S11 E11: Opioid Settlements, Rishi Sunak & Eurovision: 5/12/24: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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  • John Oliver discusses how state and local governments in the US are spending opioid settlements, a new deportation plan in the UK, and, of course, his favorite contestant at Eurovision.
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  • @ARIXANDRE
    @ARIXANDRE 10 днів тому +1410

    We are united again, my non-HBO Max friends!

    • @hanifarroisimukhlis5989
      @hanifarroisimukhlis5989 10 днів тому +32

      HBO, what's that?
      - Max CEO

    • @re57k
      @re57k 10 днів тому +15

      I legit thought this was one of their S1 uploads, until I noticed that the cityscape background behind John was the latest one.
      I'm non-American so I sometimes just forget when they air their shows.

    • @santishorts
      @santishorts 10 днів тому +22

      I actually have Max, but episodes of Last Week Tonight take like a full week to show up maybe because they need to subtitle them or something. Either way, I love getting to see these in full, just as they come out and LEGALLY.

    • @t45tt4tr
      @t45tt4tr 10 днів тому +2

      Ain't your friend, pal

    • @ingridakerblom7577
      @ingridakerblom7577 10 днів тому

      Never HBO max!!!

  • @sylvamori166
    @sylvamori166 10 днів тому +177

    The finnish song didn't win, we placed 19th out of 25 finalists. But we'd rather be legends than winners anyway. Also the short haired singer is a voice actor in finnish version of paw patrol and originally agreed to only do a demo, they were supposed to find another singer by the time of our national selection. It takes giant balls to go from "I'll just do the demo" to "I'll sing live in front of a giant audience in the biggest music festival of Europe" in a matter of months.

    • @enanefy
      @enanefy 7 днів тому +4

      or giant check ;)

    • @emmettbrown3463
      @emmettbrown3463 7 днів тому +3

      @@enanefy latter would still require the former

    • @enanefy
      @enanefy 7 днів тому +2

      @@emmettbrown3463for such song and perfomance, yes

    • @hemulek
      @hemulek 4 дні тому +1

      Hey! I still remember Lordi, they were unbelievable!

  • @ingridakerblom7577
    @ingridakerblom7577 10 днів тому +632

    Windows 95 man literally destroyes the stage with those pyro pants... the swedes had it covered in LED screens & the pyro destroyed the screens 😅
    He was a true headache for the production team.

    • @seppejosten219
      @seppejosten219 10 днів тому +77

      He was the absolute best. He should have won. Never have lauged so hard at eurovision

    • @happosade
      @happosade 10 днів тому +51

      Fun fact, the pyros were done by Finnish company. Coincidence, or revenge?

    • @netter11
      @netter11 10 днів тому +31

      @@happosade we (the finns) hate sweden, so i would say it was coincidence but seeing what it did... they doubled their efforts to make it "accidental"

    • @Auroth_DI
      @Auroth_DI 10 днів тому +33

      @@netter11But we love you? 😢

    • @netter11
      @netter11 10 днів тому +57

      @@Auroth_DI we love you too as one loves a brother they hate/love, but dont tell anyone i said that or my finnish citizenship is revoked

  • @nadiahassan5307
    @nadiahassan5307 10 днів тому +776

    The thing I never get over is why nobody from the Sackler family is in jail. Like if you insist on jailing the addict, jail the freaking pusher.

    • @hanifarroisimukhlis5989
      @hanifarroisimukhlis5989 10 днів тому

      They got money big enough to -bribe- lobby Clarence Thomas.

    • @delancyj67
      @delancyj67 10 днів тому +119

      It's easier to jail the poor whether guilty or innocent than the rich no matter how guilty.

    • @cokesquirrel
      @cokesquirrel 10 днів тому +27

      Not to be sarcastic
      And not to be a jerk
      But come on
      Do I really need to say more than Amazing lawyers and billionaires
      Come on haven't you learned by now Jail is for the poor
      Remember I'm not Remember I'm not criticizing you I'm not criticizing poor people
      I'm just giving my opinion from what I've seen the past 50 years

    • @anomalocaris2593
      @anomalocaris2593 10 днів тому +2

      Do you really want to put bunch of rich Karen's in jail? The lawsuit legal proceedings alone will outweigh the settlement

    • @bobshea6523
      @bobshea6523 10 днів тому +13

      Rich addicts don't go to jail.

  • @f3s3n
    @f3s3n 10 днів тому +479

    Microsoft better be paying Widows 95 Man to appear in their ads. LOL

    • @Songfugel
      @Songfugel 10 днів тому

      They couldn't, at least before (it is banned in Eurovision), also Windows95 isn't a MS trademark anymore. That being said, Microsoft has given its ok and full support on their official channel to him, ever since the UMK (first qualification) started. Too bad the dum-dums at Eurovision forced the Windows95Man to censor the windows95 logo, even though it is a discontinued product and has no copyright/trademark issues anymore

    • @Rosterized
      @Rosterized 10 днів тому +52

      people were actually asking if its even ok for them to use microsofts name like that before they qualified but then microsoft finland came with the statement basically saying "go ahead". Like its literally free advertising =D

    • @AammaK
      @AammaK 10 днів тому +27

      @@Rosterized Not only that, but EBU doesn't allow trade marks. So it wasn't only about if Windows would be allowing it, but also if he could even use the name in the contest. EBU decided the name can stay since he's been performing as a DJ with the artist name for years. But the branding had to be removed, so the logos were printed with a blurr to the final state clothing and such.

    • @Pehmokettu
      @Pehmokettu 10 днів тому +29

      Microsoft Finland has had parties for their staff where Windows95Man had done DJ gigs.

    • @Lxx00Jxx00
      @Lxx00Jxx00 10 днів тому

      they'll do that to try make people forget about the hideous layouts they can't stop doing

  • @tapio_m6861
    @tapio_m6861 10 днів тому +509

    Win95man didn’t actually win in the traditional sense, but in the "they won our hearts" sense they definitely did. Definitely had the most fun on stage. Made me proud to be a Finn.

    • @mkpetersen1607
      @mkpetersen1607 10 днів тому +24

      I looked it up and was disappointed to see how much he "didn't win" 😭😭

    • @Songfugel
      @Songfugel 10 днів тому +8

      Yeah, Sara Siipola could have won, but Windows95Man was simply more fun

    • @lauri9061
      @lauri9061 10 днів тому +35

      ​@@SongfugelShe may have not even made it into the final. Good song but boring and way too similar to like half the other entries.

    • @tapio_m6861
      @tapio_m6861 10 днів тому +40

      @@Songfugel I think the show has evolved into something where winning actually doesn't really matter, it's all about embracing the silliness. USA tried to replicate Eurovision a few years ago but they didn't understand that the geniusness of it all is on how stupid it all is. It's three hours of barely listenable songs each country is forcing the rest to listen. Full of local quirks. And in the end someone wins and gets to host this spectacle next year.
      Once in a blue moon someone comes there with a song that survives past the event. Usually they don't, not even if they win.

    • @diipadaik
      @diipadaik 10 днів тому +1

      He made me the opposite of proud.

  • @ninepurrcat
    @ninepurrcat 10 днів тому +166

    I didn’t think Finland could outdo themselves for the 2023 Eurovision, but they proved us all wrong!🔥

    • @zeizei8475
      @zeizei8475 9 днів тому +12

      🤣 We have plans for the next year

    • @fjooyou
      @fjooyou 9 днів тому +4

      Their only win was a metal band who were in monster costumes in 2006, you could argue they haven't outdone that since

    • @tomaszp2027
      @tomaszp2027 9 днів тому +19

      @@fjooyou ah, Lordi was great, but you could argue that Käärijä's 2nd place success was even greater.
      (And yes, I'm still salty about that jury vote)

    • @hashfors
      @hashfors 7 днів тому

      @@zeizei8475having fun with that yle-app are we 😂

    • @CybershamanX
      @CybershamanX 6 днів тому

      Why the Windows logo had to be blurred is beyond me. Oh, wait. Freaking archaic copyright laws, right? 🙄

  • @coosoorlog
    @coosoorlog 10 днів тому +293

    didn't watch eurovision but I count the john oliver endorsement as the victory over any other kind of victory. Go Finland!

    • @emuli1
      @emuli1 10 днів тому +9

      Cheers, from Finland 😂🙈

    • @suakeli
      @suakeli 10 днів тому +29

      Thanks! Our serious contenders would have lost anyway, so might as well lose in a hilarious way. Windows95man understood the assignment: it's not about winning, it's about being entertaining.

    • @emuli1
      @emuli1 10 днів тому +2

      @@suakeli 😂👍

    • @Enkabard
      @Enkabard 9 днів тому

      shame we can talk about Eurovision, but John Oliver would never talk about Muslims demanding Germany be transformed into a Caliphate every day in public protests now, i guess that's not interesting topic

    • @stupidfanboyph
      @stupidfanboyph 8 днів тому +3

      For me John was a year too late tho lol would love to see him chant "Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha"

  • @Edikzord
    @Edikzord 10 днів тому +230

    "Sunak was born in Southampton to parents of Indian descent who immigrated to Britain from East Africa in the 1960s." Give this man a plane to Rwanda!

    • @mochan8447
      @mochan8447 9 днів тому +15

      Along with Cruella and Priti

    • @dreaminginjapan
      @dreaminginjapan 9 днів тому +17

      Yes!!!👏🏻 I was just thinking they all immigrated and yet they’re trying to block other people who are in far more dire situations!??!? Mind blowing!!

    • @TheBurrito4321
      @TheBurrito4321 9 днів тому +8

      ​@@dreaminginjapanthe difference is people that are illegally entering!

    • @s0vhjfe4SA08adc9js
      @s0vhjfe4SA08adc9js 9 днів тому

      Yeah some people care about the law and some people think it's more a suggestion than a rule. That's why America is on the verge of a civil war​@@TheBurrito4321

    • @pushista9322
      @pushista9322 9 днів тому +2

      Modern politics is a puppet show, he's not the one making decisions

  • @delancyj67
    @delancyj67 10 днів тому +499

    I'm so old I can remember when the Indians and Pakistanis were the people the English wanted to deport.

    • @lakrids-pibe
      @lakrids-pibe 10 днів тому +23

      Back when Beatles was together.

    • @Denek_23
      @Denek_23 10 днів тому

      and Im sorry if Im wrong, but those politicians in the clip, look like children of those Pakistanis and Indians

    • @cesarmadero05
      @cesarmadero05 10 днів тому +11

      Enoch Powell's Rivers of Blood speech and the National Front

    • @doggytheanarchist7876
      @doggytheanarchist7876 10 днів тому +3

      It's painful to look at.

    • @DrWhom
      @DrWhom 10 днів тому

      me too

  • @SaSok898
    @SaSok898 10 днів тому +132

    I am from Finland and I approve sending Windows95Man to eurovison

    • @Qloke
      @Qloke 9 днів тому +4

      I am from Finland and I approve your approval.

    • @lenaannis8787
      @lenaannis8787 8 днів тому +1

      @@Qloke I am fm Greece and i approve that you approve the other Fin approval. Guys there is no way to explain Eurovision to Americans Its like explain that Africa is a continent not a country

    • @the_jojoshow
      @the_jojoshow 7 днів тому

      Same

  • @amandalong220
    @amandalong220 9 днів тому +21

    I expected nothing less from Finland in Eurovision. They always come to party! lol

  • @saiyasha848
    @saiyasha848 10 днів тому +75

    Did love the ESC segment. Windows95Man is a treausure

  • @yummystudios9859
    @yummystudios9859 10 днів тому +28

    I wana see windows95man performing in last week tonight 😂

  • @DrunkenHotei
    @DrunkenHotei 10 днів тому +42

    As a former heroin addict, I can assure you that I would almost certainly be dead if I didn't have easy access to clean needles and other parts of my "kit" regularly thanks to a harm-reduction center. I have also personally saved the lives of two people who had overdosed and stopped breathing since I was given Narcan at that same facility, so that's at least two and likely three lives I can say were save *_directly_* as a result of harm-reduction facilities.
    Also, the idea that one would be less-likely to still use without access to clean gear is so absurd to anyone with an ounce of experience being an addict.

  • @eliamagrinelli517
    @eliamagrinelli517 10 днів тому +117

    "but sadly we got to turn to something much less fun to talk about
    the UK"
    peak

    • @wangsengsin2527
      @wangsengsin2527 10 днів тому +4

      To be fair Eurovision this year wasn’t very fun to talk about either

    • @justinakilik
      @justinakilik 10 днів тому +9

      I thought he was gonna say that UK got zero points from public yet again

    • @wangsengsin2527
      @wangsengsin2527 10 днів тому +9

      @@justinakilik what do you mean, its always fun seeing the UK get zero points every year

    • @Phoca_Vitulina
      @Phoca_Vitulina 7 днів тому

      @@wangsengsin2527 lol XD this year was my first time watching. do they always get 0 points from the audience, or has it just been ever since brexit?

    • @wangsengsin2527
      @wangsengsin2527 7 днів тому

      @@Phoca_Vitulina Brexit played a part, but usually it’s because they send uninspired garbage

  • @lazdial
    @lazdial 10 днів тому +16

    The other singer in Windows95man’s performance is Henri Piispanen who is also the voice actor for the finnish dub of Paw Patrol’s Chase

  • @missphase8127
    @missphase8127 10 днів тому +25

    Thank you for uploading entire episodes for the rest of the world, I never knew how the big intro for the show consisted of John banging on the glass table like a toddler for every episode

  • @brianferguson7840
    @brianferguson7840 10 днів тому +150

    So far the British government have only got one man to Rwanda and they paid him £3,000 to go voluntarily. Seven hours after arriving, he jumped on a plane and came straight back 😂😂😂😂

    • @hco4203
      @hco4203 10 днів тому +14

      source? lmao that's too funny.

    • @gavriloking5637
      @gavriloking5637 10 днів тому +2

      source

    • @primalconvoy
      @primalconvoy 10 днів тому +2

      Citation needed.

    • @FelipeKana1
      @FelipeKana1 10 днів тому +8

      Dude, if it is a joke, maybe let it clear

    • @Songfugel
      @Songfugel 10 днів тому +12

      Or they could just make an international group effort to start fixing the problems in these countries so people wouldn't need to emigrate away from there as refugees to begin with!
      It would be way more humanitarian and cheaper alternative

  • @fiorellify1212
    @fiorellify1212 10 днів тому +34

    That was the most respectful Esc depiction from the "outside"

  • @Emanon...
    @Emanon... 10 днів тому +77

    I have HBO. But I want to support them to keep posting the full episodes here. That's how important this show is for informing the public about important issues.
    Comedians, not journalists, are the heart and soul of our society.

    • @enzorocha2977
      @enzorocha2977 9 днів тому +1

      I know what you mean-comedians such as Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, etc. certainly bolster your point-and the context in which you made your statement. But as fun as it is to mock the so-called "journalists" in the mold of Piers Morgan, Tucker Carlson, or any of the talking heads/panelists at Fox (a propaganda network, tbh), it's important to make a distinction and remember the many who've made the ultimate sacrifice trying to bring truth to light with their reporting: Anna Politkovskaya, Jamal Khashoggi, Dalia Marko, etc. Putin infamously has murdered Russian journalists who dare investigate his actions. Add to that list the many more who have died covering war zones. You might not consider them "the heart and soul of our society" because, hey, I'll admit they don't bring as much joy as the entertainers, whom I truly appreciate for what their wit and humor brings into my life, but I cherish a dry but straight, incorruptible, brave journalist doing their job well, too.

  • @macjonte
    @macjonte 9 днів тому +21

    Finland has a remarkable talent to find artists with wonderful sarcastic songs and stage shows. Their Eurovision is a gold mine.

    • @Awoken_Remmuz
      @Awoken_Remmuz 8 днів тому +6

      As a Swede I always appreciate Finland adding a bit of spice to Eurovision.

  • @janko6608
    @janko6608 10 днів тому +91

    Win95Man is nicely balancing the Suomi brand of silent shy introverts. Greetings from Finland. "torille"

    • @ThineBenleagh
      @ThineBenleagh 10 днів тому +11

      This is what hides behind the shell of an introvert.

    • @caIyps0
      @caIyps0 8 днів тому +6

      just like with Käärijä last year! it seems that Finland is finally hatching out of its (denim) shell and showing that being a Finn is not just brooding around and having depression. while a Finn might be reserved and introverted at first, once you get to know them, you'll have a good time :D

    • @studiorestard
      @studiorestard 7 днів тому

      Torille! ❤

  • @SwimmingInSunlight
    @SwimmingInSunlight 10 днів тому +402

    Finland getting the deserved spotlight 🩳🇫🇮
    Torille!

    • @PennyAfNorberg
      @PennyAfNorberg 10 днів тому +3

      A year late...

    • @oldmanramblingatclouds
      @oldmanramblingatclouds 10 днів тому +39

      Suomi mainittu, Torilla tavataan!
      (And that's 80% of the Finnish I know. The other 20% is 'Perkele')

    • @High-LordHarza
      @High-LordHarza 10 днів тому +27

      I am not bothered that we didn't win, we shoulda won last year but looking at the mess that was this year I am glad we didn't. Windows95man was great though, true master of the stage, also the singer with him was very good. Many other artists did a 90s to early 2000s retro thing too, and SO many good artists this year, so many artists to listen to afterwards.

    • @lordotro
      @lordotro 10 днів тому +5

      Torille

    • @ingridakerblom7577
      @ingridakerblom7577 10 днів тому +7

      I'm gonna hide in my sauna until it's safe 😅

  • @netter11
    @netter11 10 днів тому +80

    SUOMI MAINITTU!
    TORILLE PERKELE!
    Never thought finland would be mentioned in LWT. Im happy that John Oliver loves this =D ITS SO SILLY, yet its so quintesensal finnish :P

    • @Oliolli3
      @Oliolli3 10 днів тому +9

      If I'd have had to guess how Finland would be mentioned in LWT it would have been along the lines of "Finland, a country you think of so rarely you didn't even realise that's not Finland, THIS is Finland" with corresponding maps of the Baltic Sea with first Sweden and then Estonia highlighted.

    • @PanfuSerenity
      @PanfuSerenity 9 днів тому +6

      @@Oliolli3 We did get mentioned once before, I think it was like "best overseas destinations to host your lesbian wedding" or something like that?

  • @shethingsd
    @shethingsd 10 днів тому +65

    Eurovision is the most ridiculously hilarious thing ever and I love it

  • @rob9756
    @rob9756 10 днів тому +21

    Oliver, you could represent your country at Eurovision this year.

  • @falsuhail
    @falsuhail 10 днів тому +13

    With this coverage, Finland became the true winner of the contest. Manta esiin ja torille!

  • @jonaseriksson3782
    @jonaseriksson3782 10 днів тому +18

    I like the episode's description: ".., and of course, his favorite contestant at Eurovision"

  • @aghamom
    @aghamom 10 днів тому +21

    For a nation that cares so much about taxation and the national deficit and government spending, a lot of people seem okay with not knowing where their money is spent.

  • @MirkaHK
    @MirkaHK 10 днів тому +23

    And that's why we love you in Finland!!!

    • @MirkaHK
      @MirkaHK 10 днів тому +2

      We know a fking star when we see one!!! 😀

  • @tukan9569
    @tukan9569 10 днів тому +22

    Sunak in this interview reminded me of Robert Arryn from Game of Thrones who also wanted people to fly

  • @gamepapa1211
    @gamepapa1211 10 днів тому +106

    When John mentioned those salesmen descending onto small towns sniffing that sweet settlement money, I imagined them all as The Monorail Guy from The Simpsons. Made my skin crawl, it did.

  • @heywherefrom
    @heywherefrom 9 днів тому +13

    Hello from Japan to all the fans of Windows95Man!

  • @Yenifly
    @Yenifly 10 днів тому +38

    I have been laughing for the past 5 minutes, going over and over the part where John reveals w95man XD

  • @FrostAndTheForest
    @FrostAndTheForest 10 днів тому +131

    NO RULES! Finland is the happiest country in the world - and here is our proof!!

    • @charleediaven6278
      @charleediaven6278 10 днів тому

      Finland has rules !

    • @alfa8728
      @alfa8728 10 днів тому

      fuck finland

    • @Sarmaamy
      @Sarmaamy 10 днів тому +2

      Torille! 🇫🇮

    • @belliwatching
      @belliwatching 9 днів тому +3

      As a recent first time visitor to Finland, what an experience- helps understand your Eurovision entries better too!! I'll be visiting again, armed with my useful vocabulary: laktoositon, kiitos!

    • @FrostAndTheForest
      @FrostAndTheForest 9 днів тому

      @@charleediaven6278 and the one rule is:

  • @kari-pekkamakkeli9494
    @kari-pekkamakkeli9494 10 днів тому +24

    Greetings from Finland! First time ever heard anything about that "artist", somehow not surprised at all! 😂 (So proud! 🤪)

  • @DelPlays
    @DelPlays 10 днів тому +12

    Finland winning Eurovision two years in row!

  • @JosephCarven
    @JosephCarven 9 днів тому +6

    "Permanently removing people to Rwanda" - what does it even mean?? They can't leave it??

  • @justanaverageguy1351
    @justanaverageguy1351 10 днів тому +8

    Here in Australia, the Liberal party (equivalent to the British Tories) had a policy of turning away asylum seekers arriving by boat and sending them to Nauru for offshore detention. It was cruel and very expensive, costing hundreds of millions of dollars. However, it stopped the boats.

  • @miguelfalix7091
    @miguelfalix7091 10 днів тому +9

    Watching this show is my Monday morning ritual

  • @1532JJ
    @1532JJ 10 днів тому +77

    Honestly, I think HBO realized how much this was pirated on other streaming channels, so decided to just release the episodes on UA-cam and make some serious ad revenue from the views.

    • @user-bg1xx3br9f
      @user-bg1xx3br9f 10 днів тому +13

      It's better this was they will even reach a higher audience

    • @nadiashahanizahassan9460
      @nadiashahanizahassan9460 10 днів тому +4

      Plus those other channels were always some weird Vietnamese ones that had crappy quality. I am very glad LWT decided to go...nuh uh.

    • @Dragonited
      @Dragonited 10 днів тому +17

      Heard in an interview that John Oliver sort of bought the rights of doing whatever he wants with his own stuff. At least his old stuff.

    • @primalconvoy
      @primalconvoy 10 днів тому +1

      No, it's because it's only released in its entirety in areas where it's not available to buy or stream.

    • @FelipeKana1
      @FelipeKana1 10 днів тому +6

      ​@@primalconvoy not true. Here in Brazil we could watch him on HBO but also now on UA-cam
      Maybe they were thinking on the countries without access, but they left it for the whole world

  • @peterpodgorski
    @peterpodgorski 10 днів тому +31

    V for Vendetta was a critique, not a blueprint

    • @caIyps0
      @caIyps0 8 днів тому +1

      i c a n t 😭

    • @Phonixrmf
      @Phonixrmf 7 днів тому +1

      unless you're planning to do some vendettas... right?

  • @TheWegeg
    @TheWegeg 9 днів тому +16

    When your immigration plan sounds like it came straight out of a south park episode, maybe it's time to reconsider whether you're fit to rule the country

  • @syokanaa9356
    @syokanaa9356 10 днів тому +60

    Finland mentioned! 🇫🇮

  • @PekkaLuokkala
    @PekkaLuokkala 10 днів тому +17

    Unfortunately he didn't won, but thank you for recocnizing us!

  • @thedangerzone9399
    @thedangerzone9399 10 днів тому +13

    Thank you for the laughs, windows95man is a legend.

  • @MariaMartinez-researcher
    @MariaMartinez-researcher 10 днів тому +49

    How surreal to have a British Prime Minister of Indian ancestry whose way of thinking echoes Reginald Dyer's.
    (The character Edward Fox played in "Gandhi," a.k.a. The Butcher of Amritsar.)

    • @AZ2PM
      @AZ2PM 10 днів тому +2

      They've got great researchers on Last Week Tonight, but all the key criticisms of the Sunak policy don't hold up.
      * That it won't work (9:30) - In Australia, it did work. The conservative Liberal party there had a sudden surge of migrants in boats in the 00s, so they made a deal to deport them to another country. The numbers dropped to almost 0 within weeks.
      The more left leaning Labor party then dropped the deal, and immediately the boat arrivals returned. Thousands again. Many dead by drowning.
      The old policy returned and immediately numbers back to near 0 and hasn't been a significant issue for over a decade as it became bipartisan. (source: BBC "How Australia wrote the 'stop the boats' playbook")
      * That it's too expensive - Based on the above, the reply here (8:30) was valid. While per person its expensive, if like Australia the deterrent works, it should go down to near 0 and save millions of dollars and lives from drowning. Additionally, for every refugee that arrives, on average it takes 3 generations for them to not be an economic burden to their new nations (Economic Assimilation of the “Third Generation”: An Intergenerational Mobility Perspective, Sage Journals). So there is a cost to taking refugees (although personally I feel it's more humane to take them, that is the economic reality and the politicians arguing that are not wrong)
      * Rwanda not being safe (5:43) - It's actually ranked one of the safest countries in the world.
      - 37th safest in the world (one place HIGHER than the UK in 38th) (source: Global Finance Magazine "The aftermath of a global pandemic re-shuffles Global Finance’s ranking of the world’s safest countries.")
      - 6th safest for solo travellers (source: "Rwanda the 6th safest country for solo travellers, new survey finds" Euro News)
      - Safest country in Africa (source: Statista "Safest countries in Africa 2024")
      * Lastly, that they are desperate and fleeing to the UK 'out of necessity' (9:30) - the vast majority come from the middle east and Africa. To get tot he UK, they are passing through many safe nations and regions they could take shelter and file the same refugee claim. But they choose to go to the UK. If they were desperate they would stop off at any one of those other european nations - in fact the UK would be one of the furthest options from both those regions, which is why the UK government are right to have some suspicion.
      I'm very much pro-refugees, but Last Week Tonight mislead the facts here.

    • @krunoslavkovacec1842
      @krunoslavkovacec1842 10 днів тому

      How surreal to think that the people of the UK should be all cheery and happy with illegals coming to their shores and using their country as an ATM...

    • @sebastianlavallee706
      @sebastianlavallee706 10 днів тому +7

      @@AZ2PM Wonder why you don't go into details on the criticism of Australia's human rights abuses concerning 'boats'. Or why you suddenly say 'refugees' instead of 'migrants' when you talk about the economic productivity. Or why you insinuate this is the only possible way to prevent people from drowning in the Channel. Or why you simple just leave out the fact that the UK themselves didn't consider Rwanda safe until it got convenient - and funnily enough will force people to stay in Rwanda WHETHER their asylum claim gets accepted or not.
      After all someone 'very much pro-refugees' would never deliberately manipulate facts like that right?
      Afraid I can't call you out without the comment being banned :(

    • @jsper07
      @jsper07 10 днів тому

      @@AZ2PM There is literally no way you can say you are pro-refugee and write what you wrote. The Australian policy you reference in its first iteration sent refugees and folks seeking asylum to detention centers they built in other countries like Papua New Guinea and the island of Nauru, detention centers that have since faced international condemnation for their harsh treatment of detainees, many of whom were/are children, and for violations of international law. Furthermore, there have been decreases in boats more recently because of how the Australian navy has intervened and threatened violence against boats coming in or even cases of the government paying boats to turn around - both pieces illegal under international law regarding asylum seekers. Is this what you call “success?” People seeking safety being imprisoned, threatened, or paid off?
      There are also flaws with your argument against the show. You name that the show claimed that Rwanda was not safe. The show said that the UK government declared it unsafe and then Sunak’s admin pushed a new policy to declare it a safe haven. How is that the show claiming anything about Rwanda’s level of safety?
      Despite you claiming to be pro-refugee, this really feels like you critiquing the show’s research to justify anti-asylee and anti-refugee viewpoints. I’m truly not sure what you are trying to do here with this argument.

    • @LordSesshaku
      @LordSesshaku 10 днів тому

      If people had listened back then to people asking to stop indian immigration, he wouldn't be in power. Strong argument in favour of stopping islamic refugees entering your lands

  • @Ybalrid
    @Ybalrid 10 днів тому +11

    I know this is a joke, and it is off topic. But the Toilet really is the greatest invention in human history. You'd probably be dead from cholera if the mighty toilet was not there.
    We took way too much time as a species to understand that the pooping water and the drinking water should not mix.

    • @Brian-tn4cd
      @Brian-tn4cd 9 днів тому +2

      We actually did learn about it pretty quick... Then forgot or were forced into circumstances where there was no other choice, then we remembered..... Then we forgot, then we remembered and now we have toilets

  • @PanConQueso001
    @PanConQueso001 10 днів тому +51

    ok, the cig gag was smooth as fuck, good one Johnny Boy

  • @bikkiikun
    @bikkiikun 10 днів тому +81

    How about criminally charging doctors who prescribe opioids when there is a non-opioid medicine available?? You know, like in countries, that do not suffer from this kind of crisis.

    • @jmb3608
      @jmb3608 10 днів тому +12

      No wonder those lobbies are supporting and pushing for Trump’s reelection…

    • @doggytheanarchist7876
      @doggytheanarchist7876 10 днів тому

      Opioids are not even the villain here, capitalism is. Opioids has its legit uses. And that wouldn't be a problem, hadn't it been for the extreme greed.

    • @MrMartinNeumann
      @MrMartinNeumann 10 днів тому +1

      Name one country that does that (not as a one time thing but as legal practice)

    • @hanifarroisimukhlis5989
      @hanifarroisimukhlis5989 10 днів тому

      @@gordielaforge42 Actually, it's even more strict in US. It's just the Sacklers and Purdue are a bunch of slippery salesman. Don't blame the doctors, blame the sales.

    • @FelipeKana1
      @FelipeKana1 10 днів тому +7

      ​@@MrMartinNeumann here in Brazil doctors always go for the alternatives.
      We don't need to threaten them with crime tough, since the farma industry is reigned in

  • @Duckkis
    @Duckkis 10 днів тому +10

    Okay, I like this guy, he is great. Thank you for appreciating our Windows95man!

  • @felipenachmanowicz9393
    @felipenachmanowicz9393 10 днів тому +14

    Bola Wraps are amazing tools for having people portray penguins in plays, TV or everyday life overall.

  • @NA-wq6qg
    @NA-wq6qg 10 днів тому +8

    John, I wanna express my gratitude to you. I don't just love you as a talk show host but as a human. You are beyond incredible.

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 10 днів тому +20

    RFK Jr's worm had such a terrible experience in his head, that it died.

  • @mantasa0000
    @mantasa0000 10 днів тому +20

    Damn...American grifters work so fast, instantly taking advantage of the settlements. I do hope people actually take this seriously since some local governments seem to be so clueless that they're just letting people take the money that was meant for something else openly.

  • @Lucky7th7450
    @Lucky7th7450 10 днів тому +34

    I just want to let you know that in Japan, Sunak is called "スナク さん” that sounds like Snack san.

    • @rice5817
      @rice5817 10 днів тому +6

      Although he got as much "rizz" as a molded lunchbox, thus not qualifying to be a snack 😂

    • @marekmaralik155
      @marekmaralik155 10 днів тому

      In Japan are laws againts imigrants much harsher. Same for Australia...

  • @rubyfoxall1656
    @rubyfoxall1656 10 днів тому +6

    John Oliver's idea of "potty humor" is to thank toilets

  • @afrg4230
    @afrg4230 7 днів тому +1

    Let's take a moment to appreciate the perfection of his tie knot.

  • @elvara872
    @elvara872 10 днів тому +7

    50B$ in 18 years is not a lot of money for all these billion dollar companies.

  • @muneeb5721
    @muneeb5721 10 днів тому +27

    El Chapo: In Jail
    Sackler Family: Name on Art Museums!

  • @easternlights3155
    @easternlights3155 10 днів тому +17

    And here I thought Czechia had to win the award for Most Hypocritically Xenophobic Politician thanks to Tomio Okamura, but clearly I was mistaken. GG, Britain.

    • @Urxryzudzruzzrirzruzuztutzitz
      @Urxryzudzruzzrirzruzuztutzitz 10 днів тому +1

      What he do?

    • @easternlights3155
      @easternlights3155 9 днів тому

      @@Urxryzudzruzzrirzruzuztutzitz He's a second gen Japanese immigrant who's doing his damndest to prevent other immigrants from getting into the country. Ironically, nobody would give a damn about his ethnicity if he weren't such a xenophobic pos.

    • @tomriley1694
      @tomriley1694 9 днів тому

      @@Urxryzudzruzzrirzruzuztutzitz Japanese guy, who grifts on scaremongering with immigrants. Also used to love immigrants but the liberal schtick didn't actually make him money. (This mf literally steals his party's donations for personal use.)

    • @js-pb2kf
      @js-pb2kf 8 днів тому

      Okamura addressing his audience: Ja nejsem racista!
      His audience: Tomio! Tomio!

    • @adrianaloborec2205
      @adrianaloborec2205 8 днів тому +1

      That sounds like a Japanese name 😀

  • @Treegona
    @Treegona 10 днів тому +7

    Pretty sure there's more of a story to be found in Eurovision. Like how they told the Irish singer to change her costume because it contained text calling for ceasefire.

  • @annikamyren3026
    @annikamyren3026 9 днів тому +3

    I loved Finlands song ❤ and Croatias 🇸🇪

  • @mhyl02
    @mhyl02 10 днів тому +13

    You shouldn’t flush unused medicine down the toilet, it should be handed in at your local pharmacy to be properly handled and disposed off!

    • @hanifarroisimukhlis5989
      @hanifarroisimukhlis5989 10 днів тому +2

      i mean, you pooped out medicine too

    • @Phonixrmf
      @Phonixrmf 7 днів тому

      @@hanifarroisimukhlis5989 I suppose technically it has been properly handled and disposed off

    • @hanifarroisimukhlis5989
      @hanifarroisimukhlis5989 7 днів тому +2

      @@Phonixrmf not really, many drugs pass out unchanged, while others got activated with metabolism. Remember back then we used to recover penicilin from urine because it's so expensive?

  • @Thunder_Codes
    @Thunder_Codes 10 днів тому +19

    Thank you for brining the UK's slide to fascism to a wider international audience

  • @user-fl4cb9st2c
    @user-fl4cb9st2c 9 днів тому +1

    I'm neither American nor British but the segments about the UK on this show are usually my favorites. You should do more of that.

  • @Knazy
    @Knazy 10 днів тому +3

    I live in Sweden and it's in our free healthcare to provide clean syringes even to those abusing them, hospitals will have buses that travel to certain places that share clean supplies. I was surprised when I first found out but learning why it made so much sense just as the lady described 25:10

  • @demonac
    @demonac 10 днів тому +9

    27:16 The toilet, simultaneously the greatest - yet ALSO shittiest - invention in human history.

  • @tigerrom03
    @tigerrom03 10 днів тому +14

    Why isn’t the money going to the victims or their families, in cases victims have passed away?

  • @rice5817
    @rice5817 10 днів тому +15

    Always nice to wake up on Monday morning in Taiwan and get to watch LWT the first thing

  • @TroubledTrooper
    @TroubledTrooper 9 днів тому +1

    Hello non-HBO Max friends. Nice to get the show in full and early here on YT!!

  • @rogerbartley2225
    @rogerbartley2225 10 днів тому +5

    Those fines will just be passed on to the customer over the next 18 years. They should really pin down the prices of medication before doing something like this. Tobacco just passed the 260 Billion fine they received on to the customer because of course they would, just another business cost!

  • @kevinalford
    @kevinalford 10 днів тому +5

    Those bolo things are going to be an awful lot of fun around the ol’ presinct.

  • @ghanshyamgohel6110
    @ghanshyamgohel6110 8 днів тому +1

    I want to say thank you to the guy in the comments who recommended Eledator to me. You've been very helpful. Thank you!

  • @kani75
    @kani75 10 днів тому +4

    Those toilet fireworks disturbs me. Things should go into toilet, never come up from it.

  • @Ravus_Sapiens
    @Ravus_Sapiens 10 днів тому +4

    Thank you toilets, and thank you John for the 900th episode on the opioid epidemic.

  • @pedro4464
    @pedro4464 10 днів тому +3

    Not gonna lie, the bola wrap seems pretty cool.

  • @maleficent532
    @maleficent532 10 днів тому +4

    Oh, John I 100% agree toilets are the best invention. I really also enjoy plumbing in general and refridgeration. None of which get the praise they regularly deserve!

  • @Kimble81
    @Kimble81 10 днів тому +5

    Finland! ❤

  • @veevoir
    @veevoir 10 днів тому +5

    If they want to buy those Bolos - they need to first buy the other device, the one that makes suspects move slowly and keep their arms close like seen in those "demonstrations" :D

  • @Awoken_Remmuz
    @Awoken_Remmuz 10 днів тому +12

    Yeah you know Eurovision drew trouble when you get a work email talking about looking for people in masks and call the emergency number if you see anything strange (I work in public transportation for anyone curious)

  • @ronishamay
    @ronishamay 10 днів тому +58

    Eurovision
    “Your boos mean nothing, I’ve seen what makes you cheer” ~ Rick Sanchez, Rick and Morty

    • @ameliecarre4783
      @ameliecarre4783 10 днів тому +2

      In that context, it sounds like sour grapes.

  • @aaronarguijo8293
    @aaronarguijo8293 10 днів тому +7

    Malcom in the midlle really was something

  • @CssHDmonster
    @CssHDmonster 10 днів тому +10

    why did they censor my boy win95 guy

    • @Elora445
      @Elora445 4 дні тому

      So people would think he was naked on the scene. I suppose. Also, weird rules about censoring in some countries.

  • @aoilpe
    @aoilpe 10 днів тому +3

    Gratulation to Switzerland 🇨🇭 for the win of the ESC…!

  • @s3minisue207
    @s3minisue207 6 днів тому

    A deluxe package including get back, Let it be and the rooftop performance would definitely be the icing on the cake

  • @mrviggomartin
    @mrviggomartin 10 днів тому +3

    BolaWrap ,the gadget is a must have😂😂😂christmas wrapping will be so much faster

  • @rovvy221
    @rovvy221 10 днів тому +14

    imagine being American but have to watch this with VPN :O

    • @wenerjy
      @wenerjy 10 днів тому +5

      I'm American and I flew to Mexico to watch this :)

    • @XaeroDegreaz
      @XaeroDegreaz 10 днів тому +1

      Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Is this how it always is? I typically watch from Korea, but I'm back in The States for a couple weeks. Jumped on the VPN and it worked.
      Does it typically unlock after a day, or so, Stateside?

    • @wenerjy
      @wenerjy 10 днів тому +2

      @@XaeroDegreaz It is region locked for the US until Thursday

    • @justinhamilton8647
      @justinhamilton8647 10 днів тому +2

      I can’t believe we went from “you’re never getting another clip on here again” to “here, have literally everything” in the span of like a week. i love this show lol

  • @Anonymoew
    @Anonymoew 10 днів тому +4

    USA can't seem to stop amazing me.
    It's like watching the preview of the end of the world.

  • @ForestRaptor
    @ForestRaptor 10 днів тому +2

    Really got the money's worth from that Fanfare Toilet graphic XD

  • @hennarusi9841
    @hennarusi9841 7 днів тому +2

    I'm one damn proud Finn right now 😂

  • @mdrazzad
    @mdrazzad 10 днів тому +9

    I believe this show cut down John Oliver's life expectancy by at least 30 years.
    Seeing him so young in recently uploaded Season 1 shows and old in Season 11 really makes me worried for his health.
    Hope you are keeping well John. Great fan of you. Hope we see you in this great show forever and ever and ever.

  • @ernstschwaig4667
    @ernstschwaig4667 10 днів тому +12

    Milton Friedman a Nobel price winner for economics 1976 recommended the legalization of hard drugs in one form or another 30 years ago because the war on drugs had badly failed back than and only got worse since.

    • @jasonblalock4429
      @jasonblalock4429 10 днів тому +4

      For that matter, Milton Friedman also advocated for a form of universal social security, called the Negative Income Tax. I'm not a huge fan of him, but when even Friedman gets one right, things have definitely gone wrong.

  • @papertoyss
    @papertoyss 8 днів тому +1

    Eurovision song contest is the best music show on planet Earth.
    I swear!

  • @aeschynanthus_sp
    @aeschynanthus_sp 7 днів тому +2

    Rishi Sunak should pull a Windows95man stunt to spice up British politics.

  • @mikechiu9767
    @mikechiu9767 10 днів тому +10

    Holy shit. I've always assumed they were just ruthlessly deporting Rwandan back to Rwanda and just realized they are deporting any random asylum seeker to Rwanda. What the actual fuck?

    • @jantarjunior
      @jantarjunior 8 днів тому +4

      I am from Poland and I had never got enough money to travel to Africa. So is the British PM suggesting i could just fly to London on a cheap Ryanair flight ask for Asylum and so get a free air ticket to Africa on HM government expense? Is that guaranteed?

    • @mikechiu9767
      @mikechiu9767 8 днів тому

      @@jantarjunior LOL. You'd have to take care of your return flight though.

  • @juusolatva
    @juusolatva 10 днів тому +30

    unsurprisingly the British Rwanda asylum plan has already inspired the Finnish far-right party in the government and they want a similar plan either nationally or EU-wide.

    • @badwrongbadong
      @badwrongbadong 10 днів тому

      Shocking seeing as immigrants are causing huge problems in every western country, Where their numbers are getting high

    • @rice5817
      @rice5817 10 днів тому

      Oh boy.. you are also having far-right bigots going nuclear? (I'm from Sweden, so.. I've seen what they do too 😅)

    • @doko3000
      @doko3000 10 днів тому +5

      I know software engineering but I don't have a college degree. I speak two languages and I'm currently learning a third one.
      Tell me why I should be okay with random people being accepted into Finland, when I myself am in South America and I'm refused the same treatment? Should I try via boat instead?

    • @qv43v
      @qv43v 10 днів тому +4

      ​@@doko3000 feel free to claim asylum. 😊

    • @idreamtiwasbackatmanderley414
      @idreamtiwasbackatmanderley414 9 днів тому

      Certainement pas en France, ni en Allemagne, ni en Italie…

  • @muhammadazneel
    @muhammadazneel 10 днів тому +2

    that Joe Camel cigarette sleight of hand is so slick!

  • @adeliecn1763
    @adeliecn1763 День тому

    Not gonna lie, when he mentioned tobacco cartoon characters, I was fully expecting the return of Jeff the Diseased Lung.