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Reason.com does a brutal takedown of John Oliver's show.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 10/22/26 at 10:15 pm
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HBO's @LastWeekTonight has a long track record of citing social science findings without the appropriate context, massaging them to support whatever point @iamjohnoliver is trying to make.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 10:56 pm to Roaad
He looks like that now? Lmao. Aging like milk since trump broke him.
Posted on 10/22/26 at 11:29 pm to Gusoline
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Aging like milk since trump broke him.
Don't they all?
Posted on 10/23/26 at 6:13 am to Roaad
I used to casually watch an episode every now and then and appreciated some of the humor. But I’m a subject matter expert for one supposed story he did and they just cherry picked and butchered their way to the conclusion they wanted and undermined potential trust with the story to make them look like good people. I even know a guy they interviewed for background info and they cherry picked partial analysis without any of the nuance or reasoning.
I no longer watch any second of the show.
I no longer watch any second of the show.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 6:52 am to Roaad
When did reason.com become so …reasonable?
I’ve always hated that shouty British style of humor that’s not funny.
I’ve always hated that shouty British style of humor that’s not funny.
This post was edited on 10/23/26 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:21 am to Tigerstark
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But I’m a subject matter expert for one supposed story he did and they just cherry picked and butchered their way to the conclusion they wanted and undermined potential trust with the story to make them look like good people.
This id definitely a problem with his show, but it's also a problem with a lot of news you see on a field one is an expert in. You'll see or read something and go, "That's not how it works."
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:32 am to BottomlandBrew
He straight up lied about trans in sports, citing a bullshite study and claiming the science was on his side while delivering it with his condescending “you’re an idiot if you don’t agree” tone
He’s a propagandist, a professional liar.
He’s a propagandist, a professional liar.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:44 am to Tigerstark
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I used to casually watch an episode every now and then and appreciated some of the humor. But I’m a subject matter expert for one supposed story he did and they just cherry picked and butchered their way to the conclusion they wanted and undermined potential trust with the story to make them look like good people. I even know a guy they interviewed for background info and they cherry picked partial analysis without any of the nuance or reasoning.
I no longer watch any second of the show.
I'm guessing you don't watch or listen to any show like that anymore then, as they all do this regardless of their political leanings.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:46 am to Roaad
TIL John Oliver's show was still going on
Posted on 10/23/26 at 7:50 am to Tigerstark
quote:Same here. Then he went totally off the rails, everything is about Trump, and the humor is gone.
used to casually watch an episode every now and then and appreciated some of the humor.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 8:03 am to coolpapaboze
Humor isn’t funny when the joke teller is angry
Posted on 10/23/26 at 8:36 am to NIH
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Humor isn’t funny when the joke teller is angry
Nah.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 8:59 am to coolpapaboze
quote:Evidently, you don't watch the show.
Then he went totally off the rails, everything is about Trump
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:09 am to CocomoLSU
quote:I watched every Carlin HBO special when it premiered, going back to the 80's, and I saw him at the Kennedy Center in 1987. The older and angrier he got, the worse his comedy became.
Nah
His last HBO special was just sad.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:12 am to CocomoLSU
2/3 aren’t funny unless you’re over 50 and liked loud noises and one of those is a sitcom.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:30 am to skrayper
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I'm guessing you don't watch or listen to any show like that anymore then, as they all do this regardless of their political leanings.
Correct. The harder a show works to create outrage the more I distrust it and the less it’s on my radar.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:31 am to Roaad
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brutal takedown
Meh
Pretty vanilla
Posted on 10/23/26 at 9:41 am to blueboy
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I watched every Carlin HBO special when it premiered, going back to the 80's, and I saw him at the Kennedy Center in 1987. The older and angrier he got, the worse his comedy became.
He definitely got too bitter the further along he got, but that doesn't mean that some of his stuff wasn't funny. I'd also argue that the further along he got, the less he focused on being funny than making societal points.
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2/3 aren’t funny unless you’re over 50 and liked loud noises and one of those is a sitcom.
A sitcom based on Larry David's comedy, no? And I was never even a big Carlin or Kinnison fan. But I have found them all funny at times.
Posted on 10/23/26 at 10:01 am to DustyDinkleman
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Pretty vanilla
I mean, it's Reason
That is brutal for them
Posted on 10/23/26 at 10:06 am to SlowFlowPro
That tweet is how I discovered same
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