that line of shit, how did a female chief medical correspondent breeze on by it? My best guess? The correspondent is only listening enough to follow the script, and either is indifferent to medical accuracy on these segments or is told to just follow the script.
@TheRogueVandil3 жыл бұрын
Can we take a moment to appreciate George's straight-faced "That's not how you do it."
@edeworabraham27613 жыл бұрын
I know right, I mean that's what happen when you bring in a professional actor
@TheComicBookJoker3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Yes, we can.
@rgderen883 жыл бұрын
And yet, somehow, I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW! The world deserves to know, John and George!
@saurabhmukherjee3843 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Kimmel: I'm the biggest prankster on late night TV Meanwhile actress who deserves an Oscar: Hold my Nazi-era fuck blanket
@alisafa28583 жыл бұрын
This comment is underrated.
@jerban88793 жыл бұрын
She seriously deserves some kind of Emmy for this
@marbanoo3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@TheNeoVid3 жыл бұрын
She's so scary good at saying completely made-up crap to a camera that I'm worried she has a political career in her future.
@ExtremeObservations3 жыл бұрын
Everyone saying she should get an oscar, although she did nothing different than the other scammers. Just different intentions. I mean, good stuff for sure- but it’s not like the people from that erection rocket didn’t know they were selling bullshit. Oscars for everyone then?
@geekgirl_luv4262 Жыл бұрын
I love the “Why is it legal for me to do this?” segments of LWT
@InnerDness3 жыл бұрын
"Using technology that was pioneered in Germany about eighty years ago" great line that would just sneak by if you weren't looking for it
@FOWST3 жыл бұрын
I immideately burst into laughter. Hitler Speed hahaha
@DarkGob3 жыл бұрын
And then in the next breath, "cutting-edge technology". You know, cutting-edge technology from *80 years ago*.
@4stringsnomercy4313 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm German and I went all "HOOO BOY THEY ACTUALLY DID THAT"
@jerseythedog3 жыл бұрын
It jumped out at me and opened its rain coat. 😳
@InnerDness3 жыл бұрын
@@jerseythedog yeah but if you're a soccer mom watching daytime local news as opposed to watchinf a late night HBO comedy show that's telling you its a bit, it'll probably be lost in the white noise for a minute
@romanhimmes1713 жыл бұрын
Tom Scott had a piece showing that current KZbin streamers have stricter rules that TV broadcasters. Weird world.
@driftingdruid3 жыл бұрын
Mad world
@just1desi3 жыл бұрын
Yup. I thought of that video soon as I saw this title
@Ciph3rzer03 жыл бұрын
@@just1desi it's not weird at all. KZbin has to operate in countries that have functioning governments that protects the interests of it's citizens. So we benefit from the functioning governments elsewhere. Just like we benefit from EU antitrust laws
@btonasse3 жыл бұрын
@@Ciph3rzer0 this
@g3i0r3 жыл бұрын
@@Ciph3rzer0 Tom Scott was specifically talking about UK rules (back when they were still in the EU), so it has nothing to do with "better" EU laws.
@coastaku19543 жыл бұрын
This man just basically pranked 3 real news stations with a Nazi-Era Fuck Blanket, I love HBO and the fact that they just let him do that
@samueleveleigh27673 жыл бұрын
"so john we've been going over this months expenses and it says you paid to have a nazi-era fuck blanket put onto three of our rivals main news segments, good job they will never live this down" -hbo accountant and legal
@DKong10263 жыл бұрын
It is truly amazing when you really think about it lol. A+ work by John and HBO and the Last Week Tonight team.
@Zzyzzyzzs3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how many people went and tried to buy one. And more importantly, how many learned the lesson, vs how many just got angry that foreign lefties tried to teach them stuff with dirty tricks.
@jessicabarczewski19103 жыл бұрын
Business daddy is always willing to help prank 🤣🤣🤣
@Pallomember3 жыл бұрын
Gotta also give credit to the actress. She delivered that bullshit to a cringe-inducing accuracy
@vp56793 жыл бұрын
This segment alone deserves an Emmy.
@PH1FER3 жыл бұрын
I think that pretty often with this show
@goodguy...badrep.3 жыл бұрын
*"The F*ck are you doing?!"* I couldn't have said it better myself.
@GalvestonGuy3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations John Oliver, for running distraction for your disgracefully failing socialists partners...
@counterpointclover3 жыл бұрын
Those George Clooney cameos were probably worth more than those Venus Veil placements, and that's both depressing and hilarious.
@Vagajammer3 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing they paid more for Adam Driver to rip John a new one last year than they did for George Clooney looking annoyed
@donheady38513 жыл бұрын
I call it deprarious..
@danilooliveira65803 жыл бұрын
and I can legitimately believe he can bring a Ham to orgasm
@jesseg77573 жыл бұрын
I lost it @ "That's not how you do it. "
@latieraeve3 жыл бұрын
@@danilooliveira6580 he can solve all ED problems
@purplesomething34423 жыл бұрын
I love that line "Could it look less like a medical product?" Not sure if this actress was just on a roll with the subtle hints here or if a writer thought that up, but someone deserves an award.
@TristanPignon3 жыл бұрын
And right after "thank you for making it so easy" I'm dead
@tectiva61263 жыл бұрын
They did mention earlier on that the questions are sometimes scripted, so it's definitely a possibility.
@SevenTheJester Жыл бұрын
"Thanks for making it so easy." Ohhh, you cheeky bastards. 👏❤
@Francisco-dx7hj3 жыл бұрын
I love John Oliver's level of trolling to the news. Love watching him.
@vienogola14213 жыл бұрын
My man...that level of trolling can only come from the British isles....if dry and sardonic as fck...with a forest full of shady oak trees...junipers, cornifers were a mood..then you got John... shady as hell, tittering while drinking his tea...😂😂😂😂
@vienogola14213 жыл бұрын
@Rebecca isa Deamon babe John lives under a bridge with Fiona the ogre....Shrek gave up... because a troll under a bridge with a neurotic green slightly overweight ogre is winning. So just now down.😂😂😂😋 I'm just teasing. But I love John's fans... we are all the same, cynical, suspiciously side eyeing ridiculous nonsense...quick to judge and we give the absolute best shade.. my people..😂😂😂
@vienogola14213 жыл бұрын
@Rebecca isa Deamon damn girl...first of all romance novels nice... it's how I found out men have something called a member...😂😂😂😂as for the rest... teeheehee..
@vienogola14213 жыл бұрын
@Rebecca isa Deamon Johanna Lindsey...Julia Quinn...🤦🤣 Girl....I have a degree in broad shoulders... narrow hips a Scottish temper and dukes, earls, viscounts, Barron's.. god I was an extremely curious young lady... growing up opus dei Catholic...😂😂😂😂that catholic guilt
@vienogola14213 жыл бұрын
@Rebecca isa Deamon I get you luv. It was an escape...
@hariseldon023 жыл бұрын
You know the bit's gonna be good when John starts his sentence with "And the reason I know this..."
@squirrel81853 жыл бұрын
i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD
@fluffigverbimmelt3 жыл бұрын
Same! That always get me hyped 😄
@PastelN01r3 жыл бұрын
Okay but George Clooney caught all of us off guard is this the new Adam Driver
@SnoFitzroy3 жыл бұрын
god I hope
@juanpablovelez76563 жыл бұрын
He's quite sexy yet.
@zhaf3 жыл бұрын
I would say George Clooney is the original Adam Driver. He was Adam Diver before Adam Driver was born.
@k.a.m82613 жыл бұрын
Maybe
@SnoFitzroy3 жыл бұрын
@@juanpablovelez7656 yeah this video has brought me new appreciation for him 🥴🥴🥴 he's very cute uwu
@kirbwarriork33713 жыл бұрын
"Microdeath" was such a great play on words, glad you could get it to happen on the news.
@jimmyjohnson14262 жыл бұрын
Microdeth is an all dwarf Megadeth tribute band.
@kirbwarriork33712 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyjohnson1426 "La petite mort" is a french saying often used with orgasm and means "the little death", so the usage of "microdeath" was quite good.
@wildesage41723 жыл бұрын
This show's habit of bringing its stories and criticisms into the real world is one of the most brilliant things to ever be done on television.
@vandal2803 жыл бұрын
Truly
@garyberger92573 жыл бұрын
Ingenious.
@chemenginecat39403 жыл бұрын
I have more respect for this show than I have for most people because of how well this show can demonstrate that words have power.
@JW-mg1sk3 жыл бұрын
Agree, i was thinking that LWT truly takes “interactive” to a whole new level. And just when you think you’ve been surprised before, they break down whatever expectations you had left. Nowadays, I just receive it all like a gleeful little child ready for a circus.
@Damnitjim73 жыл бұрын
Indeed agreed, good sir
@ryanlindauer70833 жыл бұрын
the actress they hired needs to be skyrocketed into leading roles ASAP bc she is world class
@keithyeah83483 жыл бұрын
I can’t hear “rocket” without thinking of that penis torture device. Ugh
@jeicee9843 жыл бұрын
Ikr? I’d be laughing at the thought Nazi era Fuck Blanket alone but she kept acting with straight face bullshitting the host
@MrAidanFrancis3 жыл бұрын
Brandigration levels off the charts
@7thsygn3 жыл бұрын
& she's fine too!!
@ssssssssssss8853 жыл бұрын
There are about 70000 employed acting professionals in U.S. Add to that about 200000 or more that are trying. Many are greatly talented. Top level competition is huge (that's why pigs like Harvey Weinstein can behave as they do). This particular actress will have something to add to her portfolio. I'm pretty sure she's already somewhere in the middle.
@riverkeyes34553 жыл бұрын
“Thanks for making it so easy” that lady is a savage and no one even noticed lol
@sherrysink31773 жыл бұрын
I think that was my favorite part. :)
@HughLlewellyn3 жыл бұрын
Honestly guffawed at that. So good. :D
@MrDanJB853 жыл бұрын
I rarely roar with laughter at this show... but when the actress slipped in 'pinoneered in Germany about 80 years ago' that really got me. Reminded me of controversial British mockumentary series Brass Eye's episode on Drugs.
@JohnEarlyChannel3 жыл бұрын
Whatever that George Clooney guy had to pay to be sponsored content on the show, worth it.
@rimeratalmon10093 жыл бұрын
...burn? I like George Clooney, we need more actors like him...
@KZG.Silent_Scribe3 жыл бұрын
How does he know how to bring a masher's ham to Orgasm???
@fantomp17733 жыл бұрын
@@KZG.Silent_Scribe Experience. Lots of experience.
@KZG.Silent_Scribe3 жыл бұрын
@@fantomp1773 is it possible to learn this power??
@Sonichero1513 жыл бұрын
@@KZG.Silent_Scribe not..... from John oliver....
@Sporting12103 жыл бұрын
to quote my favorite Tiger Hobbes: "I don't know what is more scary. That everybody has a price or that the price is so low"
@houdin654jeff3 жыл бұрын
I’d make mine higher, but it’s hard to find buyers as it is…
@Sporting12103 жыл бұрын
@@houdin654jeff we are Calvin, eh?
@houdin654jeff3 жыл бұрын
@@Sporting1210 yep yep. That Hobbes quote is one of my absolute favorites from the whole strip.
@thePricoolas3 жыл бұрын
The second one is obviously more scary. The comparatives are: - Everybody has a price. - Everybody has a price and it's so low. So the second in is the same as the first one, plus extra scary. I don't know where does this "I don't know" come from. He seemed to have put very little attention into the details of this sentence, in which case I question the credibility of the reasoning with which he arrived at this conclusion. Or maybe, just maybe, all short quotes are dumb as hell, because they cannot account for the complexity of the world and are, in the brass tacks, entirely and completely useless. :)
@Jake0071233 жыл бұрын
@@thePricoolas You must be fun at parties.
@DJTeddyJetts3 жыл бұрын
Oh the website is pure gold lmao. They have all the full "news" segments advertising the venus veil! Legendary move John Oliver!
@muskyoxes3 жыл бұрын
I was surprised there wasn't a "buy now" button that takes you to a page explaining it's a scam. I guess the news stations at least do enough due diligence to glance at the website.
@12Knaves2 жыл бұрын
If Erika's acting career doesn't work out, she could really have a ridiculously good career in sales.
@AJRabies3 жыл бұрын
"I would have some questions about that particular period in German history." - LOL - priceless!
@klopfgeist8983 жыл бұрын
You mean when everyone was collectively asleep for 12 years? Haha yeah weird times. /s
@charlescannon24693 жыл бұрын
I was a business, doing business. ~Fanta
@AwesomeIan1353 жыл бұрын
@@klopfgeist898 Asleep? Ha, anything but my friend! You see the Naz- I mean Germans actually just threw a huge camping trip for the Jews. There was a bonfire, s’mores, ghost stories, you name it! They just didn’t want anyone to feel left out so they covered the whole thing up as some kind of horrible genocide or something. /s
@apollomars16783 жыл бұрын
@@AwesomeIan135 dont forget the fertilize-programm near these camps.... /S
@jtchaney3103 жыл бұрын
wierd to think someone said "german science" and "1940" in the same sentence and didnt think something sounds wrong with it
@kim8dk3 жыл бұрын
Props to the actor for holding back while saying "Could it look less like a medical product" Truly a professional. I would have burst out laughing.
@whealler1003 жыл бұрын
And then the sincer way the host said "no it couldn't " I fucking died lmao
@SacredDaturaa3 жыл бұрын
Then the following "thanks for making this super easy" lol
@samarillama553 жыл бұрын
I lost my shit at "pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago."
@tobiasstein97643 жыл бұрын
As a german I am concerned what the f you are doing down there >_>
@ingrudmessenger11933 жыл бұрын
Who needs the FDA when you can have it approved by Dr. Mengele?
@nieznajomy43983 жыл бұрын
I'll be honest, I didn't understand this joke at first. Only after John tolded that.... this is kinda scary for me.
@levikay17453 жыл бұрын
Nazi scientists: they can't be beat.
@katphyre3 жыл бұрын
Me too! Hahahaha. Oh Utah...a lovely place to live but boy are people gullible.
@joanndavis1450 Жыл бұрын
I dearly love that I turn you on and there you are, no crappy ads to avoid. I dearly love that you are my twin in attitude and critique. We all love you John, keep up the great valuable entertainment. I can always count on you for a laugh.
@HayleyTief3 жыл бұрын
This sounded ridiculous until my local station ended up on the show. Now it's both embarrassing and concerning.
@denzelelysium3 жыл бұрын
Mile high? Yeah that got me to. Gonna hafta give those goobers a call.
@KeeperofthePeace3 жыл бұрын
I thought I was going to make it through the video unscathed, and then Mile High jumped up and said, ‘Hey, you can lie straight to my face from five feet away and I’ll still take your money! Enthusiastically hocking your old/cutting edge (and definitely bogus) sex machine is part of my job.’
@fionag53573 жыл бұрын
@@denzelelysium I actually had called them a couple days ago, told Denver7 they were promoting a joke fake product, they said that like their lifetstyle show is different than the news show but they werent aware of that and they would be looking into it, i think they’ve since taken it down
@CyanAnn3 жыл бұрын
Same, i covered my face in embarrassment. We're not even a small town, i don't know how they lie to us without blinking an eye
@sarahchipman20893 жыл бұрын
Same. I’m feeling embarrassed and called-out here in the “Good Things Utah” area. And we were the least expensive spot!
@TheTaintedWisdom3 жыл бұрын
"Nazi-era fuck blanket" was not an arrangement of words I was expected to hear in my lifetime.
@tedgunther95573 жыл бұрын
Think we can add "Run-of-the-mill, laser-charred vagina" to that list
@secaucuss73443 жыл бұрын
Maybe connected to Gorka..........
@unbroken10103 жыл бұрын
Or bringing back " show me your papers please"
@RankinMsP3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@reduser93573 жыл бұрын
Great name for a punk band though.
@chasm60913 жыл бұрын
The George Clooney bit really had me rolling. Especially "That's not how you do it". Then how do you do it, George? How the fuck do you do it
@coffeezombie68133 жыл бұрын
And how does he know ....
@ylstorage70853 жыл бұрын
"THE F**K YOU DOING"
@Sonichero1513 жыл бұрын
If anyone knows how to bring a Mash's Ham to climax, its George
@simul8rduude3 жыл бұрын
@@Sonichero151 I literally spit my drink out laughing at this shit. +100 points.
@robsengahay56143 жыл бұрын
@@simul8rduude I did too. Who would have thought these two would be such a great comedic double act.
@JootjeJ Жыл бұрын
Who else is re-watching this because of the segment on timeshares in March '23?
@JeffKing3108 ай бұрын
Yep
@Vaprous3 жыл бұрын
Can we just appreciate this is an investigative journalism piece specifically about accountability in journalism coming from a comedian... and its probably some of the highest quality journalism you'll ever see, which really says a lot about the state of journalism in America.
@badladyami3 жыл бұрын
Cut from the same cloth as Jon Stewart exposing CNN's Crossfire as an absolute farce back in 2004.
@profshad34293 жыл бұрын
@@badladyami or all the ones where he exposes Fox news.
@DavidRichardson1533 жыл бұрын
And it comes from a Brit who, despite attaining American citizenship, has yet to American-ize...and I hope he never does, because otherwise, we would lose this high-quality journalism.
@MrNateSPF3 жыл бұрын
@@badladyami I thought you were suppose to be funny.
@badladyami3 жыл бұрын
@@MrNateSPF "It's a pretty sad day when CNN looks to Comedy Central for its cues on journalistic integrity."
@cjb000blade3 жыл бұрын
props to that actress, she didn't even break out giggling once.
@levikay17453 жыл бұрын
I would have broke for sure. Even if for being dumb founded that it actually worked.
@theconfusingwords3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. I couldn’t have done it.
@romulusnr3 жыл бұрын
"Thanks for making it so easy" was the best part
@DavidAlmaguer3 жыл бұрын
Its almost as if she was acting.
@Brahlam3 жыл бұрын
Yep, really good actress, definitely deserves a bonus for not bursting out in laughter doing this! To sell this so convincingly... amazing! :D
@sXeAndriex3 жыл бұрын
The actress they hired deserves an award for being able to keep a straight face during these "interviews".
@simbamartens71923 жыл бұрын
Would love to see him cover the Uyghur genocide in China. There's actually a great analysis on that as well as what we can DO about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqLMkotmbdqHaKc&ab_channel=MyTake
@Megabobster3 жыл бұрын
@@simbamartens7192 John Oliver has definitely covered that
@MuthoniMinaKimani3 жыл бұрын
@@simbamartens7192 he already has
@somkit91023 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding? She was smiling the whole time.
@FortWhenTeaThyme3 жыл бұрын
@@somkit9102 Everyone smiles all the time on local TV.
@Danton19902 жыл бұрын
This is why they win the Emmy every year. This show is golden.
@NerdLifeChoice3 жыл бұрын
Making George Clooney appear on the snap of your fingers is the biggest flex anyone in Showbiz can have. We see you, Mr. Oliver. We see you.
@LolSho0orTs3 жыл бұрын
Thats so true tbh
@janphilipp863 жыл бұрын
I want Adam Driver to return xD 😬
@JJ-wm6vj3 жыл бұрын
@@janphilipp86 Don’t we all?
@paulzammataro71853 жыл бұрын
😆
@stephenlayland28893 жыл бұрын
Sure. Who's flexing whom? Like any media figure, Clooney lives by the cost-benefit analysis.
@randyc7863 жыл бұрын
I hope John realizes that he can never again snap his fingers on the show without summoning the Clooney Cam. It's canon now.
@casinodelonge3 жыл бұрын
He was great.
@DakotaBee3 жыл бұрын
True tho
@errolvierheller70293 жыл бұрын
It looked like Clooney was really participating in Oliver's 'snap chat' ...... was he?
@DeezNuts-3 жыл бұрын
@@errolvierheller7029 i laughed at that more then i should have
@crazyalcayne3 жыл бұрын
LOL!!
@LennyPepper3 жыл бұрын
The Venus Veil actress sounds smart and confident in her product, so even though we know it's not real, it's still reinforcing the notion of "it's not what you say, it's how you say it."
@beckyakidd3 жыл бұрын
i have a whole ass degree in physical science and she's got me wondering about internal magnetic fields 😂
@Sonichero1513 жыл бұрын
That right there is the truly godlike power of Charsima. When you radiate enough confidence you can convince even the smartest people to your side....
@TheJerbol3 жыл бұрын
@@beckyakidd as a bio major her saying magnetogenetics made me spit-take
@Flame16113 жыл бұрын
@@TheJerbol Why?
@adamk86393 жыл бұрын
That’s why conman is short for confidence man.
@Traumatias03 жыл бұрын
That actress looked positively giddy, John Oliver really does offer the best gigs for actors out there doesn't he.
@alspinh3 жыл бұрын
The fact that cloony did that bit somehow makes me happy
@IndianaKeks3 жыл бұрын
same, who had thought he gave this power to John.. it seems he never heard of his Adam Driver obsession
@trickwillis3 жыл бұрын
Clooney using a Flo-Bee to trim his coif makes me happy
@Driven2Beers3 жыл бұрын
My second favorite Batman. IMO, did a better acting job out of the suit as Bruce Wayne than any other Batman.
@denasharpe23933 жыл бұрын
Because they are actually friends and we know that George's twins probably thought it would be funny for dad to be on tv!!
@TheHomelessDreamer3 жыл бұрын
The fact you spelled his name wrong would really hurt his feelings
@vintagearisen3 жыл бұрын
George Clooney's deadpan "that's not how you do it" KILLED me
@ariandynas3 жыл бұрын
I deeply appreciate the terrifying thought that he has *experience*.
@RandomU5erName3 жыл бұрын
tiktok meme template
@goatgoat03 жыл бұрын
Flawless delivery.
@lidla20083 жыл бұрын
That anchor didn't even BLINK at the "pioneered in Germany 80 years ago" line lmfao
@leomcqueen91103 жыл бұрын
@yasio bolo lol
@vienogola14213 жыл бұрын
How dare you...it works... brought out alkaline, iron... magnetic field and ahhh massaging you perinium...plus my bush is no longer named George Dubya bush...it is a tattoo and I regret nothing...🤣🤣🤣😤
@ProudDad19763 жыл бұрын
So amazing, there is no way I could just sit there and listen. I would either laugh or more likely cringe like hearing nails on a chalkboard. Whatever she made off of this, she deserves more.
@laneythelame3 жыл бұрын
And she said "cutting edge" technology right after! LMAO
@AlienCowThatMoos3 жыл бұрын
The "pioneered in Germany 80 years ago" was less objectionable to me than calling that "cutting edge technology!"
@littlesmith4593 Жыл бұрын
I missed this one last year so I am so glad that, when relevant, he mentions previous episodes so he can skip over some background content and we can go back and catch up or review to add to the latest piece. Thanks.
@maybetomorrow40453 жыл бұрын
ABC utahs takeaway: Why the heck we not charging as much as Denver and Austin!?
@Corbomite_Meatballs3 жыл бұрын
Because of your market, duh. Get out from under that blanket.
@t.thompson89853 жыл бұрын
Demographics...lol
@organizedchaos45593 жыл бұрын
Because they have too much bullshit on their channel already, less believable.
@organizedchaos45593 жыл бұрын
@@Corbomite_Meatballs When you said because of your market I thought you were saying the Mormon already have too many children.
@edwardallenthree3 жыл бұрын
@@Corbomite_Meatballs I am spending another hour under the blanket. I have a date tonight.
@bbtank30003 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine how tense the newsroom of ABC 4 Utah must be today after seeing this video....LOL
@davidharrisiv3793 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, they have many wives with which to drown their sorrows
@flameangel173 жыл бұрын
Ehh do they even have internet in Utah? I doubt they will see this.
@m.a53513 жыл бұрын
That is real investigative journalism. I can't believe you pranked these t.v stations, we love you John Oliver.
@heathernks83 жыл бұрын
He didn't "prank" them. He bought ad space on their stations for $2k. He even said at 15:40 that "Good Things Utah" is a *sponsored content show.* It's no different than the ads on YT for products that cleanse "toxic poop". These comments are scary. Where did the critical thinkers go?
@cricketlord68013 жыл бұрын
@@heathernks8 And your point is? A prank can totally sometimes cost a lot especially for content
@heathernks83 жыл бұрын
@@cricketlord6801 Seriously? Denver still has a link up to the blankets bc they're still getting *PAID.* The fact that I have to EXPLAIN the difference between a prank and an ad is a downright terrifying indictment on the mentality of the KZbin/tik tik generation, "Cricket Lord". Give me $2k for a fake blanket PLEASE, lmao!😂🤦♀️🤣
@tboneforreal3 жыл бұрын
@@heathernks8 You really think that the vast majority of people watching know they're watching "sponsored content"? Especially when they are using the same reporters from the news shows? People watching the sponsored content are trusting what they are shown because they trust the reporter who gives them the news each day. That's John's point, that while the line technically might not be crossed, these stations are either stepping way too close to the line or blurring it in such a way that it violates the spirit of the FCC's rules.
@cricketlord68013 жыл бұрын
@@heathernks8 Am I understanding this wrong or you are saying that this ad is created with the intention of making money out of it?
@LinusTechTips3 жыл бұрын
Speaking of sponsored content.... :p PS love u John
@TSL733 жыл бұрын
Niceeeeeee
@aveen19683 жыл бұрын
I can definitely never tell when you have a sponsor it's so smooth and definitely not obvious.
@abreecs35113 жыл бұрын
Linus, I expected better. But then again you dissed Ryzen til it slapped your face so I guess you just like being wrong and figuring out the right answer.
@HecticTrainGuy3 жыл бұрын
two worlds colide. wow
@MrKodell3 жыл бұрын
And thank god it has nothing to do with RAID: Casinoscam Legends!!
@drasticbread2493 жыл бұрын
This show really has outdone itself, those segments are on an entirely new level of pranking.
@intense79nick3 жыл бұрын
That actresses ability to give all that technobabble without breaking was groundbreaking.
@briangousby84743 жыл бұрын
She fucking great at dealing BS.
@_imhe_3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, this actors ability to act without breaking character is so innovative and pioneering. I can't believe no one has done this before. Just so groundbreaking...😆
@intense79nick3 жыл бұрын
@@_imhe_ What's groundbreaking is anyone who took that literally and not just me saying she did an amazing job.
@squirrel81853 жыл бұрын
@@intense79nick i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD
@brianmcdonald423 жыл бұрын
@@intense79nick When the world is this messed up, the line between sarcastic hyperbole and crazed sincerity is shockingly thin. Also, people read comments to react rather than for content. But mostly the first thing.
@kdavidsmith13 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that appreciates the lengths that this show will go through to make their point. The dedication is incredible.
@brienelwoodwashburn28393 жыл бұрын
Yep, they do it all for you Kevin... just you.
@coffeezombie68133 жыл бұрын
One of the best things about the show! Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption is my favourite example of this. 😁
@Corvandus3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I'm slightly more impressed how far they'll go for their bits.
@coffeezombie68133 жыл бұрын
@Juho And you felt it necessary to be sarcastically condescending and insulting because ... just a guess ... you have a natural inferiority complex that prevents you from just appreciating the humour and laughing at the joke without trying to make someone else look bad? Presumably because you think making someone else look worse would thus make you look better in comparison? ... there are ways to make that happen without the need to bring other people down, without attempting to ruin the joke. There are hundreds of comments you could have made that wouldn't have made you look this petty, yet you opted for this. 🤔 I'm going to take your comment ("The rest of us are idiots... ") at face value and say ... you are speaking only for yourself.
@laneschilmoeller58863 жыл бұрын
I can only say, Oh my God, John! Keep doing what you're doing. The humor and the seriousness blend you concoct is just about the only way some people will look at themselves, laugh, and realize they need to improve themselves through thinking things through.
@LovecraftianToenail3 жыл бұрын
"...pioneered in Germany about eighty years ago..." and that's when I LOST IT
@elisam.28963 жыл бұрын
I was laughing as I was saying "oh no oh no oh no no no no" 😂
@stayblueee3 жыл бұрын
bro I was dying
@hellsingmongrel3 жыл бұрын
SAME! That was FUCKING GREAT! 🤣
@lgonzales83073 жыл бұрын
Kudos to the actress for pulling that off.
@JacobBax3 жыл бұрын
I don't want to brag, but I immediately thought "WHAT!!!!!??????????" I was also hoping on an interview, where they told the host that is was fake.
@tekbarrier3 жыл бұрын
"…and the reason I know that is…" Aw shit, here we go
@darrenk2843 жыл бұрын
Ah, I've missed John Oliver's "let's do the stupid thing to prove how easy it is" schtick. It's like the Sokal hoax, but for social issues.
@3dPrintingMillennial3 жыл бұрын
Never heard of it. Good reading. Thanks!
@phantomunit00063 жыл бұрын
Didn't John Oliver also do a bit covering about VUV or something and how ridiculous it was that people were buying it? The product was used tissues that you rubbed on your nose as an immune booster and it turned out to be a comedian showing how easy it was to market bullshit.
@michaelf82213 жыл бұрын
Reminds me so much of "Nathan for You" shenanigans. I love it.
@hajarmdn48833 жыл бұрын
@tax cut he only sprouts bullshit when he wants to prove how bs said bs is. I have yet to see him sprout half-truths. You're free to share though
@seregruin3 жыл бұрын
@tax cut whatever you're referring to aside: John Oliver hosts a comedy show, local news however are NEWS.
@saram57543 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, I don’t laugh a lot but I almost died at the “just your run of the mill lazed charred vagina” bit. By the time we got to “nazi era fuck blanket” I was just about rolling on the floor.
@vanilla63263 жыл бұрын
The actress really knocked it out of the park in her performances, A+ to her
@turbocoma3 жыл бұрын
"The FUCK are you doing?!" No hyperbole at all....that IS the greatest moment of all time on TV. I had forgotten all about that!
@evandavis73 жыл бұрын
It’s been years and I still desperately want to know what was going off camera that made her say that.
@turbocoma3 жыл бұрын
@@evandavis7 yes! My only theory is her co-anchor REALLY angered her.
@Gavmo13 жыл бұрын
@@evandavis7 if you pause the video, it kinda looks like he's falling asleep
@hoytoy1003 жыл бұрын
Disagree. The best moment was the SF reporting on the airline crash that identified the Asian pilot as “We TooLow”.
@catwitdabigdog20763 жыл бұрын
I really wanted context for her comment.
@shannonsmith15173 жыл бұрын
Who knew that a “Nazi Era F**k Blanket” was the quote... I mean revolutionary product of the century. Thanks, John. Now we can all heal. 😂
@Acidfrog4753 жыл бұрын
With the Nazi Era Fuck Blanket.
@meilad41783 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣😅😂
@broodypie22163 жыл бұрын
My nazi era fuck blanket is the whole cake
@dorothymartino32213 жыл бұрын
Where can I get my very own 'Nazi Era F**k Blanket'? Inquiring minds want to know!
@AKoooooooo Жыл бұрын
i literally just paused the episode today (3/19/23) to revisit this. woohooooo
@Happymali103 жыл бұрын
"80 years ago" "Cutting edge" Yeah that tracks.
@kaltaron12843 жыл бұрын
Germany put out some very interesting tech at the time. I heard their sales campaign was a bit aggressive though.
@Happymali103 жыл бұрын
@@kaltaron1284 Yeah we kinda got screwed over by some Austrian dude.
@screamingphoenix81133 жыл бұрын
Reminder that Memory Foam mattress companies are still bragging about having tech inspired by NASA as if the moon landing didn't happen over half a century ago.
@druid_zephyrus3 жыл бұрын
Oooof.
@druid_zephyrus3 жыл бұрын
@@screamingphoenix8113 uuuuh...it wasn't designed for the Apollo missions. NASA has done much more than "land on the moon" Personally, I am waiting for the fancy underwear that wicks away 100x its weight in moisture before feeling damp.
@EricSquirmydadBrown3 жыл бұрын
Kudos to your actress, "Could it look less like a medical product?" Brilliant! I felt that she was baiting the host. :D
@danielcooper33323 жыл бұрын
Also "Thanks so much for having me, thanks so much for making it so easy" She really was just trolling them to their faces.
@zetazimmer47693 жыл бұрын
This is the best stunt this show has pulled in a long, long time. We missed your critical service to this country.
@nicholassmith79843 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see the responses.
@pavsofficial42843 жыл бұрын
Wtf all of Senior John's content are amazingggggggg. Your loca chica
@zetazimmer47693 жыл бұрын
@@nicholassmith7984 I imagine they’ll be coming today and tomorrow dismissing the criticism or saying they were in on the joke somehow.
@notoyaarthur19903 жыл бұрын
Omg right?! I know John pulls some crap pranks but this one takes the cake 🤣. 3 local news stations marketing this product with no critical review. Idk how the actress even kept a straight face. I lost it with her electrogenetics crap. I'm a scientist by profession but a simple Google search would tell u that no such thing exists, so how did the supposed medical correspondent/ doctor not know
@zetazimmer47693 жыл бұрын
@@notoyaarthur1990 It’s been awhile since LWT got to be silly and it’s an excellent and brilliant return to what made the show so popular to begin with.
@saran68259 ай бұрын
Watching the old videos where he didn’t have an audience is so different. It’s so refreshing to see the newer ones where he has an audience again. We love you John!!