S5 E1: Trump vs. the World, Parkland & Australia: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

[@jacobaccurso]

This is a great reminder that this is not only how it was. It’s a reminder that this is still how it is.

[@crizmeow8394]

It is, in fact, even significantly worse

[@ExposedRoullete]

Good timing for this partisan shill to release an old episode nearly at the same time as another crazy liberal tried to sh0ot the former president

[@jacobaccurso]

@@crizmeow8394 Word ✌

[@teresagormley903]

No this is how it can be again.Vote blue.

[@Lady_Crispr]

Yeah, but what is anybody gonna do about it?

[@AKhamseh88]

I want to thank the person in charge of uploading these for also putting them in the right order in the playlist, it's a small but massive quality of life feature and I want to say thanks!

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

AMEN!!!!!!!!! It really is helpful when they do that. I wish some other channels would do that **cough** _Stephen Colbert_ **cough**

[@elalugo7102]

That was F-ing amazing! Thanks, John. ❤ We needed that reminder 😂

[@kawaiitink]

I had to check when I saw season 5 was uploaded if the playlist was in the right order assuming not, then I saw it was right! AND they fixed all the other seasons too 😭 bless you media person!

[@toryizquierdo35]

@@kawaiitink they fixed all of the others?! bless you, now i can just go click those

[@ayelemensah8816]

@@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Hey, pss! The Colbert KZbin always puts the clips into a playlist in order. It just sometimes takes a couple hours after upload.🤫

[@no_torrs]

Things in the states have changed so little, that it actually took me a while to realize this was an old episode.

[@markshellard]

Same same!! Took me 26 minutes.

[@MariaVosa]

Same! School shooting - check. Trump cheating - check! Netanyahu corruption - check! Trump being laughed at by the entire world - checl, check, check!

[@StewardofAutumn]

Holding up the status quo

[@poodledad806]

Took me until he mentioned the Mueller investigation...

[@AdamFunk]

I genuinely didn't realize until they started talking about Valentine's Day.

[@Xyrer]

OMFG this was 6 years ago and it aged perfectly well. 🤯

[@sheraz1001]

He can do all of his programs all over again and 99.9% would be valid today.

[@nicholaslogan6840]

It hasn't aged yet, MAGA froze American culture in 2016 and we aren't getting anywhere until the 50+ million people committed to holding us back accept the future doesn't belong to them

[@imnotmike]

Other than John Oliver himself, who has aged like a fine milk.

[@Tawleyn]

Especially the "Elegant Weirdo" line lmao

[@rnrose1922]

omg ! hadn't realised it was an old episode....

[@LostDragonist]

Anyone else open this up thinking it was about current affairs? Rofl. How has it been 6 years already?

[@sunshine3914]

Yes, I thought it was a repeat of yet another shooting in the same place.

[@Onyxhills]

It hurts so much that nothing has changed in the past 6 years

[@joijencuyah2345]

Me too! Trump just goes on & on & on...hopefully the nightmare will end soon!

[@AwenyddGryffin]

😭

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Until someone bannishes trump to the phantom zome or the shadow realm? This will always be relevant. Hes literally the anti christ. Lol. (well hes not hes just an old, squishy, racist, macdonalds filled billionarie (?), but he sure feels like the anti christ)

[@TooRudeProductions]

Nearly 7 years later and nothing has changed, it's a tragedy honestly

[@ServiteJack]

@@TooRudeProductions abso fkn .utely

[@elliotalderson4568]

Welcome to America.

[@KasaiKouhai]

Crazy how the first trump title makes perfect sense today so much so I thought this was a new ep for a sec

[@usboneman663]

same

[@dazeddyke]

Me too 😢

[@ChipSorinstein]

W

[@HezekiahCrocker]

me too! until I read this comment then looked at the description XD

[@scottmacdonald1826]

Same

[@BillyVatcher]

Whatever the case is that requires that show to be categorized as humour… this show is more informative than a vast majority of informative news. Which is a shame. John Oliver and his team have again and again covered issues that needed coverage in a stellar manner. I admire their dedication and huge amount of effort into their production of meaningful and necessary content. Bravo. A big fan.

[@LuckoftheTOSC]

It’s cool how he careful cuts quotes and clips to fit his narrative. I used to like him before I realized what he does

[@goligogo923]

Once you see under the vail, all the humor is gone.

[@SOSULLI]

@@LuckoftheTOSC Well, before you realised what he does? Kind of says more about you than him chief. Would be the opposite to; I loved to watch Fox News, until I found out they're on the right. Tragic.

[@dtschuor459]

Indeed🥰💜

[@obi-ron]

His messaging has been so effective that politicians acknowledge changes to legislation triggered by his show as "The Oliver Effect".

[@In_TheMoonlight]

I remember Parkland vividly. I was in 8th grade and my school was one of the ones that participated in March for our Lives. We all thought that maybe something was finally going to change. We were wrong once again.

[@dtschuor459]

😭 You are, sadly, correct.

[@feliciathagoat1678]

What could've changed, ive sat here for about a hour thinking of scenarios and Counterscenarios to this situation. I'm not saying "nothing can be done" I'm asking what you think.

[@zenkim6709]

Not your fault -- the fault lies in the US politicians (predominantly conservative) who've been more than happy to pander to the pro-gun voter base ... while pocketing the cash offered by the NRA & the gun lobby in exchange for their solemn word to never allow sensible gun-control legislation to ever pass. However, like the struggle for civil rights & racial / gender equality under the law, this in no way means that the fight against gun violence is futile -- only that the fight is an exceptionally difficult one. The real question we Americans need to ask ourselves is this: what do we have to gain if we win this fight, versus what is at stake for us if we simply give up fighting? Like the resistance fighters of Ukraine, the answer for us should be both simple & obvious ...Just look around yourselves & at each other.

[@In_TheMoonlight]

@@zenkim6709 Incredibly well said

[@kontrygrll01amerika54]

The only way to obtion change is to vote for representatives who are open to change, and today that is the Democrats who are open to change. And if necessary there is always the option that abortion advocates in individual States are using... amendments to the individual State's Constitution. If it can be done for abortion, then it can be done for guns. It is the only way to get around the representatives who are in the NRA and gun manufacturers pockets and who will never put restraints on gun ownership.

[@vetisyka]

I genuinely thought that this was a new episode until I recognize the kid from the shooting. Things never change in America

[@Lynnott96]

German here (: It truly is sad how much (most) Europeans have completely given up on U.S. politics at this point. We've been (sometimes quite unfairly) making fun of you guys for decades, but ever since Trump... dude... it's not even funny anymore, it's just gotten depressing honestly. Thanks John, for this little reminder. And great show, as always!

[@CandiceSadako]

sadly now we are also giving up home on German politics 🥲

[@DerRotSpassvogel]

To whoever is running the channel, I want to say thank you for fixing the order of the episodes in the playlist. You're the real MVP!

[@707Berto]

I'm so over this news cycle but thankful for John Oliver.

[@supergoron1]

Problems with Trump, gun control, and Isreal. Close to 7 years now and it feels like we'/re still going through the exact same problems.

[@mellennia9]

Exact same, yet somehow even WORSE

[@Authentic1874]

Those kids speech was powerful

[@DankoStojanovic]

Yet nothing changed

[@drextrey]

Nothing will ever changed, the gun lobbyists are in bed with both of the political side. And both side politicians love it, the money is so lucrative that even if one day it reach 10% of Americans died every year from gun related crimes, they still won't care.

[@bensdreamatorium8315]

@@DankoStojanovic Nothing. I was there for March for our Lives, and nothing has changed. WE are the ones who have BEGGED and PRAYED. An endless PLEA for help. How much LOUDER must we SCREAM in order to be HEARD? How many more LIVES must be senselessly LOST?!

[@503leafy]

@@DankoStojanovic And nothing ever will.

[@spurezurko]

Shit. I justbwoke up here in Slovenia and left for work with tears in my eyes.... We dont have tbis here. We dint have guns and gun violence at all...

[@Dinuial]

Along side the Andy Griffith thing, The Rifleman. Lucas regularly tried to defuse situations before it came to a shootout, wouldn't let Mark have a gun for the whole first season, when Mark did get his own gun it was a single shot 22 he was only allowed to take out under Lucas's supervision. THIS WAS A SAM PECKINPAH SHOW!

[@mykeljmoney]

Great point! There’s plenty more gun wisdom in Andy Griffith, too. The fact that Barney’s the only one who does carry a gun around and, in spite of the fact that he pretends he’s a firearms expert, he has multiple negligent discharges. He truly does make things worse just having the gun. And that leads Andy to restricting him to carrying the gun unloaded and he is permitted a single bullet in his shirt pocket.

[@BlobZombie]

Congratulations on monopolizing the Emmys yet again, John!

[@brianjamestracey]

Absolutely EPIC John...this episode may be 6 years old but still (unfortunately) completely relevant with the upcoming US elections!!..ps the ending had me rolling over in tears!!

[@sassas6021]

My favorite Trump clip is him giving a speech at the UN general assembly and being laugh at by representatives of every country on earth. Then his off the cuff response "I wasn't expecting that".

[@vetinaris1297]

And now he wants retribution on thise who laughed at him...which means democracy itself worldwide

[@ishanparajuli6587]

John Oliver is the best! He’s like the wisecracking superhero we didn’t know we needed. 😂👏

[@joijencuyah2345]

I have seen this several times & it is still awesome 👌 Thank you John, for loving America! We love you! ❤️ We need your clear, strong & outrageous voice!

[@cheshiresage]

Whoever actually fixed the Playlist to not play in reverse chronological order THANK YOU

[@AerCloud]

I didn't read the title for a second and was super confused. I was thinking a second Parkland shooting ???? Omg But no, just turned off my critical reading skills ig 😅

[@halimataylor9112]

A good reminder of how things were back then. Please lets not go back to that nightmare.

[@yup_its_ME.512]

How can we go back when we're still in this nightmare?! 😢

[@connoraltier7081]

@@yup_its_ME.512 Theres a ton of improvements to be made, but to claim things are "just as bad" now as they were under Trump is a very ignorant statement

[@TheOfficialTarynTots]

I remember when Trump was meeting Merkle for the first time and the headline read "The Leader of the free world meets Donald Trump." I actually cried after reading that because we were no longer the leader of the free world with him as president. It really shook me. The world was moving on and we were being left behind.

[@johno1544]

He wasnt starting new wars or getting into proxy wars with nuclear powers. Truley a dark time in US history

[@DaDunge]

@@johno1544 He is responsible for the current state of affairs in Adghanistan. Not to mention undermining NATO making Putin think that invading Ukraine would not be opposed by the west.

[@johno1544]

@@DaDunge lol yeah that's why Russia invaded under Biden and not Trump right? Hows that logic work again? Was Trump also the one that left billions of US weapons in the hands of the Taliban?

[@haqvor]

You are not being left behind, you choose to walk away by listening to the greatest conman of all times.

[@akaimizu1]

@@DaDungeas well as losing a crucial ally of the Kurds. All his doing.

[@Mmordo]

I watched this for 5 mins and it was only when 2017 and Merkel were mentioned that it became clear it wasn’t current… it’s depressing things haven’t changed much.

[@markbrookes99]

As a representative of the rest of the world, Donald, we're not laughing at America, we're laughing at you.

[@lunalesombras1150]

YOO! THE INTERN FIXED THE PLAYLIST ORDER! Great job!

[@phily-hu5pr]

Welcome back John I missed you you're the few that kept my sanity intact😂😂

[@StevenMehler-j3k]

What Andy of Mayberry said was sooo refreshing. Wish I could give this video a thousand thumbs ups. What an incredible world we had back then.

[@KingOfAllJackals]

Oh boy. The timing here is pretty crazy.

[@Manzola14771]

Can't wait for the actual new episodes to come out.

[@mattmayo3539]

Just minutes ago LWT won another Emmy. Then this pops up. Thank you HBO. I see what you’re doing.

[@spellfireforge]

Why are you thanking HBO? They have nothing to do with JO releasing the previous seasons. He got the rights to them.

[@mattmayo3539]

@@spellfireforgeit’s copyrighted by HBO. It clearly states that in the credits.

[@stringfenix]

@@mattmayo3539 that's actually only in there because they've been releasing the entire video file from their archives (including the HBO bumper at the beginning). Rest assured that John and his team have secured the rights to the past videos. The only change from the original episodes is the KZbin channel end card with recommended videos. Hope this helps!

[@blagoevski336]

​@@mattmayo3539 yup

[@simonfrederiksen104]

LWT?

[@PeamThePanda]

Pete Hoekstra proceeded to then deny using the words "fake news" that day in the same interview, by the way. It resulted in a legendary moment when the interviewer looked to the camera crew with a look like "this guy fr?"

[@susankay497]

Thanks for the repost! Very timely reminder 😍

[@anirudhkodaru151]

This show always, ALWAYS puts a smile on my face and teaches so much!

[@Flitzer514]

This is awesome. I totally forgot most of the information presented in this program.

[@sandrahaight7278]

Perfect timing, taking us on a walk down a terrifying memory lane. We needed this at this very moment in time. And yes, he has become drastically much more unhinged. Our Democracy is teetering. Be registered and vote to save our country from demise. Thank you John Oliver 💙💙💙

[@stellacollector]

Ah, another episode that aged like a fine wine.

[@iggycamdon]

THANK YOU for finally putting the playlist episodes in the right order

[@anthonyfanchin1144]

This show is the only thing that can keep my sanity together.

[@CandiceSadako]

this has been a tough year for my mental health and I've just found peace binge watching LWT for days sometimes

[@rootvalue]

Omg THANK YOU for putting the playlist in sequential order this time!!!

[@BinkSayres]

I applaud HBO and LWT for allowing the release of this particular episode. It's sad how much of that still is true today....especially the craziness that is Donald Trump. Him saying that the world is laughing at us...and 95% of it...is because they're laughing at him.

[@christophercarlone9945]

It isn't because of him. Leave the country, watch foreign news stations, the reporting is very different.

[@Luubelaar]

As someone who isn't American and lives in New Zealand, yes, we are laughing at Trump. And facepalming. He isn't good for the US image. (To be fair, Hillary wouldn't have been either.) The only way the US can save any face at all after the sh*tshow of the past 8 years, is to vote in Harris. Vote in Trump again and the world will openly laugh at you.

[@stratos5326]

@@Luubelaaryou lost credibility when you said Harris

[@aquaventus]

@@christophercarlone9945 Personally, he is a one man show by himself. It was funny to watch the us of a go from a capable figurehead to 2 people who can barely do much. As a non-american and watching what you call 'foreign' news stations, the reporting was indeed different. USA news are truly split into two sides, neither side wanting to state the truth of anything. But yeah, Trump is a joke.

[@Alex-hb5pm]

@@stratos5326 Right. Watch this, then advocate for the orange monster. ha.

[@SV-gc4bx]

The finale brought me to tears! Thank you, John Oliver & team!!!!

[@umjackd]

It's hard to watch the Parkland kids declare "no more gun violence" and 6 years later nothing changed.

[@blancheknox4171]

Congratulations, John. The award is well deserved.💜

[@k.sprouts]

congrats on the emmy gang 🎉

[@johngardner1898]

You came from across the pond, John, but you are an American treasure!

[@klrklr116]

I love getting my news mixed with humor. It’s the only way I can stomach anything that has to do with trump.

[@jackfranzino7887]

This was so f’ing good. And that end was exquisite

[@tjosbourne]

I am honored to have John Oliver say 'us' as an american.

[@calamity0.o]

I'm in my 30's and watched that show often as a child. It is one of dad's favorites when he was a kid so he liked watching reruns on cable.

[@sharbear4248]

It’s pathetic that we’re still arguing about this issue. Assault weapons have no business in civilian life. Its shameful!

[@MurderMostFowl]

Yep… See the ever repeating deeply depressing Onion article on school shootings

[@firefly9838]

Uh what defines an "assault weapon" to you... thats a really fast and loose term that doesn't specifically nail down exactly what you are referring to... if you mean automatic weapons those are mostly banned already... if you just mean semi-automatic weapons... then thats most weapons in civilian circulation, lots of owners, including me, and I have never shot anyone... because my brain works... the problem is some people are insane and they steal, hurt, or victimize sane people until they get a weapon and use it to hurt more people.

[@ScottWaa]

Sorry your right to speak has been limited to ink quill and paper.

[@youtubegarbage7876]

yeah. but my penis is tiny

[@WightCrow]

The episodes are even in bingeing order this time 😭😭😭 Thank you, John Oliver-you are the best 🥲

[@TikkiNikki]

Whar perfect timing for "trump vs the world"

[@Sneaker3719]

Thank you for actually putting this playlist in chronological order! Much better!

[@thatonehispanic7982]

It's sad that after Parkland nothing has been done Uvalde and many more occurred during that time

[@firefly9838]

Nothing CAN be done that would do anything... 400 million firearms in civilian circulation. Nothing... no army on the planet is big enough to change that

[@gailaltschwager7377]

Thank you!

[@kt9166]

Thank you for posting these Season Five episodes. We need them right now!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Nutteri]

I was at the taping of this episode! I got to sit in the front row, right next to the camera. Also I got the answer wrong when the warmup comedian asked which season of the show was starting. How should I have known, I had only watched the clips on KZbin🤣 Still a great experience live, highly recommended!

[@Can_non69]

And still nothing changes

[@skiairaun]

Great video, I appreciate the kick to be more proactive in reading news stats etc

[@singletona082]

The headline looked beyond depressingly current.

[@kingace6186]

This is exactly what I needed to see today. Thanks John and everyone at LWT.

[@thehorsefromhorsinabout]

You should change the name of this show to "The Existential Dread Show"

[@Wasabineko]

“Somehow 11 years” Just another example of a time I placed my hand to my lips and whispered “He doesn’t know yet…” while watching these older episodes

[@steffnic13]

Jeeze. It’s Deja vu. This is many years old and yet same exact stuff afoot.

[@reidequi3976]

So glad I’m not seeing so many “ugh it’s so annoying they uploaded all these at once” comments. Don’t see too terribly many modern shows doing that kindness now a days 😅🫶🏻 thank you HBO!

[@OpalMonkey.]

Time and again these old episodes are released only to feel like they could be brand new. The same issues and the same problematic people just won't go away.

[@RupaMayfair]

jesus this is the best late night content available. Bravo!

[@ademkollari8992]

I was halfway through when I realised it is a rerun.

[@BettyWilson-r9i]

It's always been "Only one that matters is him" and it still is.

[@maureenlaneski2802]

Ah, the "same worms will eat him, too" guy. A little messed up after a second assassination attempt, but that guy was still a true stoic with genuine perspective.

[@AmyNguyen-y8z]

❤dxxx

[@TP_Rockstar]

they managed to put the episodes in correct order! Amazing!

[@tjm11015]

Anybody here in 2024 thankful for the kids from that school finally getting through to lawmakers and ending gun violence forever 🙏 Edit- Oh yeah, and thankful for Trump finally understanding he is a horrible human being and has no business being president and graciously stepping down.

[@simplename80]

thank you for listening to the comments about releasing this as a playlist and changing the order of the playlist!

[@rjpittman4510]

Please make the Playlist for season 5 in the correct order

[@theAmazingDavidKidd1]

It will be in reverse I will make one and send it to you

[@tsmitz8184]

Thank you for putting this playlist in order!!

[@JMD-er5jq]

half of those impersonations looked more like Boris Johnson

[@christineburkhardt5546]

I just love John Oliver he hits the nail on the head with humor

[@Dyejob01]

We are concerned about the rest of the world because the rest of the world impacts us on a daily basis. That Trump didn't understand this FACT in 2016, proved to be his undoing in 2019 - 2021 when he ignored the Covid-19 virus and then turned it into a political issue.

[@BecauseSymbols]

The US has over 800 military bases outside its own borders and within the sovereign territory of other nations. The FACT is the US is a colonial empire that installs and overthrows governments as it sees fit.

[@UltimateChallengeKit]

Thank you for ordering the playlist in the order they were released!

[@laurie113]

No, they’re laughing at you Trump

[@EDoyl]

Thank you for fixing the playlist order for this and previous seasons!

[@anumeon]

@14:31 I've got to say.. Spains Donald Trump looks like Jeff Daniels with extra padding in the face.. :D

[@Sibben92]

Thank you so much for putting the playlist in the correct order ❤

[@Boomerbox2024]

Well, that certainly aged well.

[@MigherHind]

bless you HBO for releasing these seasons so fast after each other on youtube

[@actionboy3221]

I’m 32 and I grew up watching andy griffith show! My parents always had it on. I remember the episode where he explains not carrying a gun!

[@jaymzbeesez]

what a beautiful finale - still one of the best shows out there!

[@ImNotGam]

SEASON FIVE LET'S FREAKING GOOOOOOOOO.

[@vatatheoanonymous3705]

Unironically, the way this video ends is the most American thing I've seen in a long time. Speaking as an american. It litterally made me laugh until a single tear fell from my eye. I'm grateful for being born in this country. No place is perfect.

[@mattmeyer8535]

Oi john, thank you for uploading all of these. Your perfect voice has been putting me to sleep, thanks again!

[@brendagregory-us6ft]

I just love John Oliver, so on the dot with the news, and so hilarious

[@StewChicken42]

You rick rolled me, LWT. 😭 Good one, you slippery minx!

[@KavorkaDesigns]

How do sleep John, hope your happy knowing i'm up all nite rewatching all these! lol thanks!

[@sirshauniv511]

Perfect timing...

[@dustinhaas8538]

Thanks Jon, I needed this.

[@CalicoEvrywerigo]

2:43 Country music has never mentioned guns?

[@Happy-uy5wc]

Seven Spanish Angel's ?

[@firefly9838]

Some does but who cares

[@CalicoEvrywerigo]

Isn't Pumped up Kick Pop ?

[@CalicoEvrywerigo]

Happiness is a Warm Gun by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

[@CalicoEvrywerigo]

Hey Joe

[@ollililjestrom]

Holy cow, they've put the episodes in chronological order! Thanks HBO!! ❤️❤️