VIDEO: John Oliver Encourages Trump to Talk to Mueller on THE LATE SHOW

By: Feb. 08, 2018
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John Oliver appeared on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT last night, where the conversation naturally turned to Trump and the fact that he says he wants to talk to Mueller.

Oliver begins by saying Trump would have to "eat his way through" his lawyers' hands to talk to Mueller, and that he'd "perjure himself before finishing his name."

Colbert then turns directly to the camera and says, "I think he would do a good job, and I think he should do it."

Oliver catches onto the joke and replies, "I know I joke around a lot, Mr. President, but I also think you would do an excellent job and I too think you should do it."

Watch the clip below!

John Oliver is an English comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor and television host.

Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian, both in the United Kingdom and United States. He came to wider attention for his work on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART as its senior British correspondent from 2006 to 2013. Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on THE DAILY SHOW and was its guest host for an eight-week period in 2013. In addition to The Daily Show, Oliver co-hosted the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle(2007-2015) with Andy Zaltzman, with whom Oliver had previously co-hosted the radio series Political Animal, and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013. He has also acted on television, most notably in a recurring role as Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom Community.

Since 2014, Oliver has been the host of the HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He has received widespread critical and popular recognition for his work on the series, whose influence over US culture, legislation and policymaking has been dubbed the "John Oliver effect".[3][4] For his work on Last Week Tonight, Oliver has won six Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award and was included in the 2015 Time 100, being described as a 'comedic agent of change...powerful because he isn't afraid to tackle important issues thoughtfully, without fear or apology.'

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert premiered on Tuesday, Sept. 8 on CBS.The show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.

A multi-talented and respected host, writer, producer, satirist and comedian, Colbert is well-known for his previous late night show, "The Colbert Report," which concluded on Friday, Dec. 18, 2014. The program received wide-spread critical acclaim and earned two Peabody Awards and 29 Emmy Award nominations, including two Emmy wins for Outstanding Variety Series (2013, 2014) and four Emmy wins for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program (2008, 2010, 2013, 2014). Prior to that, Colbert spent eight years as a correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" as an on-air personality and writer of news satire for the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series.



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