S1 E24: The Lottery, Erdogan & a Fish Cannon: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Season 1, Episode 24, November 9th, 2014. Finale. John Oliver does a deep dive into the lottery, thanks the season's very special guests, and gives updates on Turkey's president, Mike Bloomberg, and an unexpected use for a fish cannon. Even more unexpected than its intended use.
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@HinekoAkahi Ай бұрын

Salmon Cannon is still one of my favourite segments ever - just, the way they got all those people from different networks together to participate in something ultimately meaningless but most definitely joyful.

@francca Ай бұрын

Definitely some season finale-worthy effort right there 🙏

@richardsimon4135 Ай бұрын

One of the best bits in tv history

@lynemac2539 Ай бұрын

As a Washingtonian, I am so proud. Also I love salmon!

@mosesbacke2311 Ай бұрын

Salmon Cannon and Eat Shit Bob are segments that will live on as long as there is a TV set or a computer.

@trishaferrand1395 Ай бұрын

Definitely disgusting.

@stephenholmgren405 Ай бұрын

This is like finding a $20 bill in your pants every time you reload your youtu e homepage

@kenisi_thedevilonhigh Ай бұрын

Man if that only worked.... Le sad face

@linux750 Ай бұрын

Amen to that! Teach us about what's REALLY going on Jin Oliver!

@speedodragon Ай бұрын

bruh same.

@stephenholmgren405 Ай бұрын

I saw the typo after i posted it but figured nobody would read it 🤕

@amberts180 Ай бұрын

I’m never clicking another one until they include the date in the title. I don’t trust them anymore!!

@animeartist888 Ай бұрын

I cannot believe that this is the first time I've seen that fish cannon bit! I laughed so hard it hurt! Thank you so much, LWT team, for gifting us these old episodes for free here on KZfaq. You've legitimately made my whole month!

@zumabbar Ай бұрын

the fish cannon segment had always been available on youtube

@adam45z Ай бұрын

@@zumabbar that doesn't mean everyone has seen it

@zumabbar Ай бұрын

@@adam45zthat also didn't mean i said what you said

@josephevans6293 25 күн бұрын

Same here...my sides are killing me

@danaschaffner5455 10 сағат бұрын

I want to go erase my memory and watch it again for the first time

@yourlordsavior5724 Ай бұрын

Guys I went and looked up all the links John gave us and holy sh*t it is still up and it's still funny years later.

@JAlves88 Ай бұрын

Damm really? That's good shit

@fogrepairshipakashi5834 Ай бұрын

They actually explained this later, but every time they make a fake URL for a website, LWT and HBO legally have to buy it and keep it running.

@raykyogrou0358 Ай бұрын

i was also shocked they're still live lmao

@kay_faraday 24 күн бұрын

does seem like they changed the images from the ones shown in the video tho.

@Kwilson328 24 күн бұрын

@@kay_faradayi think they honestly updated the images as he aged

@ilyakotovich7319 Ай бұрын

It is 2024…. World is being torn apart by wars, pandemic and greedy people in government and corporations. But fish cannon still reminds us- humanity still can do great things.

@TimmyTheTinman Ай бұрын

The pandemic ain’t around anymore but all that other stuff yeah

@IkanisuShikari Ай бұрын

All Washingtonians should be proud... this is truly emblematic of our state.

@trishaferrand1395 Ай бұрын

Or stupid things.

@brairr9966 Ай бұрын

Man interferes with everything that is natural because of their greed

@jii. Ай бұрын

@@TimmyTheTinmanIt just went into remission. The threat of another pandemic is still there.

@radiobob1908 Ай бұрын

I need everyone to know about the Survive The Sound fish tracking game. Every year, scientists in Washington State microchip some salmon to track their journey to Puget Sound. These fish are then given names and cartoon avatars. Some of my favorites are Brian Mackerel, Sergeant Snackbar, and Floundry10. Businesses (usually local and/or fish-related, but not always) can sponsor a fish. For example, Floundry10 was obviously sponsored by Foundry10. This funds the restoration of salmon habitats. Some teachers also have their students sign up and pick a fish to track on their journey. When I was in high school, I picked Forest, who, if I remember correctly, got eaten by a sea lion at one of the dams that the salmon cannon helps fish across. This year, Survive The Sound begins on May 6th.

@cloudbrooks Ай бұрын

thank you for this info!! :D im so glad i know about this now

@kimsleep4111 Ай бұрын

Once again, humanity is screwing around with an animal that has its homing function that took millions of years to evolve totally screwed over to accommodate us

@theanthill22 Ай бұрын

The actors keeping a straight face after getting fished was funny

@LindaC616 24 күн бұрын

Especially the soap actors

@edwardgrimes7535 Ай бұрын

THEIR THEME SONG HAS LYRICS!? How have I gone ten years without knowing that?

@pennybutnotthecoin Ай бұрын

So glad i found this comment lol i never would have guessed it

@jcwoodward0629 Ай бұрын

I caught that at the end and it blew my mind too

@jessaminemanchester Ай бұрын

Anyone know if the full version with lyrics is available anywhere? (I'd love it if I could find it on Spotify/Apple Music/etc but even an unmarked audio file on some decade old webpage would be cool too, I just want to hear the full song!)

@sayofthelor Ай бұрын

@@jessaminemanchester go by valley lodge

@saferoundhouse5910 Ай бұрын

The song is Go by Valley Lodge

@Crow-Fly Ай бұрын

John oliver being free to watch on KZfaq! A match made in heaven!

@austinb3463 Ай бұрын

He looks so young. So happy.

@oliverisenberg1862 Ай бұрын

He hasn’t learned what we’ve all learned yet

@davidfuentes9957 Ай бұрын

@@oliverisenberg1862or his future self.

@getnkosi Ай бұрын

So long ago

@BKKfreak Күн бұрын

He wasn't American back then.

@user-gp4dk6wz4o Ай бұрын

The salmon cannon is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

@chriskelly6559 Ай бұрын

And everyone that got fish smacked kept a straight face....but I'd bet the outtakes are side splitting funny.

@Imaginita 23 күн бұрын

The Salmon Canon lives rent-free inside my head.

@johnchessant3012 Ай бұрын

S1 E24 (aired November 9, 2014)

@Sam-Cain Ай бұрын

John Chessant, we salute you!

@cloudbrooks Ай бұрын

@mrfrostrunner5192 21 күн бұрын

Hey that’s my birthday. (Not the year though)

@GoneAsGoneCanBe Ай бұрын

I have sat here while working from home, with this playlist going since yesterday. Sad I have hit the end. Can't wait for the next season to get uploaded.

@singproud22 Ай бұрын

Been doing the same, and was just thinking the same thing.

@MusicfromMarrs 23 күн бұрын

Memorial weekend provides.

@MeepsNcheese Ай бұрын

Ten whole years have passed of me being an avid watcher of the KZfaq clips of this show and *this* is the first time I've heard that there are LYRICS to the theme?? Sidenote: I'm oddly emotional seeing a 10 years younger dancing John

@SnooperSwizzle0728 4 күн бұрын

ME TOO. What is it? Maybe there’s it’s just poetic and sad to see John Oliver dancing gleefully before the pandemic, before the fall of Roe, before Drumpf, before Jan6, before Ukraine+Israel/Gaza. It’s not even because it makes me reflect on wtf I was doing in 2014 (because it does). It’s so sad sad to see Oliver blissfully dancing before the world became irrevocably different in the span of 10 years (and not really for the better). The world is now infinitely more complex despite dealing with the SAME issues but on top of it we’re now hanging onto our democracy by a thread.

@MeepsNcheese 4 күн бұрын

@@SnooperSwizzle0728 It's like...he's older and more tired now, and he often jokes about how bleak the world feels, but at the end of the day there's just this little spirit and silliness that shines through. What a light, honestly.

@SnooperSwizzle0728 3 күн бұрын

@@MeepsNcheese 100% agree. I hope he carries the show at least until things around. He has no idea how much we need him right now. The show is truly a public service. He reinforces that those who have significant concerns about the current zeitgeist are not being hyperbolic (no matter how much gaslighting comes from big corps/certain politicians).

@gedster Ай бұрын

I was curious as to whether or not the Mike Bloomberg sites he mentioned near the beginning were still up or not, so I checked All 3 remain online, all these years later. Amazing.

@davidfuentes9957 Ай бұрын

Yay, I checked and you’re right!

@Robert_MacCready Ай бұрын

One of the best 30 minutes of tv there is.

@nonamemcnotaspy8654 Ай бұрын

Ready to rewatch season 2!!!

@ultimatehawkeyefangirl Ай бұрын

So this is the episode that started the bit of buying random URLs… incredible!

@oxpolitik Ай бұрын

When I first moved to Michigan, I tried to find public transparency documents on the lottery. Couldn't find them. Mind-boggling to think the state runs an organization that manages billions with so little accountability.

@JusTypical Ай бұрын

Imagine buying a ‘98 Mazda for $2500 today. Wild

@goddollars Ай бұрын

This was the craziest part for me lol take me back

@jiggly-puffy Ай бұрын

Throwback to when Seth did a standing monologue

@stefanhoimes Ай бұрын

And Colbert doing a Report!!

@Sam-Cain Ай бұрын

And Jon Stewart on The Dai-oh wait no nevermind.

@alexissweet5890 Ай бұрын

Throwback to when Seth was in a suit.

@TheMugbearer Ай бұрын

I can't believe they showered John Oliver with fake salmon for the halibut.

@trustingpeddler383 Ай бұрын

So glad for the full episodes. I'm 36, but I want to be John Oliver when I grow up.

@tiwantiwaabibiman2603 Ай бұрын

That fish cannon bit has me rollin in my bed at 6am!!! The look on some of those actors' faces was priceless! Wamda Syke's "WTH?" was timeless. How were those soap opera actors able to keep straight faces when the fish hit her in the face during their dramatic moment? I wanted it to go on forever... LOL! 🦈 🦈 🦈

@GeauT Ай бұрын

From Oregon. I remember when the lottery, and state gambling, first started. I was pushed as a way to fund schools. Since then, legislation has siphoned that money off to so many other things, that education is getting a pittance from Oregon Lottery.

@TheTenthDoctorandHisTardis Ай бұрын

I’m ready for season two to drop! 😊

@fcbahamutzero Ай бұрын

Did i really just binge all of season 1 in one day!

@kevinfoster1138 Ай бұрын

My mother remembers when Washington state lottery started and is still very disappointed the money they said was going to the schools STILL hasn't made it to the schools.

@jordanlewis4983 Ай бұрын

Still classic with the salmon canon. I can just hear the call: “You guys wanna be on HBO?”

@alexanderguarionex4498 Ай бұрын

Couldn't wait for this next episode

@itchiegames Ай бұрын

i mean it came out a decade ago so you could have just went and watched it

@Ani-rq7wv Ай бұрын

Wait does the LWT song have lyrics?! It’s had lyrics this whole time?!!

@seluhir8820 26 күн бұрын

Salmon Cannon LITERALLY never gets old. It always brings tears to my eyes - because I'm laughing so hard.

@lorigoshert6667 Ай бұрын

I remember pretty much all of Season 1 well! I was teaching English in Prague at the time. I had a few groups of students who worked at an organization that ran a lottery there (Now I remember the name - Sazka), and I showed them part of this episode in class for listening practice and discussion.

@ultimatehawkeyefangirl Ай бұрын

Please tell me you showed them the Salmon Cannon segment!

@lorigoshert6667 Ай бұрын

@@ultimatehawkeyefangirl I probably did at some point. I had a lot of classes and showed several clips from Last Week Tonight and the Colbert Report over the years. They were great for starting discussions with advanced-level adult students.

@Imhexed 26 күн бұрын

God bless you John for calling out the lottery scammers! Where's our superfunded education systems?!

@skullfish1013 Ай бұрын

if I won the lottery I'd buy a whole cart of groceries and not worry about the cost.

@heatherregimbal4552 Ай бұрын

Sadly you won't have enough for a whole cart, unless it's junk food

@themadinspector Ай бұрын

I love the salmon cannon bit! 😆 🤣 😂

@Matuse Ай бұрын

I have so many things I need to warn 2014 John Oliver about...

@Caseyisawkward Ай бұрын

The commitment to the bit

@ACE-wy6ty Ай бұрын

THIS IS A GEM I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED!!!

@MisterTutor2010 Ай бұрын

The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math.

@jiedcogahilme676 24 күн бұрын

#ThankyouHBO for making the complete episodes available. I can't even access HBO where I live.

@tracynonumbers 13 күн бұрын

the only other reason was to watch Bill Maher before he became ultra-bourgeois old white guy

@enikata7349 20 күн бұрын

Oh my goodness, the salmon cannon bit was awesome!

@angelowentzler9961 Ай бұрын

The salmon cannon segment is the best thing ever made. EVAH

@TheeAntiChris Ай бұрын

JOHN OLIVER speaks the brutal truth hilariously!

@dwbrock1992 Ай бұрын

🎉 make old uploads great again! Lol watching the ones I missed (most of them)

@danielriggle Ай бұрын

The fish launching had laughing so hard.

@joink25 Ай бұрын

Wait wait wait...the show theme has lyrics?

@firerun777 Ай бұрын

Didn't know the Salmon Canon was this early. With so many cameos I thought It was at least at season 2 bit

@Dice12K Ай бұрын

Well, I just finished watching the entire season 1. Thank you for this. Here's hoping for LWT to do this some more.

@jvissers3086 Ай бұрын

It feels like I haven't seen this episode for 10 years!

@LunaryxDiarmait Ай бұрын

That is one hell of a salmon cannon!

@heixiong5860 Ай бұрын

The real tragedy is that they don't bring the Salmon cannon back every episode.

@veggigoddess Ай бұрын

We will never be able to unsee a raw rotisserie chicken strip dancing

@joshhawes6084 Ай бұрын

The fingers crossed in green and white was the old logo for Virginia in the early 90's

@eugenejr.subrado8201 Ай бұрын

Wow! Those sites are still active. 😄

@TheJoiUnspeakable Ай бұрын

The theme song having words will never not be funny.

@dominikcramer8812 Ай бұрын

It is SO amazing to have these shows available on KZfaq!

@jamiemcnern7651 26 күн бұрын

Needing season 2 in full as fast as those fish are moving through that cannon! 😂🤣

@tee_es_bee Ай бұрын

Thank you for uploading the entirety of season 1 from a current HBO subscriber! 🧡💛🧡

@Satsujinki1973 Ай бұрын

They need to revisit the Salmon cannon in this time of war.

@mr.flibble3190 21 күн бұрын

"We don't know" is the precise opposite of a spoiler.

@novajacob6683 Ай бұрын

John looks 20 years younger in this 10 year old video.

@reneelibby4885 Ай бұрын

Trump did it to us.

@lucianbakerii4047 Ай бұрын

The Oregon Lottery money is going to schools, but the legislature removed school funding from the state budget.

@seymourdemonica9264 Ай бұрын

I will never be over the RBG chihuahua

@BadgerBabe89 Ай бұрын

I can't with the Salmon bit!!! 🤣👌

@Kuriousape 24 күн бұрын

The mid video advert I had was for an online casino….. read the room, algorithm. Read the room.

@heidiadkins4871 Ай бұрын

I started watching this show routinely 5 years ago. I was only 13 when it started… so understandably was not watching this. I am very happy to be watching season one for the first time.

@josephevans6293 25 күн бұрын

I was dying over the fish cannon ..one of the best clips ever

@alexanderhensel611 Ай бұрын

"And then we didn't have any food." damn. Like I know, she is a cognizant individual who spent their food money... but she also spent it on a state sponsored activity the state knows is addictive. That feels like a commercial version of entrapment tbh.

@rogergreen9861 Ай бұрын

How To Sell Bullshit Ideas in America: 1. Align it with moms, the military, or kids; 2. Stand back and start shifting product.

@batmanjones655 Ай бұрын

The Danube Waltz was made for fish cannon

@JStorm13 Ай бұрын

That when you know you have friends in the industry when you can interject into their show for a gag

@larragunn2809 Ай бұрын

Truly one of the absolute BEST shows on the airwaves today AMAZING WRITERS!! thank you thank you 💙💙💙

@rainbowtropolis Ай бұрын

This is so awesome, I get to watch the ones I've missed!

@daviddunn2104 Ай бұрын

How can you not love John Oliver, classic comedy!

@AA-qt1hi 23 күн бұрын

They REALLY fished all these celebs in their working/interview environments. OMG I love this! But seriously though. I hope they didn't hurt too much when they caught them in the face

@dizzym9554 Ай бұрын

Funnily enough two states I've lived in have been in the liquor business

@dizzym9554 Ай бұрын

Notably in Virginia you could *only* buy hard liquor at state owned stores called the "ABC" and yes they did advertise it as the money going to things like education

@stefanhoimes Ай бұрын

PA has state stores and absolutely no alcohol in convenience stores. Some grocery store chains use a loophole about having restaurants and seating to be able to sell beer and wine. Current governor is in favor of loosening the prohibition-era laws.

@aabu4995 Ай бұрын

Jet Force 5!!! Even w the salmon blasts. Where were you on this Kimmel?

@evelina733 Ай бұрын

So great! Thank you for sharing it again 😍😍😍😍😍💕💕💕🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@matrixphijr Ай бұрын

The funniest thing Jimmy Fallon's ever done.

@nymack66 Ай бұрын

Nailed it they did, love the Salmon cannon

@Nixxote 26 күн бұрын

Ten years after this first aired we now have sports leagues like the NHL that exclusively run ads for online gambling sites. Not to mention the ubiquitous nature of alcohol in this part of the world. It really does not instil any real sense that we care about the destructive influence that this has on people struggling with addiction. We still callously wave our fingers at those poor souls dealing with it as though the game isn’t completely stacked against them. If you have managed to escape from the clutches of alcohol or gambling or any other destructive substance then my heart goes out to you. You are an incredibly strong person and you have my utmost respect. You beat the odds in a world that fully expected you to fail if not conspired against you and you promptly told it to fuck right off. Because YOU have shit to do and a life to live. Keep going. 🤟

@raptormesh Ай бұрын

Best use of fake salmon.

@Simplynezooo Ай бұрын

The full intro song is 🤯🤯🤯

@jakehernandez12933s Ай бұрын

craziest thing is how true John Oliver is to his sense of humor over time. the style hasnt changed much cuz it didn't have to... quality journalist + quality humor in a weird unique John Oliver kind of way!

@thesilverhedgehog Ай бұрын

All praise the glorious Salmon Cannon!😂

@Rice-bowl214 Ай бұрын

This makes my day I love the hustle John

@Sylenced1 Ай бұрын

A National Treasure for all topics he and his staff, Paws of Justice, and more cover. When the EP ended with the year 2015 I checked my 2024 calendar and died a little inside. Thanks for making Sundays so very worth looking towards for so long, even if I'm ancient

@RaulRib Ай бұрын

Who else binge-watched all episodes in like 2 days from release?

@birbluv9595 Ай бұрын

I am going to watch the salmon cannon over and over

@Rad9000 Ай бұрын

Salmon F'ing Cannon.

@KingOfAllJackals Ай бұрын

Ok, I’ve binged them all. I made this comment elsewhere but let me shout into the void again: WE NEED AN ORAL HISTORY OF THIS FIRST SEASON! Seth Myers did one for his 10th and I’ve heard John talk about it a little. (One of the early notes was “you know you don’t HAVE to do the interview segment” 😬). We NEED to watch John as he watches himself do some of these things. (I forget the ep but he’s dancing in front of a live band?).We need to hear the back and forth with the lawyers. We need to hear what negotiations on why a show that is a guy sitting behind a desk needs to hire a full band or a full mascot suit or tens off pounds of raisins. We need to hear the deafening silence when they told HBO that episode two of their comedy show was about…capital punishment. We also need follow-ups on a lot of these stories. Oh and bloopers/outtakes…. If my demands are not met I will bring my Jackal Army from tormenting Seth to traumatizing John and his show here on KZfaq!