Mon Nov 9, 2020, 02:45 AM

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Election Results 2020

John Oliver discusses the long week of US presidential election results, including Donald Trump’s various attempts to make the election appear illegitimate, and a historic win for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Election Results 2020 (Original post)	Rhiannon12866	Nov 9	OP
I don't know how he does it	LittleGirl	Nov 9	#1
Oh, I agree! He really is excellent!	Rhiannon12866	Nov 9	#2
And it says a lot about the state of things in this country that we get some of the best news analysis	Rhiannon12866	Nov 10	#5
ikr? He's picked up what Jon Stewart left behind.	LittleGirl	Nov 10	#7
You're absolutely right!	Rhiannon12866	Nov 10	#8
Love Jon, John and Trevor to keep	LittleGirl	Nov 10	#9
And it says a lot about the state of things in this country that we get some of the best news analysis	Rhiannon12866	Nov 10	#6
Love John Oliver!	burrowowl	Nov 9	#3
Me, too!	Rhiannon12866	Nov 9	#4
Thank you, John Oliver!	niyad	Nov 10	#10

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Mon Nov 9, 2020, 04:59 AM

LittleGirl (6,120 posts)

1. I don't know how he does it

But that was hilarious! Thanks my friend, Rhiannon12866!

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Mon Nov 9, 2020, 05:28 AM

Rhiannon12866 (126,160 posts)

2. Oh, I agree! He really is excellent!

He explains complicated current issues in a way that are not only understandable, but also entertaining and impossibly humorous! I'm not surprised that he has a lock on the Emmys every year and he's competing with Colbert and Kimmel who also do a fantastic job!

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 12:37 AM

Rhiannon12866 (126,160 posts)

5. And it says a lot about the state of things in this country that we get some of the best news analysis

From our late night comedians!

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 02:21 AM

LittleGirl (6,120 posts)

7. ikr? He's picked up what Jon Stewart left behind.

Thanks so much for making sure we see these clips!

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 02:28 AM

Rhiannon12866 (126,160 posts)

8. You're absolutely right!

Both John Oliver and Stephen Colbert carry on the legacy of Jon Stewart's Daily Show. When John took over as host during Jon's hiatus, he did a remarkable job and it was assumed he'd become the next host. Instead, he has a much different show on HBO which seems to better suit his talents - he no longer has to cater to the daily news cycle, but can choose any topic that he believes is important and cover that in depth.