>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WE'RE BACK HERE WITH THE HOST OF
"LAST WEEK TONIGHT."
MR. JOHN OLIVER.
YOU HAVE A THREE- AND A SIX-YEAR-OLD.
>> I DO.
>> Stephen: DO THEY KNOW YOUR WORK, OR DO THEY KNOW-- YOU HAVE
DONE SOME CHILDREN'S MOVIES.
"WONDER PARK" "THE LION KING" "THE LOVE GURU."
DO THEY KNOW YOUR WORK?
ARE THEY ALLOWED-- GITOOK THEM TO SEE "WONDER PARK" BECAUSE IT
WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
I WAS A PORCUPINE IN THAT MOVIE.
AFTERWARDS, I WAS SLIGHTLY COCKILY THINKING THIS IS GOING
TO BE A MAGIC MOMENT FOR THEM.
I SAID, "THAT PORCUPINE, DOES THAT SOUND LIKE ANYONE?"
AND AT FIRST THEY SAID NO.
I SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE, "DADA, DOESN'T IT?"
AND I SAID, "THAT'S ME."
AND THEY SAID,s, NO, IT WASN'T, IT WAS A PORCUPINE
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
SHOWING THAT SOMEONE LOST HIMSELF IN THE ROLE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WOW.
NICE.
( APPLAUSE )
PORCUPINE.
>> Stephen: SO, SEASON NINE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OF "LAST WEEK TONIGHT."
>> SURE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER CALL IT LWT.
DO YOU USE AN ABBREVIATION OVER THERE?
>> NO, I DON'TTHINK I COULD CARRY THAT OFF.
"HEY, GANG, WELCOME TO LWT."
>> Stephen: I DON'T MEAN-- I DON'T MEAN ON AIR.
>> OH,.
>> Stephen: I MEAN IN THE OFFICES, LIKE SEE HOW WE HAVE
LSSC.
>> IT'S ONLY ONE EXTRA SYLLABLE.
IT REALLY FEELS -- >> Stephen: "LAST WEEK
TONIGHT."
L, DOUBLE "U--" >> IT'S ACTUALLY WORSE.
>> Stephen: IT'S A LITTLE LONGER.
>> THAT IS WHY WE DON'T CALL IT LWT, BECAUSE IT TAKES TOO LONG.
( LAUGHTER ).
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE ART OF CONVERSATION IN THESE SHOWS IS
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THEM.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: YOU GOT TO LET MOMENTS LIKE THAT BREATHE.
THE ORGANIC DISCOVERY-- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT'S ON THE
CARCARD.
>> YOU HAVE TO LET THE MOMENT BREATHE, AND IF IT HOE HAPPENS
IT'S THE LAST BREATH, SO ( BLEEP ) BE IT.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE MOMENT DOWN UNTIL THE MOMENT
STOPS STRUGGLING, AND THEN YOU GO TO COMMERCIAL.
>> SHHH!
SHHH!
>> Stephen: IT'S BETTER THIS WAY.
THE NEW SEASON-- >> YEAH.
( APPLAUSE )
STARTS SUNDAY, AS YOU SAID.
LET'S PLUG THE PRODUCT HERE.
>> OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW HAS DOING THE SHOW FELT DURING THIS
ADMINISTRATION AS OPPOSED TO LAST ONE?
CERTAINLY I FEEL A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN MY-- IN MY DAILY
FOCUS.
>> IT'S MUCH-- IT'S MUCH MORE FUN TO DO, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> IT'S NOT FUN WRITING COMEDY FROM ABSOLUTE DESPAIR.
AND FOR US, IT'S BEEN-- EVEN WE WERE-- OUR SHOW WAS GETTING
SUCKED INTO DEALING WITH THE FIRE HOSE OF WHAT WAS COMING OUT
OF THAT ADMINISTRATION ALL THE TIME.
SO IT IS NICE TO RETURN TO DO WHAT WE DO BEST, I THINK, WHICH
IS STORIES ABOUT PACE LOANS AND HOMELESSNESS --
>> Stephen: ARE YOU ALLOWED TO TELL US WHAT THIS SUNDAY IS
ABOUT?
>> I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL BE ABOUT YET.
>> Stephen: REALLY, REALLY?
>> IF I WERE TO SAY OF ANY OF OUR SHOWS WHAT IT WAS GOING TO
BE, OORTS NOT LIKE IT WOULD BE A GREAT SELL.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU WOULD SAY, "I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THIS PICTURE
OF OUR LOCAL SPONSOR CONTENT IN LOCAL NEWS REEL ME IN."
IT'S BETTER WE DON'T TELL YOU WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE FORCE
FED ON A SUNDAY EVENING.
>> Stephen: I HOPE-- I HOPE THERE'S AN AUDIENCE WHEN YOU
OPEN UP THE DOORS.
>> ME, TOO.
I HOPE PEOPLE WILL BE-- PLEASE COME.
>> Stephen: IF NOBODY SHOWS UP, GIVE ME A CALL.
>> HONESTLY, IF ONE PERSON SHOWS UP, AT THIS POINT TO BE SARAH
CONSTABLE.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: SEASON NINE OF "LAST WEEK TONIGHT" STARTS SUNDAY ON
HBO.
JOHN OLIVER, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY FUTURE ISLANDS.