Conflakes and John Oliver is how every day is supposed to start. Greetings from Europe dear americans

McConnell isn't a tool. Tools are useful.

If I was a senator I would filibuster by reciting this episode word for word.

I don't know why, as a European, but USA politics presented by a very british looking Britain with the unfortunate lack of a deep accent is one of my favorite things to watch.

So basically instead of being a cooling saucer, the US senate just lets the coffee sit there until it evaporates. Well done everyone.

"Or if you are watching this on youtube" Awwww John knows me so well 😊

I love the guy behind John Oliver in the filibuster bit, who nods when he starts to use the bucket. Extras like him are the life blood of comedy

Fun fact: this doesn't happen in Australia anymore (sorta). William Webster spoke for almost 11 hours straight in 1909 so the House of Representatives decided "hey screw that, let's change the rules for speaking times" and that record is forever etched into Australian history... For the House that is. The Senate didn't seem to think it was important. The hubris. So in 1918 a senator decided to talk for 12 hours and 40 minutes straight on a bill he hated. He started this at 10pm. That's right. He decided to start his fillibuster shortly BEFORE MIDNIGHT. He was initially permitted to sit but when they realised this would go on indefinitely they forced him to stand until he was done. The Senate then realised its mistake and changed the rules for speaking limits. Of course then there's state parliaments too and, well... They haven't caught up.... Fillibusters can still happen, though rarely. But yeah Australia had two idiots decide to prove a point and we changed the rules.

I'm Dutch, and found that terrible imitation to be insulting. 8/8 would watch again.

My fav thing about mondays is waking up, drinking my coffee and watching John Oliver! Greeting from Germany 🇩🇪

Simple judicial fix: a court could easily rule that they have to actually do what they claim to be doing, or not be able to hide behind the claim they are doing it. Every single senator who votes against cloture should be required to remain in the room and listen, and the person holding the floor should have to actually speak ABOUT THE SUBJECT without interruption of any kind.

In French, "flibustier" is basically another word for "pirate" and I always wondered if it had any relation to "filibuster" (you basically move one of the "i")... and now I know that it indeed does!

The worst part about Ted Cruz's Green Eggs and Ham spiel was that he completely missed the entire point of that Dr. Suess book. In the childrens' story, Sam-I-Am convinces the unnamed antagonist to try some green eggs and ham and he learns that he actually likes them. The moral of the story is to try new things without judgement.

Isn’t it funny how nothing seems to get passed except tax cut bills for the rich?

I love how the United States Senate, the place where rule are made, has more chill food rules than a kindergarten classroom.

Me: a slovakian living in England religiously watching LastWeek tonight even if a lot of it is on US politics and I have no idea what's going on

John Oliver’s Ted Cruz poem was the best thing I’ve ever seen.

Replace the filibuster with the "locked up together until you get shit done" move they do in Rome when a Pope needs to be elected. It would improve efficiency a lot.

Anyone watching this show in 2021? This show on filibusters is completely apropo to today's troubles. John Oliver, you are once again so totally awesome! Thank you.

In case anyone is wondering about the the whole cup to saucer thing, it made sense at the time. Your hot beverages would literally be boiling hot. You put it in a saucer because it cools faster that way, as more of the surface of the liquid is in contact with the air. Not like they could grab a couple of ice cubes out of the fridge, lol.

ah, yes, time for my weekly dose of anxiety with Concerned English Man

"Obamacare was a decade ago" Wait no that-oh yeah but... I'm old

For those wondering why Thurmond had his aide wait with that bucket, it's because a filibustering senator cannot leave the floor for any reason. So he ended up pissing into the bucket with one of his feet still on the Senate floor, which was only possible because Barry Goldwater asked Thurmond to yield a few moment to him so that he can relieve himself, which Thurmond did.

Australia solved this issue 60 years ago when someone talked for 18 hours so they limited it to a few minutes

Deserves next year’s Emmy based off of the rhyme about Ted Cruz alone...

Great segment. And now I really want an entire Dr. Seuss-style book of John roasting politicians.

Honestly, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington is one of my favorite old movies.

Pouring coffee and tea into a saucer and drinking from it was practiced almost everywhere the British went, not just America.

John Oliver: I never heard of Dutch pirate. Flying Dutchman: Am I a joke to you?

John Oliver: "The Rock is 5 years older than me" ME: "Damn. That means you have five years to get in unbelievable shape" John Oliver: "I KNOW"

John Oliver is amazing. A solid sense of humour while talking and TEACHING US SERIOUS IMPORTANT SUBJECTS..LIKE THE FILIBUSTER BRAVO JOHN !

We learned about Sumner in history class! The worse part is after he got out of office, people were still sending him canes 😂

Could you imagine working on this show? They come to you and say, "we need you to photoshop a picture of Hitler giving a speech but he must be clipping his toenails." I imange this is a normal weekday for the crew and creative team. Can I please intern on this show? It's amazing.

That means when John Oliver was born Dwayne the Rock Johnson was 5 years old and getting *shredded*

74 year old black Vietnam veteran. That was the best civics lesson since highschool and college. Yes, (The Dallas Texas Independent School district) forced us to take government civics, or take the guillotine. I just look like a fool. ❤️☮️& happiness. 😎

To any one reading this, when It’s my time to read a filibuster I plan to read the whole bee movie script, this eps script, and Hamilton. Just u wait, just u wait

I suspect the same people that came up with filibustering came up with the whole 'you need credit to get credit'.

cute of john oliver to think I'm watching this on youtube after I wake up

I just live for these videos, now more than ever! Thank you, Mr. Oliver!

“Didn’t know there were Dutch pirates” - an Englishman should know better.

Factcheck: Holland has a big history in pirate ships.

And here I'm sitting in Germany, where every MP has a set time to talk and the president of the parliament can, will and has shut off their mics if they overuse their time.

I'm just watching all episodes from last to first and wondered why John Oliver always recites a poem when Ted Cruz comes up..now I know😅

"He was a bad actor." HOW DARE YOU 😂😂

As a comment, not only was the Filibuster not a founding idea, *neither was the party system*

You should do a segment covering the protests in Hong Kong.

Incredibly insightful and also hilarious

Starting today, now watching John Oliver and liking him, no longer thinking he is on the wrong team, I say this, I give everyone 20 years of being wrong. After that, I’ll no longer follow them, but sometimes, oftentimes, I give them another 20 years.

7:51 it should be noted that abolitionist Charles Sumner was beaten by a pro-slavery representative, Preston Brooks, who beat him for giving a speech criticizing slaveowners. It should also be noted that Brooks was re-elected.

I looked up Dwayne Johnson’s age. John wasn’t joking.

Actually I am totally heartbroken and feeling miserable but this guy makes me laugh so hard. Thank you ! Hope Ted will never go down on you.

It is doing exactly what it's intended to do, only to a larger extent. The US was meant to be a shy union with a lot of autonimity for the individual states and so, they wanted to get only the most important and least controversial legislations done. This made sense before technology connected the world and demanded an efficient federal government to manage the union's affairs.

Finally, the Last Week Tonight dry spell comes to a close.

Someone give that background guy a raise. The look on his face when jon started peeing was so funny!

Look John, you don't have to be embarrassed that Dwayne Johnson looks like that even though he's older than you. Almost nobody looks like that from any age.

Kudos to the guy sat behind John during the filibuster. So many subtle looks.

you guys don’t even understand how iconic the caning of charles sumner was. sumner literally _ripped up a desk that was bolted to the ground_ , brooks broke his cane but continued to hit sumner with the little head gold of the cane while another senator kept people from intervening by threatening them with a gun and his own cane. it was pure, distilled chaos. also sumner was an abolitionist and brooks was a big racist, and the caning supposedly started the events that caused the civil war. in my apush class, we learned more about charles sumner getting his ass beat than any president except george washington

17:42 let's give an Oscar to this man on background.

It seems like youtube recommended this to me again just because of the current senate arguments. IT KNOWS

This video saved me during the AP Gov test, randomly popped into my head during the test, thanks for the save!

The guy behind Jon while he relieves himself: *Not Bad.*

Filibuster gets its name from pirates. I would say that’s a fair comparison but at least pirates usually accomplish something.

I'm from South Africa, and my grand mother used to do the cooling saucer thing. I thought it was weird until I saw her church friends doing it as well. Apparently it's something grandmother's do in over here 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you John Oliver. You made smile. Love from Texas!!!

And today in "Stupid things that for some reason you can still legally do in the US":

Not gonna lie, John Oliver has some great fitted suits

I heard Oliver's poem on roasting Ted Cruz like 100 times lol

came here after watching the newest episode...And i just wanted to say how much i miss live audience

The best quote to sum up this video: "The side you agree with won't always be in power. Abolishing the filibuster would make it easier for everyone to do things..."

John: I didn't even know there were Dutch pirates! The Flying Dutchman: Am I a joke to you?

Good lord it's weird watching a show with live audience reactions. It's gonna be an adjustment when we eventually get back to this.

This is my favorite episode.. incredible.

We in India still drink tea from the saucer. Thank you Britain, I guess?

You also need to get rid of the Speaker's ability to refuse to call a vote. Given, Oliver touches on that too.

Not gonna lie; I'd put up that print of Jefferson lapping up coffee out of a saucer right in the center of my living room

It's fabulous to watch this now!

11:19 Warning: Ted Cruz's whole face is about to be seen, viewer discretion is advised.

The Ted Cruz Poem was just beautiful. I'm moved.

Without a filibuster we never would have had an eight minute Star Wars argument. Lol.

I'd still rather go on a platonic date with John Oliver, than The Rock.

Also hello from China. I break the law just to watch your videos haha.

Mitch McConnel: "Just think of me as the Grim Reaper..." Millions of students: "Already do."

Fun fact about the senator being beaten with a cane story, the senator broke his cane in the process, and was sent hundreds of canes from people who supported the act.

Oh hey... Already important in January 2021.

Starting the week off right with some John Oliver

“That man is five years older than me.” 😭😭😭

Think about this show whatever you want, but that picture at 9:50 is pure artistry

This was art

"Think of Mitch as the grim reaper." I prefer to think of him being pursued by the grim reaper.

You didn't know there were Dutch pirates? Enter Flying Dutchman

People in south asia still drunk tea from the saucer and I like it

17:50 Someone give that guy in the background a raise. He’s acting //the shit// out of that bit! 🤣

As a dutchman, I'm offended and dying of laughter at the same time 😂

"I didn't know there was dutch pirates", man they were some of the biggest pirates of history

17:41 I love how the guy in the back peaks around the stand and has a nod of approval, noice my man 👌👌😂

The graphics department was working overtime! I love it!

Goddamnit, I need to go to sleep... But it’s John Oliver

Fun fact: My grandma, born in the late 1800s, used to drink coffee from the saucer.

Ted Cruz little poem alone was worth it I think I might watch this again!!!

Mr. Smith goes to Washington is one of my favorite old movies. It has aged incredibly well. Not a great sign since it deals with corruption.