A few of them feel that way…the US drones bombing Palestine. Ukraine/Russia. Israel/Palestine…the wealth gap getting larger. There’s even an episode from a month ago about student loan debt and another from 2 months ago about executions where he referred to one of these episodes from S1. History repeats itself I guess. I knew there was a reason some of the newer episodes felt familiar.
I mean _technically_ the fact that a majority of people are able to recognize and say “genocide and ethnic cleansing… maybe let’s not?!?” is an important progression, but people are still losing their jobs and getting kicked out of school for saying so out loud! The genocide of it all is starting to break through but what does a majority opinion mean to the American government? 😕
@@xiomara5147 The majority opinion does not mean much when the government, which is intended to act in the best interest of the people, is acting in the best interest of corporations and billionaires, while refusing to acknowledge their obvious blunders, and doubling down on said blunders.
My friend, investigate the decades of history and civilian slaughter in the region. People start the discussion with Hamas being angry and doing bad things right now, but if you look over 8+ decades, you might understand why. As Slavoj Zizeck says, contextualizing evil is not the same as endorsing it as moral. We can study how Hitler took control of Germany and convinced people to perform atrocities while clearly not being in support of them. This type of thinking can help move toward an end to the conflict (although I personally see none, given the history of the region. Forcibly removing a bunch of people from their land usually ends up with decades or centuries of war).
@@BernsteinMark-jr2nu see class, this is why history matters. Go read some books, learn to do legitimate research, and stopped being indoctrinated by memes, grifters, and bigots.
Have you heard of little known event October 7th? And while I'm at it do you condemn Hamas? Even if you say you do I'm going to ask 40 times in 1 interview while justifying every war crime done by Israel.
@@TheRunningLeopard.. not gonna lie I really wish we could go back to that time. If we could go back to then with the info we have now I feel like a lot less horrid shite would still happen
I was legit shocked when ep 2 opened with a segment on Ukraine being attacked and the international community dragging its feet and at best applying ineffective sanctions, then this comes up 9 episodes later...really not much changed in 10 years.
@@SuspiciousDragon13 That's exactly what I said!! also I noticed oh part of Gaza is still in tact, I thought all was ruble now (it is unfortunately true though, it is all ruble now)
Yeah, I had to check when this episode was made. How spectacularly depressing that history continues to replay itself, and innocent lives are still being killed by the thousands 😪
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! That's one of the first things I looked for when I started watching these old reruns. I'm frankly surprised that JO's team hasn't realized the importance of dates. I know he likes to say it's a comedy show, not a news show. But really, John, you have to know the historical importance of your work. History. Context. Documentation.
I have a theory that instead of making a new episode about current problems, they were like "dude, we did this exacly same story about this exact problem 10 years ago, just release it in youtube and lets go on vacation" and then they did...
If it weren't for John's youthful glow, this could easily be mistaken for a new episode. If he'd have just taken Anderson Cooper's approach and gone gray at 16 years old, maybe he could also pull off just recycling old episodes 😉
I'm so glad we get to watch all of these old ones. I can finally catch up on all of the current events that I ignored or had no way of knowing about a decade ago.
Please put the original air date in the description on all these. I’ve watched all the main stories for years now, but I want to see all the other segments now.
You are being childish for asking for even MORE. You should be grateful for getting these. Grow up and research yourself. Find the Wikipedia page for the entire series and it will give you all the information you want. I am guessing you are about 18 years old
26:00. This is great; I forgot about it. And what happened at 28:41 that Oliver made that face! There's also an outtake video here on YT with Cookie Monster that Oliver did for some other thing. It's hilarious.
watch the fellow behind the director of federal prisons when this director was stumbling to answer the question about solitary cell sizes. That guy behind him had to hide his laughter by pretending to read a file.😂
I was just thinking how this entire first season seems like it's talking about now and not a decade ago before I started this episode and now two and a half minutes in he's talking about how the exact same thing was happening for the past 5 years before that. Just wow.
Literally didn't realise until 10 minutes in that this was 10-years-old. Ironically, it was the Commonwealth Games being in Glasgow rather than Birmingham.
Man, his comment on Anderson Cooper's youthful immortality has not, no pun intended, aged gracefully. Pretty much since the start of this decade, he's gained large lines across his muzzle and wrinkles below his eyes.
People, please. Think about how half this stuff is relevant today. History is repeating itself on an level that we can now see in real time. How are you not a little scared? Just a little, man. You gotta feel it.
Talk about "depressingly familiar" - I had to double check that I was still watching old episodes🥺
Me too
Same 🙁
Israel vs Palestine was a key topic in my A-level history course... back in 2003.
Depressingly familiar indeed
This episode in 2014... felt like its made for 2024.
Deja vu all over again. 😐
I know right
Yeah. I'm not sure how I feel about that. This just happened in my mind but just wow.
"This story is depressingly familiar" You have no idea John...
A few of them feel that way…the US drones bombing Palestine. Ukraine/Russia. Israel/Palestine…the wealth gap getting larger. There’s even an episode from a month ago about student loan debt and another from 2 months ago about executions where he referred to one of these episodes from S1. History repeats itself I guess. I knew there was a reason some of the newer episodes felt familiar.
2014: In 5 years, this situation has not improved.
2024: 👀
I mean _technically_ the fact that a majority of people are able to recognize and say “genocide and ethnic cleansing… maybe let’s not?!?” is an important progression, but people are still losing their jobs and getting kicked out of school for saying so out loud!
The genocide of it all is starting to break through but what does a majority opinion mean to the American government? 😕
@@xiomara5147 The majority opinion does not mean much when the government, which is intended to act in the best interest of the people, is acting in the best interest of corporations and billionaires, while refusing to acknowledge their obvious blunders, and doubling down on said blunders.
My friend, investigate the decades of history and civilian slaughter in the region. People start the discussion with Hamas being angry and doing bad things right now, but if you look over 8+ decades, you might understand why. As Slavoj Zizeck says, contextualizing evil is not the same as endorsing it as moral. We can study how Hitler took control of Germany and convinced people to perform atrocities while clearly not being in support of them. This type of thinking can help move toward an end to the conflict (although I personally see none, given the history of the region. Forcibly removing a bunch of people from their land usually ends up with decades or centuries of war).
@@xiomara5147😊
2024: Hold my beer!
2:42 "This is me in 2006. Time has ravaged me." - John Oliver in 2014, not knowing how the next 10 years would ravage him even more
And Anderson Cooper still looks the same
I was just about to say the same thing!
@@Gx75 I KNOW RIGHT!? I looked up video of him reporting on Gaza from this year just to double check and Anderson Cooper still hasn't aged a DAY wtf.
@@Gx75there’s a reason for that….
@@Queen-of-the-Burbs lemme guess. Adrenochrome? 🤣🤣
"This whole story is depressingly familiar"
YOU DON'T SAY
Man, the more of these epsiodes i watch the more I'm convinced these are all episodes about right now
exactly
Certain things never change: 1. Ukranie and Putin, 2. Gaza and Israel, 3. Airlines overcharges, 4. Sports Gambling, and 5. Anderson Cooper 😊
but they really fucking have to
@@catjam420 1 down, you can gamble way more online now
And islamoterrorism which hasn't changed in 1500 years
@@BernsteinMark-jr2nu good job showing how little you know on the subjects at hand.
@@BernsteinMark-jr2nu see class, this is why history matters. Go read some books, learn to do legitimate research, and stopped being indoctrinated by memes, grifters, and bigots.
War, war never changes.
And neither does Anderson Cooper.
I was literally just about to drop a comment about how he still looks identical
I really hate that war quote.
"Kept you waiting, huh?" - Old/Solid Snake MGS4
What a neat new show! I hope it gets another season!
Alas, cancelled.
@@Noredties i just googled it, HBO renewed it til 2026
@@Noredties??? The show has been renewed through 2026. That's 2 more seasons.
"Oh he dyed his hair- or this is old.."
"Oh he's talking about Gaza, he dyed his hair."
"Oh.."
This is John Oliver's attempt at pointing out the validity of Fallout's "War never changes" message.
Oh look at that. News coverage on Gaza before THAT date of October
Have you heard of little known event October 7th?
And while I'm at it do you condemn Hamas?
Even if you say you do I'm going to ask 40 times in 1 interview while justifying every war crime done by Israel.
@@beneroni8345sounds like Hamas should stop putting legitimate military targets in densely populated urban areas.
S1 E11 (aired July 20, 2014)
Oh boy does that clip of Al Franken questioning the head of federal prisons make me miss having him as my senator
Oh god, is time just circular because fuck it feels really circular right now.
I dubbel checked if I had not by accident clicked on the news of this week😧 (April 2024)
not circular... just more that things have not changed. Well... thats not technically true. Most things got significantly worse somehow.
@@hinoakuma6386 I mean, true but still the same topics coming around really hits the fact we need to make change in this world.
@@TheRunningLeopard.. not gonna lie I really wish we could go back to that time. If we could go back to then with the info we have now I feel like a lot less horrid shite would still happen
wait this is 10 years old!!
Crazy right I don't remember this being big news back then.
I was legit shocked when ep 2 opened with a segment on Ukraine being attacked and the international community dragging its feet and at best applying ineffective sanctions, then this comes up 9 episodes later...really not much changed in 10 years.
I'm watching it, going, John looks younger, but the news is current. Isreal/Gaza,. Putin/Ukraine...
@@SuspiciousDragon13 That's exactly what I said!! also I noticed oh part of Gaza is still in tact, I thought all was ruble now (it is unfortunately true though, it is all ruble now)
"Time has ravaged me!" John, I have to tell you... You honestly look better the older you get
for real i dont think he realizes that like 80% of his audience would if they had the chance
27:19 - I know it's not the point of the show, but I forgot that John could sing that well... Great voice, Nearsighted Parrot who works at the bank!
Thank you for shedding light on the problems with prisons.
Yeah, I had to check when this episode was made. How spectacularly depressing that history continues to replay itself, and innocent lives are still being killed by the thousands 😪
As a Singaporean i cringe at our Govt PSAs & this hit even harder 10 years later
And 10 years later, nothing has changed ...
Can you please make playlists for each season so its easier to track the episodes with all these new uploads!
I ended up making my own playlist.
There is a playlist now
His blood is British, but his heart is American! God I love John Oliver.
just wait until you find out about his spleen!
@@technopoptart 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you to whoever is responsible for posting the shows. And we need John more than ever, so long may he wave!
jesus. i forgot i was watching an old episode.
Funny story, I was in prison for drugs when this show aired. Good times.
Same
Can you guys put the original air date in the description please
July 20 2014
@@Thatdumbgay thanks, I can look them up. It would just help contextualize things without having to click away from the app.
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! That's one of the first things I looked for when I started watching these old reruns. I'm frankly surprised that JO's team hasn't realized the importance of dates. I know he likes to say it's a comedy show, not a news show. But really, John, you have to know the historical importance of your work. History. Context. Documentation.
Hey guys - it’s there in the first sentence now. This episode is from July 20th, 2014.
@@kaijuno Yay! Looks like Johnsy responds to Jackals, too. 😄
Al Franken would have already known the dimensions if he asked. Dude was always on his game.
Well, we're clearly trapped in a time loop.
I have a theory that instead of making a new episode about current problems, they were like "dude, we did this exacly same story about this exact problem 10 years ago, just release it in youtube and lets go on vacation" and then they did...
God it's scary how relevant all of this is once again.
Not only does Anderson Cooper still look the same, but Gaza is still depressing.
And Putin is blaming everyone for the war that he started
Thank you for releasing the entire first season from a current HBO subscriber! 🧡💛🧡
The first 3 minutes are literally timeless
The song session is so endearing
Fun fact on Aramark, they also cover movie theatre concessions
Those pro anti gambling mock commercials were hilarious!
If it weren't for John's youthful glow, this could easily be mistaken for a new episode. If he'd have just taken Anderson Cooper's approach and gone gray at 16 years old, maybe he could also pull off just recycling old episodes 😉
John Oliver is a world treasure
OMG my sunny island of Singapore is being mentioned on the Last Week Tonight Show! That's crazyyyyyy 😍
I'm so glad we get to watch all of these old ones. I can finally catch up on all of the current events that I ignored or had no way of knowing about a decade ago.
Please put the original air date in the description on all these. I’ve watched all the main stories for years now, but I want to see all the other segments now.
You are being childish for asking for even MORE. You should be grateful for getting these. Grow up and research yourself. Find the Wikipedia page for the entire series and it will give you all the information you want. I am guessing you are about 18 years old
@@batgurrl turning 30 on May 4th. You sound like you’d be really fun at parties, bud. Have a good night.
@@batgurrldude get bent
Wow. That commenter is a turd on a stick, ain't she? What makes someone that much of a prick?
Hey, it’s there now. First sentence: this episode is from July 20th, 2014.
That crocodile was awesome
I literally was born in Canada and I've never heard of the Commonwealth Games 😂
Depressingly familiar. You can say that again #FreePalestine
Gaza and Ukraine in the same episode?! There’s no way we’ve had the same exact news for 10 damn years!
How can I not have seen this episode ❤😂
It's nice to know that some things never change.
John Oliver is not one of those things😂😂😂
I had to check if I am not watching a fresh episode actually…
This episode was part pf season 1???????
“In 5yrs this situation has not improved”
Me, in 2024: I have bad news for you..
This hurts somewhat deep rewatching from 2024.
I had this on in the car and thought it was a new episode
Love your biting humor always on target!
Time is a flat circle.
Wait, was that season of True Detective just earlier the same year as this episode...? 😮
Time flies like an arrow.
Fruit flies like a banana.
And STILL…. It’s 2024!!
10 years later and for a split second I thought this was a new episode.
I feel like this has been applicable every 5 years or so throughout my entire life 😢
26:00. This is great; I forgot about it. And what happened at 28:41 that Oliver made that face!
There's also an outtake video here on YT with Cookie Monster that Oliver did for some other thing. It's hilarious.
“Yeah, I’m thinking I’m back”
It took me till 6:30 to realize that this was from 2014 and not 2024
watch the fellow behind the director of federal prisons when this director was stumbling to answer the question about solitary cell sizes. That guy behind him had to hide his laughter by pretending to read a file.😂
Those production pieces on gambling will always be funny. Especially the sad music.
they're showing us the person under the puppets
Israel/Palestine, Russia/Ukraine... 2014 was wild, huh?
IDK, it's hard to relate. 😉
Could have done a piece on those two conflicts in 2004 as well
This all feels so strangely familiar
This episode is like... Shutter island. John Oliver is making a joke about the past, which revalidated itself again in the future. What a trip !
I can't help but get confused with this because it's eeriely similar to modern day.
I like when John sings 😂
Great job with this one. The prison system in the US is abhorrent and no one seems to care about it.
Holy shit, right out the gate I thought this episode was from this week!!
10 years later....
Completely forgot about the commonwealth games since I watched this ep the first time
Oh 2014, the last year we had hope
I love you for your take on the Ukraine war, at this point, before even Crimea was invaded.
I spent 6 months in a county jail in New Jersey. One guy was complaining of chest pain. The nurse gave him an aspirin and he died 2 hours later.
You can replay the Gaza segment on a new episode and wouldn't have to change a thing.
I was just thinking how this entire first season seems like it's talking about now and not a decade ago before I started this episode and now two and a half minutes in he's talking about how the exact same thing was happening for the past 5 years before that. Just wow.
So many of these season 1 episodes feel like they could be made this year…
John Oliver in 2014: Look at me! I have been ravaged by time!
Viewers in 2024: Who is this fresh faced BABY presenting Season 1 of Last Week Tonight?
We sure this isn’t a new one?
10 years later almost everything from this show is still relevant.
I came here first to see Mr. Oliver
10 years later, and this could be todays news
Literally didn't realise until 10 minutes in that this was 10-years-old. Ironically, it was the Commonwealth Games being in Glasgow rather than Birmingham.
Man, his comment on Anderson Cooper's youthful immortality has not, no pun intended, aged gracefully. Pretty much since the start of this decade, he's gained large lines across his muzzle and wrinkles below his eyes.
Nah he still looks practically the same tho. Just like war in Gaza looks the same!
"This whole story is depressingly familiar..."
Me, in 2024: 🙃
The two lighter white circles on the final screen to the right made me think my tablet got mangled somehow
John talking about Gaza 10 years ago: this whole story is depressingly familiar
Me in 2024: 😬😬😬😬😬
People, please.
Think about how half this stuff is relevant today.
History is repeating itself on an level that we can now see in real time.
How are you not a little scared? Just a little, man. You gotta feel it.
It honestly hurts knowing that within 10 years we haven't been able to make progress on a lot of major issues.
25:46 just seeing Jon look to the side and now know what to do is too much. Seeing him genuinely frustrated that this BS is allowed to happen
10 years later and nothing has changed..
Has anyone ever seen John Oliver and Ben Elton in the same room?😂
Israel/Hamas: "How is This Still a Thing?" 😵💫
I like the old John 😂
Watching this as Israel has taken control of the Rafah Crossing. It’s heartbreaking.
I had to check the dates, thought this was from three months ago
The low quality of food leads to obesity and diabetes which ends up costing millions more than whatever is saved by serving only processed food.