John oliver

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#1John oliver
Posted: 8/24/15 at 8:29pm

Does anyone watch john Oliver's show on HBO? I'm in love with him. He's really hilarious and isn't afraid to tell the truth, because he doesn't have advertisers.


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#2John oliver
Posted: 8/24/15 at 8:32pm

Who is that?

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#3John oliver
Posted: 8/24/15 at 8:33pm

No, no one watches it.

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#4John oliver
Posted: 8/24/15 at 8:39pm

I watch porn.  

 

LOTS of it. 

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#5John oliver
Posted: 8/24/15 at 9:00pm

Porn isn't afraid to tell the truth.  The Duggars are terrified of the truth.


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#6John oliver
Posted: 8/24/15 at 9:52pm

The thing I love about porn is it's always so romantic.  The guy always gets the girl, unless the girl gets the girl or the guy gets the guy.  Sometimes the girl gets 5 guys. Selfish bitch.

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#7John oliver
Posted: 8/24/15 at 10:56pm

If it's mermaid porn is she a shellfish bitch?

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#8John oliver
Posted: 8/29/15 at 11:13pm

Isn't this still the off-topic board?

 

Yes, I watch John Oliver. He is excellent and now that The Daily Show and the old Colbert Show are gone, John Oliver is the best "fake news" we've got.

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#9John oliver
Posted: 8/29/15 at 11:17pm

I love him! I wish they would bring back the Naked Chef!

That was some quality porn right there.


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#10John oliver
Posted: 8/30/15 at 12:10am

"HBO" is one of those things where you have to have a computer?  


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#11John oliver
Posted: 8/30/15 at 12:44am

Ho Box Office

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#12John oliver
Posted: 8/30/15 at 1:42am

"Isn't this still the off-topic board?"

 

No, I'm sorry.  We've recently made some changes.  This is now where you reserve a table for dinner at Le Bernardin. What date did you have in mind and how many will be in your party? 

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#13John oliver
Posted: 8/31/15 at 2:20am

Love him.  But not as much as Bill Maher.  Bill is appointment-viewing, but I find John Oliver is not.  I love that I can catch him on the reruns throughout the rest of the weekend, usually, at random opportune times.

That said, he's not "fake news."  He talks about real news items, but with strictly heavy doses of sarcasm to make his point.


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#14John oliver
Posted: 8/31/15 at 4:03pm

I was using "fake news" in the sense that Jon Stewart used it: the topic may be real, but the coverage of it is satirical rather than primarily informative. (Which, of course, begs the question as to whether we have "real news" any more. I'm entirely sympathetic to the argument that we do not.)

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#15John oliver
Posted: 8/31/15 at 4:33pm

In the UK John Oliver used to own a farm and he converted his barns into luxury holiday lettings, near the Roman town of Bath. Stayed there a few times. Beautiful, the converted barn as is Bath.

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#16John oliver
Posted: 8/31/15 at 9:08pm

I want to go to there but I don't have HBO.  Or, wait.  I do.


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#17John oliver
Posted: 8/31/15 at 9:18pm

Actually, I find Oliver's segments primarily VERY informative.


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#18John oliver
Posted: 8/31/15 at 10:08pm

Whereas Stewart and Colbert were comedy shows that used the news as a starting point, John Oliver is a news program that uses comedy to keep people invested and entertained. It's probably the best thing on TV right now.

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#19John oliver
Posted: 9/1/15 at 3:56am

More I

nvestigative Journalism, like 60 minutes with a dash of sarcasim.


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#20John oliver
Posted: 9/1/15 at 5:07pm

Fantod said: "Whereas Stewart and Colbert were comedy shows that used the news as a starting point, John Oliver is a news program that uses comedy to keep people invested and entertained. It's probably the best thing on TV right now.

 

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Fantod, I don't see the difference you see, but I absolutely agree with your conclusion.

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#21John oliver
Posted: 10/1/15 at 6:29am

Did we all say a collective "awwwwwwww" at the end of John Oliver's return show?  Well, it wouldn't be collective since we all watch it at different times, but you know what I mean.   Getting those Days of Our Lives actors to create a new scene especially for the refugee girl from Syria almost made me tear up.  I wonder if they'll find a way to get her the clip.  I hope so.  

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#22John Oliver Days of Our Lives
Posted: 10/1/15 at 6:39am

Yes HT, I saw that on Monday night, and as much as I like that show and how Oliver delivers "truthiness" with actual investigative work and then it's the time for laughs. But I do think what they did for the young woman in the wheelchair, with the Days of Our Lives actors was so, so sweet. I haven't watched Trevor Noah yet, but John Oliver was the best on TDS and I hope the HBO show has a long long run.

 


I Can Has Cheezburger With This?

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#23John Oliver Days of Our Lives
Posted: 10/2/15 at 4:49pm

The Glenbuck Laird said: "In the UK John Oliver used to own a farm and he converted his barns into luxury holiday lettings, near the Roman town of Bath. Stayed there a few times. Beautiful, the converted barn as is Bath.

 

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Booked a return to his former farm this week for next Easter. Bristol Old Vic is doing Long Days Journey Into Night with Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville. Just need a decent show at Theatre Royal Bath to be announced now.

 

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#24John Oliver Days of Our Lives
Posted: 10/2/15 at 5:10pm

I really like him, I've grown more weary of Maher.

 

More important is that my 15 year old has begun watching it and it has created some really great conversations between us.


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#25John Oliver Days of Our Lives
Posted: 10/2/15 at 6:52pm

I appreciate Maher's politics and I still find "New Rules" consistently funny, but I am so bored with most of the conservatives he books in order to achieve "balance". They all shout over the other guests, reciting talking points from Roger Ailes' memoranda.

 

One week, Maher apologized because they couldn't find a "conservative" panelist. It was one of his best shows, as the progressives assembled disagreed with one another passionately, yet managed to have a civil conversation.