SLAPP Suits: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

After winning a legal battle involving a coal executive and a giant squirrel, John Oliver explains how SLAPP suits are designed to stifle public dissent.
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[@dabbingtoast7743]

Murray: They won’t do that again. John: *You should’ve aimed for the head.*

[@ce6535]

That story doesn't end well for the speaker.

[@SlyWolf5]

Ah dammit **Cleans tea off of his keyboard** I shouldn't have tried drinking while reading that

[@spongeintheshoe]

@@ce6535 Or the one he's speaking to.

[@MrHistory269]

Lmao

[@RayM20055]

@@arpodyssey7913 like the joker reference

[@legislativequeery]

“The Red Wedding is the most brutal slaughter ever on HBO.” John Oliver: hold my sequined top hat...

[@JinxTheLooneyToon915]

Daniel Williams John Oliver (🎶EAT! S***! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB!🎶)

[@keyfoster2403]

Daniel Williams holy shit you genius I love this

[@eb704]

Perfectly expressed. This was so damn funny I forwarded it to my BIL who's a trial attorney.

[@mandalamaker3876]

To be fair, Bob started it...

[@ourshit5725]

😂

[@lilacskies7695]

It’s so fucking funny that Bob got dunked on so fucking hard that this show was nominated for a fucking Emmy for this song.

[@akgfilming]

he got dunked on so hard that he literally died rip bozo

[@Strawbz7209]

I had to look this up, and it turns out that while the song was nominated for outstanding original music & lyrics but didn't win, it was nominated for "Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming" and won! THIS SONG FUCKING WON AN EMMY! EAT SHIT BOB!

[@akgfilming]

@@Strawbz7209 bob got so mad he called in a bomb threat to the Emmys Ha. Can't sue me for defamation WHEN YOURE DEAD

[@jaredschroeder7555]

​@@Strawbz7209 fuckin awesome lol.

[@betsyjohnson9699]

@@Strawbz7209what did it lose to for music and lyrics? I genuinely think nothing can top this

[@LanieDeadrock]

"Told Hitler to quit painting and to find a new career" is probably the most savage insult I've ever heard about anyone.

[@AJonathanOnTheInternet]

Followed by "He m*sterbates to Schindler's List" lol And also the fact they said "He killed Archduke Ferdinand and started WW1" (which was 1914) and Hitler quit painting in 1913 definitely implies some shit lol

[@cleverusername9369]

"He murdered Archduke Ferdinand and started World War I" is right up there though.

[@guguy00]

"He masturbates to Schindler's List" is my personal favourite

[@JoshieMadhatt]

@@cleverusername9369 We're singing about Bob Murray I believe you've heard of him? "You mean the Zodiac Killer?" XD

[@maxidecheneux9100]

didn't they also say that he masturbates to schindler's list? that has to be close to the top.

[@tylercgarrison]

"see ya in court, fuckface" John Oliver is a god damn legend

[@spthibault]

J/O is my Spirit Animal

[@arysnaza9329]

Llol fuckface how i call idiot in wh

[@Sonichero151]

The head of HBO's legal Council sang that....... Oh he looks so fucking ready for another fight with Bob........

[@synocrat601]

@@Sonichero151 Just think of all those billable hours. Seriously though, John is a national treasure.

[@JaydevRaol]

Yes 😂🙌

[@RantingSpidermanTV]

I don't think the guy who wrote "Eat Shit Bob!" ever thought his memo would inspire a broadway styled musical number.

[@badbeardbill9956]

But God damn it must feel good

[@dee8163]

Hope he is in a good place right now

[@themardbard9096]

I hope he gets to see this!

[@trucheon1]

@@dee8163 Me too, but uh... he's probably in a mine. :(

[@tracey1141]

@@trucheon1 🤔😁

[@cloud__99]

I love how “He doesn’t like Tom Hanks” counts as “no reasonable person could construe as factual”.

[@Robynhoodlum]

Tom Hanks is a national Treasure. He‘s starred in some flops but his performance always slaps!😂

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

John Oliver is pure chaotic good and I’m so glad HBO keeps giving him the funding to do whatever the fuck he wants

[@bornvolcano]

He stops just short of the ACTUAL legal limit, but miles over what people THINK the legal limit is, and so he has an air of comedic risk that's hard to rival without actually full-on fucking the company over. They know they can back LWT because LWT knows exactly what they're saying. It's brilliant, and he walks that razor's edge like it's nothing. No wonder they want to keep him.

[@Mr69BlackDragon]

Comedy is a really good legal cover. It lets you get even closer to that edge.

[@asterling4]

​@@bornvolcano they do have to pour a LOT of money into legal though, because as the point of the video makes _extremely clear,_ he does not have to cross any legal lines for someone to throw a SLAPP suit at him which costs a lot of lawyers a lot of time and money. the importance of HBO giving him a platform to do this _cannot_ be understated.

[@narfle]

He is a brit. He is absolutely not "chaotic" anything.

[@AmariieMaerthos]

@@narfle He may have been born one, but he is officially an American citizen now, that's as chaotic as it gets

[@TheJrbdog]

The best thing about GoT ending is John Oliver inheriting their budget.

[@crypt0nym0ussec57]

$6 million budget per episode! :) But as a standalone, you figure 150 million subscriptions worldwide, at $15 a month, HBO brings in $2.25 billion per month. I think they're gonna be fine.

[@coldfusionstormgaming1808]

@@crypt0nym0ussec57 Thier gonna be fine John: O:O

[@crypt0nym0ussec57]

@@coldfusionstormgaming1808 LMAO!

[@wedgeex]

And actually doing shit with it.

[@nervseeker]

You mean his defense lawyers getting it.

[@heatherbeck9510]

I am terribly sad because I can never watch this for the first time again.

[@apada5237]

What a great reply!

[@kevinmoore5116]

Apada I wish I had said it like that.

[@vonahn1]

Agreed

[@ionethenb2764]

Quick, someone get this to 666 likes

[@tosatoken4768]

Agreed! 😒😂😒🤔😂🤣

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

Being one of their lawyers must be simultaneously the most stressful and the most entertaining job ever. Because on the one hand, John basically dares rich assholes to sue him every single week, but on the other hand, you get to hear things like “geriatric dr. Evil” and “a staff member dressed in a squirrel costume saying ‘eat shit Bob!’” read out loud in a courtroom.

[@bornvolcano]

Even when you explicitly tell him he can't say something, you'll still end up with "I asked my lawyers if I could call Bob Murray "Humpty Dumpty's drug-addicted third cousin who's legally not allowed to be within fifteen feet of a child anymore", and they said "absolutely not", so I won't!" Those poor lawyers

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Honestly, if I were a lawyer, I would love the challenge. Not just defending against butthurt rich people but trying to keep a straight face in front of the rest of the court.

[@ZT1ST]

​@@Blasted2Oblivion"I challenge you to a staring contest." "I once kept a straight face during a legal case involving a staff member dressed in a squirrel costume talking -" "I yield."

[@LunaShimmyDiva]

Comic silver lining to that cloud!

[@erictred4529]

Lawyers love John look at the business he is drumming up!

[@Verdugo_Arulaq]

I love this was basically Bob slapping John and saying “that’ll shut you up” only for John to pull a pro gamer move and swing back harder

[@htewing]

Bob slapped and John pulled out a cannon

[@ZT1ST]

John didn't pull out a cannon - he pulled out one of the dragons from Game of Thrones and gave it a job after the Season 8 finale.

[@Sellswordking]

You’re gonna hit the king you better kill the king, everyone knows that.

[@SolstaceWinters]

If there's one thing I've learned from the Animaniacs, it's that you never slap a cartoon character. The funny British news Zazu took the slap and said "of course you know, this means war".

[@rikross713]

Bob slapped and boss music started playin lol 😆

[@twarnold14]

I hope the miner that wrote “eat shit” on his check saw this. His little defiance has been amplified into the chorus of a musical number in Times Square. Amazing!

[@n40tom]

Oh he will see it that's for sure. I'm sure almost every Miner that works for this fat slob we'll see the show one way or the other.

[@jasonsmuthers5916]

Me too!! Comment if you’re on here buddy

[@USAads2023]

Tyler Arnold he new that 3$ check was going to bounce

[@davidbeppler3032]

Odds are that miner is dead. Working for Murray Coal was a death sentence. We legally could not even force prisoners to do those jobs. Cruel and inhumane.

[@xsolent]

You mean he wrote, "Eat shit, BOB!!!!"

[@tavoridrumss]

That last scene cost half of what they spent on legal fees. HBO is sending a clear message that another suit is inconsequential to what they're willing to put behind the show.

[@shanethebrownwolf5575]

As it should

[@jasrajsinghbhinder5033]

Interesting observation. Didn't think of it in those terms.

[@APmain-dg6bh]

+

[@stacyfiske7903]

exactly!!!!

[@hongkongcantonese501]

It's striking that such a celebration of NYC, of Broadway, and of being an American is coming from a Brit. The sheer audacity and craft involved in this show are outstanding.

[@htewing]

Every time I come back to this(which is often), the sheer petty rage of “hey Bob, is this as bad as you feared?” floors me like a semi driven by the decomposing corpse of Bob Murray

[@glasise]

honestly that's my favorite line in the entire thing

[@brianpatenaude2321]

The smug loathing in John's eyes during that line is absolutely incredible.

[@velvittbunn624]

For anyone wondering, the guy playing johns legal counsel is named Brian D’Arcy James. He’s in a wonderful (absolutely hysterical) musical called Something Rotten that has the exactly the same energy as Johns song and is absolutely a national icon.

[@famweefood7073]

I saw a community production of Something Rotten and it was so damn good.

[@caralenalindberg6098]

WAIT THATS YHE GUY WHO PLAYED SHREK I’m so ashamed that that’s what I know him from

[@elizamccroskey1708]

Also a very nice man! I was delighted to see him

[@00rabbit7]

One of Broadway’s very best and very capable of holding his own in A-list casts of Hollywood movies as seen in Spotlight and Molly’s Game

[@tomboy2980]

If I remember correctly he also did a stint as King George in Hamilton on Broadway! I always remember him as "the guy in musicals with the eyebrows" lol

[@chrisjones5949]

"I mean, we're going to get sued again anyway. Might as well earn it."

[@metsfan1324]

I mean they gotta play this in court now.....as evidence of course

[@idndyzgaming]

wait, can we help him with buying his food in Shit Bob?

[@alexi1182]

@@metsfan1324 the judge will be like "can we play this again? I paid too much attention"

[@michelottens6083]

@The Godless Irrelevant here, and also history never just repeats it's all too complicated for that. Please actually read up on stuff (preferrably in books vetted by a bunch of professionals who are actual nice people to other people) and do please consider things in more detail.

[@konnermorris1753]

@Devin Nunes' Cows Brother It's okay we all are way too stupid for that dudes group.

[@alexpurdy723]

Bob Murray: You can’t do that! John Oliver: Yes I can. And because you told me I couldn’t I’m gonna do it bigger than before

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

This the kind of thing you’ll find at the end of a season wait....is the end of the season or no?

[@xXthetwiggXx]

Cheeseball Gooberpants next week is the last episode!!

[@nerdyninjatemptress]

He’s like an awesome intellectual toddler

[@FractalEdits09mfr]

John Oliver in a nutshell 😉

[@strangerdanger8831]

@@nerdyninjatemptress With SO much money hahaha

[@emilyrasputin]

Bob Murray and his lawyers: You can't use this as material, we'll sue you John Oliver: *does it anyway and then uses their lawsuit as material too*

[@somewherelongago]

Bob Murray: fucking dies

[@kaned5543]

Whenever I'm having a bad day, I come back and watch this episode. It's fucking gold.

[@Mugruncher]

Me too. Especially if it’s been a bad day because of bad people. This episode and song are such an inspiration for not giving in and rising above the bullies.

[@tegantalks9612]

Yes, I need distracks this good for all my enemies.

[@agatahamers]

rsdgrdhrh

[@markgalione]

It's great when the good guys have a budget

[@peterjansen4826]

This one I would do for free. ;) I wish that the people of LWT would use their platform more against the elite, this time they did it in such a big-budget way because of how they got screwed by the elite and how much others get screwed by these kind of lawsuits, i haven't heard them much on for example DAPL or Flint Michigan. More of this please for those causes please.

[@albamurataj5246]

Not only have a budget but a channel that supports them despite all the controversial things they say.

[@kambam5089]

Mark Galione or a map or something...?

[@peterjansen4826]

@@albamurataj5246 But that also is the problem. This team wants to address relevant issues but they have to toe the line because of HBO its interests. They have more freedom because they are a subscription channel but WarnerMedia does pose limits on what they can do. That is why they have been little vocal on for example DAPL and on how the corruption from the Clinton network (Clinton herself, Podesta, CNN/MSNBC/WP/NYT/ who pimped Trump to start infightin in the Republican party because they knew how weak Clinton was as a candidate...) got us president Trump. The comic Jimmy Dore did a segment on this on his Jimmy Dore Show, you can easily find it on KZbin. This theatrical performance was great work though. :)

[@albamurataj5246]

@@peterjansen4826 I never said it was perfect. I've seen this guy offend his AT&T overlords but he never takes it too far cause he knows he'd be shut down in the middle of the show if he went off the rails but frankly compared to other shows he has a lot of leeway in what he chooses to talk about. I agree, anytime he does the performances they are hilarious and great.

[@Zenologia4673]

“You fuck up our name, we fuck up yours” *violent foreshadowing*

[@thejanitor3337]

There's something about the song at the end that makes me tear up when the fireworks start going off. I think it's because it's so rare to see people like Bob actually getting a fragment of justice delivered to them, or maybe it's the fact that Murray died shortly after this came out; I'm not entirely sure why, but something about this just resonates deeply with me.

[@marley7145]

He died shortly after filing for benefits for black lung disease. Rarely has schadenfreude been so perfectly on point. Or en pointe, as the case may be.

[@Strathclydegamer]

Same! It genuinely gets me quite emotional and I think it’s because it’s so rare to see a bully of that magnitude be totally destroyed with nothing but facts and comedy

[@rahimthegamer]

he literally ate shit

[@sunnyboi2461]

and his company went bankrupt after acquiring $2.7 Billion Dollars in Debt 🤣

[@FatBadgerStudios]

HBO should sell this song as a single in order to pay for the inevitable legal fees

[@babablap]

HBO makes a few billions each year, the few hundred thousands that John's lawyers cost are just like change to them.

[@Charlesfernandez0]

I will buy that mp3!

[@gregodify]

Great idea!

[@TONYASIASMOM]

Totally, or Charity for the Holidays to kids/families that need it!

[@rasheedqe]

I would buy that song just to spite bob.

[@veggigoddess]

He needs to win an Emmy just for this episode alone

[@centiaikeh3551]

The Christicorn Word!!!

[@LJMcLean]

What about a Tony?

[@pepijnwarmerdam8784]

It would be the ultimate fuck you!

[@tylerhackner9731]

THIS.

[@tylerhackner9731]

John Oliver has made himself immortal. He is amazing.

[@TheFuzzyWuzzy]

Next time anyone ever needs to understand the phrase “if you swing at the king, you best not miss”, you just gotta show them this

[@amc2482]

Or don't attack someone who buys ink by the barrel.

[@tubesurfer8625]

I can’t tell if you’re implying Bob missed, or if John’s the king and knows how to swing perfectly

[@amirs.3323]

HBO's legal team: Thank god the stupid 2 year lawsuit is over. John Oliver: Hold my tea.......

[@johnkon2810]

Lmao! Awesome comment

[@Piecemaker1975]

Lawyers complaining about too much work. Good one.

[@be-low-mepiggies5659]

Fuck I laughed so hard I shat myself

[@berniecruz8405]

Good ONE!!!

[@Saitaina]

Hold my tea is a good one! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ahmadwali3938]

Bob Murray: Drops case. John Oliver: Life's boring now. Why don't we make him sue us again?

[@DarkSkay]

Hopefully Bob's blonde friend will join the party, for some big $ threats

[@jesuismanu]

Bob Murray drops case: JOHN OLIVER FIND MY CASE, FIND IT, PICK IT UP!

[@theshamanite]

@@jesuismanu You're thinking of sexy John Oliver costume. Clearly, it's sending guys lawsuits that turns him on.

[@DarthObscurity]

@@natapper No, it's because he doesn't have a case. Defamation has to include slander or libel, which are flat out lies. If you are telling the truth, damaging or not, there isn't a fucking thing that can be done about it.

[@FatedHandJonathon]

@@DarthObscurity I mean... did you watch the episode? They knew they didn't have a case going in. That's literally the central point of the segment: that this suit didn't *need* to have a case. I'm pretty sure that if he hadn't hit financial difficulties, he'd still be tying up HBO's legal team for as long as he could possibly string this out.

[@willnash7907]

13:15 The joke landed so well, that the crowd's laughter actually pulled him off script. Absolute gem of an episode in general.

[@glassisland]

2023 and this still SLAPPs. Wherever Bob Murray is, I hope he's stuck listening to that song forever.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

If there is a hell, this is certainly on a loop there for him.

[@moogle68]

You didn't read the other comments? He died shortly after this aired, which means he definitely saw it, and in theory the rage he felt killed him, but in a much more ironic twist, he died from Black Lung, apparently. Which is a disease notorious for killing miners.

[@aureliee23]

this was hands down the most savage episode. Bravo HBO for standing behind John Oliver

[@hoihoi12250]

And now bravo AT&T

[@anotherspawn]

Yes ✋🙌🙌

[@dylankolovich2354]

@@anotherspawn . Mbv. M n M m 6

[@griffinremenicky8642]

This was such a great episode with great call back to other episodes, as someone who stays up all night with school work that only listens to his episodes on loop I loved every moment of it, this was the Endgame of Last Week Tonight

[@InXLsisDeo]

And this was entirely deserved and noone else than Bob Murray deserved it more. Ass. Dragged.

[@CptFugu]

This has to be the most elaborate insult in the history of mankind.

[@judydoyle1124]

J. Ramos leave it to a Brit !

[@notnow6946]

Bob: The ultimate wager. A SLAPP bet. John: This is going to be - wait for it - LEGENDARY!

[@DarkSkay]

Certainly a classic of televised history already

[@jacintovski]

The man presenting it had to be British... Although the Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire is pretty damn close.

[@JoaquinArguelles]

I'm not sure it's enough.

[@JacobBush16]

“Hey Bob is this as bad as you feared it?” Fucking tears of laughter and joy. Tears. Never heard someone roasted so thoroughly. What a GOAT John Oliver is.

[@keyvet]

So HBO legal team's strategy in court was essentially choking the judge with laughter

[@Tuck213]

The guy who wrote "eat shit bob" on his check has started something beautiful

[@tomiantenna7279]

"Eat shit bob" is basically the story of the American Revolutionary War.

[@PoliticalWonderland]

I hope these comments make it on one of his episodes

[@hazukichanx408]

When your co-workers matter more to you than a few more bucks in your wallet, you know you're still human. :) (Especially if you haven't got a lot to go around, and/or it's more than a few bucks, but you get the idea)

[@abdulmalik053]

Probably gonna use it in my resignation letter at some point in my life... 😋

[@fabricioycaza]

he is the unsung hero who... got a song!

[@scornedscorpion38]

When the founding fathers wrote the first amendment, I like to feel like this is exactly what they had in mind.

[@ellanica]

fireworks and lady dancers and all :D

[@jackwarren1687]

I love the picture of reality you just painted for me!

[@couragekarnga8735]

Yes, accept that I don't think they would've liked a British man insulting an American.

[@MrHotheadalex]

I bet they must be giggling in their graves 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@MajorasWrath1]

Freedom of speech has only ever been a fancy phrase for "arresting people for criticising the government is bad" That's all it has ever been. That said, I am thoroughly on board with what John Oliver is doing here, but the "muh freedumb" idiots not knowing what the fuck anything is is extremely grating.

[@random.comment]

I love the fact that in trying to fet John not to talk bad about him, he led John to make a BROADWAY NUMBER ON TIMES SQUARE about him!

[@makerofcartoons2023]

Every once in a while I find myself returning to watch the best episode of Last Week Tonight ever aired.

[@grantdunn2544]

I don't know how the show's staff convinces the executives to give them this much funding, but I hope they never stop.

[@saturn5mtw567]

I think this episode is exactly how they convince the executives to give them funding

[@nathanielnizard2163]

because at least 1M view on youtube, it's maybe their best program on the internet. Also John Oliver is deeply subversive, I bet they get funds here or there :). Some episodes are deeply informative and some others are here to fun and they really are, in the other hand some are pretty akward to me. For the Dalaï Lama episode for example, things are not as simple as that, but it induced the audience into a false sense of certainties while the reality is way more nuanced than that.

[@lilBabyBornInCalifornia]

1.8 mil views in less than 24 hours.... thats how

[@willpickering5829]

Maybe the HBO executives also felt like giving Murray the middle finger after the whole lawsuit

[@82Jaster]

It probably helps that they've won Outstanding Variety Talk Series (among others) for four consecutive years at the Emmys. When you're consistently bringing that level of prestige a network, they're going to help you do what you want.

[@Thecuriousincident1]

Imagine them having to play this in court and everyone trying not to laugh.

[@HollowGolem]

Probably the point. If he wants to sue them, this is the evidence he'd have to present.

[@monkeywizard77]

and even at teh end of the song they say they made it all up.. so self-defending evidence!

[@pexus4127]

Chris Check pretty easy feat if you ask me

[@SurrogateMerville]

I'de love to have the jury and the judges in that court case do the 'you laugh you loose' challange. :P

[@bigbengamer]

Better yet, the transcript reading

[@JjBb-sr1ln]

And yet again, here we are. Another year later and this is still the best episode ever. Massive hats off to the Writers, Legal, John, and all involved. Bravo. Bravo.

[@christenmclaughlin8476]

Imagine being a dancer showing for an audition and finding out it’s for this 🤣 they all looked so happy

[@Thomas-jg1wi]

Somewhere out there is a miner who had no clue what he would start when he returned his bonus check

[@madmid9midnight597]

I was thinking the same! I hope he is doing good, would love to see his reactions to all of that!!

[@memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724]

Yiah murray calls people evil but payed his workers 3 dollar bonuses for them working more yiah he tricked his own workers just to get over the fact he ain't a boss in the 1920s or less...Murray is a evil business man scumbag that is his legacy. Eat shit Bob.

[@Lambda_Ovine]

I hope he watches this and feels proud about himself.

[@nick794]

One act of courage inspires others.

[@Pennsyltucky84]

A coal miner somewhere: *laughs in Appalachian*

[@ivyandharley99]

This is the most eloquent "f*** you" segment I have seen and I am proud

[@916wetcustoms]

The single greatest waste of hbo money ever

[@mosheperlmutter9144]

#ginus#beterbando

[@Mothman1992]

Is it better than the letter from pom wonderful where they very politely instructed him to shove a box of pomegranate juice up his ass?

[@kninenights]

Almost 4 years later and this is still one of my favorite things John ever did.

[@MasterCode86]

in honor of the third anniversary of bob's passing yesterday, let me drop you some truth for all those who think Bob let his beef go: No he didn't, he got killed off by karma before he could! this was posted 11 nov 2019, bob died exactly 3 year and 1 day today, oct 25 2023. He had an almost a whole year to see it. I am sure he did see it, but people say he didn't because he responded to any bad media about him in days of it coming out. But this time he did not, and it was not because he let it go...it's because he got LUNG SICKNESS COMPLICATIONS! HE DIED OF IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND EVEN APPLIED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS A MONTH BEFORE HE DIED, THE SAME BENEFIT HE HELPED DESTROY FOR YEARS. If you ask me, that last bit was probably the last straw for God, if you are a dying millionaire with wealth on the back of miners you fucked over for years and your first response to getting lung sickness was "let me get one last lick!", that would be how i would take you out. That or a cave in.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

As someone who lived next door to a miner who died of "the dust" as we call it over here in the UK, when his youngest child and I were 6 years old (a long time ago), I cannot help but think that karma is not so much a bitch, but the perfect way to balance the scales of justice. Of all the diseases to take him, there couldn't have been a more apt one. Thank you for the info!

[@MasterCode86]

@y_fam_goeglyd indeed. I laughed so hard when I found that on his Wikipedia page. The little goblin got exactly what was due to him. Karma is a bitch because she is fair. It hates all equally

[@lilypads17]

thank u for the lore drop

[@MasterCode86]

@@lilypads17 my pleasure.

[@grantmillard8387]

Yup. Died of black lung after trying to deny coverage for the condition to his own miners. Ain't fate a bitch? Enjoy hell Bob Murray.

[@Caterfree10]

I hope the man who wrote “eat shit bob” on his check sees this video and knows he started something amazing.

[@theactionman007]

I wish giving your comment a thumbs up would do that.

[@crypt0nym0ussec57]

@@theactionman007 I wish giving your comment about giving his comment a thumbs up, a thumbs up, would help that as well.

[@WinWindowS.K.Julian]

Comment so YT prefers the vid

[@badbradisback]

@@crypt0nym0ussec57 I wish giving your comment about giving his comment of giving a thumps up, a thumps, a thumps up, would help that as well.

[@demlogics9591]

@@badbradisback I have too much history homework to sort through the layers of commentception so I'm just commenting as well

[@SilverCyan]

"shit we have so much money from Game of Thrones." "what should we do with it?" "Let's let John Oliver just go absolutely hogwild."

[@felixvelariusbos]

Reason season 8 was so short was because HBO had to allocate so much money for legal fees. Worth it, in my opinion.

[@KB-dd9xr]

Actually I would think 200 grand is pocket money to them, but it's a good gag! 😆

[@darsure3006]

money well spent, no matter what he does with it

[@dgomez611]

@@felixvelariusbos That's not true, HBO offered more seasons but Dumb & Dumber (Dan and Dave) wanted to finish it early so they can work on their $100m deal with Netflix. Why would HBO want to end its most popular series that was making them so much money?

[@krudmonger]

@@dgomez611 You're right, though I think felix's comment was meant "in a way no reasonable person can construe as factual."

[@rhonafenwick5643]

I don't think I've seen anyone comment on one particular joke raised almost in passing: the online cartoon of Oliver with the glass-syringe-condom cake, and Oliver's wonderfully good-natured reaction to it, is just brilliant. "Nailed it; no notes." 🤣🤣🤣

[@micahpilson9836]

I've had many discussions with friends about the best thing we've ever seen in TV or movies, and I come back to this episode of LWT every single time without hesitation. It's absolute perfection - daring, informative, hilarious, and endlessly entertaining. The fact that Bob Murray died of black lung due to his own shitty workplace safety conditions before he had a chance to sue HBO & AT&T again is just icing on the cake.

[@smilingkevin]

John Oliver: the most Chaotic Good person in history.

[@jschuler53]

smilkngkevin I think you have to be chaotic and creative today to be a good person, stepping outside all the silly rules ostensibly to sustain civility but in fact, only have a chilling effect

[@smilingkevin]

@@jschuler53 Absolutely. When the norm is bad, chaos is good.

[@kyleguajardo]

"Creativity is a weapon"

[@olorinmagus4479]

A lesser Gracie those who work within those rules to change the system are good people too. Civility is important, laws are important. The laws need to be changed, and the people working to change that through the system are good people too, to say they don’t exist is insulting to those of us who try to change the US for the better in our own way

[@kyleguajardo]

@@olorinmagus4479 Of course Lawful good people exist too, the ones making the laws for the better are what helps us common people. But sometimes you need a loudly voiced complaint to bring light to the issue and get the point across, hence why John Oliver exists.

[@mbremyk1]

HBO: John, did you just spend more than two hundred thousand dollars on a piece about Bob Murray? John: Wanna see me do it again?

[@TVMcaffee]

AT&T and HBO bosses have already signed the check, well they will when they stop laughing and put on dry pants.

[@samuelchurch5124]

HBO: If you let the head of our legal team call him a fuck face you got a deal.

[@azaria_phd]

@Dick Fageroni You are seriously confused right now.

[@StormCrownSr]

@Dick Fageroni Well for one, the shooters name was Anders...

[@jasonlytle6046]

"Eat shit Bob" was performed in front of a live studio audience. 🤣 Love this video!

[@diegs.alejandro]

That last "SHIT" came from the HEART.

[@magscat3161]

The funniest part of the whole music number at the end is when the song was over, my 2yr old toddler clapped and cheered "Yaaaaaay! Again!" ... I'm not a good parent. Lol

[@internetperson573]

It’s an important life lesson dude your kid has to know what happens to people who act like asses, someone is gonna drop a nuclear level broadway diss track on your ass

[@Avarren]

You both appear to have good taste…

[@Alaryicjude]

You're right, you're not a good parent... You're a great one. Lol!

[@Zenologia4673]

No no. You’re doing it right

[@bekkayya]

the best part is knowing Bob Murray's lawyers are going to have to sit through this without laughing

[@Haru-nee]

They won't. They'll laugh their asses off in private and then go, “Yeah, we should sue.”

[@couragekarnga8735]

I doubt they will succeed.

[@ryleymadisonkennedy2334]

Parzivald Shiflty ahhahahahahahhahahahahhahah

[@dalemrgh1819]

@@couragekarnga8735 Since their goal is to take Bob's money to sue, they will succeed - in taking his money for a frivolous suit that will be thrown out.

[@DarkSkay]

We lawyers will not even stop laughing when our threatful, amoral, letter-writing duties paid $100 per hour will be replaced by heartless lawyer AI software. A human can always surpass the machine.

[@amyl363]

Remember the immigration piece, where John Oliver told us he was admitted to the country on a visa for a person with "extraordinary ability in the Arts?"

[@FiddlebirdBlue]

And how he said that like it was funny and he'd gotten away with something. But he is!!!

[@MarijaKovac]

And he proves it again and again 😊

[@perryi7752]

The same thing trump wife did. So far her only ability was getting her family in the u.s.

[@perryi7752]

@Benghali In Platforms plastic surgery has nothing to do with good genes.

[@tamsenverstynen9623]

@@perryi7752 Trump's wife got in on an EB-1 or "Einstein" visa, which is for those with extraordinary abilities who are highly acclaimed in their fields, the government cites Pulitzer prize winners, Olympic athletes, respected academic researchers, experts in various fields, multinational executives, and Oscar winners. It's really difficult to see how she qualified as she was a working model but had no where near the acclaim to qualify based on her modeling. Honestly, it wouldn't be much of an issue if it wasn't for her husband's anti-immigration policies.

[@Strathclydegamer]

Still one of my favourite episodes. The ending is just perfection

[@leighamlemire8804]

In his entire comedic career, this has to stand as John Oliver’s magnum opus.

[@Verate]

Im just laughing at the fact that ,If bob sues him for this segment, the court will have to see this as well 😂

[@tsubomikoneko6911]

I just imagine there being a stack of paperwork listing off all the things they call Bob in the piece and the judge being like, "Excuse me...?" and John just being like "Here, this'll help *rolls in television and starts video*".

[@kelbyreid7254]

I like to think the legal team will argue that the song is slander, to make a legal case they will have to argue that the statements made were not so absurd that no one could be reasonably expected to believe them.

[@yeseniadiaz7019]

I was thinking the same thing! 😂🤣

[@Gala-yp8nx]

Neet Skeet I think that’s the point. 😂

[@roberthurley3941]

But they disclose in the song that it is all made up and they are just talking shit. I haven’t cried with laughter in a while... that was great.

[@hallercory]

In a surprising turn of events. John Oliver dropped the hottest distrack of 2019

[@JithinJacob333]

It's diss track

[@theownmages]

Bitch lasagna!

[@SlingSpells]

I really want to like this comment, but I'm getting physically ill hovering over this beautiful 420

[@cravenlunatic1]

is it really that surprising though? 👀

[@brycehickson374]

@@theownmages That was 2018. This is valid competition against PewDiePie's "Congratulations" diss track though!

[@dancedj2k2]

Today is possibly my fiftieth time watching the last six minutes of this episode, and I still derive much joy in watching it as much as the day it first appeared over two years ago. Since then, John won a another Grammy for this episode and Bob is long gone an buried.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

You have no idea how badly I wanted that dude to actually be from HBO's legal department. Sadly, he isn't but a man can dream.

[@Zircillius]

This is an historic episode. Don't think I've ever seen an individual get so utterly annihilated by a satirist.

[@jeffwilliams3924]

Bad news: We're not going to say anything bad about Bob Murray. Good news: We're going to turn it into a musical!!! F-ing ROFL!!

[@brandenwatson8873]

Diss track

[@AaronLassen]

I don't even think annihilated is the right word...

[@cassidysokolis8008]

God, I hope they release this song. I'll forget who Bob is in a few years, but this is too amazing not to be able to listen to.

[@Famjules79]

@@cassidysokolis8008 so, did you forget who Bob Murray is? It's been a couple crazy years lol

[@MrFlexi23]

The most glamorous and expensive middle finger I have ever seen, never stop.

[@ragg232]

With an actual middle finger thrown in for good measure.

[@blankname6629]

Salzfass best piece of trolling I have ever seen.

[@MagetaTheLionHeart]

I love this to death, but it's not the most expensive. A whole movie was made as a middle finger to Hitler, and that is Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator".

[@mazdakmina9493]

@@ragg232 *Many* actual middle fingers thrown in for good measure! The point is... well done, John! Congratulations on your *well-deserved* Emmy!

[@bananawolf2304]

Seattle had a very effective way of toning down frivolous suits. When the city got sued for obviously frivolous charges, they counter sued the plaintiff for the per hour cost of the city attorney having to deal with the case. Dude dropped his suit thinking the city would act in kind. It did not. And they didn’t have to deal with another frivolous suit for years. Hope HBOs lawyers see this 😉

[@NormasWitnesses]

The Mel Brooks-esque ending is simply… perfect. Noel MacNeal as Mr. Nutter Butter is the cherry on top.

[@deusexaethera]

I see HBO's new legal strategy is to make the Justices of the Supreme Court piss themselves laughing when they see this evidence.

[@pokemagetech]

OMFG! XD YOU’RE RIGHT!!!

[@weesalikesmilktea4829]

And I think we can all agree, it will most likely work.

[@Jessijitsu]

Shawn Elliott OMG! I hadn't thought of that! If Murray DOES file suit, this video will of course have to be shown to the judges! That makes it even more hilarious!

[@Yvaelle]

Not to mention HBO's legal team can keep replaying the evidence, or quoting the evidence to verify each line is not reasonable. HBO Lawyer: "Your honor, on the grounds of Bob Murray being Jeffrey Epstein's prison guard, we argue it is not a reasonable position to hold, and therefore clearly a joke. If the opposition would care to present why they feel a reasonable person would assume that Bob Murray was Jeffrey's Epstein's prison guard we can proceed."

[@JoJo-qw9lu]

hahaha John Oliver does it again!

[@MikeCalderone66]

Can you imagine the interns at Bob Murray’s office trying to pass this around and not get caught?

[@user-tc7ms3hu2m]

Michael Calderone they could write an email with the link to this video, and spend some profanities at John Oliver, while proclaim their love of their Boss.

[@Abrogator91]

Interns? In Bob Murray's office? That's impossible. Everyone knows he disembowels all of the applicants and eats them.

[@InXLsisDeo]

COAL GIANT PROVIDED SECRET FINANCING TO GROUP CHALLENGING CLIMATE LAWSUITS theintercept.com/2019/12/17/murray-energy-bankruptcy-climate-change/ Eat shit, Bob !

[@couragekarnga8735]

And not giving a shit if they do.

[@andrewallen9993]

Can you imagine any of his employees NOT passing it around ?:)

[@Scott-fy7fm]

This show's use of funny and real claimed website domain names is just pure genius

[@GB-tc4hr]

This is truly the greatest piece of media to ever exist

[@mattlogue1300]

Eat 💩 bob!

[@Whofan06]

"Now that GoT is over I wonder where HBO's dragon budget went" A good place. A very good place.

[@technomarineco]

hahahaha

[@OrigamiMarie]

I had to stop, rewind and just stare & enjoy when he broke out the glitter suit.

[@matthewmuir8884]

I wonder if HBO plans to stockpile some of the budget so that, when George actually finishes the books, they can make their next big moneymaker: *Game of Thrones: Brotherhood*

[@mlysik3288]

I heard Bob Murray wrote the last season.

[@helixblades643]

@@mlysik3288 LMAO good banter.

[@KennyG881]

John Oliver outdid himself here. This was the best episode to date.

[@kayleeg6543]

I fully agree, this has been my favorite bit by far and I've already watched the song like three times

[@mattsandrini180]

I think Jon took it personal here

[@BenGrem917]

@@mattsandrini180 as he should. This numbnut wannabe tycoon is trying to silence free speech and honest critiques. Eat shit, Bob!

[@EWIK_-hg4ln]

They always take it an extra mile, but this was an extra 10.

[@zakacat5320]

So amazing.

[@PeteSmoot]

David, Joanna, Jill, and Seena (music and lyrics) deserve a f**ing Grammy for this.

[@sarahnewman4529]

Love how the fireworks have correct punctuation. Class act.

[@joelspinale8681]

LWT’s finest moment to date. John is in his element, and I’m excited to see where Season 10 goes! Keep up the good work. And shout out to the legal team!!

[@cageybee7221]

and this, children, is why you never sue a comedian.

[@maxelichme3635]

😂😂😂

[@KneelB4Bacon]

Or a newspaper. "Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel."

[@maxastro]

So much this. XD

[@reymontalvo6226]

forreal he rosted shtt outta him

[@Yobleck]

@@KneelB4Bacon I think most ink is powdered these days. At least the large van sized xerox printers I work with are

[@aeronrutherford]

I have never been more impressed and delighted after watching someone say go f*%× yourself in such an artsy way. I love you John, and thanks HBO sugar daddy for being better than I thought you were...bravo

[@Gudsur]

Aeron Rutherford right?! HBO really positively shocked me. I have newfound respect for the network execs

[@jpd466]

This team knows how to spend money. They spend a lot, and they make every penny worth it.

[@Kalandra86]

I came back today to watch this once more because I was feeling like injustice and kicking the little guy were becoming the norm. So thankful to see this and vicariously live thru John yet again.

[@kaiserwilli]

I come back at least once a year This episode is a masterpiece

[@phelpogaming]

John: So I'd like to do a musical abo- HBO: Have my money John: Are you su- HBO: How much do you need? John: How much is another lawsuit?

[@jschuler53]

best comment ever

[@johnroberts4456]

Oliver "This check is blank." HBO "Exactly." Oliver "Understood."

[@NaeOnYT]

Everybody's going on about John in this episode, but let's give it up for the legal team who truly made this masterpiece possible.

[@keesalemon]

Preach!!! Thank you HBO legal counsel!!!

[@felixvelariusbos]

God bless them. Seriously they are doing good work and they should be genuinely proud of themselves!

[@SolstaceWinters]

Here here! *bangs gavel*

[@AaronLassen]

@@SolstaceWinters I see what you did there. Is Loughry in charge?

[@yuudaemones2624]

Aye!

[@rook777]

Amazing coverage once again. This show has truly become the last real public moral compass remaining in the country I fought for while in the Army. Thanks John!

[@griffinmcdermott2379]

Play this at my funeral: Bob Murray Edition

[@alexgreen4112]

“He told Hitler to quit painting and to find a new career”😂😂😂🤣

[@samjuan4899]

He also shot Archduke Ferdinand which started World War I. So Bob Murray was the cause of both world wars. What a guy! XD

[@crypt0nym0ussec57]

@@samjuan4899 And when WWIII happens, he'll be responsible for that as well!

[@sailingakademie]

Did he founded the AfD ("Alternative für Deutschland") secretly?

[@lpforever1854]

@@sailingakademie Yes.

[@user-ge8yn4ql4i]

@@sailingakademie and funded Pegida.

[@viduralakmina1]

"Told Hitler to quit painting and to find a new career" LMAO

[@urduib]

Wicked :)

[@TimmyBoja]

I missed that one. I'll watch it again!

[@AnitaHanjaaab]

😂

[@vincentpol]

Masturbated to Schindler's list is also right up there.

[@steveshuffle]

when do they say it??? I missed it

[@StealthyDead]

I love how at 25:10 you can really see the emotion in John's face at the last "Eat shit, Bob"

[@buttonsf3293]

We call it paper terrorism and it's common in deep red areas like where I live (Ohio). I've pretty much lost my life savings due to fighting these types who use lawsuits to terrorize people.

[@Scutumdeorum]

Now imagine this being presented as evidence in a court.

[@sifisosizani6683]

Bet money the judge chuckles a bit, before he gives John Oliver thumbs up

[@Sirinwara]

And the Honourable Judge laughing his/her corset off before dismissing the case

[@beatrizworley3793]

That's what I was thinking... the judges trying to hold their laughter just to replay with "all that was protected speach"

[@couragekarnga8735]

My gods, I'd never stop laughing!

[@JokersSerious]

kind of the whole reason they went above and beyond with the "Fuck you, Bob" thing - it can't be used as a reason to sue.

[@gracesanford7862]

A moment of silence for HBO’s legal team.

[@nubreed13]

They are in for way more overtime........

[@Stollberger72]

I think there are worse causes to fight.

[@Jacob60Mr]

"Here we go again"

[@kamilkrupinski1793]

They`ve just got job security for decades, no point feeling sorry for them :)

[@victormeunier9075]

Somehow I imagine them listening to that song during their work...

[@SneakyMuffin]

I do sincerely hope Bob Murray got a chance to see this beautiful tribute to his work before he passed away.

[@Flavor639]

John Oliver is a gift and must be protected at all costs

[@produdeyay]

Bob Murray: Maybe a lawsuit will quiet him down John Oliver: NOPE

[@wearearsenal4989]

He's that one guy you don't want to dare

[@brandonwei2430]

SEE YA IN COURT, FUCKFACE

[@PolarBearChoujin2470]

Clearly he's never watched Last Night Week Last Week Tonight before

[@brandonwei2430]

@@PolarBearChoujin2470 before last night last week tonight?

[@HexIsme]

All I can imagine is John Oliver sitting down with a team of (real) HBO lawyers, and presenting the material, and being like, "So, can I?" And they're just like, "We wish you wouldn't," and he's like, "Yeah, but CAN I?" and they reluctantly say yes and start preparing for the fallout before it's even released...

[@shutter7526]

The absolute worst part is that I can only like this once.

[@cianwade5599]

You can share it too!

[@gisela1122]

Share it!! #eatshitbob haha

[@REDACTED-as_opposed_to_dacted]

The absolute worst part was the bit about the kidney stone.

[@AnthonyGoodley]

I haven't laughed so hard in ages as during the ending song.

[@masercot]

@@REDACTED-as_opposed_to_dacted I put one in the palm of my wife's hand, one time. Her fault... she asked how I was doing...

[@planb6962]

4 years later and this is still the most legendary piece of work ever to grace my screen. Eat shit Bob 😂

[@glitch314]

This was insanely good.. it made me laugh and cry at the same time. Thank you John for speaking up for the people. The world needs more brave people like you. I love you mate.

[@einosig]

HBO: How do we stay relevant now that GoT is over? John Oliver: get me squirrel suits. Plural

[@nickhannum1195]

Einar Sigurðsson never watched it. Never going to. How to sound relevant. 👌😂

[@janewright315]

@The Godless lol go away

[@Fate263]

HBO's budget must be draining, given the many antics on Oliver's show alone... But well worth the pricetag.

[@N0tsaved]

@The Godless Go eat shit, friend.

[@cyreni9756]

@The Godless Take your antisemitic conspiracies back to where the sun doesn't shine.

[@PacheGayd]

If this is how HBO chooses to spend their money, I think I'll have to get a subscription.

[@pablorepetto2759]

Should be frigging tax deductible!

[@WaffleEBay12]

Agreed. I got to catch up on all the intros to these episodes and then watch The Righteous Gemstones

[@jenniferjones9229]

Same. I would consider getting a subscription to watch and support this.

[@dipperjc]

So fucking true, subscribing right now.

[@DarkenedSilhouette]

Patience Gaydos don’t take all the credit from John now. He’s the one pushing the boundaries and deserves your money and attention, not HBO

[@charlesdawkins5921]

I can't get over the legal counsellor part. Everything about it is just too damn perfect.

[@steveaustin2686]

I have seen it MULTIPLE times and still laugh every time.

[@duchessnoor]

The FACT that the legal team at HBO most DEFINITELY looked over the lyrics and APPROVED it sums everything up about HBO’s feelings towards Bob Murray.

[@charlesdawkins5921]

@@duchessnoor oh, definitely! :D

[@emilyrasputin]

The rainbow petticoats under the robes crack me up every time! They're so perfect

[@JmSantos78]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why they keep giving him Emmys.

[@couragekarnga8735]

He's like a British Stephen Colbert.

[@whatisanickname9292]

@@couragekarnga8735 Stephen colbert is the American John oliver

[@pennhmwiatt.6687]

Stephen Colbert isn’t close to the same league as John Oliver

[@tapio83]

Probably eyeing tonys nowadays also

[@almaji666]

@@pennhmwiatt.6687 ummm, the late show Colbert, probably... but the colbert report Colbert was a few hundred leagues higher than John or anybody else except for Jon Stewart.

[@aTaintedRose]

Exhausted HBO Legal Team: You want to do what now? John: An elaborately costumed fully coriografted musical number in time square insulting him with everything we can think of. Legal: ... *Sigh* work in a bit where we collectively get to call him fuckface and we're in

[@lizard3755]

It's choreographed, not "coriografted". But otherwise, nailed it; no notes.

[@KingQwertzlbrmpf]

@@DXNewington Or possibly Patriot bible univercity

[@mohammadrezasabouri6875]

I'm sure the lawyers are also having fun.

[@jdvictor1921]

"Oh, and, last word, John?" "Yes?" "Write something about M&Ms in your musical. We're fine with fuckface, but you know, give it a shot. For the team."

[@sagarroy8679]

Also write a part where we can dance the can-can to display our multicolor undergarments.