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  • @Hodebrot
    @Hodebrot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8553

    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
      @OrexaN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +662

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

    • @oreojsn92
      @oreojsn92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +291

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

    • @tweex1
      @tweex1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +649

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

    • @wolflarson71
      @wolflarson71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Deserves an Emmy

    • @merryberry6576
      @merryberry6576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      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

  • @willelliott2671
    @willelliott2671 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3495

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

    • @Damnitjim7
      @Damnitjim7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +236

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

    • @nathancrossen2224
      @nathancrossen2224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

    • @nathancrossen2224
      @nathancrossen2224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

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

    • @romansans1581
      @romansans1581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome Will from Dawsonville.

    • @lukasbeck4421
      @lukasbeck4421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @IcarusPhil
    @IcarusPhil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2389

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

    • @thematiasmadness7010
      @thematiasmadness7010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      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
      @maazkalim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @fabianmendez1352
      @fabianmendez1352 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thematiasmadness7010 i doubt it was live.

    • @kellymhanson
      @kellymhanson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      She was an amazing actress!

    • @msd7544
      @msd7544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yeah the actress really did amazing!

  • @psammiad
    @psammiad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3174

    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
      @Grim_Beard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      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
      @DragonbIaze052 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@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
      @Grim_Beard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @@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
      @MrsSlocombesPuddyCat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Grim_Beard
      @Grim_Beard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@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.

  • @colabayb
    @colabayb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10566

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

    • @maevedoyle2634
      @maevedoyle2634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +318

      honestly? she deserves triple

    • @davidm.corbin4643
      @davidm.corbin4643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +585

      She was paid in medical blankets

    • @AnthonyGoodley
      @AnthonyGoodley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

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

    • @edwardhugo2500
      @edwardhugo2500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +178

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

    • @GVS
      @GVS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

      She absolutely crushed it.

  • @vvsvlogsYT
    @vvsvlogsYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8891

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

    • @Q269
      @Q269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      Remember magnetic wrist straps? 🤔

    • @Q269
      @Q269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      Remember headon?

    • @starkravinglad8099
      @starkravinglad8099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

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

    • @adrielsebastian5216
      @adrielsebastian5216 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      @@Q269 "Apply directly to the forehead!"

    • @Henrypooh
      @Henrypooh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +255

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

  • @IanGrams
    @IanGrams ปีที่แล้ว +711

    "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.

  • @eddie8306
    @eddie8306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1871

    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
      @Cellaghney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @RichWoods23
      @RichWoods23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@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
      @Cellaghney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @jessicabarczewski1910
      @jessicabarczewski1910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @Ari6lle1nWonderl2nd
      @Ari6lle1nWonderl2nd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @DeadleeIan
    @DeadleeIan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1636

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

    • @SmashPortal
      @SmashPortal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      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
      @charlotteice5704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

    • @khanyancoyini1053
      @khanyancoyini1053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      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
      @MarcusLager 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @bookfound
      @bookfound 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Cutting edge technology pioneered 80 years ago in Germany.

  • @seleenshadowpaw3012
    @seleenshadowpaw3012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1868

    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
      @jmumps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

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

    • @TheJoeSwanon
      @TheJoeSwanon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I actually missed that sentence at first

    • @deimosvoralius2988
      @deimosvoralius2988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @alexanderulbricht8676
      @alexanderulbricht8676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

    • @elisam.2896
      @elisam.2896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

  • @ericmock6318
    @ericmock6318 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    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.

  • @KasCalwein
    @KasCalwein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    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
      @corpsecoder_nw6746 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @Alexus1138
      @Alexus1138 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      did he claim he did nazi what was goering on?

  • @johnchessant3012
    @johnchessant3012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7214

    "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
      @tenchi7778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

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

    • @tomgraves6463
      @tomgraves6463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

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

    • @evertvandenberghe
      @evertvandenberghe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Roflmao

    • @Crazydemonwizard
      @Crazydemonwizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

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

    • @CrispyChestnuts
      @CrispyChestnuts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      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.

  • @musicmanbc9613
    @musicmanbc9613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2823

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

    • @Tabootrinket
      @Tabootrinket 3 ปีที่แล้ว +459

      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
      @squirrel8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      ​@@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
      @DaleHartley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      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
      @thagodwecreate5179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      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
      @sssaaa9043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @ShikataGaNai100
    @ShikataGaNai100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +328

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

    • @andrewwilliams9599
      @andrewwilliams9599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      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
    @kawaiiconcept7479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    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.

  • @TheTaintedWisdom
    @TheTaintedWisdom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3341

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

    • @tedgunther9557
      @tedgunther9557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

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

    • @secaucuss7344
      @secaucuss7344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @unbroken1010
      @unbroken1010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or bringing back " show me your papers please"

    • @RankinMsP
      @RankinMsP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂

    • @reduser9357
      @reduser9357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Great name for a punk band though.

  • @saurabhmukherjee384
    @saurabhmukherjee384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2277

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

    • @alisafa2858
      @alisafa2858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      This comment is underrated.

    • @jerban8879
      @jerban8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      She seriously deserves some kind of Emmy for this

    • @marbanoo
      @marbanoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheNeoVid
      @TheNeoVid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      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
      @ExtremeObservations 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      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?

  • @SevenTheJester
    @SevenTheJester ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @Jekyllstein_Gray
    @Jekyllstein_Gray 2 ปีที่แล้ว +852

    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
      @bethdeva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      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
      @wolbern5605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

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

    • @thewingedporpoise
      @thewingedporpoise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      this, absolutely

    • @ailimarie
      @ailimarie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

    • @KellyClowers
      @KellyClowers 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

  • @AZ-ij1ls
    @AZ-ij1ls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3003

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

    • @Mainyehc
      @Mainyehc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

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

    • @forgiveman
      @forgiveman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Always is awesome to see the results after that sentence.

    • @Vandil_the_Rogue
      @Vandil_the_Rogue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Mainyehc Praise be

    • @DanielGalan
      @DanielGalan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      My favorite sentence in this show

    • @igoat6211
      @igoat6211 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      “And the FACT is...”

  • @far2kthoughts158
    @far2kthoughts158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +724

    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
      @TimoRutanen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

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

    • @bagochips834
      @bagochips834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @darkskyinwinter
      @darkskyinwinter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @kelsiparker7990
      @kelsiparker7990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @geekgirl_luv4262
    @geekgirl_luv4262 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

  • @12Knaves
    @12Knaves 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

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

  • @Nekomusu
    @Nekomusu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2758

    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
      @postrachsmietnikow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yeah I relate xd

    • @25802580dr
      @25802580dr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      This is gold lol thanks

    • @tnskyhawk
      @tnskyhawk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      😂🤣😂🤣

    • @tekbarrier
      @tekbarrier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

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

    • @OpiatesAndTits
      @OpiatesAndTits 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

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

  • @HayleyTief
    @HayleyTief 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1729

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

    • @denzelelysium
      @denzelelysium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

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

    • @KeeperofthePeace
      @KeeperofthePeace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      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
      @fionag5357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@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
      @CyanAnn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      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
      @sarahchipman2089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

  • @JootjeJ
    @JootjeJ ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

  • @kirbwarriork3371
    @kirbwarriork3371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @jimmyjohnson1426
      @jimmyjohnson1426 ปีที่แล้ว

      Microdeth is an all dwarf Megadeth tribute band.

    • @kirbwarriork3371
      @kirbwarriork3371 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@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.

  • @billyt8868
    @billyt8868 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2399

    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
      @lenkacfk7155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

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

    • @DarkCrimsonBlade
      @DarkCrimsonBlade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

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

    • @TheEvilEgo
      @TheEvilEgo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

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

    • @desidaru1118
      @desidaru1118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @danidejaneiro8378
      @danidejaneiro8378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And every infomercial actor ever.

  • @ScorpDK
    @ScorpDK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +578

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

    • @ShortstopJEsq
      @ShortstopJEsq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too

    • @romulusnr
      @romulusnr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Been a long time

    • @russetwolf13
      @russetwolf13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @juliogomez2534
      @juliogomez2534 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Newfiecat
      @Newfiecat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @vp5679
    @vp5679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    This segment alone deserves an Emmy.

    • @PH1FER
      @PH1FER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think that pretty often with this show

  • @Danton1990
    @Danton1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @Sewicide
    @Sewicide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1751

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

    • @Elizabeth-ll4tt
      @Elizabeth-ll4tt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

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

    • @me0101001000
      @me0101001000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @sonjaleesloth
      @sonjaleesloth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @kirchoff4733
      @kirchoff4733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Covetton House sends its regards. Give me money.

    • @SobriquetAuriferous
      @SobriquetAuriferous 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

  • @thejudge1728
    @thejudge1728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2906

    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
      @Stolens87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +313

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

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      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
      @kindlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

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

    • @Zett76
      @Zett76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

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

    • @butcheromance
      @butcheromance 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

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

  • @MrDanJB85
    @MrDanJB85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    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.

  • @Traumatias0
    @Traumatias0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @nathancrossen2224
    @nathancrossen2224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1608

    "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
      @4saken404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

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

    • @ronbeatty516
      @ronbeatty516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      The actress selling the blanket was awesome!

    • @crazyluigi6664
      @crazyluigi6664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Erica Hernandez was the name she gave out.

    • @alexielmarquay
      @alexielmarquay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @dennism.5145
      @dennism.5145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

  • @InnerDness
    @InnerDness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1807

    "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
      @FOWST 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I immideately burst into laughter. Hitler Speed hahaha

    • @DarkGob
      @DarkGob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

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

    • @4stringsnomercy431
      @4stringsnomercy431 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

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

    • @jerseythedog
      @jerseythedog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @InnerDness
      @InnerDness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@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

  • @saram5754
    @saram5754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    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.

  • @dannysplace7
    @dannysplace7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @counterpointclover
    @counterpointclover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +542

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

    • @Vagajammer
      @Vagajammer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      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
      @donheady3851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I call it deprarious..

    • @danilooliveira6580
      @danilooliveira6580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @jesseg7757
      @jesseg7757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @latieraeve
      @latieraeve 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danilooliveira6580 he can solve all ED problems

  • @samarillama55
    @samarillama55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +739

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

    • @tobiasstein9764
      @tobiasstein9764 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @ingrudmessenger1193
      @ingrudmessenger1193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

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

    • @nieznajomy4398
      @nieznajomy4398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @levikay1745
      @levikay1745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nazi scientists: they can't be beat.

    • @katphyre
      @katphyre 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @AKoooooooo
    @AKoooooooo ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @wyattsweeney7389
    @wyattsweeney7389 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @sXeAndriex
    @sXeAndriex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +801

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

    • @simbamartens7192
      @simbamartens7192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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: th-cam.com/video/HqiaX08uT2E/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MyTake

    • @Megabobster
      @Megabobster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@simbamartens7192 John Oliver has definitely covered that

    • @MuthoniMinaKimani
      @MuthoniMinaKimani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@simbamartens7192 he already has

    • @somkit9102
      @somkit9102 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Are you kidding? She was smiling the whole time.

    • @FortWhenTeaThyme
      @FortWhenTeaThyme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @Gorbgorbenson
    @Gorbgorbenson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    "Pioneered in Germany 80 years ago," is an absolutely incredible joke.

    • @pamelacass9642
      @pamelacass9642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joke?

    • @arrowtothebow1140
      @arrowtothebow1140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      As a a german I am so glad for this joke 😂😂😂

    • @leonordeborbon2121
      @leonordeborbon2121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      khoser tested

    • @driftwisp2797
      @driftwisp2797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@pamelacass9642 80 years ago was during World War 2. They're openly claiming that their product is based on research done by Nazi scientists.

    • @cmdraftbrn
      @cmdraftbrn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the second i heard that im like red flag.

  • @joanndavis1450
    @joanndavis1450 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

  • @saran6825
    @saran6825 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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!!

  • @cjb000blade
    @cjb000blade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +538

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

    • @levikay1745
      @levikay1745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @theconfusingwords
      @theconfusingwords 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @romulusnr
      @romulusnr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @DavidAlmaguer
      @DavidAlmaguer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its almost as if she was acting.

    • @Brahlam
      @Brahlam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @NerdLifeChoice
    @NerdLifeChoice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1292

    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
      @LolSho0orTs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Thats so true tbh

    • @janphilipp86
      @janphilipp86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I want Adam Driver to return xD 😬

    • @JJ-wm6vj
      @JJ-wm6vj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@janphilipp86 Don’t we all?

    • @paulzammataro7185
      @paulzammataro7185 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😆

    • @stephenlayland2889
      @stephenlayland2889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @littlesmith4593
    @littlesmith4593 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @TheJacpot1
    @TheJacpot1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +845

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

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      plot twist: she believes its real :P

    • @marcelo-ramos
      @marcelo-ramos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@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
      @ChrisJean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      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
      @MelodicQuest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @ChrisJean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MelodicQuest I just posted another comment (th-cam.com/video/sIi_QS1tdFM/w-d-xo.html&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.

  • @randyc786
    @randyc786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +733

    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
      @casinodelonge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He was great.

    • @DakotaBee
      @DakotaBee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True tho

    • @errolvierheller7029
      @errolvierheller7029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @DeezNuts-
      @DeezNuts- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @crazyalcayne
      @crazyalcayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL!!

  • @makavelismith
    @makavelismith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @coffeezombie6813
    @coffeezombie6813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @coastaku1954
    @coastaku1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5232

    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
      @samueleveleigh2767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +345

      "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
      @DKong1026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

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

    • @Zzyzzyzzs
      @Zzyzzyzzs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      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
      @jessicabarczewski1910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Business daddy is always willing to help prank 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Pallomember
      @Pallomember 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

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

  • @PastelN01r
    @PastelN01r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1947

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

    • @SnoFitzroy
      @SnoFitzroy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      god I hope

    • @juanpablovelez7656
      @juanpablovelez7656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      He's quite sexy yet.

    • @zhaf
      @zhaf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

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

    • @k.a.m8261
      @k.a.m8261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe

    • @SnoFitzroy
      @SnoFitzroy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @reganlandau
    @reganlandau ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @LinusTechTips
    @LinusTechTips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +337

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

    • @TSL73
      @TSL73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Niceeeeeee

    • @aveen1968
      @aveen1968 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @abreecs3511
      @abreecs3511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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
      @HecticJojo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      two worlds colide. wow

    • @MrKodell
      @MrKodell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @PenguinLord10
    @PenguinLord10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +675

    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
      @sydgriffin7591 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      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
      @Accolonian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @jojen
    @jojen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +693

    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
      @itachi2011100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      correction, other news show (instead of night show)

    • @jojen
      @jojen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @oscarjones5297
      @oscarjones5297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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
      @montygates8767 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What i just said only you said it better. Genius

  • @Alex-vg2xs
    @Alex-vg2xs ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @fantomp1773
    @fantomp1773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @romanhimmes171
    @romanhimmes171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2871

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

    • @driftingdruid
      @driftingdruid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Mad world

    • @just1desi
      @just1desi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

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

    • @Ciph3rzer0
      @Ciph3rzer0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

      @@just1desi it's not weird at all. TH-cam 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
      @btonasse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@Ciph3rzer0 this

    • @g3i0r
      @g3i0r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@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.

  • @ryanlindauer7083
    @ryanlindauer7083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +840

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

    • @keithyeah8348
      @keithyeah8348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @jeicee984
      @jeicee984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @MrAidanFrancis
      @MrAidanFrancis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brandigration levels off the charts

    • @7thsygn
      @7thsygn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      & she's fine too!!

    • @ssssssssssss885
      @ssssssssssss885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @laneschilmoeller5886
    @laneschilmoeller5886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @TheJerbol
    @TheJerbol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @duophile7692
      @duophile7692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mad respect for the profile pic. RIP Doom.

  • @losiento2
    @losiento2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +894

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

    • @Triplemother
      @Triplemother 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

    • @TheComputerChaos
      @TheComputerChaos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This comment brought to you by McDonald's

    • @tygrkhat4087
      @tygrkhat4087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

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

    • @SmallSpoonBrigade
      @SmallSpoonBrigade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @msb4838
      @msb4838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @rgderen88
    @rgderen88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +896

    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
      @Mainyehc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

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

    • @ericpeters0n
      @ericpeters0n 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

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

    • @taterkaze9428
      @taterkaze9428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

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

    • @johnnaliggett3625
      @johnnaliggett3625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      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
      @leonguyen896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Mainyehc I think it's more chaotic good

  • @sigmaman5562
    @sigmaman5562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have watched this program-though not every episode-since its announcement, the week before “whatever THIS is” was first shown. I have seen any number of illegal, disgusting, or incredibly nasty topics discussed. This is the first one, in all these years, that has left me stunned.
    The car commercial was quite good. The “civil forfeiture” episode was horrifying. But this one was simple, “What the fuck you DOING?”! Thanks John!
    P.S. The diseased lung was funny and disgusting, at the same time. Your show rapidly gained its feet, and turned out wonderful! 💚 Couldn’t love it more! Dave

  • @riverkeyes3455
    @riverkeyes3455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +348

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

    • @sherrysink3177
      @sherrysink3177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that was my favorite part. :)

    • @HughLlewellyn
      @HughLlewellyn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Honestly guffawed at that. So good. :D

  • @Michael-qi9tw
    @Michael-qi9tw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3578

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

    • @SpiritOfMontgomery
      @SpiritOfMontgomery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

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

    • @dejanzie
      @dejanzie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

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

    • @kylen6430
      @kylen6430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @Abnsdllnnlosnfd
      @Abnsdllnnlosnfd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@kylen6430 and THE AUTOBAHN!!!

    • @francischabot1412
      @francischabot1412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@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.

  • @musicfan6991
    @musicfan6991 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @glwms813
    @glwms813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @intense79nick
    @intense79nick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +376

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

    • @briangousby8474
      @briangousby8474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      She fucking great at dealing BS.

    • @_imhe_
      @_imhe_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @intense79nick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @squirrel8185
      @squirrel8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @brianmcdonald42 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @hariseldon02
    @hariseldon02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

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

    • @squirrel8185
      @squirrel8185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @fluffigverbimmelt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same! That always get me hyped 😄

  • @michaeldatuin15
    @michaeldatuin15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Can we talk about how John literally summoned Clooney lol

    • @pavannoolvi4274
      @pavannoolvi4274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's nothing new for johny last year it was adam driver this year its george clooney I suppose.

  • @Ykhraam
    @Ykhraam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I died at "deep fried fidget spinner"

  • @Ki11ersix
    @Ki11ersix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12452

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

    • @arimo3644
      @arimo3644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      HI KI11ER SIX I WATCH YOUR BORDERLAND TOP TENS AND STUFF

    • @arimo3644
      @arimo3644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

    • @Averell64
      @Averell64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @MajorMlgNoob
      @MajorMlgNoob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

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

    • @Forty2de
      @Forty2de 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @MerryweatherMedia
    @MerryweatherMedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7654

    thank you england man with glasses

    • @wasimshaikh1665
      @wasimshaikh1665 3 ปีที่แล้ว +224

      He is genetically modified English parrot

    • @killerwhale4189
      @killerwhale4189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +246

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

    • @KaitoBravo
      @KaitoBravo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Welp hello there

    • @Lowkeylie
      @Lowkeylie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@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
      @tRainofrAine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      John-Chan coming soon?

  • @maxx.4677
    @maxx.4677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I‘m German and know more about America than my American friends thanks to this show...

  • @ninjagoalie9999
    @ninjagoalie9999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG That actress was AMAZING!!! "Thanks for making it so easy" had me SHOOK!

  • @Vandil_the_Rogue
    @Vandil_the_Rogue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +406

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

    • @edeworabraham2761
      @edeworabraham2761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @TheComicBookJoker
      @TheComicBookJoker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes. Yes, we can.

    • @rgderen88
      @rgderen88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @alspinh
    @alspinh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +739

    The fact that cloony did that bit somehow makes me happy

    • @IndianaKeks
      @IndianaKeks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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

    • @trickwillis
      @trickwillis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @Driven2Beers
      @Driven2Beers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @denasharpe2393
      @denasharpe2393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @TheHomelessDreamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @leosuber9475
    @leosuber9475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm supposed to write an essay about an advertisement and I'm gonna use this one just to see how long I have to describe the Venus Veil™ before someone figures out that it is satire

  • @emmettadair4015
    @emmettadair4015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The George Clooney bits are some of the best recent comedic content on this show

  • @zetazimmer4769
    @zetazimmer4769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +461

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

    • @nicholassmith7984
      @nicholassmith7984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I can't wait to see the responses.

    • @pavsofficial4284
      @pavsofficial4284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @zetazimmer4769
      @zetazimmer4769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @notoyaarthur1990
      @notoyaarthur1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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
      @zetazimmer4769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

  • @Vaprous
    @Vaprous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1069

    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
      @badladyami 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

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

    • @profshad3429
      @profshad3429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @DavidRichardson153
      @DavidRichardson153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      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
      @MrNateSPF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @badladyami
      @badladyami 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @pepsipartol
    @pepsipartol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Thanks for making it so easy" The way she responds to that is my favourite lol

  • @zahra5301
    @zahra5301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @audreylockhart90
    @audreylockhart90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3761

    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
      @beckyakidd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +244

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

    • @Sonichero151
      @Sonichero151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      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
      @TheJerbol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

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

    • @Flame1611
      @Flame1611 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheJerbol Why?

    • @adamk8639
      @adamk8639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      That’s why conman is short for confidence man.

  • @LovecraftianToenail
    @LovecraftianToenail 3 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    "...pioneered in Germany about eighty years ago..."
    and that's when I LOST IT

    • @elisam.2896
      @elisam.2896 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was laughing as I was saying "oh no oh no oh no no no no" 😂

    • @stayblueee
      @stayblueee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bro I was dying

    • @hellsingmongrel
      @hellsingmongrel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SAME! That was FUCKING GREAT! 🤣

    • @lgonzales8307
      @lgonzales8307 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kudos to the actress for pulling that off.

    • @JacobBax
      @JacobBax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't want to brag, but I immediately thought "WHAT!!!!!??????????"
      I was also hoping on an interview, where they told the host that is was fake.

  • @gecc7774
    @gecc7774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The actress you hired did SO well.

  • @MikeHunt-wi9hc
    @MikeHunt-wi9hc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    at least the med-adviser shook her head no well biting her tongue....lol

  • @vintagearisen
    @vintagearisen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +865

    George Clooney's deadpan "that's not how you do it" KILLED me

    • @ariandynas
      @ariandynas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I deeply appreciate the terrifying thought that he has *experience*.

    • @RandomU5erName
      @RandomU5erName 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      tiktok meme template

    • @goatgoat0
      @goatgoat0 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Flawless delivery.

  • @taongbayan9992
    @taongbayan9992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +511

    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
      @MrAronymous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      In the US, opinion has become news.

    • @DPowered2
      @DPowered2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      its worse than you think lul

    • @Anne--Marie
      @Anne--Marie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's worse than you think.

    • @katherinemorgan841
      @katherinemorgan841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @jrideout2802
      @jrideout2802 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Joel Davis Which independent news sources do you mean?

  • @olibrindy5121
    @olibrindy5121 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @caitlinlavelle8659
    @caitlinlavelle8659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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).

  • @JohnEarlyChannel
    @JohnEarlyChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2638

    Whatever that George Clooney guy had to pay to be sponsored content on the show, worth it.

    • @rimeratalmon1009
      @rimeratalmon1009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      ...burn? I like George Clooney, we need more actors like him...

    • @KZG.Silent_Scribe
      @KZG.Silent_Scribe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      How does he know how to bring a masher's ham to Orgasm???

    • @fantomp1773
      @fantomp1773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@KZG.Silent_Scribe Experience. Lots of experience.

    • @KZG.Silent_Scribe
      @KZG.Silent_Scribe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@fantomp1773 is it possible to learn this power??

    • @Sonichero151
      @Sonichero151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@KZG.Silent_Scribe not..... from John oliver....

  • @darrenk284
    @darrenk284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1482

    Ah, I've missed John Oliver's "let's do the stupid thing to prove how easy it is" schtick. It's like the Sokal hoax, but for social issues.

    • @3dPrintingMillennial
      @3dPrintingMillennial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Never heard of it. Good reading. Thanks!

    • @phantomunit0006
      @phantomunit0006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Didn't John Oliver also do a bit covering about VUV or something and how ridiculous it was that people were buying it? The product was used tissues that you rubbed on your nose as an immune booster and it turned out to be a comedian showing how easy it was to market bullshit.

    • @michaelf8221
      @michaelf8221 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reminds me so much of "Nathan for You" shenanigans. I love it.

    • @hajarmdn4883
      @hajarmdn4883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @tax cut he only sprouts bullshit when he wants to prove how bs said bs is. I have yet to see him sprout half-truths. You're free to share though

    • @seregruin
      @seregruin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @tax cut whatever you're referring to aside: John Oliver hosts a comedy show, local news however are NEWS.