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[@Hodebrot]

Whoever this girl was, promoting this absolute horseshit of a blanket, she is the best. I couldn‘t talk that much shit without breaking... insane acting. 😮

[@OrexaN]

Erica Hernandez, I hope her carrer takes a boost from this. Her performance was flawless.

[@oreojsn92]

Legit, she at least deserves a recurring guest appearance on a popular TV show or Netflix series

[@tweex1]

"Thank you for making it so easy" make this a woman a got damn Last Week Tonight correspondent

[@wolflarson71]

Deserves an Emmy

[@merryberry6576]

I really hope she gets more opportunities from this, she did an outstanding job. Almost made it easy to be scammed by her bullshit haha

[@colabayb]

That actress deserves every single dollar she was paid. Just phenomenal

[@maevedoyle2634]

honestly? she deserves triple

[@davidm.corbin4643]

She was paid in medical blankets

[@AnthonyGoodley]

I'd be willing to bet she was paid much, much more than what those fake news spots cost HBO.

[@edwardhugo2500]

The question that remains is does the blanket also work on penises

[@GVS]

She absolutely crushed it.

[@IcarusPhil]

i love her hints "could it look less like a medical product" "thank you for having me and for making this so easy"

[@thematiasmadness7010]

At one point I expected her to say: “I genuinely can’t believe that this is actually working you’re a bunch of idiots and this just a fucking blanket”

[@maazkalim]

USFCC..!! USFCC would suddenly say..: Darn Free Enterprise! All because of that lexical atom-bomb, "@@thematiasmadness7010".

[@fabianmendez1352]

@@thematiasmadness7010 i doubt it was live.

[@kellymhanson]

She was an amazing actress!

[@msd7544]

Yeah the actress really did amazing!

[@IanGrams]

"And initiate a low grade state of what we call microdeath..." Wait, did the writers for that segment even fit in a "la petite mort" joke? That's amazing.

[@mollymartian9969]

ah, thanks for pointing that out. missed it. the writers are brilliant.

[@dismalthoughts]

i totally missed that as well... that's amazing 😂

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

wait. What?

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

Oh. Oh my God lol.

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

​@@dismalthoughts same lmao

[@willelliott2671]

"Thanks for making this so easy!" That actress is lowkey savage

[@Damnitjim7]

Mad savage, and looking back she even seems like she over acts it sometimes as if baiting them to call her out.

[@nathancrossen2224]

Right? I just commented and said they should give her a steady job. Genius!

[@nathancrossen2224]

@@Damnitjim7 Definitely. She was mocking them right to their faces and doing what the Daily Show field reporters have done so well.

[@romansans1581]

Awesome Will from Dawsonville.

[@lukasbeck4421]

@@Damnitjim7 she was just a little over the top American

[@johnchessant3012]

"Nazi-era fuck blanket" is definitely not where I expected this to go. But I'm glad John is still pulling his classic stunts even from the void

[@tenchi7778]

The second she said it’s based off technology pioneered in Germany 80 years ago I could not stop laughing.

[@tomgraves6463]

But it's ok because it only causes Micro-death. 😕

[@evertvandenberghe]

Roflmao

[@Crazydemonwizard]

@@tomgraves6463 Well considering the 80 years old german invention, "minority-death" would be to obvious...

[@CrispyChestnuts]

Indeed I was half expecting the knowing studio audience laugh to somehow eminate from the void when he took the signature pause before the reveal.

[@ericmock6318]

As a reporter (and former ABC4 intern) let me just say THANK YOU to John Oliver for exposing what our corporate owners get away with. You are a legend for getting those spots on those shows.

[@eddie8306]

Wherever you found “Erica”, you found a gem. She deserves a bonus. Just as savage as John. “Thanks for making it so easy!” Lol

[@Cellaghney]

You didnt call her Erica given the SS anthem by the same name, did you...?

[@RichWoods23]

@@Cellaghney 'Erika' wasn't explicitly Nazi nor specific to the SS. It saw a far wider use, including beyond the end of the Second World War.

[@Cellaghney]

@@RichWoods23 No I know but they adopted it, still thanks for the further info

[@jessicabarczewski1910]

Erica is probably a writer for the show 😂😂😂😂

[@Ari6lle1nWonderl2nd]

Of course, she was probably going by a script, but still *chefs kiss*.

[@seleenshadowpaw3012]

As a german, the sentence 'a german technology pioneered over 80 years ago' immediately rings ALL of the alarm bells inside of me, even in a comedy skit xD

[@jmumps]

Yo I laughed so hard when he made that connection. It went over my head at first

[@TheJoeSwanon]

I actually missed that sentence at first

[@deimosvoralius2988]

I was choking on my food. Couldn't wait to read how horrible the jokes in chat would be.

[@alexanderulbricht8676]

Same here... It was an instant heads-up and "she said what?"

[@elisam.2896]

As a Dutch person, those alarm bells went off quite loud as well 😳

[@DeadleeIan]

I instantly lost it at "pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago." They didn't even blink an eye. Like. Cmon guys.

[@SmashPortal]

To be fair, a lot of people don't think about the timespan between now and history. Osama Bin Laden was killed 10 years ago. 9/11 was 20 years ago. The Cold War ended 30 years ago. I bet a lot of people feel like all that happened in half the time.

[@charlotteice5704]

With innovations helped by the involvement of the local population, a true community project :D

[@khanyancoyini1053]

I know! You would think that would at least raise an eyebrow. "Who had time to discover this shit at the height of Nazi power."

[@MarcusLager]

2020-80=1940 but math's hard so none notices. What a world we're in.

[@bookfound]

Cutting edge technology pioneered 80 years ago in Germany.

[@KasCalwein]

As a German, when it said "technology from 80 years" sirens started blaring in my head because - surely just coincidentally - my grandfather did some seriously questionable shit during that time...

[@corpsecoder_nw6746]

lmao its ok mate. what happened cant be undone and you know its wrong so sit back and enjoy the laughs

[@Alexus1138]

did he claim he did nazi what was goering on?

[@psammiad]

This is why medical advertising is rightly banned in the UK. It's up to doctors to decide what's the best medical treatment for you, not some quack selling dangerous treatments on TV.

[@Grim_Beard]

True, but we can still go into the medical / pharmacy section of any supermarket and buy a variety of homeopathic woo pills. Pharmacies should not be legitimising that bullshit.

[@DragonbIaze052]

@@Grim_Beard I've worked in pharmacies. The reason those things usually end up on the shelves are because somebody asked for them. If the pharmacist refuses to order the product or tries to explain that it's fake, the pharmacy loses a customer.

[@Grim_Beard]

@@DragonbIaze052 That's a reason to either ban the bullshit outright or run pharmacies on a non-profit basis (e.g. in the UK, bring them into the NHS). Clearly having the bullshit legal and relying on for-profit businesses to have high ethical standards isn't working.

[@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat]

@@Grim_Beard - Homeopathic medicine WORKS. If you don't like, then just ignore - more for me.

[@Grim_Beard]

@@MrsSlocombesPuddyCat It's been tested. It does not work. You have, sadly, been scammed. Do your health and wallet a favour and stop taking bullshit magic potions. Presuming, that is, that you care about your health, your money, and just generally what's true.

[@Nekomusu]

The line "A German technology pioneered over 80 years ago" made my Polish friend look up from their book to ask me what I was watching.

[@postrachsmietnikow]

Yeah I relate xd

[@25802580dr]

This is gold lol thanks

[@tnskyhawk]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@tekbarrier]

All that talk about fucking a ham didn't make him look up first? 😂

[@OpiatesAndTits]

@@tekbarrier come on we made an entire movie about fucking a pie

[@musicmanbc9613]

When she said “pioneered 80 years ago in Germany” my jaw hit the floor.

[@Tabootrinket]

Almost feels like she just earned extra money by fulfilling a bet. " I dare you to say this blanket was created by nazi germany on national TV"

[@squirrel8185]

​@@Tabootrinket i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD

[@DaleHartley]

hey, the Hitler DID actually have the inflatable sex doll created for the troops because he wanted to fight disease and there were not enough women to go around on the front lines. SO...they might have known that trivia when picking that period, and used it for shock, but truthish sounding at the same time.

[@thagodwecreate5179]

Another fun fact: hitler was also a speedfreak and opium addict so much so that he ordered his chemists to create a completely synthetic opiate so he wouldn't have to rely on chinese opium to make pharmaceutical opiates (as all licit and illicit painkillers up to that point were made from opium latex)...and thus Methadone was born. In fact, it's original chemical name was dolophine named after adolf. The more you know...

[@sssaaa9043]

well, a lot of things were pioneered around 80 years ago in Germany... :)))

[@ShikataGaNai100]

"...the fuck are you doing?!" Perhaps the greatest one-liner ever uttered on television.

[@andrewwilliams9599]

AND it stopped her nudnick co-anchor from fiddling with his smartphone when he was supposed to be, um, I don't know, DOING HIS JOB!

[@kawaiiconcept7479]

I love when John tests stuff like this out, like the church he founded just to see how much he could get away with legally. He really is chaotic good.

[@billyt8868]

the actor for the blanket honestly deserves and oscar and a staring role in some sacha baron cohen movie. i can not believe how straight faced and matter-of-fact she was.

[@lenkacfk7155]

Agree - though I would make it a "starring" role - in that context, the "r" makes quite a difference 😅

[@DarkCrimsonBlade]

@@lenkacfk7155 looks like someone is a grammar individual from 80 years ago! lol

[@TheEvilEgo]

@@DarkCrimsonBlade That's the smoothest way to call sb a grammer nazi I have ever seen. Well done mate, well done.

[@desidaru1118]

@@DarkCrimsonBlade It's a "spelling" individual.

[@danidejaneiro8378]

And every infomercial actor ever.

[@vvsvlogsYT]

I can’t believe they actually got a _functionless blanket_ on television as a medical wellness product. Insane.

[@Q269]

Remember magnetic wrist straps? 🤔

[@Q269]

Remember headon?

[@starkravinglad8099]

For 2k? Dude I love capitalism. I really do

[@adrielsebastian5216]

@@Q269 "Apply directly to the forehead!"

[@Henrypooh]

It's not functionless, you put it on yourself and it keeps you warm, very functional!

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

As an autistic person, it will never cease to amaze me how my brain is listed amongst heart disease, alzheimers, dementia, etc. Also, still really want a Last Week Tonight piece on ABA, Autism Speaks, and #StoptheShock

[@bethdeva]

i have aspergers and i really dont understand the cure part. im not fully knowing on apsergers as i was just recently diagnosed but from what i can tell it just means im wired differently from others. to me it seems like it’d be akin to finding a “cure” for green eyes

[@wolbern5605]

I have Aspergers too. I hate how people say I should be “cured”. I am me, get over yourself

[@thewingedporpoise]

this, absolutely

[@ailimarie]

@@bethdeva Aspergers is no longer a recognized diagnosis in the dsm, as it is now a part of asd (autism spectrum disorder)

[@KellyClowers]

@@bethdeva FYI, the current version of the DSM has dropped Asperger's Syndrome as a thing. It's all Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) now. Both because there isn't any clear cut boundary between the two that can be reliably identified, and also because Dr Hans Asperger did a lot more work with the Nazi regime than was previously known (I think more info came out in the 2010s), and he was pro eugenics

[@SevenTheJester]

"Thanks for making it so easy." Ohhh, you cheeky bastards. 👏❤

[@samarillama55]

I lost my shit at "pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago."

[@tobiasstein9764]

As a german I am concerned what the f you are doing down there >_>

[@ingrudmessenger1193]

Who needs the FDA when you can have it approved by Dr. Mengele?

[@nieznajomy4398]

I'll be honest, I didn't understand this joke at first. Only after John tolded that.... this is kinda scary for me.

[@levikay1745]

Nazi scientists: they can't be beat.

[@katphyre]

Me too! Hahahaha. Oh Utah...a lovely place to live but boy are people gullible.

[@AZ-ij1ls]

Whenever John says "and the reason we know that is... we did," you know it's gonna be good.

[@Mainyehc]

Never since they created Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption have I seen such a genius social experiment. xD

[@forgiveman]

Always is awesome to see the results after that sentence.

[@Vandil_the_Rogue]

@@Mainyehc Praise be

[@DanielGalan]

My favorite sentence in this show

[@igoat6211]

“And the FACT is...”

[@vp5679]

This segment alone deserves an Emmy.

[@PH1FER]

I think that pretty often with this show

[@JootjeJ]

Who else is re-watching this because of the segment on timeshares in March '23?

[@JeffKing310]

Yep

[@saurabhmukherjee384]

Jimmy Kimmel: I'm the biggest prankster on late night TV Meanwhile actress who deserves an Oscar: Hold my Nazi-era fuck blanket

[@alisafa2858]

This comment is underrated.

[@jerban8879]

She seriously deserves some kind of Emmy for this

[@marbanoo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheNeoVid]

She's so scary good at saying completely made-up crap to a camera that I'm worried she has a political career in her future.

[@ExtremeObservations]

Everyone saying she should get an oscar, although she did nothing different than the other scammers. Just different intentions. I mean, good stuff for sure- but it’s not like the people from that erection rocket didn’t know they were selling bullshit. Oscars for everyone then?

[@MerryweatherMedia]

thank you england man with glasses

[@wasimshaikh1665]

He is genetically modified English parrot

[@killerwhale4189]

you are the last person i expected to see in a john oliver video

[@KaitoBravo]

Welp hello there

[@Lowkeylie]

@@killerwhale4189 I mean I don’t know about the _last_ person but. He certainly wasn’t high on the list of people I expected to be here.

[@tRainofrAine]

John-Chan coming soon?

[@geekgirl_luv4262]

I love the “Why is it legal for me to do this?” segments of LWT

[@12Knaves]

If Erika's acting career doesn't work out, she could really have a ridiculously good career in sales.

[@TheJacpot1]

Props to that actress, who promoted the venus veil with full conviction. Subtly scary though lol

[@pvic6959]

plot twist: she believes its real :P

[@marcelo-ramos]

@@pvic6959 I didn't think about it. She could have been one more step in the giant sell out ladder, and the punch line for the whole thing.

[@ChrisJean]

I think that's part of the point that's being made here. Those people in infomercials showing how great the product is? Paid actors. Those people in commercials talking about their changed lives? Paid actors. Those hot women hanging around a Lamborghini parked in front of a mansion while some guy talks about his amazing real estate tips? Paid actors caressing a rented car in front of a rented mansion. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the people pitching paid promotions on local news are themselves paid actors. In fact, paid promotions in local news allows people to pay stations to change people who are supposed to tell us news into paid actors in their own scripted commercial.

[@MelodicQuest]

It makes me wonder how much fake science they put into her script. Like if they actually asked her legit questions, would she have an answer?

[@ChrisJean]

@@MelodicQuest I just posted another comment (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXrMkISJZtmXfK8&lc=UgxwyiBO-SbaPI9LUft4AaABAg ) that touches on this. The thing that really stuck out to me was the "draws out the natural alkaline undercurrent of the vagina" line which is bullshit. A healthy vagina is very acidic. If someone has an alkaline vagina, they have serious medical issues. If I, as a male with no medical training, can catch on that line of shit, how did a female chief medical correspondent breeze on by it? My best guess? The correspondent is only listening enough to follow the script, and either is indifferent to medical accuracy on these segments or is told to just follow the script.

[@nathancrossen2224]

"Thank you for making it so easy" If that wasn't written for that actress, give her a steady job because THAT killed me.

[@4saken404]

For real! Someone give that actress a bonus or a f***ing award. That was GOLD.

[@ronbeatty516]

The actress selling the blanket was awesome!

[@crazyluigi6664]

Erica Hernandez was the name she gave out.

[@alexielmarquay]

That actress was amazing, she seemed so natural and convincing while saying all that made up stuff lol

[@dennism.5145]

@@alexielmarquay that's kind of what actors do ^^

[@kirbwarriork3371]

"Microdeath" was such a great play on words, glad you could get it to happen on the news.

[@jimmyjohnson1426]

Microdeth is an all dwarf Megadeth tribute band.

[@kirbwarriork3371]

​@@jimmyjohnson1426 "La petite mort" is a french saying often used with orgasm and means "the little death", so the usage of "microdeath" was quite good.

[@MrDanJB85]

I rarely roar with laughter at this show... but when the actress slipped in 'pinoneered in Germany about 80 years ago' that really got me. Reminded me of controversial British mockumentary series Brass Eye's episode on Drugs.

[@ScorpDK]

"And we know this, because we did it ourselves" is my favorite type of episode of this show.

[@ShortstopJEsq]

Me too

[@romulusnr]

Been a long time

[@russetwolf13]

Local cat girl endorses mainstream media corruption! More at 11!

[@juliogomez2534]

And these type of things isn't even the cake. That's just the icing.

[@Newfiecat]

Yep. "Give us your seed" will always haunt me 😂

[@jojen]

HBO needs to keep this show forever. John Oliver and his writers are geniuses. It's no surprise they win every Emmy and award they are nominated for, other night shows don’t come anywhere close to this level

[@itachi2011100]

correction, other news show (instead of night show)

[@jojen]

@@itachi2011100 Well I meant the ones they always go against but yeah

[@oscarjones5297]

They should do a story how so many ppl are getting their news from comedians

[@casedistorted]

And my republican friend hates this show and would rather listen to crowder or whatever his name is because he believes Oliver lies about a lot. That’s how twisted conservative people can be

[@montygates8767]

What i just said only you said it better. Genius

[@LinusTechTips]

Speaking of sponsored content.... :p PS love u John

[@TSL73]

Niceeeeeee

[@aveen1968]

I can definitely never tell when you have a sponsor it's so smooth and definitely not obvious.

[@abreecs3511]

Linus, I expected better. But then again you dissed Ryzen til it slapped your face so I guess you just like being wrong and figuring out the right answer.

[@HecticJojo]

two worlds colide. wow

[@MrKodell]

And thank god it has nothing to do with RAID: Casinoscam Legends!!

[@Danton1990]

This is why they win the Emmy every year. This show is golden.

[@Sewicide]

"How Gwyneth Paltrow do I have to go for this role?" "Yes."

[@Elizabeth-ll4tt]

This comment, and the "hold my nazi-era fuck blanket" one need way more upvotes...

[@me0101001000]

@@Elizabeth-ll4tt Good news: both comments are in the top 5

[@sonjaleesloth]

"The Muslims Attack at Dawn" made me choke on Coke. 😂😂😂😂

[@kirchoff4733]

Covetton House sends its regards. Give me money.

[@SobriquetAuriferous]

😂😂😂

[@thejudge1728]

What's sad is that the blanket is much less of a scam than the other products that were shown in the episode because at least it can't actually harm you.

[@Stolens87]

And it may provide a placebo effect. And looks cozy.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

That doesn't make it less of a scam. Just one that won't physically hurt you. Spending that much money on a blanket will hurt you financially though, assuming you are not super rich.

[@kindlin]

It can't harm you, and can warm you. Definitely a valuable product!

[@Zett76]

It‘s Nazi tech. I‘m not so sure about that...

[@butcheromance]

At least it doesn't leave you with a "sunburned vagina"

[@saram5754]

Oh my god, I don’t laugh a lot but I almost died at the “just your run of the mill lazed charred vagina” bit. By the time we got to “nazi era fuck blanket” I was just about rolling on the floor.

[@Traumatias0]

That actress looked positively giddy, John Oliver really does offer the best gigs for actors out there doesn't he.

[@coastaku1954]

This man just basically pranked 3 real news stations with a Nazi-Era Fuck Blanket, I love HBO and the fact that they just let him do that

[@samueleveleigh2767]

"so john we've been going over this months expenses and it says you paid to have a nazi-era fuck blanket put onto three of our rivals main news segments, good job they will never live this down" -hbo accountant and legal

[@DKong1026]

It is truly amazing when you really think about it lol. A+ work by John and HBO and the Last Week Tonight team.

[@Zzyzzyzzs]

I wonder how many people went and tried to buy one. And more importantly, how many learned the lesson, vs how many just got angry that foreign lefties tried to teach them stuff with dirty tricks.

[@jessicabarczewski1910]

Business daddy is always willing to help prank 🤣🤣🤣

[@Pallomember]

Gotta also give credit to the actress. She delivered that bullshit to a cringe-inducing accuracy

[@Vaprous]

Can we just appreciate this is an investigative journalism piece specifically about accountability in journalism coming from a comedian... and its probably some of the highest quality journalism you'll ever see, which really says a lot about the state of journalism in America.

[@badladyami]

Cut from the same cloth as Jon Stewart exposing CNN's Crossfire as an absolute farce back in 2004.

[@profshad3429]

@@badladyami or all the ones where he exposes Fox news.

[@DavidRichardson153]

And it comes from a Brit who, despite attaining American citizenship, has yet to American-ize...and I hope he never does, because otherwise, we would lose this high-quality journalism.

[@MrNateSPF]

@@badladyami I thought you were suppose to be funny.

[@badladyami]

@@MrNateSPF "It's a pretty sad day when CNN looks to Comedy Central for its cues on journalistic integrity."

[@joanndavis1450]

I dearly love that I turn you on and there you are, no crappy ads to avoid. I dearly love that you are my twin in attitude and critique. We all love you John, keep up the great valuable entertainment. I can always count on you for a laugh.

[@AKoooooooo]

i literally just paused the episode today (3/19/23) to revisit this. woohooooo

[@far2kthoughts158]

The actress who sold the sh*t out of that blanket deserves more credit. What made it even funnier is that she went to the station in person, had the Nazi blanket and the anchor still didn’t question it.

[@TimoRutanen]

They are probably not allowed to question anything in the segment. Just do your job and nod along, it'll be over soon.

[@bagochips834]

@@TimoRutanen it's Utah, nobody questions Nazi shit in Utah anyways.

[@darkskyinwinter]

I lost it when Oliver pointed out what era Germany about 80 years ago was.

[@kelsiparker7990]

I just imagine them thinking "okay this is probably complete horseshit, but at least it probably won't cause vaginal burns."

[@InnerDness]

"Using technology that was pioneered in Germany about eighty years ago" great line that would just sneak by if you weren't looking for it

[@FOWST]

I immideately burst into laughter. Hitler Speed hahaha

[@DarkGob]

And then in the next breath, "cutting-edge technology". You know, cutting-edge technology from *80 years ago*.

[@4stringsnomercy431]

Yeah I'm German and I went all "HOOO BOY THEY ACTUALLY DID THAT"

[@jerseythedog]

It jumped out at me and opened its rain coat. 😳

[@InnerDness]

@@jerseythedog yeah but if you're a soccer mom watching daytime local news as opposed to watchinf a late night HBO comedy show that's telling you its a bit, it'll probably be lost in the white noise for a minute

[@littlesmith4593]

I missed this one last year so I am so glad that, when relevant, he mentions previous episodes so he can skip over some background content and we can go back and catch up or review to add to the latest piece. Thanks.

[@ciolake4136]

Little Smith yes,that's good. lots of people came here from the Time Share episode, bcs why miss out on a N .zi f..k bIanket?

[@dannysplace7]

I love how you can see the moment the reporter does the maths for "80 years ago in Germany" in her head, then cut away.

[@NerdLifeChoice]

Making George Clooney appear on the snap of your fingers is the biggest flex anyone in Showbiz can have. We see you, Mr. Oliver. We see you.

[@LolSho0orTs]

Thats so true tbh

[@janphilipp86]

I want Adam Driver to return xD 😬

[@JJ-wm6vj]

@@janphilipp86 Don’t we all?

[@paulzammataro7185]

😆

[@stephenlayland2889]

Sure. Who's flexing whom? Like any media figure, Clooney lives by the cost-benefit analysis.

[@PastelN01r]

Okay but George Clooney caught all of us off guard is this the new Adam Driver

[@SnoFitzroy]

god I hope

[@juanpablovelez7656]

He's quite sexy yet.

[@zhaf]

I would say George Clooney is the original Adam Driver. He was Adam Diver before Adam Driver was born.

[@k.a.m8261]

Maybe

[@SnoFitzroy]

@@juanpablovelez7656 yeah this video has brought me new appreciation for him 🥴🥴🥴 he's very cute uwu

[@musicfan6991]

Hey John Oliver thanks for throwin in your plug about this episode in your episode from yesterday fkn hysterical‼️

[@laneschilmoeller5886]

I can only say, Oh my God, John! Keep doing what you're doing. The humor and the seriousness blend you concoct is just about the only way some people will look at themselves, laugh, and realize they need to improve themselves through thinking things through.

[@losiento2]

The laconic George Clooney summoned by finger snaps is this season’s Adam Driver bit... and I’m LOVING it.

[@Triplemother]

YES!! I couldn’t agree more. Clooney is such a great choice for those *snap* bits

[@TheComputerChaos]

This comment brought to you by McDonald's

[@tygrkhat4087]

"That's not how you do it." Pure gold.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

@@tygrkhat4087 Yeah, I like the fact that he knows how to do it, but wont' show us.

[@msb4838]

Wait are there other snap bits? I'm only watching on KZbin not paying for HBO.

[@HayleyTief]

This sounded ridiculous until my local station ended up on the show. Now it's both embarrassing and concerning.

[@denzelelysium]

Mile high? Yeah that got me to. Gonna hafta give those goobers a call.

[@KeeperofthePeace]

I thought I was going to make it through the video unscathed, and then Mile High jumped up and said, ‘Hey, you can lie straight to my face from five feet away and I’ll still take your money! Enthusiastically hocking your old/cutting edge (and definitely bogus) sex machine is part of my job.’

[@fionag5357]

@@denzelelysium I actually had called them a couple days ago, told Denver7 they were promoting a joke fake product, they said that like their lifetstyle show is different than the news show but they werent aware of that and they would be looking into it, i think they’ve since taken it down

[@CyanAnn]

Same, i covered my face in embarrassment. We're not even a small town, i don't know how they lie to us without blinking an eye

[@sarahchipman2089]

Same. I’m feeling embarrassed and called-out here in the “Good Things Utah” area. And we were the least expensive spot!

[@Alex-vg2xs]

I was watching the segment on the Rocket, and I was just so enthralled by the number of murders being listed as they scrolled by below.

[@TheJerbol]

"a lot of people are looking to enhance their lives but don't want anything too invasive" lmao what an American thing to say

[@hostar2]

"enhance their lies"

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

"Nazi-era fuck blanket" was not an arrangement of words I was expected to hear in my lifetime.

[@tedgunther9557]

Think we can add "Run-of-the-mill, laser-charred vagina" to that list

[@secaucuss7344]

Maybe connected to Gorka..........

[@unbroken1010]

Or bringing back " show me your papers please"

[@RankinMsP]

😂😂😂

[@reduser9357]

Great name for a punk band though.

[@counterpointclover]

Those George Clooney cameos were probably worth more than those Venus Veil placements, and that's both depressing and hilarious.

[@Vagajammer]

I'm guessing they paid more for Adam Driver to rip John a new one last year than they did for George Clooney looking annoyed

[@donheady3851]

I call it deprarious..

[@danilooliveira6580]

and I can legitimately believe he can bring a Ham to orgasm

[@jesseg7757]

I lost it @ "That's not how you do it. "

[@latieraeve]

@@danilooliveira6580 he can solve all ED problems

[@olibrindy5121]

Thank you all, for everything behind this piece. Thank for confirming all our greatest fear about our experience with "common things in life". Just showing us that they show us things ( propagandas, exemples and such). You, all of you, show us the logiical way to see the things and then, very respectfully, ask us to think about it on our own time. Thank you. A happy person.

[@saran6825]

Watching the old videos where he didn’t have an audience is so different. It’s so refreshing to see the newer ones where he has an audience again. We love you John!!

[@ryanlindauer7083]

the actress they hired needs to be skyrocketed into leading roles ASAP bc she is world class

[@keithyeah8348]

I can’t hear “rocket” without thinking of that penis torture device. Ugh

[@jeicee984]

Ikr? I’d be laughing at the thought Nazi era Fuck Blanket alone but she kept acting with straight face bullshitting the host

[@MrAidanFrancis]

Brandigration levels off the charts

[@7thsygn]

& she's fine too!!

[@ssssssssssss885]

There are about 70000 employed acting professionals in U.S. Add to that about 200000 or more that are trying. Many are greatly talented. Top level competition is huge (that's why pigs like Harvey Weinstein can behave as they do). This particular actress will have something to add to her portfolio. I'm pretty sure she's already somewhere in the middle.

[@randyc786]

I hope John realizes that he can never again snap his fingers on the show without summoning the Clooney Cam. It's canon now.

[@casinodelonge]

He was great.

[@DakotaBee]

True tho

[@errolvierheller7029]

It looked like Clooney was really participating in Oliver's 'snap chat' ...... was he?

[@DeezNuts-]

@@errolvierheller7029 i laughed at that more then i should have

[@crazyalcayne]

LOL!!

[@wyattsweeney7389]

That actress epitomized committing to the bit, and absolutely nailed her role

[@one-day-at-a-time9317]

Both informative & so laughter inducing !! Thank you !!

[@Ki11ersix]

It’s crazy that I as a KZbinr and Twitch streamer have to more clearly define a sponsored stream or video than a local news station does.

[@arimo3644]

HI KI11ER SIX I WATCH YOUR BORDERLAND TOP TENS AND STUFF

[@arimo3644]

Just wanted to say keep doing you 🤙🤙🤙 I see you

[@Averell64]

Damn, watched a shit-ton of your videos a while back - what a coincidence to run into you here lmao

[@MajorMlgNoob]

The FCC cares more about nip slips and bad words than people peddling bs smh

[@Forty2de]

Hah, small world. Watched your videos as well, you and Moxsy carried BL3 lol

[@cjb000blade]

props to that actress, she didn't even break out giggling once.

[@levikay1745]

I would have broke for sure. Even if for being dumb founded that it actually worked.

[@theconfusingwords]

I was thinking the same thing. I couldn’t have done it.

[@romulusnr]

"Thanks for making it so easy" was the best part

[@DavidAlmaguer]

Its almost as if she was acting.

[@Brahlam]

Yep, really good actress, definitely deserves a bonus for not bursting out in laughter doing this! To sell this so convincingly... amazing! :D

[@coffeezombie6813]

"The integrity of local news channels is crucially important ..." he says right after deliberately fucking with it no less than THREE times. 😂

[@makavelismith]

"Thanks for making it so easy" - Legendary comment.

[@PenguinLord10]

That actress is a champ. Being able to say all that with a bright smile on her face and never once let it crack. Absolutely flawless.

[@sydgriffin7591]

Plus she had the spiel perfectly committed to memory. She sounded totally natural spouting complete BS. Makes you wonder about how much actual garbage people are out there selling with smiles on their faces. A whole lot, I figure.

[@Accolonian]

And then you realise that all the other sponsored content out there is probably also hired actors.

[@rgderen88]

There's actually one more step to this process, John. See how many stations you can get it on even though you revealed it was fake.

[@Mainyehc]

Oooohhh, that’s positively evil. I like your style xD

[@ericpeters0n]

It's 2021 remember? Fact-checking is just the tyrannical censorship of stupid people's opinions.

[@taterkaze9428]

@@ericpeters0n "Fact-checking is just the tyrannical censorship of stupid people's opinions." Hey John Oliver, do you need a writer?

[@johnnaliggett3625]

Google the Venus Veil blanket and you will see it announced on MSN & Yahoo news saying release of the Venus Veil first of its kind....not that it was John Oliver but with a link to the website to purchase and as seen on .... LMAO Edit yahoo has taken it down now...lmao

[@leonguyen896]

@@Mainyehc I think it's more chaotic good

[@dikembemutombo6022]

One of the best Oliver's episodes. Brilliant.

[@sXeAndriex]

The actress they hired deserves an award for being able to keep a straight face during these "interviews".

[@simbamartens7192]

Would love to see him cover the Uyghur genocide in China. There's actually a great analysis on that as well as what we can DO about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqLMkotmbdqHaKc&ab_channel=MyTake

[@Megabobster]

@@simbamartens7192 John Oliver has definitely covered that

[@MuthoniMinaKimani]

@@simbamartens7192 he already has

[@somkit9102]

Are you kidding? She was smiling the whole time.

[@FortWhenTeaThyme]

@@somkit9102 Everyone smiles all the time on local TV.

[@romanhimmes171]

Tom Scott had a piece showing that current KZbin streamers have stricter rules that TV broadcasters. Weird world.

[@driftingdruid]

Mad world

[@just1desi]

Yup. I thought of that video soon as I saw this title

[@Ciph3rzer0]

@@just1desi it's not weird at all. KZbin has to operate in countries that have functioning governments that protects the interests of it's citizens. So we benefit from the functioning governments elsewhere. Just like we benefit from EU antitrust laws

[@btonasse]

@@Ciph3rzer0 this

[@g3i0r]

@@Ciph3rzer0 Tom Scott was specifically talking about UK rules (back when they were still in the EU), so it has nothing to do with "better" EU laws.

[@creatressmwk8226]

Simply, thank you Jon!

[@Ykhraam]

I died at "deep fried fidget spinner"

[@jabik9895]

Being a Utah native, this really hits home. Thank you English man from the Void.

[@rohieram724]

He is now an American Citizen.

[@melissinha73]

It hit home here in Austin Texas too... he sure nailed our stations!!

[@hailcthulhu419]

Agreed. Sadly, John could probably do a couple of years' worth of content just about all the insane crap that goes on in this state. 😒

[@KaiWatson]

That feel when Woodside Homes and Hope Woodside have some connection and; Oh my God I get how Utah works now. #ProvoRules

[@hailcthulhu419]

@@KaiWatson yup. Graft and self-dealing are the rules here in Utah, not the exceptions, which is reinforced by ideological extremism and concealed under the greasy veneer of happy Mormon culture. Yuck! 🤮 I do have to say that I was surprised though that our state got so much attention in this video and not as much in his MLM video, considering a glut of those scams originated in this three-ring circus of a state. 😒

[@fromulus]

I love that this show never ceases to surprise me with their creativity, and their ability to make an absolute mockery of the most mock-deserving aspects of society.

[@superleipoman]

When I understood that he was going to be on this news show with some product I knew, that he was going to blow my mind with how creative they were. And they delivered. "Based on 80 year old German technology" is absolute gold.

[@Tantalus010]

This show has always simultaneously entertained and angered me. John does a tremendous job with the presentation and is always very funny, but whenever I watch, I learn something new and depressing about society that pisses me off.

[@michaellechner3194]

People want to be conned, therefore they will be conned - also, where can i order one ?

[@floatingthought]

Like for "most mock-deserving". Well said.

[@screwupproduction]

If you enjoyed how they made a mockery of something serious can I reccomend the show Nathan for You? The show follows Nathan Feilder trying to help improve businesses in absurd ways but the show shines in letting normal people make a mockery of themselves in these absurd situations.

[@JuanOrtiz99]

clap clap clap. thank youuuuu!!! such an important work, thank you Last Week Tonight team!!!

[@reganlandau]

I really need to know that this actress has gone on to the glorious career she deserves

[@audreylockhart90]

The Venus Veil actress sounds smart and confident in her product, so even though we know it's not real, it's still reinforcing the notion of "it's not what you say, it's how you say it."

[@beckyakidd]

i have a whole ass degree in physical science and she's got me wondering about internal magnetic fields 😂

[@Sonichero151]

That right there is the truly godlike power of Charsima. When you radiate enough confidence you can convince even the smartest people to your side....

[@TheJerbol]

@@beckyakidd as a bio major her saying magnetogenetics made me spit-take

[@Flame1611]

@@TheJerbol Why?

[@adamk8639]

That’s why conman is short for confidence man.

[@TheJerbol]

John, give that actress a permanent spot on your show, just like Mr. Stewart did for you! She was incredible

[@duophile7692]

Mad respect for the profile pic. RIP Doom.

[@mehdi4704]

OMFG the Venus veil 😂 Absolute legends John Oliver & team!

[@bbtank3000]

I can only imagine how tense the newsroom of ABC 4 Utah must be today after seeing this video....LOL

[@davidharrisiv379]

Don’t worry, they have many wives with which to drown their sorrows

[@flameangel17]

Ehh do they even have internet in Utah? I doubt they will see this.

[@Michael-qi9tw]

When “Pioneered in Germany about 80 years ago” doesn’t instantly raise a red flag, that might be indicative of a larger problem.

[@SpiritOfMontgomery]

And in regards to the product, surely with that origin it would be a sterilization blanket?

[@dejanzie]

These presenters 100% know what they are doing, and probably just turn on auto-pilot when doing these segments.

[@kylen6430]

I mean...it wasn’t all bad. We got the VW beetle and polyurethane...

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

@@kylen6430 and THE AUTOBAHN!!!

[@francischabot1412]

@@dejanzie It requires a special kind of people to do it though. Personally i just would not be able to BS people like that without laughing my *** off at how ridiculous the product is and i would certainly make a couple of sarcastic comment about it.

[@Drambo_69]

How many are here because John Oliver said to come after his Time Shares presentation 😂

[@johnspears9254]

yep

[@ciolake4136]

Preworkout_Drambo everyone and their mom

[@parad0rn]

This episode is amazing. I'm in tears

[@hariseldon02]

You know the bit's gonna be good when John starts his sentence with "And the reason I know this..."

[@squirrel8185]

i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD

[@fluffigverbimmelt]

Same! That always get me hyped 😄

[@Vandil_the_Rogue]

Can we take a moment to appreciate George's straight-faced "That's not how you do it."

[@edeworabraham2761]

I know right, I mean that's what happen when you bring in a professional actor

[@TheComicBookJoker]

Yes. Yes, we can.

[@rgderen88]

And yet, somehow, I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW! The world deserves to know, John and George!

[@tyfinney7651]

Rewatching thanks to tonight’s episode. Fantastic episode

[@ninino86]

The ending was GLORIOUS.

[@alspinh]

The fact that cloony did that bit somehow makes me happy

[@IndianaKeks]

same, who had thought he gave this power to John.. it seems he never heard of his Adam Driver obsession

[@trickwillis]

Clooney using a Flo-Bee to trim his coif makes me happy

[@Driven2Beers]

My second favorite Batman. IMO, did a better acting job out of the suit as Bruce Wayne than any other Batman.

[@denasharpe2393]

Because they are actually friends and we know that George's twins probably thought it would be funny for dad to be on tv!!

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

The fact you spelled his name wrong would really hurt his feelings

[@zetazimmer4769]

This is the best stunt this show has pulled in a long, long time. We missed your critical service to this country.

[@nicholassmith7984]

I can't wait to see the responses.

[@pavsofficial4284]

Wtf all of Senior John's content are amazingggggggg. Your loca chica

[@zetazimmer4769]

@@nicholassmith7984 I imagine they’ll be coming today and tomorrow dismissing the criticism or saying they were in on the joke somehow.

[@notoyaarthur1990]

Omg right?! I know John pulls some crap pranks but this one takes the cake 🤣. 3 local news stations marketing this product with no critical review. Idk how the actress even kept a straight face. I lost it with her electrogenetics crap. I'm a scientist by profession but a simple Google search would tell u that no such thing exists, so how did the supposed medical correspondent/ doctor not know

[@zetazimmer4769]

@@notoyaarthur1990 It’s been awhile since LWT got to be silly and it’s an excellent and brilliant return to what made the show so popular to begin with.

[@fantomp1773]

17:48 I love how she very slightly shakes her head, but then when they say “80 year old technology from Germany,” she nods.

[@glwms813]

OMG they trolled they hell out of the TV Station. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@riverkeyes3455]

“Thanks for making it so easy” that lady is a savage and no one even noticed lol

[@sherrysink3177]

I think that was my favorite part. :)

[@HughLlewellyn]

Honestly guffawed at that. So good. :D

[@taongbayan9992]

I didn't know that the American news ecosystem looks like this. This oddly explains a lot about their relationship with truth and facts.

[@MrAronymous]

In the US, opinion has become news.

[@DPowered2]

its worse than you think lul

[@Anne--Marie]

It's worse than you think.

[@katherinemorgan841]

It's worse than you think, I know it's been said twice already but just gotta drive the point home 🤣😭

[@jrideout2802]

@Joel Davis Which independent news sources do you mean?

[@caitlinlavelle8659]

Omg my jaw DROPPED when i heard you say Jim Hefner. I used to work for a company that worked with him. It would actually be a good company to look into if you ever want to tackle the subject of people claiming they are “Best Selling Authors”. It was the Dicks & Nanton Agency (DNA).

[@zahra5301]

5:54 "The Muslims Attack At Dawn" _I almost spit out my halal bacon_ 🤣

[@intense79nick]

That actresses ability to give all that technobabble without breaking was groundbreaking.

[@briangousby8474]

She fucking great at dealing BS.

[@_imhe_]

Yeah, this actors ability to act without breaking character is so innovative and pioneering. I can't believe no one has done this before. Just so groundbreaking...😆

[@intense79nick]

@@_imhe_ What's groundbreaking is anyone who took that literally and not just me saying she did an amazing job.

[@squirrel8185]

@@intense79nick i was going to buy one to mess with my friends. sadly his sight dosent have a buy fetcher. he should do that. just raguler blankits in the venus packaging. then give all the money to a random charity like he did with the pringles. XD

[@brianmcdonald42]

@@intense79nick When the world is this messed up, the line between sarcastic hyperbole and crazed sincerity is shockingly thin. Also, people read comments to react rather than for content. But mostly the first thing.

[@jondough76]

That actor they hired to go on those news shows freaking nailed it. Bravo!

[@selinaschmid696]

"thank you for making it so easy" just sent me

[@ElteHupkes]

Haha yeah my thoughts exactly! I mean it's not just the bit, imagine going through the whole ordeal to get into the studio for the interview... I can't even contain myself watching it. Skills.

[@kamilozdemir1903]

Is it just me, she seemed like she was genuinely smiling and laughing Because of the absurdity of what she was doing

[@rabbit251]

You really have to be a great actor to shovel something that absolutely doesn't exist! And I wonder how much John paid her? I bet the cost of the actor was way more than what those segments costs. And then he flew her to Colorado to do an in studio interview! But I bet John was a little peeved he could get a dig in on HBO or any of the other corporate owners. (Who owns HBO now, BTW?)

[@Andromeda4805]

Right?! I mean, how did she not break character and burst out laughing every time?