>> Stephen: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME BACK TO "THE
LATE SHOW"."
WE'RE HERE WITH THE LOVELY AND TALENTED JON OLIVER.
IT JUST SO HAPPENS YOU'RE ABOUT TO START SEASON FIVE.
>> YES
>> Stephen: FIVE,.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: PRIME NUMBERS.
>> YOU GOTTA LOVE A PRIME.
>> Stephen: LAST YEAR YOU WERE HERE TO TALK ABOUT SEASON 4.
YOU WERE HERE ON THIS EXACT DAY LAST YEAR, FEBRUARY 7 IS WHAT WE
CALL JON OLIVER DAY.
CAN WE BOOK YOU FOR NEXT YEAR?
>> YES, IF WE'RE ALIVE BY THEN.
REMEMBER WE'RE HAVING THAT PARADE.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID A YEAR AGO AT THAT POINT IT WAS RIGHT
AFTER THE INAUGURAL, AND EVERYBODY WAS RUNNING ON
ADRENALINE AND THAT'S WHAT KEPT YOU GOING TO MAKE YOUR JOKES, DO
YOUR MONOLOGUES ABOUT TRUMP.
BUT THAT WOULD WEAR OUT.
SO A YEAR LATER, IS IT STILL ADRENALINE FOR YOU?
>> HE DOES THINGS LIKE SAY, OTHER,ING"I WANT A MILITARY PARA
THAT'S A CUP OF COFFEE IN THE MORNING.
THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.
( LAUGHTER ) I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO DRINK THIS
FIRE HOSE OF INFORMATION EVERY DAY.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> Stephen: IT HAS NO EFFECT ON ME AT ALL.
>> YEAH, I SEE THAT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: I'M JUST A PERFECTLY HAPPY 24-YEAR-OLD MAN.
( LAUGHTER ) JUST--
>> YEAH, YOU LOOK GOOD.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU.
>> YOU LOOK GOOD.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY, THE OLYMPICS ARE COMING UP.
ARE YOU AN OLYMPIC FAN?
KEEP IN MIND THEY'RE NOT ON CBS.
>> NO (BLEEP) THE OLYMPICS.
NO, I LIKE THEM CONCEPTUALLY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> THE WINTER OLYMPICS, LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I LIKE-- SLIGHTLY
LESS SO.
>> Stephen: OH, REALLY?
YOU LIKE-- WHY DO YOU LIKE THEM LESS?
>> I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE EVENTS AS WELL.
I JUST DON'T HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING.
I WANT TO WATCH EACH LITTLE THING AND THINK, "THAT LOOKS
LIKE A DIFFICULT THING TO DO.
I'M TIRED OF WATCHING A NORWEGIAN DO IT."
SO MANY NORWEGIAN.
THE PRESIDENT LOVES NORWEGIANS, TO A GENUINE FAULT.
I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A SLIGHT OVERSELLING OF HOW NORTH KOREA
AND SOUTH KOREA PLAYING ICE HOCKEY IS GOING TO BE.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE GOING TO MARCH IN TOGETHER.
>> THERE'S A SENSE MAYBE THE OLYMPICS WILL REALLY TURN THE
SITUATION AROUND.
AND I WOULD MERELY POINT TO THE OLYMPICES OF 1936 IN GERMANY,
JUST TO SHOW THE LIMITATIONS OF THE OLYMPICS TO REALLY CHANGE
SOMEONE'S MIND.
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PUTTING THAT MEDAL AROUND JESSI OWEN'S
NECK REALLY CALMS DOWN MR. HITLER AT ALL.
"THERE YOU GO.
MAYBE I'VE NOT THOUGHT ENTIRELY RATIONALLY ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF
A RACE."
HE DIDN'T.
HE DOUBLED DOWN.
>> Stephen: DO YOU ENGAGE IN WINTER SPORTS YOURSELF?
>> DO I LOOK LIKE I ENGAGE IN WINTER SPORTS?
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S A BAR.
THERE'S A LOT OF HOT CHOCOLATE INVOLVED.
CURLING IS IN, LIKE, A BOWLING ALLEY?
>> I'VE SKATED BEFORE.
THIS IS HOW -- >> Stephen: YOU HAVE BEEN ON
SKATES?
>> I'VE BEEN ON SKATES, AND I CAN GET OFF THE WALL A BIT.
>> Stephen: OH, OKAY.
OKAY.
>> IS THERE A MEDAL FOR THAT?
"OH, HE'S OFF THE WALL!" >> Stephen: HERE'S HOW I
DIFFERENTIATE THE SPORT I LIKE, WHETHER IT'S SUMMER OR WINTER,
IS THAT I ENJOY THE SPORTS WHERE YOU CAN KNOW WHO WON WITHOUT
TALKING TO A JUDGE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LIKE, THE PERSON WHO IS FASTEST--
>> OH, RIGHT, YEAH.
>> Stephen: JUMPED THE FARTHEST, JUMPED THE HIGHEST,
WHATEVER.
THE ONE WHO SCORED THE MOST POINTS IN THE GOAL.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BUT IF I HAVE TO TURN TO A JUDGE AND GO, "I THINK
THIS PERSON WON.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?" THAT'S AN ENTERTAINMENT.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A BEAUTY PAGEANT.
>> IT BECOMES SUBJECTIVE.
THAT'S WHY I LIKE WHERE THEY RACE ON SNOWBOARDS AND THEY
CRASH INTO EACH GLRG BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHO WON.
>> YOU KNOW WHO WON AND WHO REALLY LOST.
>> Stephen: I LIKE THE SKI JUMP BECAUSE I THINK IF YOU JUST
GO OFF OF IT, YOU SHOULD BE AWARDED SOMETHING.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> WELL, SEE, THAT'S-- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE HERE, BUT
ONE OF THE GREAT BRITISH OLYMPIC HERES SO EDDIE "EAGLE" EDWARDS
WHO ENTERED BEFORE THEY HAD A QUALIFYING REQUIREMENT.
HE JUST THOUGHT I'LL ENTER A WINTER SPORT NO ONE ELSE WILL
ENTER.
AND A CRAZY BRITISH GUY THOUGHT HOW HARD CAN SKI JUMPING BE?
AND HE (BLEEP) LEARNED.
IT WAS AN AMAZING PEOPLE.
THE BRITISH PEOPLE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM JUST FOR TRYING AND DOING
SOMETHING SO OBJECTIVELY STUPID.
AND HE LOST.
HE LOST IN A BIG WAY.
BUT IT'S STILL ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MOMENTS.
LIKE, THERE'S A BRITISH SIDE OF REALLY RESPECTING A GOOD DEFEAT.
THAT'S WHY WE LIKE DUNKIRK SO MUCH.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> IT'S A PLEASURE.
>> Stephen: VERY SEASON FIVE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: FIVE.
>> FIVE.
>> Stephen: FIVE.
SEASON FIVE OF "LAST WEEK TONIGHT" STARTS FEBRUARY 18 ON
HBO.
JON OLIVER, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH "LADY BIRD'S" BEANIE FELDSTEIN.