4 Inconvenient Truths Only John Oliver Has Covered
John Oliver, the British comedian and television personality formerly of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, is making waves with his new show on HBO. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has taken the satire news format and brought it to the uncensored, unadulterated land of late night cable television. The results have been hilarious and poignant. Like Stephen Colbert and John Stewart, Oliver uses his comedic soap box to point out real social and political problems and inconvenient truths. While the show has only been on for a couple months, Oliver has already covered several events in a more thorough, explanatory, and of course, humorous manner than the real media. Here are four excerpts where he does just that:
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1. General Motors
Considering the scope of the GM scandal regarding massive recalls, denials of liability, and inaction over known safety concerns which led to death and injury, the company has nearly escaped major media scrutiny. Oliver not only humorously mocks GM, but gives his audience a thorough explanation of the entire mess.
