S5 E29: Drain the Swamp, Midterms & Jeff Sessions: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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  • @scottydog6713
    @scottydog6713 Місяць тому +100

    the scientology bits from older episodes DO catch me off guard, and i feel so justified now that i have this entire episode 😭

    • @_somerandomguyontheinternet_
      @_somerandomguyontheinternet_ Місяць тому +3

      I always figured that was a joke.

    • @MusicfromMarrs
      @MusicfromMarrs Місяць тому +3

      John usually adds a “where’s Shelley?” to his Scientology bits, which helps keep the “church’a” harsh punishments on the airwaves. This is OK. Much love, John. Much love.

  • @mkl5448
    @mkl5448 2 місяці тому +123

    This show is still criminally underrated, one of the best written, best researched, best delivered shows on any form of TV. That jeans surprise was the cherry on top though, so funny.

    • @dutchwhitlock9341
      @dutchwhitlock9341 Місяць тому +1

      He does generally win most late night Emmys. Colbert constantly comments on it XD but still you are not wrong

    • @davidkoenig5212
      @davidkoenig5212 27 днів тому

      “But the worry is what happens when she tries to get us to buy something stupid”
      Actually laughed out loud haha

    • @emmajars58
      @emmajars58 10 днів тому

      Right? I can't get enough

  • @blipmachine
    @blipmachine 2 місяці тому +365

    7:43 what you gotta remember here is that John did this entire segment wearing those sick jeans

    • @rivran
      @rivran 2 місяці тому +22

      HE DID THE ENTIRE THING INCLUDING THE SCIENTOLOGY BIT

    • @elf._.3825
      @elf._.3825 6 днів тому +3

      The constant zooms to his ass make me cackle 😭

  • @glarynth
    @glarynth 2 місяці тому +193

    I was not prepared for the entire bakery

  • @wellcowboydan
    @wellcowboydan 2 місяці тому +177

    Fuck me this show deserves every award they've received and all the ones it hasn't.

  • @christinethedoll
    @christinethedoll 2 місяці тому +149

    The jeans bit is probably one of the best john oliver bits for me

  • @emilykristensen6592
    @emilykristensen6592 2 місяці тому +102

    “I’m gonna eat so many things off the ground” almost killed me

    • @ErutaniaRose
      @ErutaniaRose Місяць тому +5

      As someone who actually does study plants, forages, and also studies geology and water to aid in that...who grew up eating plants off the ground, I beg John to NOT DO THAT so confidently, lmao.

    • @francisbarp
      @francisbarp Місяць тому

      I just love this show so much. 🥹🤌🏻

  • @naomihopeopheliajasirineve7751
    @naomihopeopheliajasirineve7751 2 місяці тому +46

    The sitting on graves bit ages like fine wine with the Arlington scandal

  • @rebeccacotton3049
    @rebeccacotton3049 2 місяці тому +147

    Oof. Well, he didn't SIT on a grave, but the double thumbs and smiling he did at Arlington got pretty close...

    • @Gabriel_H77
      @Gabriel_H77 2 місяці тому +3

      ... next to graves unrelated to those in said photo.

    • @yourlifeisagreatstory
      @yourlifeisagreatstory 2 місяці тому +11

      Let’s not forgot that it came out later that he didn’t want to go because it was a was of his time and that he referred to those veterans as “losers”….

    • @ErutaniaRose
      @ErutaniaRose Місяць тому +1

      I feel like if he sat on one he'd use another for his fries and ketchup packets.

    • @MusicfromMarrs
      @MusicfromMarrs Місяць тому

      Remember that this is from 2018.

  • @MelMelodyWerner
    @MelMelodyWerner 2 місяці тому +31

    for those unaware, Beck said he wasn't a Scientologist any more like a year after this season.
    so if you think Beck is a Scientologist from watching this, he's not, and if you're wondering why LWN is wrong about him being one, they weren't at the time.

  • @truthhurts3524
    @truthhurts3524 2 місяці тому +22

    I’m pretty bummed “Scooch The Swamp” didn’t catch on.

  • @sirtimbob3084
    @sirtimbob3084 2 місяці тому +17

    I remember watching this episode when it came out, so I’ve been re-watching all these past episodes watching for all the plugs he was doing, and it’s all there. He doesn’t even mention the Facebook episode ending where one girl literally says he’s plugging this stuff

  • @austinb3463
    @austinb3463 2 місяці тому +53

    Johnny served some cake this episode.

  • @ConkerTheCat
    @ConkerTheCat 2 місяці тому +38

    When you only have the concept of a plan

  • @SupremeFenix274
    @SupremeFenix274 2 місяці тому +77

    Swamps are an important part of our ecosystem. Do not drain swamps. A message from pedantic environmentalists.

    • @moogle68
      @moogle68 2 місяці тому

      OR, if you DO drain swamps, and then build homes and businesses there, your privilege to then complain about hurricanes and floods has been revoked, and you will be mocked endlessly for your stupidity. If the draining was done more than a decade before your birth, you get a 50% pass on the rule, but are still stupid for complaining about consequences that we have now known would be inevitable for YEARS.

    • @NEWSwithGUTS
      @NEWSwithGUTS 2 місяці тому +1

      ❤ #newswithguts 😮

    • @NEWSwithGUTS
      @NEWSwithGUTS 2 місяці тому +1

      More Cushing for the pushing!!! 😮 not for me 😱😂

    • @davidfuentes9957
      @davidfuentes9957 Місяць тому +3

      I love you so much even if you’re pedantic.

    • @NEWSwithGUTS
      @NEWSwithGUTS Місяць тому +1

      @@SupremeFenix274 it's a figure of speech didn't want to copy the other guys statement of draining a body of water I am an environmental activist I have a solar rack with 28 panels I recycle rain water do water transplanted trees instead of cutting them down you're I mowed my former law and a half acre with a push non-motorized lawn mower I use all LED lighting before it even came out Google Cottonwood tree Mukwonago City sued me to take down a tree I fought City Hall and they're still paying for it today or the taxpayers are

  • @sirturtleII
    @sirturtleII 2 місяці тому +52

    Out of everything I expected from this episode, John with the yams was not one of them

  • @jjoploo
    @jjoploo 2 місяці тому +28

    the scientology segment kiiillledd meeee!!!

  • @Quasithere
    @Quasithere 2 місяці тому +40

    Melania reading Michelle Obama's books gets an extra smiley🤣

  • @PetThePeeves
    @PetThePeeves Місяць тому +9

    On behalf of the cakeless, I will absolutely buy those jeans

  • @QuackingBananas
    @QuackingBananas 2 місяці тому +41

    those jeans are amazing

  • @fpgaguy
    @fpgaguy Місяць тому +1

    I think I'm binge watching this, I finally found a news outlet I can trust.

  • @andlabs
    @andlabs 2 місяці тому +14

    Oh hey someone on the writing staff also grew up with Flat Stanley; neat

  • @spiderguy9511
    @spiderguy9511 2 місяці тому +28

    God, watching this as a Montana voter in 2024 with Zinke on the ballot again is depressing as fuck.

  • @ToddBlackToddTalk
    @ToddBlackToddTalk 21 день тому

    We don't deserve John Oliver. He's so great, and I'm enjoying these full episodes because I never got to see them before.

  • @theBestElliephant
    @theBestElliephant 2 місяці тому +32

    Sir. If that's your _padded_ @ss, thoughts and prayers.

    • @Tonyhouse1168
      @Tonyhouse1168 Місяць тому

      Tots and pears for John’s 🍑

  • @PremierCCGuyMMXVI
    @PremierCCGuyMMXVI Місяць тому +5

    These episodes are good to watch to remind us how bad of a president Donald Trump was

  • @rivran
    @rivran 2 місяці тому +12

    those are some intense jeans lmao

  • @nicolewoolaston1554
    @nicolewoolaston1554 Місяць тому +2

    @7:09 I was not ready for that! 😂😂😂😂

  • @yfe24
    @yfe24 2 місяці тому +16

    20:00 Is that Bob Murray to the left?

    • @UniversalJuan
      @UniversalJuan 2 місяці тому +9

      Good eye! I'm pretty sure it is!

    • @NEWSwithGUTS
      @NEWSwithGUTS 2 місяці тому +1

      ❤ #newswithguts 😮

    • @Omni0404
      @Omni0404 Місяць тому +6

      Obligatory- Eat S--T Bob!

  • @dstinnettmusic
    @dstinnettmusic Місяць тому +2

    The 8th riding refers to arising in the morning.
    As long as you are lucky enough to wake up in the morning, you keep pushing, no matter the setbacks.

  • @PremierCCGuyMMXVI
    @PremierCCGuyMMXVI Місяць тому +5

    Can’t believe this was almost 6 years ago, time flies!
    Also the 2018 elections marked the first of third (hopefully fourth) general elections in a row the Democrats won huge!

  • @ThereIsNeverEnough
    @ThereIsNeverEnough Місяць тому +1

    This show is the exact amount of English-European and Euro-American...
    So many try that we don't bother remembering them....
    Never forget, John Oliver

  • @DrahcirII
    @DrahcirII 2 місяці тому +14

    7:38 No god damned way, he's got the momma jeans! XDXDXD

  • @absentmindedgenesequencing7020
    @absentmindedgenesequencing7020 2 місяці тому +11

    Actually, I did notice, and knowing some info about Scientology, I thought it was weird for this show to be plugging it. It actually made me doubt this show as a source, but I figured it had to be satire. 😅

    • @pineapplesandjellies
      @pineapplesandjellies 8 днів тому +1

      Yeah I just assumed "it might make you fly, just check it out" was satire 😂

  • @austinemms9772
    @austinemms9772 2 місяці тому +26

    “I don’t know what God has in store for us, but there’s no way in hell that we went through all of this for nothing.”
    I think God is giving you a sign, honey.

    • @deimosvoralius2988
      @deimosvoralius2988 2 місяці тому +4

      After 11 years of active seizures, I can assure you there is no god.

    • @johnwrath3612
      @johnwrath3612 2 місяці тому

      @@deimosvoralius2988awful. I’d never realized how horrific a seizure was until I saw someone having one. It’s terrifying to watch, I can only imagine what it’s like to experience.
      Have you tried CBD or cannabis, and have you tried keto diets. I know those both sound like woo woo bullshit but keto dieting was originally developed as a treatment for epilepsy. Actually entering ketosis is difficult, the VAST majoroty of keto dieters never actually reach ketosis and that’s probably a good thing, it’s an abnormal metabolic state. But for controlling seizures, a true high fat, medium protein, very low sugar diet can be nearly as effective as benzodiazepines in some patients without the sedation, addiction, withdrawal.
      The FDA has also approved epidiolex, a cannabis based CBD solution for treating epilepsy. But if cost or insurance is an issue, you can buy high quality broad spectrum CBD in bulk from suppliers, mix it with coconut oil in gel caps, and make your own for a fraction of the price. The hard part is finding the right supplier, they all claim to be independently lab tested but there is no oversight or regulation of dietary supplements so you never really know what you’re getting.
      Hope you can find something that works for you, that’s no way to live.

    • @plabcentral630
      @plabcentral630 2 місяці тому

      Some people only see it one way

  • @hbeachley
    @hbeachley Місяць тому +3

    I’ve lived in Utah for 14 years, and while I don’t believe Mitt Romney would EVER, I did take edibles with my Mormon, Boomer, (hopefully only one time) Trump voter last year. So, yeah. I’ve never imagined things would be this weird.

  • @stephaniehendricks3537
    @stephaniehendricks3537 Місяць тому +2

    Those jeans came in handy for john in 2020, but these were simpler times with those jeans and business daddy references.

  • @TheKyubiisaan
    @TheKyubiisaan 16 днів тому

    I noticed the book and thought it was a reference to the segment, there’s so many layers here

  • @ErutaniaRose
    @ErutaniaRose Місяць тому +2

    Watching people cough that much on live tv HURTS living in a post 2020 world. 😭😭

    • @danderedere
      @danderedere Місяць тому

      At first my reaction was that he was moving to avoid coughing directly at anyone and thought "that ain't helping". Then I remembered this was before 2020.

  • @Gabriel_H77
    @Gabriel_H77 2 місяці тому +11

    The swamp is corrupt politicians, and rich people are not, so who exactly is corrupting the politicians?

  • @ErutaniaRose
    @ErutaniaRose Місяць тому +2

    Champaign instead of milk in cereal sounds so VILE.

  • @michelesinclair3249
    @michelesinclair3249 Місяць тому

    John so rocks! Love this show!

  • @echognomecal6742
    @echognomecal6742 2 місяці тому +11

    I noticed a number of the Scientology references, but thought they were jokes & digs & such. Do we get points for noticing the mistake in the video description?
    John Oliver *_discusses discusses_* the culture of corruption inside Donald Trump's administration in light of his promises to “drain the swamp.”

  • @vangelyn
    @vangelyn 2 місяці тому +6

    It’s payday for John!!!! Pay up yalllll!!!

  • @justjenperiod
    @justjenperiod Місяць тому

    Wasn't expecting the yoga pants 😂😂😂😂

  • @Ani-rq7wv
    @Ani-rq7wv Місяць тому

    Gods I remember this whole Scientology bit. The volcano will forever be my favorite.

  • @aabu4995
    @aabu4995 2 місяці тому +2

    Wow I don’t remember the “influencer” segment. Glad he did but we should get a follow up

  • @DryBones271
    @DryBones271 2 місяці тому +6

    Trump said he would "Drain the Swamp" Turns out the entire time he was Shrek!

  • @oyahfftlisawsome
    @oyahfftlisawsome Місяць тому +1

    I did think it was weird with the TC and list of 5 vows and even Beck but I didn't piece it all together until you spelled it out

  • @nathandavis931
    @nathandavis931 Місяць тому

    B99 did the best Scientology joke with nutriboom lol

  • @kevinfitts9252
    @kevinfitts9252 2 місяці тому +7

    If you get up once before you ever fall, you can fall 7 times and get up 8.

    • @SupremeFenix274
      @SupremeFenix274 2 місяці тому

      I mean if your starting point is in bed, then it makes sense.

    • @NefastusJones
      @NefastusJones Місяць тому +2

      You get up first thing in the morning, that's One.

  • @kongrufus1
    @kongrufus1 Місяць тому +1

    Oh no no no, he DID drain the swamp....
    And turned it into a sewer!

  • @stanleytruitt4802
    @stanleytruitt4802 Місяць тому

    Thankyou for the true 💙💙💙

  • @stephaniehendricks3537
    @stephaniehendricks3537 Місяць тому +1

    John looking good in those yoga pants 😂

  • @St.Michael77713
    @St.Michael77713 2 місяці тому +3

    Heavenly 🔥!

  • @donnaflores2166
    @donnaflores2166 Місяць тому

    I LOVE HIS ACCENT! 😘🤭

  • @cordellwordlaw3390
    @cordellwordlaw3390 Місяць тому +1

    Trump's favorite movie has gotta be Spaceballs because the only real power that he's got is the power of the Schwartz. Which is, of course the Merchandising! 😂

  • @bamboowomandancing
    @bamboowomandancing 2 місяці тому

    Brilliant!

  • @sarahraisingmyvoice
    @sarahraisingmyvoice 18 днів тому +1

    So did anyone else completely forget that Jeff Sessions and Steve Bannon were alive in the last 6 years?

  • @JouniKyyronen-nv1ep
    @JouniKyyronen-nv1ep 2 місяці тому +3

    hemp was future energy in 1924 but oil parons wanted war and burn wood

  • @LunaryxDiarmait
    @LunaryxDiarmait Місяць тому +1

    Them trying to say Trump's cabinet wasn't politicians is beyond laughable.

  • @christinethedoll
    @christinethedoll 2 місяці тому +6

    GOD DAMNNNNN

    • @christinethedoll
      @christinethedoll 2 місяці тому +3

      OLIVER THIcccccccc

    • @illansuu9572
      @illansuu9572 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@christinethedoll Johnny got cake, what can I say

  • @Rowsy91
    @Rowsy91 Місяць тому +1

    "Mike Kauffman...too bad mike"
    Man trump is a terrible person but godddamn is he funny haha

  • @curiositypiqued6573
    @curiositypiqued6573 Місяць тому

    Whitaker the W****lmfao

  • @statetdep
    @statetdep Місяць тому

    holy shit, the scientology bits make sense now!

  • @hyperboi87
    @hyperboi87 Місяць тому

    I fucking love Jon Oliver man, I've been sending everyone i know his videos and they hit the ceiling on the padded pants bit

  • @LakeFX
    @LakeFX Місяць тому +1

    Where's Shelly, David?

  • @HELLOROKOS
    @HELLOROKOS Місяць тому

    Am I the only one that thinks that Angelle guy sounds just like Bobby Boucher from Waterboy?

  • @toastercatx
    @toastercatx Місяць тому +1

    When he said "drain the swamp" he meant "drain public resources into the murky depths of my associates pockets so they can pay for what i want"

  • @derektakeno2192
    @derektakeno2192 Місяць тому

    You start down. Then you get up one more time than you fall down.

  • @DrewSavo
    @DrewSavo Місяць тому +1

    37:02 Where’s Shelley, David? Where is she?

  • @tntcows
    @tntcows Місяць тому

    Had to go back to season 1 and sure enough Dragonstone is there... huh

  • @acebaker3623
    @acebaker3623 Місяць тому

    Did Scientology ever pay up?

  • @deSolAxe
    @deSolAxe 2 місяці тому +4

    I know it's been like 6 years, but wow John looks so young there...

  • @judithhoward1724
    @judithhoward1724 2 місяці тому +2

    I took the exam the Scientology people took the test said a teacher status wanted to give
    Me I took the test paper and walked out!
    Have never read there book have had chance laying around,passed 😮🎉❤ got away from there walked on Hollywoods Road and tore it into small pieces
    Same thing did with large prints artistic teats behind a shade shadow a counter man did and I had been just poisoned waited two year about to give me copy of negatives 😂
    Profit I’d wonder if china pay to make me into doll get them something lay on top of too sleep😅

  • @davidbehrens4760
    @davidbehrens4760 2 місяці тому +2

    Why does Scott Angelle sound like an evil Mitch Hedberg

  • @TeamCryptidRobotics
    @TeamCryptidRobotics Місяць тому

    how does the NFL put more effort into those animations than EA puts into Madden

  • @ryanroznowski2263
    @ryanroznowski2263 Місяць тому

    years later and trump os scarier and sadder

  • @DefaOmega
    @DefaOmega 2 місяці тому +2

    I swear at 24:41 I thought it was Mitch Hedberg. Partially because I wasn't watching just listening, but mostly because he sounds exactly like him.

  • @timhickey4898
    @timhickey4898 Місяць тому

    Can the crowd shut up!

  • @interestingcan
    @interestingcan Місяць тому

    Johnny's got cake

  • @zb3495
    @zb3495 18 днів тому

    “The swamp for me is the mainstream.”
    Trump people decided that being assholes is the sole mark of authenticity and they are more real than non assholes.

  • @MrDanJB85
    @MrDanJB85 Місяць тому

    I feel like a sentient piece of coal who ran the EPA would not support a policy of ‘let’s burn all the coal’.

  • @byrd1832
    @byrd1832 Місяць тому

    Wait... but almost all of the people they posted have long backs!

  • @davidfuentes9957
    @davidfuentes9957 Місяць тому

    24:42 “It’s time to quit punishing innocent slots machines in order to achieve a unrealistic rainy day fund, while we agree on investing money for the future, let’s keep it real, this family is not ready to build wealth on saving accounts or 401(k)s”
    Speech paid for by Caesar’s Palacez

  • @LucasZellers
    @LucasZellers Місяць тому

    @12:21 "Filmmakker"

  • @ErutaniaRose
    @ErutaniaRose Місяць тому

    "Capitalism is where you're allowed to make money." Hey buddy...it only counts for the billionaires, the rest of us get SHIT.

  • @ErutaniaRose
    @ErutaniaRose Місяць тому

    As someone who does forage, I am begging John to never do it with that much confidence, lmao. Also--I wonder if the "smarter kids" from "large butts" is because people with larger butts likely have to deal with more BS, learned how to, taught their kids, and are more likely to have had more kids they can handle parenting??? (As in, more likely to have had more kids which is what makes them widen out and body change?? I honestly don't know, lmao.)
    Idk, I feel like it's one of those things that alone is of course absurd, but with some strange context could somehow make sense. Might just be because people with larger butts tend to fall into demographics of people who HAVE to teach their kids better in order to stay safe. . . .

  • @kellyroper5256
    @kellyroper5256 20 днів тому

    Whatyougottarememberhere

  • @curiositypiqued6573
    @curiositypiqued6573 Місяць тому

    The arrogance of whiyaker "im a United States air breaghhing murican "..." so you WILL respect me.,.iAND i work with only the very best" 🤮🤮🤮🤣🤣🤣

  • @ywoulduchoosetousethis
    @ywoulduchoosetousethis Місяць тому

    A big butt will give u smarter children. Y? The third trimester drains fat for ur butt to create the nervous system of the brain (psychology 101). Hence the rise of mental health issues. Anxiety produces passive-aggression. The rise of fashion producing an icon such as Twiggy and admires can definitely contribute to mental health issues

  • @katalina256
    @katalina256 27 днів тому

    34:02 to be honest, i can understand if Khaled's followers didn't catch pn that this is an add, thisnis pretty typical DJ Khaled behavior. The dude is fucking hilarious to watch, whether intentionally or unintentihonally.

  • @Ashleyefrati
    @Ashleyefrati Місяць тому

    Lmaoooo

  • @johnchessant3012
    @johnchessant3012 2 місяці тому +3

    S5 E29

  • @deadmanslastwish
    @deadmanslastwish 8 днів тому

    Get ready to be flushed~

  • @patriciabulleigh3382
    @patriciabulleigh3382 Місяць тому

    Lol, I do not watch this much and did not catch all of these at all. But figured they were some inside joke that I missed out on.🤣🤣 there are alot of them because I am old and do not keep up-to-date. However I am aware that scientology is the only "religion " that a failed scifi writer made up using his crap pulp work. 🤣🤣

  • @albundy7623
    @albundy7623 2 місяці тому +2

    How many writers to create this shit?

  • @wrldstqr
    @wrldstqr 2 місяці тому +1

    7:13 GYATTTT

  • @Kingbimmy
    @Kingbimmy 2 місяці тому

    Ain’t no fuckin way that’s fr his ass. 😮
    You telling me that’s not padding?? 😳🫣

  • @GiarkReleos
    @GiarkReleos 2 місяці тому

    correction 26:44 the opposite is actually true