S11 E14: Deep-Sea Mining, Olympics & Red Lobster Update: 6/9/24: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver discusses the environmental risks of deep-sea mining, France’s preparation for the Olympics, and an update on Red Lobster.
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[@ninjaahjumma]

Update: Deising's Bakery and Restaurant has responded and will be making the John Oliver Cake Bear! They will also be offering mini John Oliver Cake Bears for sale over the weekend, all proceeds of which will go to a local food pantry in Kingston. Really nice stuff.

[@The-Seal-Of-Approval]

That's great!

[@vidroiualin2060]

These are the updates we are looking for! 😂

[@user-yc9yr8ci2l]

Just checked their response (it's on fb). They are glorious. And yes they gave it A S S.

[@The-Seal-Of-Approval]

@@user-yc9yr8ci2l as God intended 🙏

[@Frreak0zoid]

I love this.

[@PatDiPoulous]

POV: you're French. You wake up after a rough election night, in the middle of what is probably the deepest political crisis your country has seen in years. You see the Last Week Tonight notification on KZbin and think: "Oh, that'll cheer me up!", only to have John Oliver roast a hat you kinda like 😭

[@evegissot1329]

To be fair we joke about it since the announcement of the mascot

[@jenniferlambert7505]

And a clip from that French TV show...

[@ForestRaptor]

The Phrygian hat isn't bad, the mascot is a clit mascot ^^"

[@fabdramelay]

@@jenniferlambert7505 and the worst of them ....

[@ambre2496]

I am French, and these Olympic games are going to be.....a disaster.

[@iSailorBoat]

I really hope they do a followup with the bakery so we can see what the cake bear chimeras look like. Lol

[@KingTray1000]

Haha it normally does can’t wait until next week. That company is going to get a lot of business tomorrow

[@JK-wl6dx]

Yeah, they'd be quite foolish not to accept the offer. I'm sure it will be a huge boost for the bakery :)

[@MikeGill87]

It's gonna be a super ugly monster with small, strangely shaped ass, but John will still love it. :D

[@RaeJ8]

I hope they troll him back and call it the JO Cake Bear but make it a bird head since JO always jokes about how he looks like a bird 🤣 or something along those lines

[@ruekurei88]

They better give John dat ass when they make that cake. Cake with cakes eaten ass first. lol

[@uyhawirt]

I did not expecting that reagan punchline 🤣🤣🤣

[@0Clewi0]

I did before registering which year he used

[@FonMeller]

Simple but effective, just like John Oliver new haircut

[@delfianayeriatikahfajar6893]

Yeah, me too

[@tytania3545]

🤌🏻

[@TalkAsSoftAsChalk]

Started laughing out loud in the bus. Everyone gave me a weird look but the guy next to me saw my phone screen and gave me a nod of understanding.

[@Maria-EU]

Finally someone is talking about deep-sea mining (and not just Greenpeace). We've already been destroying the environment in countless of other ways, there must be a limit somewhere. We cannot allow the mining to continue.

[@tarksurmani6335]

I got to be honest here, Greenpeace talking about something is "red flag" for many people, since Greenpeace has shown over the years that they actually give 0 fucks about nature and are generally assholes. It's like a politician you hate actually having 1 good idea, it doesn't make you like them, you just think of them of as 0.1% less asshole.

[@annerigby4400]

Do you have the money to counter this? The only way to stop this sort of thing is to make it non-profitable for anyone. A huge, outrageous environmental tax that would be more than the revenue would probably work, but who is going to do that? Money is what is making our planet increasingly inhospitable.

[@rabbit251]

There must be limit somewhere....hmmm, let's ponder that...... NO.

[@user-iv8ll4ty6o]

looks like how strip mining has left huge exposed devastation on earth. this time around it would be done far away from public scrutiny hence a license to destroy the fragile deep seas ecosystem there. this type of devastation cannot be repaired ever. absolutely no environmental sustainability. until there is nothing left to exploit, then we die.

[@brachypelmasmith]

it is remote, 99% of people neither know or care about it, and it is a multibillion dollar possibility for busineses. So it will happen.

[@rocioescobar3379]

Safe to say, he doesn't need those cakes... WE ALL need those cakes now. John Oliver: providing his own weird brand of kindness since April 2014

[@perplexed8880]

I love that the Red Lobster equipment has been donated already. There is always some public good hidden in these crazy crazy ventures of his.

[@nicnaknoc]

That's what makes him so popular amongst us weird people

[@hullutsuhna]

people get education AND entertainment, HBO gets more money (this show wouldn't be on its 11th season if it didn't bring in the Benjamins), someone bad gets the middle finger, someone in need got kitchen equipment, a bakery got free advertising & is about to ALSO get kitchen equipment, and John is getting his cake, truly Capitalism at its best.

[@nissetillberg5449]

I am watching this in the middle of my work day, on my phone, however with much enjoyment on my face 👌💯

[@0Clewi0]

Where do you live?

[@nissetillberg5449]

Sweden, but I work nights ^^

[@nicbarrax76]

Same here! 😂 During breakfast, but still!

[@0Clewi0]

@@nissetillberg5449 Even then it was late during work, it's like midnight in latam when they drop

[@rabbit251]

What's the chance of 2 Swedes watching JO while at work (albeit at different times) and then commenting on it here? Asked the American living in Japan.

[@mhewwariya2395]

23:46 "It's who I am as a person, and I don't like it either." I feel seen 😂

[@shayneguzman]

This guy's name is Barron...he's basically a bond villain

[@Darkraid]

He's gonna make the seabed barren

[@shayneguzman]

@@Darkraid Barron Seabed..bond's newest villain..lol

[@chrissiek8706]

Who gives his child a name, that is also a title? Let's admit, Prince, Barron, Queene ARE weird as names...

[@martinsriber7760]

He is Trump's son from the future.

[@martinsriber7760]

@@chrissiek8706 Yeah, you can end up with Führer President King Bradley that way.

[@nickmorrison3979]

The guy with a mining company thinks mining will save the world while being extremely profitable. Weird how the solution is always the exact thing the businessman is already involved in.

[@totalherenow]

Imagine getting mentioned by John Oliver! That guy's restaurant is going to be slammed for weeks. Nice.

[@Damian_1989]

Slammed?

[@samanthabourne4865]

​@@Damian_1989 super full?

[@Damian_1989]

@@samanthabourne4865 that's what i'm assuming, it's just that i associate "slammed" with a more negative connotation usually

[@jomafs23]

As a Tongan I did not expect our country to be mentioned in a LWT episode. To find out that we signed an agreement along with only two other nations in Pacific being Nauru and Kiribati (as opposed to more developed PI nations of Fiji and Samoa) is really alarming!!

[@PROPAROXITONO]

funny he talking about your country and the Olympics in the same episode without talking about that oiled guy who goes to the Olympics...

[@anna-fleurfarnsworth104]

I've never met someone from Tonga in real life (that I'm aware of), what's your life like? If you don't mind me asking 😊

[@suorastas1]

In Finland we say “Goat guarding the cabbages” instead of “Wolf taking care of the sheep” Works better

[@Gillsing]

The fox guarding the henhouse is the classic one. Human guarding the sheep? Who's more likely to eat sheep, humans or wolves?

[@rabbit251]

You say some strange things in Finland. Have any of these become tourist slogans yet? (My family is hoping to visit your country).

[@MichalBrat]

Hey there Finland, in Slovakia we say "to make billy goat a gardener", which is pretty similar!

[@littlegreen92]

Finland always had a fascinating way to come up with stuff. Like when you want to tell someone to go F themselves (Finnish know what I'm talking about)

[@PROPAROXITONO]

here in Brazil we also say "the dog guarding the sausage"...

[@johnneat3381]

I was so extremely depressed with the deep mining and Mr. Felon Musk over there so I appreciate the ending... laughed my butt off lol love u John

[@tempeleng]

@@garycosby1948 so what's not real about "we don't know for certain the impact of deep sea mining" and "batteries using cobalt and nickel may not be relevant in the future"? does it not sadden you that an already rich guy trying to get richer with deep sea mining doesn't really care about the environment, and he will probably be able to start mining in the next few years? please, share your knowledge.

[@idanbhk3875]

​@@tempelengpretty sure all of what you said did make him sad, which is why he was happy that the last bit about the bakery was more lighthearted.

[@tempeleng]

@@idanbhk3875 i was responding to another person who seems to claim there's more to the story or that it's untrue. I've already forgotten the details. anyways the comment has disappeared so i guess it's just some dumb kid writing nonsense.

[@pisandro2936]

7:54 ok but "a group of pill-pushers" is an amazing guess 😂

[@adrianaheiler9794]

I had to replay it a couple of times to watch the reactions from all the other contestants as I was laughing so much during the first few rewatches

[@doublestrokeroll]

that was sooo funny.

[@jellicle_kitten]

I laughed so hard)))))) and the reactions are priceless

[@t60-flying95]

a moronic guess

[@marts4169]

Again, it is very brave of Bill Maher to go after Michael Lodge like that, even when he could get hit with a defamation lawsuit. Truly, this man is ready to take on anyone anytime, no matter the consequences.

[@tarielkaroldan4106]

😂😂😂

[@ronyorobio7096]

Nice call back!

[@TheKueiJin]

Did... Did anyone notice that Bill changed drastically... In the last 10 days or so? I mean when did he start wearing glasses? And where is J-

[@koichiyoshikawa7650]

This ocean story was literally the entire plot of the Avatar: the Way of Water.

[@hanifarroisimukhlis5989]

Barron probably watched it drunk and thought "good idea!"

[@DragonbIaze052]

It was basically the plot of the first Avatar movie. Is the second movie literally just the first movie, but wet?

[@cardy1165]

@@DragonbIaze052 That's an accurate summary, and the exploited resource is whales instead of rocks.

[@grumpyAF]

John Oliver is the most chaotic good character there has been

[@DamnZodiak]

Funnily enough, that wasn't the only or even most recent event where Seine got filled with dead people. In the 1961"Massacre of Paris" the French National Police murdered an estimated 300 Algerians during a protest. Some got beaten to death, while others drowned, as the cops threw them into the river. Bodies were washing up the banks for weeks after the massacre. The French government denied the event for 37 years, only acknowledging 40 deaths in 1998.

[@tomgardner8825]

this is rapidly becoming my favorite program .

[@mhewwariya2395]

omg can't wait for the John Oliver Cake Bear!!😍🐻❤

[@MrGuru666999]

I picture the guys at the bakery frantically working on the challenge RIGHT NOW!

[@mhewwariya2395]

YES! Deising's Bakery posted "challenge accepted" on their Facebook page, saying it's in the oven now. The restaurant also stated that all proceeds of this special cake bears will go to charity:)

[@LoveOlsson98]

Shout out to the graphics team for making the paper slightly wave in the wind on the tombstone at 34:04. The graphic was only there for 3 seconds but what high quality seconds those were.

[@hjaltesejrasmussen2626]

I have the same two thoughts every time i see John... The first is "Thank FUCK that isn't my job", and the second one, usually 20 minutes later, is "... But damn he does it well though"

[@GabrielaCambero]

It’s like we as a species make an effort to find a place we haven’t ruined yet and look for the most efficient way to f* it up

[@TheZayly]

Thank you for posting whole episodes for us from Europe 👋👋

[@AngelaRamirez-dd4hd]

Completely agree, I'm in Latin America tough

[@dreamworks1691]

Thank you SO MUCH for roasting Paris Olympic Games, this is SO GOOD after the horrible sunday we had here in France, I love your work please don't stop

[@arcuscerebellumus8797]

It's like a Saw movie. "The key to your salvation is inside your lungs, now here's a scalpel." And we all know how things usually end in those.

[@ringomylove]

I love this show so much, it walks the line between total existential dread and delightful whimsy so well.

[@Anonymoew]

Watching from France here. First thanks for the years of fun and information you brought us ;) Second, you'll probably have to mention us again next week because of what happened yesterday. I won't say more, you probably saw ! Love, take care

[@h8thaway]

Swimming in the Seine reminds me of Obama reluctantly sipping Flint tap water.

[@filiptang113]

What’s wrong with France finally cleaning the Seine even if it’s just publicity stunt, this seems to be a lasting benefit for the people of Paris (if they can keep it clean that is).

[@KaregoAt]

​@@filiptang113 They're not protesting the cleaning itself, but the whole of the Olympics.

[@filiptang113]

Yes, but not for the Olympics, then the government would never even try to fix the river. I get it if they protested a stadium that displaced tens of thousands of people, but cleaning a river that have been dangerously polluted for almost a hundred years is a little weird to me.

[@belldrop7365]

Reminds me of that Indian politician drinking from a river to prove it's safe only to end up in ICU. Don't know if it really happened but it was hilarious.

[@tovekauppi1616]

@@belldrop7365or Boris Jonson shaking the hand of lots of people in the Covid unit of a hospital only to end up in the ICU.

[@horussan]

It never ceases to amaze me that HBO gives money to the show to do this kind of stuff... I mean I love it, it just amazes me

[@emmanuel_]

Excellent piece for World's Oceans Day! Also, I will never tire of John's shenanigans. We want those bear cakes!

[@excel5561]

Not even 30 seconds in and the pic of Alex Jones filed under chapter 7 in the intro has me dead already😂

[@FreshtexBlackman]

John Oliver really is a Gem

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

20:35 I knew this was coming, yet it never fails to be funny.

[@MirkoGorille]

Our limitless greed will cause our very demise.

[@clementbenoit1730]

Please never ever use footages of Cyril Hanouna in your piece about France ! He's a one of the countless fascists on french TV trying to push the type of ideas you usually fight ! Keep on good work John ! Love your show

[@opheliedebroise9446]

I had the same reaction ! Especially in the current context

[@tauraspasmonnom8325]

Yeah seeing an alt right show on the john oliver emission shocked me a bit.

[@Zidane43]

Guess the Spice Harvesting from Dune inspired someone. Unfortunately it was the Harkonnen.

[@northamericanintercontinen3207]

Barron is waaaay too hairy for being a Harkonnen tho

[@Darkprosper]

@@northamericanintercontinen3207 Book Harkonnens are hairy, but they're redheads so still doesn't quite fit. Also they're unapologetically evil, which somehow is more respectable than this pos.

[@BederikStorm]

​@@northamericanintercontinen3207as he's Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, it is perfect

[@setsuro.splice]

John's such an awesome guy. He literally is helping the bakery out by giving free marketing. And.. id like to see the results of the cake bear being Johnified. hahahahahaha.

[@FerShibli]

This program never disappoints me... John Oliver, you and your team are the best!

[@45TRANSFORMERSFAN]

"Specific part of the Pacific Ocean" Why am I the only one who laughed at this? 😂

[@LetoDK]

Probably yes. Why would one laugh? Maybe I'm missing something.

[@Gillsing]

Specific pacific, tomato, potato.

[@blechtic]

I'm sure some people who enjoy pasghetti or expresso also laughed.

[@pirate94170]

can't wait to see the follow up on the john oliver bear cake story next week

[@emmanuelwilliamquinton9152]

I'm french and for me choosing the mariane cap, makes a lot of sense. We have one in every municipal building and it such a big and celebrated part of our history. Understand how the mascote looks silly though.

[@Altrantis]

While it's not the best looking french hat, it does stand for everything good about France, specifically about the republic and its values.

[@Darkprosper]

It would be fine if it looked like the Marianne cap, it's a good symbol and I don't think that that's what people are against. The problem is that not only does it look stupid, but it's really not recognisable as the bonnet prhygien. I'm well versed in history and symbolism and I didn't recognise it.

[@hanifarroisimukhlis5989]

It's okay to be proud of it, but the macot is at best butchering the iconic hat. It looks more like a droopy red triangle with face slapped on it (oh and Kool-Aid man legs).

[@emmanuelwilliamquinton9152]

Just adding more. I learned today that the New York state also has a phrygien bonnet on it as well also symbolizing freedom.

[@Shuang_Shuang]

Beef with Drake ❌ Beef with John Oliver ✅

[@TheKueiJin]

You mean Bill Maher...

[@mattandrews6735]

That Sean Penn joke was priceless!!! 🤣😂

[@ignishikari1854]

7:34 I don't know, maybe they needed to say "The pointed desert" one more time to get it right

[@travelingparadise2823]

What’s the actual answer? Painted desert?

[@idanbhk3875]

​@@travelingparadise2823yes, google it

[@ignishikari1854]

@@travelingparadise2823 yeah, painted desert

[@aremoreequal]

This reminds me of a movie where extra terrestrials come to earth and suck up resources.

[@38kapz13]

I love John's antics 😂😂😂

[@MrGuru666999]

This and Kurzgesagt always feed my existential dread, luckly the end segments with callenges with positive outcome give me a bit of hope (and big laughs)

[@Aiaibori1]

Kurzgesagt would probably frame the deep sea mining as a hopeful tale of how we could prevend environmental collapse - before announcing a sponsorship with The Metals Company

[@Altrantis]

Kurzgesagt can't help it though, they're german, they only know existential dread. John on the other hand does it out of a conscious choice.

[@eggtarts286]

Brits aren't far off either. They are born with so much pessimism, they practically always have a stiff upper lip.

[@alalalala57]

​@@Aiaibori1 Are they a sell out?

[@Aiaibori1]

They make nice videos when it's about space stuff, but when it comes to analysis on social issues they get a bit more dicey. Check Think That Through's video "Kurzgesagt and the art of climate greenwashing" and Bad Empanada's "No, Kurzgesagt, We WON'T Fix Climate Change - The Danger of Fake Optimism" for good explorations on this

[@aislam.m]

This end segment was awesome dying here lmaooo

[@DarthOwenZ]

you really are crazy mr John Oliver--thats why we love you :) great episode from a very popular host

[@MJCKCA]

I really wanted to have an episode focused on the future president of Mexico going over the enthusiasm and worries for the following 6 years in Mexico

[@rcimada]

This guy is a treasure to the whole world. Can't wait to have a Jonh Oliver cake bear.

[@Tohkar]

You can keep watching France, I'm pretty sure some fun stuff is coming in the next few weeks

[@etienne8110]

Is it really worth watching more Hanouna ? 😂

[@mikulitsi1819]

Man this last segment was brilliant. Love stories like this

[@artepjan]

John is the ultimate chaotic good. I love the bakery offer! Even done in great style and attention to detail as usual. Just like many others from previous episodes, this show just keeps on giving despite the sad topics it covers. What a show!

[@timometsanoja9666]

Another classic John Oliver... He is too good at what he does.

[@andreachaparro3742]

God I love John Oliver 😆😆

[@hihi-sj8wd]

Bless you HBO and Last Week Tonight❤

[@CeZoDK]

I can't state how much i f*cking love this show :D

[@salazarmandragora]

Oh Nauru when will you ever learn 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@SetiSupreme]

Nauru is "Laughter" in Finnish. And Kamala means horrible 😂 Horrible Harris 🤠

[@icitlalistardust9060]

Considering their latest diet, it’s unlikely that they are growing brain cells !

[@peterbergvall7752]

When the sea level rises, but by then it'll be too late.

[@lpres5419]

Oh my god it’s Danbury 2.0 this is a wonderful year!

[@jorgehall8959]

Thank you for those last 5 minutes. Loved them.

[@pauljoseph7533]

I just love this show...keep up the great job

[@KindOfLittleSalty]

I swear he has so much damn fun doing this shit lmao 😂

[@DeonCokeCG]

we want John Oliver Cake Bear!!!!!!!! lol

[@loungingpotatoe990]

This is AMAZING. Johnny really is on fire lately.

[@singagency1481]

I love Red Lobster biscuits.

[@nadiashahanizahassan9460]

When an episode is 40 minutes long, you know he is ready to depress us! Wheee Also YOU stop @33:10 you know you are absolutely love-hated John Oliver 😘

[@chiangweytan5937]

I love the sweet gesture at the end! Cheers John Oliver --- you my secret Oprah!

[@cjdingojames3715]

J. Oliver & his show's creative-crew are relentless in their social, political & corporate comedy 'targets' & hilariously crafted reports /segments 😂 durable laffs ❤

[@muffin7784]

About the Olympics, there is a lot that is not addressed here, like the fact that Parisian students were offered 100€ and tickets to one game of their choosing in exchange for... Giving up their apartment during the game to athletes and visitors. Also, some parts of Paris will be closed to the general public during the opening ceremony. And the already overworked public transport system is going to be even more overworked during the events, at the detriment of the Parisians and for the relative enjoyment of the tourists. Hopefully, it will shine a light on the catastrophic management of Macron.

[@akramos7h]

This is the deal of a lifetime!!! I would travel to eat a John Oliver cake bear 😂😂😂

[@MrGuru666999]

New tourist attraction

[@CaptainSpats]

The French president has just announced dissolving parliament after Marine Le Pen's far right party got a landslide victory in the elections to the European Parliament. Snap elections are in 3 weeks. Paris 2024 might very well happen under a fascist parliamentary majority. We need you to talk about this.

[@Nixx0912]

I'm really scared and depressed since yesterday evening.

[@CaptainSpats]

(BTW the French TV show you showed on screen has been regularly contributing to far right popularity. Please don't give them a platform.)

[@CaptainSpats]

​@@Nixx0912🫂 Same here. It's gonna be a hell of a tight fight.

[@thaysmerolla]

Crazy things I made during the pandemic: binge watching all the seasons of Last Week Tonight

[@inumanu]

Thank you for creating this kind of content.The whole team behind this must be amazing ❤

[@saint-miscreant]

Petition for the Last Week Tonight team to start labelling the dates with the month spelt out, e.g. 9 June 2024 or Jun 9, 2024 to prevent any future confusion!

[@raresmoldovanu7673]

I love how all current "save the planet" solutions actually destroy the planet and the eco systems

[@MegaOmps]

I do be watching this on my phone in the middle of the workday, although I think you can see glimpses of enjoyment

[@davidcohen4518]

That laugh after the Ninja Turtle with a straw in his nose was refreshing lol

[@EwokPanda]

19:55 How does this 2007 video look like it's from 1950?

[@peterbergvall7752]

Because she is stuck in the 50's, I think?

[@cokesquirrel]

I'm thinking that that is a mistake. In 2007 She would have been 83 years old. Looking at her hairstyle the clothes and the font on the lectern I think that looks more like 77

[@user-mp4dx1sn3g]

Dude, what the hell is Alex Jones doing in the opening credits?

[@UltimatePerfection]

cope and seethe.

[@09porcupine]

The cake bears are being made by the bakery now. They accepted the challenge and they are selling fast. The bakery is donating the profits of the John Oliver cake bears to a local charity food bank. Great work from Oliver and the bakery. Respect.

[@vba2469]

the pointed desert has me in stitches

[@ferinzz]

If you found out that the coral reef was full of precious metal, would you destroy it for profit? That's basically what these guys are doing.

[@marko112kg]

Oh, they’d destroy it yesterday

[@38kapz13]

Weekly dose of existential dread 😭 yay

[@user-yc9yr8ci2l]

I've never been so eager for the next episode lol

[@zettde]

26:45 Nauru having a population of 12 thousand people is like 1.5 Skid Rows. Imagine the leverage a mining mogul could have over that nation. It must suck for everyone living there that he even knew to come over and ask politely.

[@xissel]

How is it that as a French citizen, *this* is where i learn about this monstrosity of a mascot ?

[@Ch4pp13]

idk, probably not catching up with the news? Like I didn't even know the olympics were due in a few weeks, let alone be in Paris.

[@cokesquirrel]

Wait there in a few weeks

[@SuperKrisco]

What a cool way to promote a small business.

[@jonrofowler6219]

I love John Oliver, this show never ceases to amaze me

[@ikechow]

Man, I do love a good John Oliver episode

[@kandystorressantiago8865]

Can we just stop destroying the planet 😧

[@Wildfire201X_LIVE]

Yeah, thinking elon musk is a genius is a massive red flag

[@AlexFariaOliveira]

He not only bought the equipament they need, he probably boosted his bussiness to the sky. I absolutely love how over the top he can be concerning a joke!

[@jorgeeporgee]

tnx for the full ep. zaddy-o

[@ask1316]

Hey guys! you messed up the earth now mess up the ocean! take destruction to the next level

[@Altrantis]

The hat is a specific symbol in France. It's an instantly recognizable symbol of the revolution, which in turn stands for democracy and the ideals of the republic, like the declaration of the human rights.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Excellent. Its use as the Olympics mascot, however, has a problem: it is unrecognizable. I paused the video and wondered for a whole minute what those things could possibly be. When it was said it is the Phrygian hat - I didn't recognize it either. Maybe if they had used some sort of beings wearing the caps, they would have been recognizable.

[@Altrantis]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher Mascots tend to be recognizable though. Specially sports events ones.

[@yansoloooo]

@@MariaMartinez-researcher Agreed. I'm french, I know french history pretty well, and when I first saw the mascot I didn't recognize it at all.

[@Darkprosper]

The hat is instantly recognisable. This mascot really isn't, my mother thought it was based on the French rooster.

[@pierrejuliensacco]

cyril hanouna au Last week tonight, je l'avais pas vu venir celle là!

[@chickenychickens07]

Every new episode gets more wholesome