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** In Al Jazeera's documentary, "Broken Dreams: The Boeing 787", one employee admits that he ''would'' fly on the plane... but only because he "[has] kind of a death wish too".

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** In Al Jazeera's documentary, "Broken Dreams: The Boeing 787", one employee admits that he ''would'' fly on the plane... but only because he "[has] kind of a death wish too".wish".
---> ''"If I had to pick between a plane that only two-thirds of workers refuse to get on and one that would only be ridden by Death Wish Dave, I'd pick the former every time!"''

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** John floats a new slogan for Boeing:
---> '''John:''' One project leader in the 80s and early 90s is remembered for saying "No secrets" and "The only thing that will make me rip off your head and shit down your neck is withholding information." And I'm sorry, but that should be the mug.

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** John floats a new slogan for Boeing:
---> '''John:''' One
''"One project leader in the 80s and early 90s is remembered for saying "No secrets" and "The only thing that will make me rip off your head and shit down your neck is withholding information." And I'm sorry, but that should be the mug."''
** In an apt comparison, John likens the development of the Boeing 787 to "a doomed open throuple [talking] about their private life".
---> '''John:''' ''[imitating the main guy in the throuple]'' "We had our partners, and then they had partners who had partners and communication was very challenging and added a lot of complexity and, long story short, now we all have chlamydia."


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* March 3rd, 2024:
** John floats a new slogan for Boeing:
---> '''John:''' One project leader in the 80s and early 90s is remembered for saying "No secrets" and "The only thing that will make me rip off your head and shit down your neck is withholding information." And I'm sorry, but that should be the mug.
** With the "debut" of the Boeing 787 (read: a hollow, full-scale model made of wood) John notes that the company marked history by unveiling "the first airplane made entirely of plywood and lies!"
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----> '''John:''' [[SarcasmMode You know, completely normal reasons.]]

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----> '''John:''' [[SarcasmMode You know, completely normal reasons.]]]]
* April 7th, 2024:
**Executions:
*** John delivering messages on the dark topic of executions [[HeliumSpeech while on helium]].
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*** Some people have taken to messing with the scammers directly with messages like "[[Film/ThePrincessBride My name is Inigo Montoya. I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance have any six fingers on your right hand, do you?]]" and "Weewoo weewooo boner alert". John states he would have gone with "Awooga awooga boner alert", but all bodies are different.

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*** Some people have taken to messing with the scammers directly with messages like "[[Film/ThePrincessBride My name is Inigo Montoya. I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance have any six fingers on your right hand, do you?]]" and "Weewoo weewooo boner alert". John states he would have gone with "Awooga awooga boner alert", but all bodies are different.different.
*** According to John, the only reason someone should spend sixteen hours a day on social media should be because they love it, or they're fifteen years old and the algorithm has addicted them to it.
----> '''John:''' [[SarcasmMode You know, completely normal reasons.]]
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*** One bank's CEO fell victim to a scam, resulting in the whole bank falling under. That by itself is not funny. What ''is'', is John's assertion that there should be at least one step between "CEO gets scammed" and "Whoops! The bank's under."

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*** One bank's CEO fell victim to a scam, resulting in the whole bank falling under. That by itself is not funny. What ''is'', is John's assertion that there should be at least one step between "CEO gets scammed" and "Whoops! The bank's under.""
*** Some people have taken to messing with the scammers directly with messages like "[[Film/ThePrincessBride My name is Inigo Montoya. I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance have any six fingers on your right hand, do you?]]" and "Weewoo weewooo boner alert". John states he would have gone with "Awooga awooga boner alert", but all bodies are different.
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----> '''John:''' [[BestialityIsDepraved I'm allowed to touch it like that,]] [[ImplausibleDeniability I'm a doctor!]]

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----> '''John:''' [[BestialityIsDepraved I'm allowed to touch it like that,]] [[ImplausibleDeniability I'm a doctor!]]doctor!]]
*** One bank's CEO fell victim to a scam, resulting in the whole bank falling under. That by itself is not funny. What ''is'', is John's assertion that there should be at least one step between "CEO gets scammed" and "Whoops! The bank's under."
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*** John's admission that, had he received a text along the lines of "Is this Dr. John? I'm Emily. Is my horse recovering well?"

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*** John's admission that, had he received a text along the lines of "Is this Dr. John? I'm Emily. Is my horse recovering well?"well?", he would have fallen for the scam.
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----> '''John:''' [[BestialityIsDepraved I'm allowed to touch it like that, I'm a doctor!]]

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----> '''John:''' [[BestialityIsDepraved I'm allowed to touch it like that, that,]] [[ImplausibleDeniability I'm a doctor!]]
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----> '''John:''' [[BeastialityIsDepraved I'm allowed to touch it like that, I'm a doctor!]]

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----> '''John:''' [[BeastialityIsDepraved [[BestialityIsDepraved I'm allowed to touch it like that, I'm a doctor!]]
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---> '''John:''' If you freeze an embryo, it's fine. If you freeze a ''person'', you have some explaining to do!

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---> '''John:''' If you freeze an embryo, it's fine. If you freeze a ''person'', you have some explaining to do!do!
** Pig Butchering Scams:
*** John's admission that, had he received a text along the lines of "Is this Dr. John? I'm Emily. Is my horse recovering well?"
----> '''John:''' [[BeastialityIsDepraved I'm allowed to touch it like that, I'm a doctor!]]

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** John calls out the contradictory messaging of the [=GOP=]:
---> '''John:''' Aren't "liberal tears" the thing you love to drink because your enemies' sadness tastes so sweet? Or is it the deadly fuel for your very cool shark-themed flamethrower? 'Cause you gotta pick a fucking lane there!

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** John calls out outlines the contradictory messaging of the [=GOP=]:
difference between freezing an embryo and a person:
---> '''John:''' Aren't "liberal tears" the thing If you love to drink because your enemies' sadness tastes so sweet? Or is it the deadly fuel for your very cool shark-themed flamethrower? 'Cause freeze an embryo, it's fine. If you gotta pick freeze a fucking lane there!''person'', you have some explaining to do!

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