The Weirdest Moments Of John Oliver's 11 Seasons Hosting "Last Week Tonight"

[@ElephantPatronus]

This interview wasn’t long enough…. I could have listened to these two having a conversation for an hour. These 2 men are keeping the rest of us sane through all the crazy.

[@TheAccidentalViking]

check out the podcast, then.

[@ecamp6360]

Strike Force Five...sounds like it should have some kickass John Williams or Bernard Herrmann music.

[@Alacritous]

@@ecamp6360

[@dancepiglover]

Looks like something got cut at the end.

[@Triknor]

I have to wonder if all of these late night spoons filled with sugar are making bad news _too_ palatable.

[@Alex-js5lg]

Part 3 of 3 (of the interview)

[@KaitoBravo]

thanks

[@linuschhun944]

You’re a hero, man. Appreciate you.

[@threetreasures7698]

Thank you for this. 😉

[@simgem]

Thanks!

[@ttacking_you]

Doin' the good Lord's work, sir. More people like you and we wouldn't be in this turmoil right now that much is beyond dispute

[@GamerplayerWT]

“Another thing JD Vance hasn’t denied.” I lost it! Hahahahaha!

[@ianthesoccerref]

Poor Koalas 😭

[@Outside85]

Candice Owen was blocked from entering Australia recently... maybe they need to look into Vance as well?

[@cooliekim]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@vintagethings9187]

Totally!

[@babasovka]

@@ianthesoccerref I don't know why but your comment unleashed a strange, unwilling guffaw out of the depths of my being.

[@bretfisher7286]

A very, very funny man, and also a good man, and passionate about justice. One of my favorite people.

[@Omni0404]

I legit don't know which one you're talking about.

[@bretfisher7286]

@Omni0404 John Oliver.

[@Omni0404]

@@bretfisher7286 I know, I was joking about how your statement applies to both of them 😛

[@janetcrane6892]

Don't forget he is a big Liverpool fan as well.

[@areyoufriendly]

Hands down. Cheers England!

[@rehustler]

John Oliver is NOT a national treasure! He's an INTERNATIONAL treasure! 🙂

[@ldj6038]

I love knowing that we have the "John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant". Absolutely one of the best things ever to happen here. I laugh every time I drive by.

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

What you see is what you get. John is such a genuine person. It's never an act, it's just John and his charm is his humor. I love the guy.

[@alisonlilley3039]

Britain made John Oliver…but America enabled him to freely become the genuine funny, but caring man he is. I have little doubt (writing as an Australian), that if he’d stayed in the UK, he would just be sad and bitter. Now he can be funny, genuine, AND sad and bitter😂

[@bil8647]

Seeing John Oliver on the original Daily show you knew he would go far, same with Stephen Colbert. Very funny and principled men.

[@AWSVids]

And Steve Carrell. Ed Helms. Samantha Bee. Lewis Black. The Robs, both Corddry and Riggle. Daily Show in the 00s was a goldmine.

[@MiddleMalcolm]

When John covered for Jon while he was making "Rosewater", that was a clear look at how outstanding he was. A great and underrated period of The Daily Show.

[@CraigChrist8239]

@@AWSVidsI'd argue its still a goldmine. Klepper is a blessing on this world

[@PiObAiReAcHd]

⁠@@CraigChrist8239Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta are pretty great too

[@HRHDMKYT]

@@CraigChrist8239 As is Desi Lydec. She’s hilariously great!

[@chrisdegraaff1418]

The "Eat Sh*t Bob" song was one of my personal favorite moments.

[@chezmoi42]

Mine too. Talk about an epic battle! I love that HBO gives him the resources to do stuff like that.

[@utubeSome]

😂

[@stoodmuffinpersonal3144]

It should have gotten an Oscar ot something 😂

[@Lucares]

If anything of the American democracy is left after the next four years I hope that we will get at least a 90 minute musical about that dumpster fire. At least it would be something to look forward to.

[@dielaughing73]

​@@stoodmuffinpersonal3144 they got a fistful of Emmys

[@jakubLonghorn]

See that’s the comedy ability right there. Telling a great joke about the JD Vance couch and adding koalas like it was nothing. Clever man, effortless

[@HRHDMKYT]

And now I feel compelled to Google “Has JD Vance ever been to Australia?” Or “Has JD Vance ever visited the koala exhibit in any zoo?” 🧐

[@prenks23]

The relationship between the current late night hosts, especially Steven, John, and Seth, is truly something special. I can't help but feel that in terms of comedy, we all have the privilege to be around for something rare and wonderful that is unlikely to happen again for a long time.

[@kevinpotts123]

2 men who both got their starts with Jon Stewart. Both very talented and very funny.

[@Taijifufu]

Well actually Colbert was on Strangers with Candy first but they are both titans that continuously cross paths.

[@treetopjones737]

Now he's a celebrity with candy.

[@teelo12000]

Colbert was in spin city back in 96 with Michael j fox

[@JustTellTheTruthFFS]

Oliver was already a satirist in the UK waay before that.

[@alisonhill3941]

@@JustTellTheTruthFFS But a terrible one. We already had Ben Elton and Mark Steele, we didn't need their less funny lovechild.

[@lizbmusic11]

I love that John raised the most amount of money ever for nominating a bird even New Zealanders hadnt heard of for the NZ Bird of the Year!

[@ardoa8838]

*Bird of the Century!!! (And of the year) 😂 All hail the Puteketeke! 👑

[@melody-13]

I really enjoyed when John married a cabbage. It was a beautiful ceremony.

[@eleanormay729]

I just love these two men, they are so funny and can get us through anything!

[@jeepliving1]

Here's hoping we don't have to test your theory much longer.

[@macareuxmoine]

The episodes with these two are always excellent. Just top of the class. Gimme more.

[@tylerlewis6813]

I mean, the season-long bit with Adam Driver was funny, especially Adam's conclusion.

[@juliedelyn]

We love you John. We love you. Making me cry again. Hang on everybody.

[@kylechildress536]

I work in sewage treatment, and understanding the importance of it, having plant named after you is actually one hell of an honor. (As an aside, our industry is hiring. If you're looking for a new career, check it out!)

[@octoBadger]

I genuinely think the Danbury Incident will forever be one of John's fondest life moments - certainly brings a smile to my face whenever it comes up. Props to the Mayor, it's a class reaction.

[@vertualsurfing]

IT TRULY IS AN AMAZING SCIENCE.. SOO INCREDIBLE THAT (I THINK) .. IT 'BLURS THE LINE' BETWEEN SCIENCE AND 'HIGH ART'!!.. AFTER 20 YEARS (FROM STARTING, EXPERIMENTING.. TO MAKING IT A 12+ YEAR PRODESSION.. DESIGNING, BUILDING & INSTALLING CUSTOM 'REEF' AQUARIUMS. WATER PURITY (POLISHED TO PERFECTION.. THE MOST - NUTRIENT POOR-(EST), YET COMPLETELY 'CHEMICAL-FREE BECAME 'A NECCESJTY'.. 'THE TRICK'.. LIFE.. CAN.. & DOES 'LIVE' IN THE NASTIEST OF CONDITIONS.. BUT ONLY 'THRIVES IN BEAUTIFUL-COLORFUL MYLTITUDES IN WATER THAT CLEARER & CLEANER THAN 'BOTTLED AIR'.. ONLY THOSE 'WHO THINK HISTORY BEGAN IN THE 1990'S!!'.. OR KNOW''NO-HISTORY AT ALL'.. AREN'T COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY BY THE PROCESS(ES) UTIL8ZED IN 'TAKING WATER 'USED BY NASTY-ASS HUMANS!! '.. AND TRANSFORMING IT INTO 'A LIFE SUPPORTING CLEAR LIQUID!! '.. EVERYONE 'WHO USES WATER TO LIVE'.. SHOULD HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MECHANICAL, BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL METHODS UTILIZED IN FULFILLING 'THAT' MAGIC ACT!!.. DAVID BLAINE COULDN'T EVER COME CLOSE!!.. R * E * S * P * E * C * T (BTW: As a Certified 'Control Freak'.. We began to 'Curate and Service' The Behemoth & High-Profile' Reef Projects We'd 'Birthed'.. To Compensate for Evaporation, The Freshwater 'top-off' STARTED with 'degrees of' Paticulate Pre-Filtation. the, a series of 'Decreasing Micron-Size' filtration to send 'perty clean' 'wa-wa' to Reverse Osmosis membranes, then usually Deionization.. & Depending on The Source Water.. itd be fine-tuned with Medias to 'scavenge.. whatever'.. One DAY.. I had visited Several Clients to check on Employees Records of Their Systems.. & Quality of Their Work.. But at the End of My Day (THAT Day) .. I'd Turned a Corner.. ON A Side-Street.. A Dodge Van was 'on fire!' Roaring flames!!.. I got close enuf to See.. (and HEAR OVER THE ROAR OF FLAMES).. SOME GUY SCREAMING : "HELP ME!!".. "HELP ME!!".. I grabbed two (6) gallon Jugs of that PRECIOUSLY PURE WATER... RAN UP TO HIS DOOR.. & Started 'Dousing Him'.. TRYING TO EMPTY THOSE JUGS!!.. ASAP!!.. I grabbed The Towel.. Outta' My Back Pocket.. And My Folder Gerber.. Outta' My FRONT Pocket.. Opened His Door... Cut His Searbelt .. and Pulled HIS Ass DOWN & OUT.. THEN As FAR AWAY as i could.. Miraculouly!!.. ONLY His Shirt was Burnt!!.. I was late as Hell Already.. Soo i called 9-1-1.. and split as Soon As as I Saw the firetruck lights & heard The Siren & Horns .. I guess that guy was really FREAKED OUY..That I showed up Like That.. & Saved His Ass.. Cause.. 'He Never Said a Word to Me??' I've ALWAYS Thought THAT Was The Soo Weird Part?!? .

[@cindymurphy7824]

I LOVE when John Oliver is your Guest!! Thank you 💕👵🏽🙏🏽

[@lawrencemills354]

Just what a delight watching the two of them together. I’m pretty sure I could watch these guys talk as long as they were about anything..

[@laalaa99stl]

Russel Crowe: Are you not entertained? ⚔🐨

[@GrahamCrannell]

more like "we've been entertained enough, let's not overdo it" 😂

[@chrissiek8706]

He'll be the only Gladiator ⚔️ for me

[@LadyMaltese]

Justice Clarence Thomas didn't take John up on his generous offer which was contingent upon Clarence leaving the Supreme Court. Pity.

[@vintagethings9187]

That was an awesome show. I love it when John totally sticks it to 'em!

[@laalaa99stl]

I seem to recall he showed up at his own "memorial" which made it even funnier.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

He sure did. It was great (:

[@lisadiane55]

Was there an opening ceremony? I'd have loved to be there.

[@MdW4177]

In a hazmat suit no less!

[@Piper-Ileoaw1946]

Hey Jon! You said you did cry. You broke down in tears of relief when you got word your citizenship came through. Sweet!

[@Hornswroggle]

"Who's f***ing the Koalas?" "Another thing JD Vance hasn't denied..." I was expecting that joke and John Oliver did not disappoint. 😆

[@mrquirky3626]

I still remember when Stephen did that same joke back on the Colbert Report. It's still funny today.

[@VOjeda-o5e]

Praise be my John! Praise be!

[@brizavala7205]

Mike Pence's advice to JD "Hang in there it'll get better"

[@jorgenke4145]

The mob probably wouldn't hang JD, because he would not certify valid and legitimate election results as VP, if the Democrats won. He would do whatever "America's Hitler" (quote by JD Vance) wants him to do.

[@annadavied7253]

Except it arguably got worse for Pence. At least he doesn't have to answer to the Angry Mango anymore.

[@marketherington4047]

Nothing better than Stephen and John Oliver. Reminds me of the Daily Show.

[@peachesthesordid8619]

Your interview of Snowden was magnificent.

[@glenncordova4027]

Live from the Russian Empire?

[@Omni0404]

Reminder to everybody that John Oliver was on Hot Ones nearly a year ago. If you haven't seen it, it's great.

[@Piper-Ileoaw1946]

What's "Hot Ones"?

[@Omni0404]

@@Piper-Ileoaw1946 If only there was a website that would answer questions like that as soon as you submit them. Somebody should invent one!

[@varatheela]

@@Piper-Ileoaw1946 It's a youtube interview show with the gimmick being you eating spicy wings while answering questions. Everyone is always so surprised by how good the questions are and how good of an interviewer Sean is. John Oliver's episode was really good; he dropped a few hopeful quotes that still sticks with me. "Even as you're waiting for major change that may not come, incremental change is possible and valuable." - John Oliver

[@Nahyoudontgetthat]

Russell Crowe honestly has one of the greatest senses of humor I've ever seen..... he's in more things than just movies

[@kimberlypirtle3283]

So happy to be able to call John Oliver an American treasure.

[@merlapittman5034]

He's fantastic, and he and Stephen together are magic!

[@zingodingo2816]

The wittiest wit on the telly. He holds back some, he's stifled some, people don't catch some, and he still wins. And Oh Em Gee, he's out there giving the Dali Lama a hard time and palling around with Russel Crow. He wins.

[@WilliesGarden]

1:15 hope Owen, who wrote that is still employed since you go on about the "memorial sewer plant" being open. And who knew Russell Crowe had such an amazing sense of humor he's educating your staff on what's funny?! Great stories from Colbert's favorite guest and friend!🧡

[@DanielaPozzetti]

Oliver really is light and brave: making fun of very tough things , too. The best🎉

[@famousgoldentouch]

Every real fan knew that the sewer plant would come up 😂 👍👌

[@pamelagray6854]

You hit on it! DJT and EM want to possess the magic talents of comedians. Never happen....no magic!

[@ecbst6]

I was an extra right behind Russell Crowe in The Next Three Days, and dude was funny.

[@lisadiane55]

He does have good comedy chops.

[@areyoufriendly]

That’s cool to hear, since he basically never had a light hearted scene in the whole film.

[@ecbst6]

@@areyoufriendly The scene going into the jail, with the puddle... Took them like 3 hours to get that puddle juuuuust right... We're all standing around, we get the Briefing... Don't ask for autographs, don't give him your headshot, etc, etc... Then he immediately starts cracking everyone up lol

[@chrissiek8706]

Russell Crowe is a very good storyteller, look up for him on Graham Norton show, especially the episode with Henry Cavill

[@christopherjamesboudoir]

When Steve mentioned crazy things that have happened to John, first thing i thought of was the sewage treatment plant. Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@spaceo8568]

Shout out Danbury in my home state of CT

[@virginiaf.5764]

My home state, too. From NW CT and have lots of relatives in Danbury.

[@jonmendelson1104]

Former home of the Trashers, one of the hockey teams that a Gretzky played for that folded after the owner who everyone thinks was involved in the mob was arrested on RICO charges and eventually pleaded guilty.

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

I love John and have followed his career since the Daily Show. I had to take a break from Last Week Tonight. It’s great work but it’s again a sad reminder how everything is so broken and there is little hope for big change.

[@roypiltdown5083]

dancing in Times Square with a giant squirrel HAS to be on the list.

[@secretelitemusic]

John Owliver is a legend in the Shire.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Russell Crowe is literally one of the most astute, genuine, hard-working, and physically capable dudes out there. Beyond that, his sense of humor and proper confidence (not arrogance) shines through everything he does. It's obvious that his divorce was likely how it often goes: one-sided bad blood or jealousy. 🤮

[@TheWtfanime]

When John literally blew up 2020, that was the best thing ever.

[@Piper-Ileoaw1946]

OH MY GOD HAVE WE ALL AGED IN THE LAST EIGHT YEAR! BLOODY HELL!

[@TheRondog19871]

How is there only 3 minutes of show between ad breaks?

[@jonofthehill]

and now you see why we gave up on television

[@smorris7713]

John Olive is a treasure❤

[@Triangulum303]

One of the greatest of all time.

[@friedrice2912]

Here's to another one hundred seasons!!!!

[@bamboowomandancing]

The best of the best!

[@annettecurtain356]

Let's hope the Air Spray works and gets rid of the bad smell 😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅

[@MarxMarvelous37]

Can't believe the Adam Driver exchange didn't come up. 😅

[@kfeldinAZ]

Love John Oliver!

[@normabrien8331]

John Oliver is so passionate about his likes and dislikes and he is very funny.

[@amberlynolsen7305]

He seems to be on the edge of crying this whole interview! 😆

[@sdbelland]

I love John Oliver! Great interview.

[@jdax21]

Wow. John Oliver is amassing a weird "collection." I would like it if my city would name something after him. I think it would be fun to drive by and see it, and it would be a amusing point of interest for tourists.

[@robinleebraun7739]

The sewage treatment plant was classic.

[@nastualex2033]

Good 'ol chap! Carry on, carry on.

[@chrismcdonald2947]

11 seasons and the HBO legal department will never get bored defending it

[@chrissirois]

I have such CT pride about the Danbury thing! ✌🏻 East Hartford boy!

[@scarlettuwu9582]

Dalia Lama is definitely the highlight 🙂 I remember when the Dalia Lama passed over (I’m forgetting what the exact conversation was or how it came up but let’s just call it “the demon of justice” to John Oliver during the interview 🙂 Thank you to John and Steven for keeping the rest of us / U.S. sane during these difficult past few years 🙏🙏🙏💖💖💙💖💙💙💖💙💙💖💖💙

[@Redibelle]

So grateful he is our National Treasure now

[@susanlewis1875]

John! I'm a prime number freak also! I scroll through the tv selector until the channel is a prime number!

[@robertlinke2666]

2:00 that is peak troll right there

[@barbaramedlock4337]

I 💕 John Oliver got to have more

[@mnkykungfu]

Gotta love the whole Japanese mascot adventure, too!

[@isabelafuentebella1494]

Trump has driven the late night hosts to the edge of insanity by now. You could hear the edge in Seth’s voice, the plea in John’s. It’s a good thing Jon Stewart only does Mondays, and Stephen has literally been driven to drink. Media has to have a consensus to never cover Trump again, and America has to got to go through a withdrawal before hoping to heal.

[@-laydeeintrigue-]

The news station train was great.

[@simonagree4070]

Oliver just kills me. Why don't I watch his show? Oh, yes, because it's on a premium channel.

[@jeffbangkok]

Thank you

[@felicialightfoot2380]

Either one of them, actually. ❤❤❤

[@Ganiscol]

This is the third and last video The middle one is the first And the first one uploaded is the second Chaos! Madness!

[@LuIca5]

The longest video is always the first, usually the follow ups are shorter, and the shortest tends to be the last. When in doubt, try going by length.

[@GreenWitch1]

John is the GOAT!

[@myhamsterlover880]

this interview is keeping me going until his show tonight

[@carllittle4548]

So weird and hilarious to have a J. D. Vance ad run before a Colbert/Oliver segment.

[@Groundedsquirrel]

Love it

[@scarlettuwu9582]

The red lobster restaurant was kind of epic too as it’s something random that spanned several episodes in the recent season.

[@ntt2k]

I can never understand how John Oliver articulates a hilarious joke on demand

[@Zonker66]

Awww... John's getting British, old man jowls!

[@cleverusername9369]

Agreed that the best part of the John Oliver Memorial Sewage Plant is the word Memorial. God level trolling

[@ChipCain]

Legend.

[@patricknewman5429]

Do you remember when we had broadcast and only got adds after 7min of content. Not every 3 min Memba

[@grey_jedi_knight_ali4859]

pepperidge farm remembers.

[@jamesbaxter9150]

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[@revengefrommars]

It looks like you cut something at the end (for time?). Can you upload the full uncut interview at some point in the future?

[@brizavala7205]

⚖ He should be declaring victory any minute now

[@Pulpos999]

The only thing I heard is JD Vance is effin our koalas... 🤣

[@alisonlilley3039]

John looks worried….anxious….even more than the usual British worry and glumness 😳☹️As that other wonderful British performer Bill Bailey said…the British answer to ‘how’re things?’ Is ‘ mustn’t complain’….’OK, all things considered”

[@NewMessage]

What would we do without the jesters?

[@lynnerose7891]

11 SEASONS 🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮😮

[@Navya420]

No mention of the daily show? Really? Two Alumni greats

[@PetraElliottCreates]

Surely they’ve talked about it in one of the 18 OTHER interviews they’ve done together on this show?

[@shortstuffstumpleson]

The 2 Titans of Satire.

[@piconano]

Johnny I love you.

[@AnitaKrolak]

FYI Nov. 6, 2024 I finally watched Despicable Me 4 !! It's great I loved it please thank your buddy Steve for me ❤️ still don't like minions, real ones but now I'm ready for 4more years 🗽✌️♥️🎸🕯️

[@tjm11015]

The prime number thing, nice inside joke🧐

[@ecamp6360]

I would have thought he'd mention, or show, the explosive ends to (some of?) his season finales.

[@roypiltdown5083]

go onto the youtubes (wait, you're already there?) and look up John Oliver on the first season of Mock the Week to hear his comments on owls vs tigers.