'You're vehemently endorsing the idea of America because the idea is still perfect. That's what was so moving about the ceremony.' John Oliver explains why he became a U.S. citizen under Trump’s administration
HBO's incendiary 'Last Week Tonight' host returns with plenty to say about Trump's 2020 campaign, Harry and Meghan, his awkward run-in with an AT&T exec , and the secrets behind his Emmy-winning brand of"aggressively-researched comedy."
Adds Oliver: "I would like this presidency to end because it's not good for America, for my personal health or for comedy in general. It's hard to find different ways to attack the same kind of despair," he says, a reminder that Oliver has chosen to become a card-carrying citizen at one of the most fractured, tumultuous times in modern American politics. In fact,will embark on its seventh season Feb.
Each piece typically begins with the show's six researchers who scour information about potential topics from media reports, academic studies and government documents. In the second week, the four footage producers gather the video they'll need to tell the story. A writer then creates an outline — a joke-free skeleton of the story with a coherent arc. The show retains outside lawyers to vet the script each week.
The election inevitably will be a dominant theme this year — and beyond. "It would be insane not to assume that [Trump will get re-elected]," he sighs. Oliver has not worked out exactly how he'll interpret, or satirize, the 2020 campaign. But it's clear he's consumed with the same existential angst that grips much of the country. "The whole point of this is to make a comedy show," he says.
When Oliver and his writers attempted to top one of Berdimuhamedov's records, they considered building their own giant horse-head statue or topping Turkmenistan's record for "cycling awareness," but recruiting more than 3,246 participants proved unwieldy.
Non-comedians proceed with more caution. "I never thought of myself as being on his show," says Anita Hill, who was interviewed for a piece about sexual harassment. "It was a risk for me. But John does not take himself too seriously; he doesn't feel like he has to be the only person who has something to say.
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