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** John called out {{Creator/Fox News|Channel}} for this during a segment on the February 2023 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ohio_train_derailment East Palestine rail disaster]], when a train full of toxic chemicals derailed in the Ohio town. After Rachel Campos-Duffy called it "an Erin Brockovich moment" and cited [[Film/ErinBrockovich the 2000 film]], Jesse Watters pointed out that Erin Brockovich herself (i.e. the real person) was currently in the town. Campos-Duffy's response was to question where Creator/JuliaRoberts was.
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** John called out {{Creator/Fox News|Channel}} Fox News for this during a segment on the February 2023 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ohio_train_derailment East Palestine rail disaster]], when a train full of toxic chemicals derailed in the Ohio town. After Rachel Campos-Duffy called it "an Erin Brockovich moment" and cited [[Film/ErinBrockovich the 2000 film]], Jesse Watters pointed out that Erin Brockovich herself (i.e. the real person) was currently in the town. Campos-Duffy's response was to question where Creator/JuliaRoberts was.
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** In his short segment on International Women's Day 2016, John takes the time to highlight various figures who just don't quite get it. Russian President Vladimir Putin unintentionally brings up the DoubleStandard of women having to control their emotions in the workplace. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that he thinks women are mothers above all else, and that economic independence is bad for them. In China, a shopping mall offers discounts to women, but only those deemed sufficiently attractive by a facial scanner. Finally, UsefulNotes/{{Fox News|Channel}} commentator Greta Van Susteren decides to congratulate ''men'' for being better than the Taliban (or, as John puts it, giving them credit for "doing basically nothing").
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** In his short segment on International Women's Day 2016, John takes the time to highlight various figures who just don't quite get it. Russian President Vladimir Putin unintentionally brings up the DoubleStandard of women having to control their emotions in the workplace. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that he thinks women are mothers above all else, and that economic independence is bad for them. In China, a shopping mall offers discounts to women, but only those deemed sufficiently attractive by a facial scanner. Finally, UsefulNotes/{{Fox News|Channel}} Fox News commentator Greta Van Susteren decides to congratulate ''men'' for being better than the Taliban (or, as John puts it, giving them credit for "doing basically nothing").
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-->'''John:''' The point is Marlon Bundo is the most likable thing of an otherwise unlikable man, like how UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush is a perfectly fine painter, or Creator/BillCosby raised American's awareness of pudding, or how [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel Roger Ailes]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice is dead]].
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-->'''John:''' The point is Marlon Bundo is the most likable thing of an otherwise unlikable man, like how UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush is a perfectly fine painter, or Creator/BillCosby raised American's awareness of pudding, or how [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel Roger Ailes]] Ailes [[CrossesTheLineTwice is dead]].
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*** Creator/HJonBenjamin later appears in the "Tot Bench" sketch of the Immigration Courts segment.
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*** Creator/HJonBenjamin later appears in the "Tot Bench" sketch of the Immigration Courts segment. And he also provides the voice of "The Void" during the pandemic-era episodes.
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** Averted when he talks about Ukraine, since Russia's war with Ukraine was in the news a lot, he refers to it as, "A country you know so much about".
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* ByNoWeMeanYes: When Russell Crowe auctioned off his many props to pay for his divorce, there was a lot of open speculation that John Oliver, who'd covered it on his show, was the mystery bidder who paid $7000 for his jockstrap. Addressing the rumors, Oliver said, "The bad news is, we didn't buy it." Then, after a long pause, added, "...We did though."
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* ByNoWeMeanYes: ByNoIMeanYes: When Russell Crowe auctioned off his many props to pay for his divorce, there was a lot of open speculation that John Oliver, who'd covered it on his show, was the mystery bidder who paid $7000 for his jockstrap. Addressing the rumors, Oliver said, "The bad news is, we didn't buy it." Then, after a long pause, added, "...We did though."
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* ByNoWeMeanYes: When Russell Crowe auctioned off his many props to pay for his divorce, there was a lot of open speculation that John Oliver, who'd covered it on his show, was the mystery bidder who paid $7000 for his jockstrap. Addressing the rumors, Oliver said, "The bad news is, we didn't buy it." Then, after a long pause, added, "...We did though."
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* BreatherEpisode: John occasionally breaks up the serious and heavy topics of the show with something lighter. In particular, the episode on Pennies and their uselessness has him admit that it's ultimately a very minor and low-stakes issue, but it also happens to be one that could actually be solved and without much pushback. (As he points out, even the company that manufactures the zinc for it only spends a paltry $140,000 lobbying for them when their parent company is worth $10 billion)
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Much like Jon Stewart, he'll preface particularly outrageous truths with "and this is true" or "and this is real!"
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer:
** Much like Jon Stewart, he'll preface particularly outrageous truths with "and this is true" or "and this isreal!"real!"
** John has to clarify that Javier Milei, the Argentinian anarchocapitalist president who refers to clones of his dog as his chief strategists, is ''not'' a character created specifically for the show, as much as it sounds like he was.
** Much like Jon Stewart, he'll preface particularly outrageous truths with "and this is true" or "and this is
** John has to clarify that Javier Milei, the Argentinian anarchocapitalist president who refers to clones of his dog as his chief strategists, is ''not'' a character created specifically for the show, as much as it sounds like he was.
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* HomeschooledKids: Discussed in his October 8, 2023 segment, as John acknowledges considerable nuance in homeschooling in America. Namely, while he acknowledged some TruthInTelevision of the stereotype of [[MoralGuardians right-wing evangelical parents]] who homeschool their children due to objections over the culture of public education, John also pointed out that there were plenty of ''left-wing'' families across the United States who homeschool their children as well (often due to white-washed cirriculums or lack of resources in accomodating special-needs children). John also acknowleged the little federal oversight over homeschooling, and the negative impacts that this approach has had on some homeschooled children.
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* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: Actively invoked this on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ERajkMXw0 his segment]] on the so-called "Right to be Forgotten" (i.e. the argument that people should be able to take embarrassing pictures or stories about them off the internet, which, he points out, is [[StreisandEffect pretty much impossible]]). He set up a campaign called "Mutually Assured Humiliation," asking everyone to post the most embarrassing pictures of themselves so that they would not be hidden or revealed against one's will. He even includes a couple of himself -- one as a child with a sweater with his own name on it (which he says isn't an example, because he actually kind of likes it), and one of him as an incredibly dorky teenager.
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** Actively invoked this on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ERajkMXw0 his segment]] on the so-called "Right to be Forgotten" (i.e. the argument that people should be able to take embarrassing pictures or stories about them off the internet, which, he points out, is [[StreisandEffect pretty much impossible]]). He set up a campaign called "Mutually Assured Humiliation," asking everyone to post the most embarrassing pictures of themselves so that they would not be hidden or revealed against one's will. He even includes a couple of himself -- one as a child with a sweater with his own name on it (which he says isn't an example, because he actually kind of likes it), and one of him as an incredibly dorky teenager.
** Actively invoked this on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ERajkMXw0 his segment]] on the so-called "Right to be Forgotten" (i.e. the argument that people should be able to take embarrassing pictures or stories about them off the internet, which, he points out, is [[StreisandEffect pretty much impossible]]). He set up a campaign called "Mutually Assured Humiliation," asking everyone to post the most embarrassing pictures of themselves so that they would not be hidden or revealed against one's will. He even includes a couple of himself -- one as a child with a sweater with his own name on it (which he says isn't an example, because he actually kind of likes it), and one of him as an incredibly dorky teenager.
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** In the episode that discussed how companies that engage in multilevel marketing are basically {{Pyramid Scheme}}s in all but name, he centers his criticism on Herbalife, which frequently targets the Latino community with its Spanish advertising. To demonstrate it, he shows a clip from the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an ''telenovela'', ''La fea más bella'' (a {{Remake}} of Colombia's ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'', the same ''telenovela'' that was the basis for ''Series/UglyBetty'') where some characters talk about [[ProductPlacement the benefits of Herbalife]]. At the end of the episode, he creates his own recruitment video to warn people about multilevel marketing, with Jaime Camil, star of ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' and the male romantic lead of ''La fea más bella'', recording a similar video in Spanish.
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** In the episode that discussed how companies that engage in multilevel marketing are basically {{Pyramid Scheme}}s {{Ponzi}} schemes in all but name, he centers his criticism on Herbalife, which frequently targets the Latino community with its Spanish advertising. To demonstrate it, he shows a clip from the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an ''telenovela'', ''La fea más bella'' (a {{Remake}} of Colombia's ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'', the same ''telenovela'' that was the basis for ''Series/UglyBetty'') where some characters talk about [[ProductPlacement the benefits of Herbalife]]. At the end of the episode, he creates his own recruitment video to warn people about multilevel marketing, with Jaime Camil, star of ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' and the male romantic lead of ''La fea más bella'', recording a similar video in Spanish.
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* AdamWesting: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in his segment of the Green New Deal and global warming, where John brings in [[Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy Bill Nye]] and asks the latter to explain global warming using whimsical special effects in a manner similar to Nye's old show. Nye then goes into a [[PrecisionFStrike foul-mouthed tirade]] against the adults who grew up watching his show (including John) and fail to take his warnings on global warming seriously, much to John's displeasure.
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* AdamWesting: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] {{Deconstructed|Trope}} in his segment of the Green New Deal and global warming, where John brings in [[Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy Bill Nye]] Series/{{Bill Nye|TheScienceGuy}} and asks the latter to explain global warming using whimsical special effects in a manner similar to Nye's old show. Nye then goes into a [[PrecisionFStrike foul-mouthed tirade]] against the adults who grew up watching his show (including John) and fail to take his warnings on global warming seriously, much to John's displeasure.
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* TheBigRottenApple: During his bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, John claims the show is filmed in a "small studio in New York's historic carjacking district".
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* TheBigRottenApple: During his bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, John claims the show is filmed in a "small studio in New York's UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}'s historic carjacking district".
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** When discussing the sexual misconduct allegations hitting Congressman Matt Gaetz, John plays a clip of an interview Gaetz did with Tucker Carlson where he tries to defend himself by citing a dinner he and an acquaintance had with Carlson and his wife, only for Carlson to refuse to back him up by saying that he had no recollection of said dinner. This leads to John describing Gaetz as "the one white man Tucker Carlson ''won't'' defend."
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** When discussing the sexual misconduct allegations hitting Congressman Matt Gaetz, John plays a clip of an interview Gaetz did with Tucker Carlson where he tries to defend himself by citing a dinner he and an acquaintance had with Carlson and his wife, only for Carlson to refuse to back him up by saying that he had no recollection of said dinner. This leads to John describing Gaetz as "the one white White man Tucker Carlson ''won't'' defend."
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** In undertaking the "Race Together" campaign, Starbucks was hoping to spark a meaningful national debate about racial discrimination in America, and indeed it did -- by hundreds of people pointing out the systematic white male privilege of the company and its executives, to the point where the company's senior vice president of communications Corey duBrowa -- also a white man -- had to delete his Twitter account.
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** In undertaking the "Race Together" campaign, Starbucks was hoping to spark a meaningful national debate about racial discrimination in America, and indeed it did -- by hundreds of people pointing out the systematic white White male privilege of the company and its executives, to the point where the company's senior vice president of communications Corey duBrowa -- also a white White man -- had to delete his Twitter account.
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* IntimidatingRevenueService: Everybody thinks of IRS employees as easy targets, but John explains that IRS employees are not a bunch of evil {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s who [[TaxmanTakesTheWinnings take all your money]], but an underfunded, understaffed, overworked group of ''[[BeleagueredBureaucrat Beleaguered]]'' [[BeleagueredBureaucrat Bureaucrats]] who are JustFollowingOrders -- and not orders from their superiors in the IRS, but [[ShootTheMessenger orders given to them]] by ''Congress''; orders that they are constantly '''[[MovingTheGoalposts changing]].''' He also says that there's something heroic about doing an important job that is that soul-crushingly boring.
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* IntimidatingRevenueService: Everybody thinks of IRS employees as easy targets, but John explains that IRS employees are not a bunch of evil {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s who [[TaxmanTakesTheWinnings take all your money]], but an underfunded, understaffed, overworked group of ''[[BeleagueredBureaucrat Beleaguered]]'' ''{{Beleaguered|Bureaucrat}}'' [[BeleagueredBureaucrat Bureaucrats]] who are JustFollowingOrders -- and not orders from their superiors in the IRS, but [[ShootTheMessenger orders given to them]] by ''Congress''; orders that they are constantly '''[[MovingTheGoalposts changing]].''' He also says that there's something heroic about doing an important job that is that soul-crushingly boring.
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* LimeyGoesToHollywood: {{Invoked|Trope}}; a RunningGag in his show is that John frequently {{discuss|edTrope}}es his success in the States when compared to his native UK.[[note]]For comparison, The Other Wiki charts his career in the UK as five appearances (2001-2005) at the Edinburgh Fringe (an arts festival held in August now known as a hotbed for burgeoning comedy talent); only ''once'' appearing in a solo show. After that, he appeared seven times in the first two seasons of ''Series/MockTheWeek'', which took him to the middle of 2006. And ''that's it''. After that, he showed up on ''The Daily Show'' in July 2006 and his career skyrocketed.[[/note]]
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* LimeyGoesToHollywood: {{Invoked|Trope}}; a RunningGag in his show is that John frequently {{discuss|edTrope}}es his success in the States when compared to his native UK.[[note]]For comparison, The Other Wiki charts his career in the UK as five appearances (2001-2005) (2001– 2005) at the Edinburgh Fringe (an arts festival held in August now known as a hotbed for burgeoning comedy talent); only ''once'' appearing in a solo show. After that, he appeared seven times in the first two seasons of ''Series/MockTheWeek'', which took him to the middle of 2006. And ''that's it''. After that, he showed up on ''The Daily Show'' in July 2006 and his career skyrocketed.[[/note]]
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* LimitedWardrobe: The ''Los Angeles Times'' [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-st-envy-awards-20150813-story.html even asked]] if the costume designer is so overwhelmed in the creation of silly costumes that as consequence, John only has a wide array of checkered shirts.
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* LimitedWardrobe: The ''Los ''[[UsefulNotes/AmericanNewspapers Los Angeles Times'' Times]]'' [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-st-envy-awards-20150813-story.html even asked]] if the costume designer is so overwhelmed in the creation of silly costumes that as consequence, John only has a wide array of checkered shirts.
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* LongList: After airing a clip of Donald Trump saying American jobs are going to places Americans haven't even heard of, John makes the observation that he called Nepal and Bhutan "nipple" and "button", he rattles off an extremely long list of mispronounced country names of countries "Americans haven't even heard of". Highlights include "Urethra" (Eritrea), "Fat Hamster" (Guinea), "Ballsinya and Hatavagina" (Bosnia and Herzegovina), "Gay Water" (Fiji), "Pocahontas" (India), "[[Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary Hot Girl with Jizz in Her Hair]]" ([[Creator/CameronDiaz Cameroon]]) "MAH WIFE!" (Kazakhstan), "Daddy Fat Hamster" (Papua New Guinea), "Jared’s Friends" (Saudi Arabia), and "Film/HotelForDogs, no wait, the other one, the one that’s not for dogs, Hotel That One" ([[Film/HotelRwanda Rwanda]]). The only ones he says right are Lesotho and Russia...and then he also uses "Russia" for Ukraine.
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* LongList: After airing a clip of Donald Trump saying American jobs are going to places Americans haven't even heard of, John makes the observation first notes that he called Nepal and Bhutan "nipple" and Bhutan "button", he then rattles off an extremely long list of mispronounced country names of countries "Americans haven't even heard of". Highlights include "Urethra" (Eritrea), "Fat Hamster" (Guinea), "Ballsinya and Hatavagina" (Bosnia and Herzegovina), "Gay Water" (Fiji), "Pocahontas" "WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}" (India), "[[Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary Hot Girl with Jizz in Her Hair]]" ([[Creator/CameronDiaz Cameroon]]) "MAH WIFE!" "[[Film/{{Borat}} MAH WIFE!]]" (Kazakhstan), "Daddy Fat Hamster" (Papua New Guinea), "Jared’s Friends" (Saudi Arabia), and "Film/HotelForDogs, no wait, the other one, the one that’s not for dogs, Hotel That One" ([[Film/HotelRwanda Rwanda]]). The only ones he says right are Lesotho and Russia...and then he also uses "Russia" for Ukraine.
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** Canadian law prohibits non-Canadians from making statements to influence their national politics. So, to urge Canadians to vote out Prime Minister Stephen Harper, John had Creator/MikeMyers make a statement to viewers. Evidently, it worked, since the next day, Harper lost his re-election.[[note]]Elections Canada later clarified that the law is against people "inducing" Canadians to vote for a certain candidate, which means offering them something tangible (i.e. bribing them), which the US itself also has laws against. Stating your personal opinion is not considered inducement, and is completely legal[[/note]]
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** Canadian law prohibits non-Canadians from making statements to influence their national politics. So, to urge Canadians to vote out Prime Minister Stephen Harper, John had Creator/MikeMyers make a statement to viewers. Evidently, it worked, or at least didn't hurt, since the next day, Harper lost his re-election.[[note]]Elections Canada later clarified that the law is against people "inducing" Canadians to vote for a certain candidate, which means offering them something tangible (i.e. , bribing them), which the US itself also has laws against. Stating your personal opinion is not considered inducement, and is completely legal[[/note]]legal.[[/note]]
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* LoudOfWar: After featuring the Attorney General of Arkansas warbling an off-key rendition of "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", John ends the show on state Attorneys General with two minutes to go at the end, imploring viewers to research their state's AG for the upcoming election, and then invokes this trope with that same song played on [[EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes the bagpipes]], then adding an accordion, [[RuleOfThree then a theremin]], and [[SerialEscalation finally six children playing recorders]].
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* LoudOfWar: After featuring the Attorney General of Arkansas warbling an off-key rendition of "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", John ends the show on state Attorneys General attorneys general with two minutes to go at the end, imploring viewers to research their state's AG for the upcoming election, and then invokes this trope with that same song played on [[EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes the bagpipes]], then adding an accordion, [[RuleOfThree then a theremin]], and [[SerialEscalation finally six children playing recorders]].
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* MisBlamed: Invoked in a segment on pennies, when a student was expected to pay a fine he thought was unfair, he paid the entire $110 fine in pennies and watched two people count the fine for three-and-a-half hours. John immediately quips: "Wow, that college kid sure taught those two employees who had nothing to do with the policy he was protesting a lesson".
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* MondegreenGag: An "And now... This" segment shows a montage of news anchors saying "[[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic mask debate]]," the point of the joke being that it sounds like "masturbate."
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* MondegreenGag: An "And now... This" segment shows a montage of news anchors saying "[[UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic "[[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic mask debate]]," the point of the joke being that it sounds like "masturbate."
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* MusicalEpisode: The end of the [=SLAPP=] (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) episode, after Oliver explains that the West Virginia court where Murray was suing him threw out the defamation lawsuit, has Oliver put on a Broadway Musical daring Murray, who is currently facing bankruptcy, to go ahead and sue for defamation again for singing shit about him.
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* MusicalEpisode: The end of the [=SLAPP=] SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) episode, after Oliver explains that the West Virginia court where Murray was suing him threw out the defamation lawsuit, has Oliver put on a Broadway Musical daring Murray, who is currently facing bankruptcy, to go ahead and sue for defamation again for singing shit about him.
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* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Although Justice Antonin Scalia was a frequent punching bag on the show (see TakeThat), John does manage to avoid making fun of him in the third season premiere, which occurred shortly after his death, noting that his family is currently going through a bad time; instead, the segment mainly focuses on how the vacancy caused by his death has thrown the Supreme Court into jeopardy and the GOP is determined to block all of Obama's potential appointments (they ''are'' going to have to [[KickTheDog kill Pickles the bulldog]], however).
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* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Although Justice Antonin Scalia was a frequent punching bag on the show (see TakeThat), John does manage to avoid making fun of him in the third season third-season premiere, which occurred shortly after his death, noting that his family is currently going through a bad time; instead, the segment mainly focuses on how the vacancy caused by his death has thrown the Supreme Court into jeopardy and the GOP is determined to block all of Obama's potential appointments (they ''are'' going to (but they ''will'' have to [[KickTheDog kill Pickles the bulldog]], however).bulldog]]).
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* NightmareFuel: [[invoked]] "Melon Kuma", a ''yurukyara''[[note]]A specific form of Japanese mascot[[/note]] from Hokkaido meant to promote Yubari melons; because the region is also known for its wild Ussuri brown bear population, the creature is [[http://blogs.lainformacion.com/strambotic/files/2013/09/melon-kuma.jpg a snarling chibi grizzly with a huge melon helmet]]. John, struggling to keep from laughing, even plays a clip of Melon Kuma's visit to a kindergarten class, where he pretends to bite the screaming, crying children.
* NoOSHACompliance: Literally in his segment on the North Dakota oil industry. OSHA's inspection division is woefully understaffed and overworked, so the oil industry can get away with a lot of violations.
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* NightmareFuel: [[invoked]] "Melon Kuma", a ''yurukyara''[[note]]A specific form of Japanese mascot[[/note]] mascot.[[/note]] from Hokkaido meant to promote Yubari melons; because the region is also known for its wild Ussuri brown bear population, the creature is [[http://blogs.lainformacion.com/strambotic/files/2013/09/melon-kuma.jpg a snarling chibi grizzly with a huge melon helmet]]. John, struggling to keep from laughing, even plays a clip of Melon Kuma's visit to a kindergarten class, where he pretends to bite the screaming, crying children.
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** Chain dollar stores are also violators, especially Dollar General. In his 2023 episode on dollar stores, John makes reference to a mea culpa and a series of promises to reform its practices from Dollar General in response to a damning report from the US Department of Labor, but then points out that they had said similar things in similar circumstances eight years earlier, which didn't reflect well on them.
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** Literally in his segment on the North Dakota oil industry. OSHA's inspection division is woefully understaffed and overworked, so the oil industry can get away with a lot of
** Chain dollar stores are also violators, especially Dollar General. In his 2023 episode on dollar stores, John makes reference to a mea culpa and a series of promises to reform its practices from Dollar General in response to a damning report from the US Department of Labor, but then points out that they had said similar things in similar circumstances eight years earlier, which didn't reflect well on them.
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** In the episode about the 2022 Brazilian election, John discusses how incumbent Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is violently threatening to contest the results if he loses the election, similar to how Donald Trump orchestrated an insurrection after losing the 2020 American election, but explains that, unlike Trump, Bolsonaro has the backing of Brazilian military leaders, adding "Generally, when someone threatens democracy, it's a lot easier to say 'YouAndWhatArmy' When you're absolutely certain that person doesn't have ''an actual army'' behind them.".
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** In the episode about the 2022 Brazilian election, John discusses how incumbent Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro UsefulNotes/JairBolsonaro is violently threatening to contest the results violently if he loses the election, similar to how Donald Trump orchestrated an insurrection after losing the 2020 American election, but explains that, unlike Trump, Bolsonaro has the backing of Brazilian military leaders, adding leaders. He adds, "Generally, when someone threatens democracy, it's a lot easier to say 'YouAndWhatArmy' When when you're absolutely certain that person doesn't have ''an actual army'' behind them."."
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** After making a joke about black hair, John tries to {{invoke|dTrope}} it by finding out if the joke writer was black. When the writer is revealed to be a white man, [[OhCrap he's distraught]].
** At one point, he goes on a [[OverlyLongGag long tangent]] about the life of the only old white man officially allowed to say the full N-word. [[spoiler:He was chosen because he never actually says it.]]
** At one point, he goes on a [[OverlyLongGag long tangent]] about the life of the only old white man officially allowed to say the full N-word. [[spoiler:He was chosen because he never actually says it.]]
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** At one point, he goes on a [[OverlyLongGag long tangent]] about the life of the only oldwhite White man officially allowed to say the full N-word. [[spoiler:He was chosen because he never actually says it.]]
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* ThePeterPrinciple: Discussed. On the episode about Boris Johnson, John fully explains that Boris relies on [[SelfDeprecation self-mockery and bumbling charm]] to avoid the consequences of his actions. While those traits did help win over the public when he was in a lower position of government but as soon as he became prime minister, however, his lack of preparation and over-reliance on buffoonish charm quickly fell flat. As people were now relying on him for competent leadership and he had to deliver on his promise of Brexit within 30 days, something that EU was more clear about when they were talking about their terms on the matter.
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* ThePeterPrinciple: Discussed. On In the episode about Boris Johnson, UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson, John fully explains that Boris relies on [[SelfDeprecation self-mockery and bumbling charm]] to avoid the consequences of his actions. While those traits did help win over the public when he was in a lower position of government but as soon as he became prime minister, however, his lack of preparation and over-reliance on buffoonish charm quickly fell flat. As people were now relying on him for competent leadership and he had to deliver on his promise of Brexit within 30 days, something that EU was more clear about when they were talking about their terms on the matter.
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* PoliceBrutality: An [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaD84DTGULo entire segment focused on police brutality and accountability]], due to the crumbling relations between police and the citizens they are assigned to protect, complete with fury when talking about black students ''needing classes to understand how not to suffer police brutality.''
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* PoliceBrutality: An [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaD84DTGULo entire segment focused on police brutality and accountability]], due to the crumbling relations between police and the citizens they are assigned to protect, complete with fury when talking about black Black students ''needing classes to understand how not to suffer police brutality.''brutality''.
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* SexyWhateverOutfit: In the Halloween 2014 episode, John is shocked to discover that [[GenderFlip "sexy" female Halloween costume versions]] of both comedian Creator/LouisCK[[note]]With bald patch and beard included[[/note]] and ''himself'' are now available for purchase at the Playboy Store, commenting [[ScrewYourself "I don't know if I've ever been as confused]] [[StrangelyArousing as I am right now"]] on the latter.
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* SexyWhateverOutfit: In the Halloween 2014 episode, John is shocked to discover that [[GenderFlip "sexy" female Halloween costume versions]] of both comedian Creator/LouisCK[[note]]With bald patch and beard included[[/note]] included.[[/note]] and ''himself'' are now available for purchase at the Playboy Store, commenting [[ScrewYourself "I don't know if I've ever been as confused]] [[StrangelyArousing as I am right now"]] on the latter.
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** When referring to a St. Louis deputy who explicitly called for more racial profiling in an internal memo:
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* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: In his segment on the 2016 riots in Charlotte, John comments that Representative [[DeepSouth Robert Pittenger]] should [[DefiedTrope defy this trope]] when commenting on race relations. [[TemptingFate When Pittenger did claim that he did have several black friends]], John commented that he (Pittenger) ''did not'': he had, at best, one TokenBlackFriend, [[DeconstructedTrope and he was likely angry at those comments.]]
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* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX: In his segment on the 2016 riots in Charlotte, John comments that Representative [[DeepSouth Robert Pittenger]] should [[DefiedTrope defy this trope]] when commenting on race relations. [[TemptingFate When Pittenger did claim that he did have several black Black friends]], John commented that he (Pittenger) ''did not'': he had, at best, one TokenBlackFriend, [[DeconstructedTrope and he was likely angry at those comments.]]
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--> '''John:''' See? That's fine. Is it great? No, it's not great, it's fine, it's perfectly fine. Sure, the bird is no {{Music/Mariah|Carey}}, but it's also no {{Creator/Roseanne|Barr}}.[[note]]It's worth noting that when John mentions Roseanne, it shows a picture of her from her performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1990, where she didn't much sing but rather scream the national anthem.[[/note]] If that bird is anyone, it's Music/{{Fergie}}. You heard me, the scrub Jay is Fergie. [[HashtagForLaughs Tweet it]], [[SublimeRhyme Tok it, put it in your pocket]], I've made a flimsy take and I'm proud of it.
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--> '''John:''' See? That's fine. Is it great? No, it's not great, it's fine, it's perfectly fine. Sure, the bird is no {{Music/Mariah|Carey}}, but it's also no {{Creator/Roseanne|Barr}}.[[note]]It's worth noting that when John mentions Roseanne, it shows a picture of her from her performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1990, where she didn't so much sing but rather scream as ''scream'' the national anthem.[[/note]] If that bird is anyone, it's Music/{{Fergie}}. You heard me, the scrub Jay is Fergie. [[HashtagForLaughs Tweet it]], [[SublimeRhyme Tok it, put it in your pocket]], I've made a flimsy take and I'm proud of it.it.
* SoulSuckingRetailJob: Working in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM dollar store]] is one, according to first- and third-person coverage of such. It's not much of a surprise, therefore, that some dollar-store employees have gone "TakeThisJobAndShoveIt" -- in real life or in the [[BlandNameProduct "Dollar Bucket"]] satirical sketch at the end of the segment.
* SoulSuckingRetailJob: Working in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM dollar store]] is one, according to first- and third-person coverage of such. It's not much of a surprise, therefore, that some dollar-store employees have gone "TakeThisJobAndShoveIt" -- in real life or in the [[BlandNameProduct "Dollar Bucket"]] satirical sketch at the end of the segment.
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** Discussed in the Brexit segments. When the Brexit vote resulted in the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, John theorized that the Brexit collaborators [[note]] Boris Johnson, David Cameron, and Nigel Farage [[/note]] weren't expecting the win the vote because of their actions after it. John showed that as soon as the Brexit vote came through, David Cameron stepped down as prime minister and Nigel Farage took back his promise the fund the [=NHS=] with the 350 million pounds that Britain was sending to the European Union.
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** Discussed in the Brexit segments. When the Brexit vote resulted in the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, John theorized that the Brexit collaborators [[note]] Boris (Boris Johnson, David Cameron, and Nigel Farage [[/note]] Farage) weren't expecting the to win the vote because of their actions after it. John showed that as soon as the Brexit vote came through, David Cameron stepped down as prime minister and Nigel Farage took back his promise the to fund the [=NHS=] NHS with the 350 million pounds that Britain was sending to the European Union.
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* UnusualEuphemism: John coins the term "Libyan pool party" for any backfire of military action (Vietnam, Iraq, etc.), taken from a clip of Libyan rebels capturing an embassy and then having a pool party.
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* UnusualEuphemism: John coins the term "Libyan pool party" for any backfire of time military action backfires (Vietnam, Iraq, etc.), taken from a clip of Libyan rebels capturing an embassy and then having a pool party.
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* KonamiCode: Referenced in the "Nintendo Gay Marriage" segment where he jokes about a "civil union cheat code" which was this except with the "B-A" at the end with "[[JustForPun Be Gay]]".
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* KonamiCode: Referenced in the "Nintendo Gay Marriage" segment where he jokes about a "civil union cheat code" which was this except with the "B-A" at the end with "[[JustForPun "[[{{Pun}} Be Gay]]".
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** New Zealand, and by extension its prime minister (2008-2016) John Key. Also the state of Florida.
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** [[https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/19-02-2019/politics-john-key-on-the-john-oliver-show-the-complete-nz-works-so-far New Zealand, Zealand]], and by extension its prime minister (2008-2016) John Key. Also the state of Florida.
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* QuestionableCasting: Invoked by John when he complains about the mentally ill being placed in nursing homes.
-->'''John:''' It's like casting Creator/TaylorLautner in the new ''[[Film/TheBestExoticMarigoldHotel Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' movie; it's unsuitable for everybody involved in it.
-->'''John:''' It's like casting Creator/TaylorLautner in the new ''[[Film/TheBestExoticMarigoldHotel Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' movie; it's unsuitable for everybody involved in it.
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* WTHCastingAgency: Invoked by John when he complains about the mentally ill being placed in nursing homes.
-->'''John:''' It's like casting Creator/TaylorLautner in the new ''[[Film/TheBestExoticMarigoldHotel Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' movie; it's unsuitable for everybody involved in it.
-->'''John:''' It's like casting Creator/TaylorLautner in the new ''[[Film/TheBestExoticMarigoldHotel Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' movie; it's unsuitable for everybody involved in it.
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** An example for the show itself happened on the October 15th, 2023. Before the opening title screen plays for the episode, John sat down and explained that [[SincerityMode the episode would not discuss the conflict currently happening between Israel and Palestine in any way]]. Not only was it [[DudeNotFunny far too horrific for John to make jokes about]], but with how fast the story was moving, trying to do journalistic analysis of it would likely date the entire story in less than a few hours. John also refused to inject himself in how both sides should make peace due to his British background, subtly [[TakeThat criticizing the British Empire]] for causing the Israel-Palestine conflict in the first place[[note]]For historical context, John could have been referring to the UsefulNotes/WorldWarI-era Sykes-Picot Agreement (in which the United Kingdom (and France) divided up the Asian portions of the then-Ottoman Empire) and [=/=] or the Balfour Declaration of 1917 (which promised a Jewish homeland in then-Ottoman Palestine)[[/note]]
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** An example for the show itself happened on the October 15th, 2023. Before the opening title screen plays for the episode, John sat down and explained that [[SincerityMode the episode would not discuss the conflict currently happening between Israel and Palestine in any way]]. Not only was it [[DudeNotFunny far too horrific for John to make jokes about]], but with how fast the story was moving, trying to do journalistic analysis of it would likely date the entire story in less than a few hours. John also refused to inject himself in how both sides should make peace due to his British background, subtly [[TakeThat criticizing the British Empire]] for causing the Israel-Palestine conflict in the first place[[note]]For place.[[note]]For historical context, John could have been referring to the UsefulNotes/WorldWarI-era Hussein-McMahon Correspondences (in which the British government promised Arab nationalists support for an independent Arab state carved from then-Ottoman Arabia), Sykes-Picot Agreement (in which the United Kingdom (and France) divided up the Asian portions of the then-Ottoman Empire) Empire, which included Palestine) and [=/=] or the Balfour Declaration of 1917 (which promised a Jewish homeland in then-Ottoman Palestine)[[/note]]
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* UnionsSuck: {{Subverted|Trope}} in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8dUXRpoy8 Union Busting]] episode, which ultimately presents unions as necessary to workers' rights despite their flaws.
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* UnionsSuck: {{Subverted|Trope}} in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8dUXRpoy8 Union Busting]] episode, which ultimately presents unions as necessary to workers' rights despite their flaws. In addition, during the [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood Writers' Guild of America strike]] of 2023, the show itself went on hiatus in solidarity.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Up until late 2016, any instances of the word "fuck" had a SoundEffectBleep on the show's YouTube channel, which can be a bit surprising for viewers on YouTube to hear if they're used to John saying it uncensored in the present day.
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** The early seasons functioned much like ''Series/TheDailyShow'', with John having interview segments with people.
** Up until late 2016, any instances of the word "fuck" had a SoundEffectBleep on the show's
** The early seasons functioned much like ''Series/TheDailyShow'', with John having interview segments with people.
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** While talking about Dollar Stores, John takes note of the fact that nobody has actually watched any TV shows on Creator/AppleTVPlus, describing it as a streaming service "where celebrities go to hide".
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* EvenTheRatsWontTouchIt: During the "Dollar Stores" segment in 2023, John plays a clip of a woman in a dollar store offering a rodent inside of a dollar store a Pringle, who doesn't even move from its spot even after she backs away and leaves the chip for it. John is quick to make fun of this after the clip ends, imagining a hypothetical sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' depicting this overly picky rat as an "Absolute Food Bitch".
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* BinomiumRidiculus: The opening titles contain grids of news-relevant items, each with a fictional binomial name. The most obvious one is Creator/JohnOliver himself, with the label "Hostus Mostus."
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In "McKinsey," a McKinsey employee in a parody of a recruiting video walks down a hallway lined with portraits. He says "We're proud to say McKinsey alums include many of the most powerful people on Earth. And also, Pete Buttigieg."
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* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In "McKinsey," "[=McKinsey=]," a McKinsey [=McKinsey=] employee in a parody of a recruiting video walks down a hallway lined with portraits. He says "We're proud to say McKinsey [=McKinsey=] alums include many of the most powerful people on Earth. And also, Pete Buttigieg."
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** An example for the show itself happened on the October 15th, 2023. Before the opening title screen plays for the episode, John sat down and explained that [[SincerityMode the episode would not discuss the conflict currently happening between Israel and Palestine in any way]]. Not only was it [[DudeNotFunny far too horrific for John to make jokes about]], but with how fast the story was moving, trying to do journalistic analysis of it would likely date the entire story in less than a few hours.
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** An example for the show itself happened on the October 15th, 2023. Before the opening title screen plays for the episode, John sat down and explained that [[SincerityMode the episode would not discuss the conflict currently happening between Israel and Palestine in any way]]. Not only was it [[DudeNotFunny far too horrific for John to make jokes about]], but with how fast the story was moving, trying to do journalistic analysis of it would likely date the entire story in less than a few hours. John also refused to inject himself in how both sides should make peace due to his British background, subtly [[TakeThat criticizing the British Empire]] for causing the Israel-Palestine conflict in the first place[[note]]For historical context, John could have been referring to the UsefulNotes/WorldWarI-era Sykes-Picot Agreement (in which the United Kingdom (and France) divided up the Asian portions of the then-Ottoman Empire) and [=/=] or the Balfour Declaration of 1917 (which promised a Jewish homeland in then-Ottoman Palestine)[[/note]]
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** An example for the show itself happened on the October 15th, 2023. Before the opening title screen plays for the episode, John sat down and explained that [[SincerityMode the episode would not discuss the conflict currently happening between Israel and Palestine in any way]]. Not only was it [[DudeNotFunny far too horrific for John to make jokes about]], but with how fast the story was moving, trying to do journalistic analysis of it would likely date the entire story in less than a few hours.
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* AdvertisingDisguisedAsNews: The subject of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_F5GxCwizc August 3, 2015 episode]]'s main story. The show humorously reverses it by having a male actor advertising Diet Coke mention some then-current news items within the commercial.
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* AdvertisingDisguisedAsNews: The subject of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_F5GxCwizc August 3, 2015 episode]]'s main story. The show humorously reverses it by having a male an actor advertising Diet Coke mention some then-current news items within the commercial.
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** When discussing the sexual misconduct allegations hitting Congressman Matt Gaetz, John plays a clip of an interview Gaetz did with Tucker Carlson where he tries to defend himself by citing a dinner he and a female acquaintance had with Carlson and his wife, only for Carlson to refuse to back him up by saying that he had no recollection of said dinner. This leads to John describing Gaetz as "the one white man Tucker Carlson ''won't'' defend."
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** When discussing the sexual misconduct allegations hitting Congressman Matt Gaetz, John plays a clip of an interview Gaetz did with Tucker Carlson where he tries to defend himself by citing a dinner he and a female an acquaintance had with Carlson and his wife, only for Carlson to refuse to back him up by saying that he had no recollection of said dinner. This leads to John describing Gaetz as "the one white man Tucker Carlson ''won't'' defend."
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** The ''Art/LaserKiwiFlag'' is discussed when the topic of the New Zealand flag referendum came up. John praises the flag due to its hilarity.
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* UnionsSuck: {{Subverted|Trope}} in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk8dUXRpoy8 Union Busting]] episode, which ultimately presents unions as necessary to workers' rights despite their flaws.
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* ''DiscouragingConcealment: In an episode on encryption, John describes two ways of making sure no one reads your email: Encrypting it, or titling it "Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Hilarious Joke From Uncle Walter".
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* ''DiscouragingConcealment: DiscouragingConcealment: In an episode on encryption, John describes two ways of making sure no one reads your email: Encrypting it, or titling it "Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Hilarious Joke From Uncle Walter".
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