Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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8 жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.
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@fedsanity 8 жыл бұрын

That audience will never come closer to actually seeing Hamilton than right there.

@SteffenRaknes 8 жыл бұрын

I'd like to but probably never will

@musicandwrestling123 8 жыл бұрын

I know, I tried to get tickets back in December and it was already sold out, plus so expensive

@NikkiLahvU2 8 жыл бұрын

bruh xD

@victorthomas5041 8 жыл бұрын

+Brenda Just curious does anyone here know who hamilton actually is or just trying to go to the show because everyone else is?

@johnm841 8 жыл бұрын

+Victor Thomas It's both. Everyone knows who Alexander Hamilton is, he's one of the founding fathers, but no one is going to the show because they actually care about Hamilton

@bobbygolbach 8 жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico needs Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption.

@Big_E_Soul_Fragment 8 жыл бұрын

+Bobby G praise be

@seaniwu 8 жыл бұрын

praise be

@MrTomservo85 8 жыл бұрын

+Mr. Belt The Space Marine Dreadnought Praise be.

@kumihokunn 8 жыл бұрын

Amen, praise be.

@intjonmiller 8 жыл бұрын

+Mr. Belt The Space Marine Dreadnought Praise be!

@wolfemooney7188 5 жыл бұрын

I like how he gave credit to the pianist at the end. He didn’t have to, but he did. Just a nice touch.

@ebitoro4590 3 жыл бұрын

Lin and Alex have worked together for more than a decade. For In the Heights and Hamilton fans, he's just as much a star as Lin, so it was more of a "hey, look who I brought with me!" than a simple credit. Edit: He's also the one playing the piano in the 2009 White House clip John showed earlier

@cassandrabellingham8486 3 жыл бұрын

Lin is one of the nicest humans on this planet. The impact one man can have is incredible.

@ameliavelasco8602 3 жыл бұрын

Pianists do SO MUCH for little to no credit, Lin’s a good guy

@ringo1692 3 жыл бұрын

I know I'm late to the party, but the more I learn about this guy, the more I like him !!! A class act !

@ringo1692 3 жыл бұрын

@@ebitoro4590 thanks for sharing!

@christiansantiago7597 Жыл бұрын

As a Puerto Rican it hurts how horribly america treats us and I thank you truly for bringing this to light even if it’s both old and often ignored

@USA0645 Жыл бұрын

Trump 2024 go back

@jacktheaviator4938 Жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico has been an anchor around our necks ever since the Spanish American war. For every dollar in tax revenue generated, Puerto Rico costs three. Puerto Ricans made this debt, don't ask Ohioans to cover your bad choices.

@luzortiz5225 Жыл бұрын

@@USA0645 sure, when you go back to England.

@luzortiz5225 Жыл бұрын

@@jacktheaviator4938 You can thank the USA for that. We didn't ask to be colonized. 🙃

@jacktheaviator4938 Жыл бұрын

@@luzortiz5225 maybe you should check your history, Puerto Rico was a colony LONG before the US came along. We just inherited it from the Spanish, and it's been a bleeding appendage ever since. The smart thing to do would be cut it loose and let it turn into the third world hell hole that it was meant to be.

@biocapsule7311 8 жыл бұрын

So basically Puerto Rico is the example of catering to the whims of unrestrained capitalism where all financial malfeasance are allow to happen.

@jackzayas3269 8 жыл бұрын

+BioCapsule pretty much, we basicly live at the mercy of buisnessmen who got enough money to say fuck you we do what we want

@Lakeone_ 8 жыл бұрын

+BioCapsule From what I've heard, isn't that exactly what Trump means when he says "make America great again"? Now I'm not from America so I don't know the ins and outs of his platform, but that seems like an awfully bad idea lol

@atombaxter1975 8 жыл бұрын

Here you go: berniesanders.com/issues/puerto-rico/

@biocapsule7311 8 жыл бұрын

Axis I am not from America either... it just seem shortsighted & suicidal to think such policies are sustainable... and the mainland seem to be suffering from a softer version of this. Huge debts and the financial market basically unchallenged. The differences is only the mainland still have enough assets to waste away for now, and they actually have the power to directly confront this but lack willingness to do so.

@cisco3111 8 жыл бұрын

@deeznutz5006 8 жыл бұрын

"It's so fucking good, it's so good, we owe Puerto Rico for that man" And we owe the UK for John Oliver I LOVE LIN-MANUEL AND JOHN

@hippiedachshunds1632 8 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed!

@I8Icecream 8 жыл бұрын

Invade the UK?

@dogememe5069 8 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@GurvirSingh64 8 жыл бұрын

+Jaimie Diaz Naw, we don't owe the UK anything.

@vlandianbutter9960 8 жыл бұрын

+Gary Singh dude, you even owe them your language.

@Onlera 4 жыл бұрын

Lin’s appeal was gut-wrenching. He seemed on the verge of tears, desperately asking for help for Puerto Rico. And I feel like the US gov has just gotten worse and worse at caring for Puerto Rico

@eveny119 3 жыл бұрын

The government has forsaken ALL of its citizens in favor of Corporations and personal profit.

@christopherpham975 3 жыл бұрын

Lin-Ma

@F3shotF 3 жыл бұрын

I went to Puerto Rico for a day like 2 years ago... its an absolutely beautiful island. This was like 6 months after that hurricane.. there was still power out, small structures in ruin, and some large debris at the beach. The Uber guy was asking where all the mainlanders were. Puerto Rico has had so much hardship and I didn’t know how bad the government mishandled PRs wealth on top of it. I hope more tourists, immigrants and visitors come back. And we should be prepared to help them as much as we can, we have no problem sending billions to other countries, not our own territory.

@botigamer9011 3 жыл бұрын

"The weak will perish" said THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS when a winterstorm hit

@jeffreyschueler2223 3 жыл бұрын

They've gotten worse and worse in general

@Vio818 4 жыл бұрын

I know its not the biggest thing in the song at the end but I love that Lin-Manuel uses his last few seconds to shout out the key board player. Just really nice thing to do for a fellow musician .

@Baalenciaga666 3 жыл бұрын

Keyboard?!

@pokemagetech 3 жыл бұрын

*piano

@michaelwilliamybarra2409 3 жыл бұрын

To be clear, that "key board player" is 3 Tony Award Winning orchestrator/arranger/musical director/conductor Alex Lacamoire, whom Lin has collaborated with since his first(and only other) Broadway show In The Heights(along with co orchestrator Bill Sherman) in 2008. This is the guy who provided the multi-sound patches and string arrangements that won him the Tony Award for Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen, and (during the time of this episode) was the First Keyboard/Conductor during the premiere and first few months of Hamilton on Broadway! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Lacamoire Furthermore, he was also the pianist who played for Lin's performance of the early drafts of Hamilton(consisting of "Alexander Hamilton" and "Hurricane") at the White House in 2009!

@beckie8011 7 жыл бұрын

Holy shit the pain in Miranda's voice was gut wrenching! That is a patriotic and good hearted man. What an awful situation! : (

@Chipperdude 7 жыл бұрын

Riley yeah you could definitely see and feel the emotion. I still get goosebumps listening to that part

@remenir97 7 жыл бұрын

sorry to ask Beckie but that character on your picture reminds me of a anime, mind telling me?

@santiagodiago1714 7 жыл бұрын

Beckie and tyy

@vinnyibarra 7 жыл бұрын

"If Hamilton tickets will help..." Even though it's bribery, I'll excuse it. The man's got a good heart (and reason). I'm surprised he has any tickets left.

@jeffghant4760 6 жыл бұрын

He rapped about a figurative hurricane and then they got destroyed by a literal one.

@WiseSageBum 6 жыл бұрын

Man... that hurricane line hurts so much more in 2017...

@kimdavis9641 6 жыл бұрын

WiseSageBum foreshadowing :(

@Coldheart322 6 жыл бұрын

Trump idiotic comments about PR's debt now makes more sense. I remember having seen this episode a while back, and watching it again to remind myself how much the country have been f***ed, by the US and now by Nature

@pepik1281 6 жыл бұрын

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@Kamexe 6 жыл бұрын

WiseSageBum ikr

@shelly4099 6 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing.

@bryanrx337 4 жыл бұрын

4 years later: 2 hurricanes, tons of earthquakes, corrupt government officials. How does America respond? Let's throw toilet paper at them. "American Citizens"

@MAC_HAMMER 4 жыл бұрын

How does Trump respond*

@ricksmith6637 4 жыл бұрын

That was paper towels

@tiny_toilet 4 жыл бұрын

Future here. Can we get some of those precious, precious paper goods back?

@teosweekin 4 жыл бұрын

Yet the US government are lecturing other countries about human rights and democracy. The other countries might failed at human rights but US is the biggest hypocrite.

@davidperez5136 4 жыл бұрын

Trump responds as usual tossing paper towel like he was shooting hoood something which he probably never done in his life . Trump supporters will drink the kool aid without a second thought . Lmao it’s good let them be the crash dummies for the first time . Come on trumpist Cyanide cures Covid -19 but only for trump supporters. If you don’t believe in trump don’t take it may cause instant death 💀.

@anawieder5003 5 жыл бұрын

The USA needs to either make Puerto Rico a state or let it become a fully independent country.

@miaposamarie226 4 жыл бұрын

No. That doesn't fix the problem

@cloaker7237 4 жыл бұрын

I say we should accept it as a state. We shouldn't let a xenophobic orange in a toupee keep them from becoming the 51st state, no matter how many paper towels he throws with his sub-atomic hands

@charlieputzel7735 4 жыл бұрын

@@cloaker7237 It's more than just him. Republicans have been blocking it for years, mostly because it would be a Democrat state.

@cloaker7237 4 жыл бұрын

@@charlieputzel7735 so they are only still a territory because political bs.

@charlieputzel7735 4 жыл бұрын

@@cloaker7237 Mostly. There have been some questions raised over the results of the most recent poll about statehood. But mostly yeah, mostly political bs.

8 жыл бұрын

HOLY FUCK THAT WAS SOME SERIOUS RAPPING!!!

@marcelofa89 8 жыл бұрын

go watch Hamilton. NOW!

8 жыл бұрын

But I live in Brazil AND I'm poor!!!

@tibbygaycat 8 жыл бұрын

+Maíra Maximiano Oh. well there's always youtube! It will eventually come out on DVD. So there's that. I'm waiting for that too!

@marcelofa89 8 жыл бұрын

+Maíra Maximiano pode comprar o soundtrack

@Thorz74 8 жыл бұрын

It was AMAZING! What a talent wow!

@skotiskiller 8 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Greece Puerto Rico and welcome to our club.

@Mrbrklyn212 8 жыл бұрын

+skotiskiller AMEN

@waldezurbe 8 жыл бұрын

+skotiskiller Greece still exists...

@groundeffectx 8 жыл бұрын

+Waldez da S. S. lmao

@skotiskiller 8 жыл бұрын

Waldez da S. S. Fortunately for me yes.

@ZenoDovahkiin 8 жыл бұрын

Yep. Greece is still getting fucked.

@oddlyanzie3110 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus, the desperation in Lin's voice, I'm crying

@omogaju 3 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing how you can learn more from a comedian than in a classroom in a formal setting. LWT is a treasure for the average American

@avieira611 6 жыл бұрын

Lin-Manuel Miranda just gave me chills

@mia2bdiz242 6 жыл бұрын

Anounymouse omar sarif

@Mizu121able 6 жыл бұрын

Yes He's chilling wonderful who deserves credit!!!

@plukacs7 6 жыл бұрын

Gave me chills back in 2009 playing Alvie on House. The man is pure talent.

@3AARHS 6 жыл бұрын

Ariadni

@julyol119 6 жыл бұрын

Right???

@787abdeezy 8 жыл бұрын

Lin-Manuel got bars bruh 🔥

@victorornelas7272 8 жыл бұрын

ayy lmao

@joelscb 8 жыл бұрын

+Victor Ornelas ayy

@mr.cancer5526 8 жыл бұрын

Rare air

@sergioborghese 8 жыл бұрын

k nn v l Philippe 5 j. ok. v. b ij

@meow9114 5 жыл бұрын

Watching that commercial made to entice businessmen to move to P.R hurt... I’m Puerto Rican and when I lived there, I didn’t feel safe. The power and water are always going out, even when there’s seemingly no reason, and during New Years, you have to duck and stay indoors cause you sometimes can’t tell the gunshots apart from the fireworks. And the school system usually doesn’t include English unless the school is private, despite us being a U.S territory. The island is not ok, especially not after Hurricane Maria. Also, I absolutely hate the fact that many Americans don’t actually know that Puerto Ricans are also Americans. I’ve had people ask me if I have two citizenships: One for P.R and one for the U.S. How can our Island expect help when most mainland-Americans aren’t even aware of us being part of the U.S?

@bensirjack1144 4 жыл бұрын

@eric sosa must have lived in a nice part. We had are power to out like twice a week.

@deep5468 4 жыл бұрын

@eric sosa I hear you. Pero, Puerto Rico can become an independent country. Stop the tax haven for the rich, stop the private pharmaceutical companies from bulling, buying, and misplacing the residents, start the agricultural revolution that PR can, will, and did sustain for 400 years. En Puerto Rico tu escupe, y te sale un árbol de agua, como que no se puede mantener sola la Isla.

@deep5468 4 жыл бұрын

@eric sosa I understand what you saying, and much more. Como Boricua, si tu crees que Puerto Rico no puede ser independiente, el problema eres tú.

@deep5468 4 жыл бұрын

@eric sosa Ja. Porque no te educas en la verdadera historia de Puerto Rico. Tu dices que hablando no se hace nada y mírate ati, tirando insultos porque te crees que sabes.

@Dr.FeelsGood 4 жыл бұрын

@@deep5468, I took 4 years of Spanish in the US and can't understand a goddamn word of it when spoken, and I live in SoCal and people speak it all the time. I even worked as a busboy at a mexican restaurant when i was younger for 3 years between high school and college. For some reason, I can read your Spanglish. I wonder why...you probably learned english first, right? It's funny, you used all the classic words, conjugations, and annoying subjunctive tense that I remember.

@Tyler_Gomola 3 жыл бұрын

I just explained this situation to my coworker, and the racist respond with "they shouldn't get any support, America should cut them off. They aren't American citizens." I hate this place.

@davidramirez4535 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to our world bro,, you can't argue with a racist view point.. it's who they are.

@morsmordre3 2 жыл бұрын

That's how racists are man until the day they are in need of a helping hand they will never hold out there's for someone else.

@luzortiz5225 Жыл бұрын

Me too 🇵🇷 i feel you.

@flor9345 Жыл бұрын

Americans literally accepted us ;-; we didnt wanna be part of yall

@javierperez4150 Жыл бұрын

Maybe you want to enlight your friends with this information: US monies to Puerto Rico 1. $2.7 Billion for roads, and Title I programs. 2. $1.9 Billion for food stamps, Medicaid, section 8, WIC, and so on. 3. $13 Billion for veteran pension, regular government pension, unemployment, and so on This adds up to 17.6 billion Puerto Rico Monies to the US 1. $22.6 Billion for the biggest joke in the world every imported product to Puerto Rico has to come through Jacksonville, and that is how much the US makes on it. We don't have a free port. 2. $34 Billion for major corporation's capital gains paid to the US government and not kept by the PR government there are other ones but just these two is over $56 million. REALLY how many states give that to the US government.

@ToraShimojima 8 жыл бұрын

You know that John Oliver is important when Lin-Manuel Miranda wears a full suit for the show but wore jeans for the White House performance.

@mxknifefight 7 жыл бұрын

look at john obsessing over hamilton he's one of us.

@opalwhite7109 7 жыл бұрын

O N E O F U S

@darwincity 7 жыл бұрын

Gooba-Gobble, Gooba-Gobble...

@thea.g.productions5810 7 жыл бұрын

Emma Mackenzie The amount of people who love Hamilton is just NON-STOP!

@kylemcmullan2929 6 жыл бұрын

The A.G. Productions Gentleman I'm curious, bear with me, are you aware we're making history?

@Tan87ful 6 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@danpan9587 Жыл бұрын

The last bit still gives me shivers. Much love for Puerto Rico even in 2022

@gloomyblackfur399 5 жыл бұрын

"If you are massively in debt, but can't declare bankruptcy, you are stuck." Yeah, welcome to student loan hell.

@DaDunge 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but you got presidential candidates saying left and right that they'll solve that for you, Puerto Rico has no votes and as such no one offering them things.

@DaDunge 4 жыл бұрын

@@anemicpeasantry7698 By now yes.

@Manny-xo1em 4 жыл бұрын

Call yourself American, just like Mexico/California, they want your island...1984 amendment guarantee loosing P.R to developer... don't feel bad, Venezuela will likely be the next Commonwealth to America unless the border wall come up 1st...think about it!!!

@TheNinthGenerarion 4 жыл бұрын

Manny California is a US state, they are no longer part of Mexico you fucking xenophobe

@Manny-xo1em 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheNinthGenerarion thank for history lesson... I'm a lot smarter now... the topic is Puerto Rico, not Mexico, Idiota...take your 9th generation of sheer stupidity and hate elsewhere. mamaculo

@drmom5 6 жыл бұрын

"That level of colonialism makes *me* cringe and I'm English!"

@emisthem6562 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Aussie and I felt that too much

@Elenrai 4 жыл бұрын

As a European I can only ask; What colonial goods does this place export mayhap? Cotton? Sugar? Sadness? Whot whot!

@cyprianobare6705 4 жыл бұрын

@Magnus Johanson advanced society???😁😁😁

@cyprianobare6705 4 жыл бұрын

@Magnus Johanson kagame

@AltoSnow 4 жыл бұрын

@Magnus Johanson Jesus Christ, that's a new level of racism. I didn't expect this in a John Oliver youtube comment section. Also, you speak as though white people don't have a long history of fucking over their citizens and destroying the economy. Or does shit like the 2008 recession not exist in your fantasy world?

@bryand1182 8 жыл бұрын

Ok, now I'm wondering if John Oliver did this entire segment for Hamilton tickets. :)

@gamerpog2243 8 жыл бұрын

same

@nukestrom5719 8 жыл бұрын

+Bryan D Really? That's your takeaway message?

@SivaKanthSharma 8 жыл бұрын

+nukestrom chill out man. it's a joke

@89Spruce 8 жыл бұрын

+Bryan D After listening to Hamiltons opening song i can proudly say that i would do the same.

@Happymali10 8 жыл бұрын

+Bryan D He probably got ones anyway, as most big musicals give out "press tickets" seperately from the normal ones.

@chloebutler8438 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't think I could respect John Oliver more. Then I realized he was a Hamilton fanboy

@arre314 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr, also. Lin wore a fancier outfit here than at the white house.

@konraadse9923 3 жыл бұрын

@@arre314 I prefer John Oliver over a good number of people in the White House, either administration.

@thegrayyernaut 3 жыл бұрын

@@konraadse9923 He's not a clown like those in the White House, yet he makes us laugh. He doesn't call himself a journalist, yet he shows us the truth. He's an Englishman, yet he's there for the United States. A man of irony, and greatness.

@jamesgats900 5 жыл бұрын

This video introduced me to Hamilton. Thanks for improving my life John Oliver.

@GoldenLeafsMovies 8 жыл бұрын

I've never really cared about politics but the state of PR is kinda forcing me to care. Thanks for this informative video. As a Puerto Rican citizen, I need to be aware of the situation.

@gass995 8 жыл бұрын

Somos un territorio no un estado

@GoldenLeafsMovies 8 жыл бұрын

+Gabriel Morales Yo dije state como el estado en que estado y la situación en que estamos no como estadidad.

@gass995 8 жыл бұрын

Ahh Ok

@mralmightypenguin 8 жыл бұрын

+Golden-Leaf i live half a globe away and i know more about american politics than my own country's thanks to jon stewart and john oliver :D

@lanatodd9624 8 жыл бұрын

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@MetallicAddict15 6 жыл бұрын

Rewatching this clip after the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The USA should be ashamed of the way it has treated and continues to treat Puerto Rico. This European's heart goes out to all Puerto Ricans in this time of crisis.

@rgwak 6 жыл бұрын

t'rump hates the non-whites. Sad.

@christinarentschler2623 6 жыл бұрын

So much foreshadowing. Wow. :(

@SIPEROTH 6 жыл бұрын

You are morons. US send tons of help there.

@gorillaguerillaDK 6 жыл бұрын

+Anon ymous In case you haven't noticed, this video isn't about "sending help" - while help IS important at the moment and the hardworking people in FEMA is undoubtly doing what they can trying to manage several disaster areas at the same time, (leaves a question open on to which extend they are sufficiently funded), this video tackles a whole different topic that also needs to be adressed! But due to rich lobbyists paying politicians for their vote, attempts to do anything about the legislative issues has failed! Now I don't know if it's Dems or Reps or both who are guilty here, but it shouldn't be hard to condemn them no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on!

@gorillaguerillaDK 6 жыл бұрын

+Sir Psycho Sexy Feel the exact same way here!

@Steven-tk7ft 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John for taking the time to actually educate people on the debt crisis suffocating Puerto Rico. This is even more relevant now than it was then.

@TheRenny72 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks JOHN OLIVER for your support for Puerto Rico 🇵🇷!👏🏾👋♥️🌺

@calebhoward9555 8 жыл бұрын

As a mainland American it pisses me off that one of our territories could be treated so poorly. It's honestly an embarrassment.

@darkcoeficient 8 жыл бұрын

but this happens precisely because we are a territory! So... takes us or leave us please.

@DrakeSilmore 8 жыл бұрын

+Caleb Howard Just imagine how Europe feels. "Hi, we're Europe, a progressive continent that tries to better the life of our citizens. Who's that you ask? Oh, that's America, our increasingly retarded friend. We're kind of stuck with them since they helped us with a war but now are basically an empty shell representing that happens when you give capitalist British-men free reign over nearly an entire continent for too long."

@chinita1pr 8 жыл бұрын

+Caleb Howard Thank you, Caleb.

@Mr4gmCkrazy 8 жыл бұрын

+Caleb Howard it is an embarrassment on how they treat everyone. Your gov is shit and has been so for a long time.

@childeater7327 7 жыл бұрын

Caleb Howard all of the territory's where treated like shit that's how the hole Cuban misled crises happened

@anonymous-vr5gv 6 жыл бұрын

There’s something wholesome and pure about John Oliver geeking over Lin Manuel.

@lorenrenee1 4 жыл бұрын

Rewatching with horror as Puerto Rican Govenor protests going on Right Now. My heart cries for Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

@arturocuevas4306 Жыл бұрын

Man you have gave us the history of our Island in a few minutes, you are great. Lin Manuel good lyric.

@ikanhazw1n 8 жыл бұрын

I like how the image he used for "Everything happens for a reason" was Dan Gerwitch and he said "No Dan"

@Gbeat- 8 жыл бұрын

Nice to know he went from Collegehumor to this, I always wondered what happened to him

@samuelkobe 8 жыл бұрын

+Eridan Ampora Danny Boy!!!

@yehbe 8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Garibay Also Owen from Collegehumor is writing for the Daily Show

@mrnick123123123 8 жыл бұрын

The horny award do his career well.

@kingguy3 8 жыл бұрын

+Eridan Ampora recognized him too hahaha BEEF GUREWITCH!

@DWRich17 6 жыл бұрын

"This is an island, 100 miles across. A hurricane is coming, and were runnin' up a loss." Prophecies by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

@vminator 3 жыл бұрын

I thought Hamilton was just gonna be a stupid broadway things I'd never watch ever. But Lin-Manuel Miranda's energy on this made me watch Hamilton. I must say this, I loved it. The man is extremely talented.

@lanadandekar5523 5 ай бұрын

Felt the same way! Boy did the musical prove me wrong.

@queerchaos13 5 жыл бұрын

This was the first time I ever heard Lin rap. It gave me chills. I'm revisiting this now that I know like half of Hamilton by heart. It gave me chills again

@alej15pr 6 жыл бұрын

Lin-Manuel was right, the hurricane came...

@Ioganstone 6 жыл бұрын

Florida was right, they came with anti-flood pumps and working infrastructure

@missybarbour6885 6 жыл бұрын

And how the flying fladoodle flapjack do you expect them to "have working infrastructure" when they're 70 billion in debt thanks to us mainlanders? You can't steal someone's money then be like "Well, you should have had insurance. I won't help you." when their house gets flooded.

@asdfghyter 6 жыл бұрын

... and devastation reigned. The island saw its future drip, dripping down the drain. :'(

@kylemcmullan2929 6 жыл бұрын

asdfghyter put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain

@ezelfrancisco1349 6 жыл бұрын

ThePotatoGamer And when their prayers to God were met with indifference, Lin picked up a pen and wrote his own deliverance

@SekayeK 8 жыл бұрын

Shout out to all the Puerto Ricans commenting, I really hope things improve for you guys.

@joelsanchez6720 8 жыл бұрын

thanks man, i hope it does, 6 months after finishing university, still no job, to much people looking for jobs, some go to the US, but some stay. Almost 10k in student loan... and im playing now to part time jobs... as nothing appears to be opening on my concentration here. Looking to also go to US.

@tori2dles 8 жыл бұрын

+Joel Sanchez - Hang in there, Joel, & best wishes for your future. Wherever you end up, may you prosper.

@Alejandro-xc4nm 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm moving out of the US if Trump wins.

@curliefro 8 жыл бұрын

So sad, I too hope things get better. Just sounded like the powers that be shat on the everyday people there...SMH

@wickedcontender1942 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks :^)

@DerbyMods 3 жыл бұрын

The performance at the end was incredibly moving.

@ThoughtfulPotato 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even an American, I didn't know about this strange not-state state situation with Puerto Rico... And I'm crying at that appeal in the end... Wtf USA?? You guys spent billions trying to "save" Iraq and Afghanistan but you can't take care of your own??

@Cooe. 2 жыл бұрын

It's fucking complicated. Puerto Ricans themselves don't even know what the hell they want (to be a state, stay a territory, be independent, etc...) You can't really make true, significant change if you don't even know/can agree on what you want the outcome to be on even a basic level.

@Cooe. 2 жыл бұрын

@@MRXYZ1ER That vote was bullshit. A huge proportion of the population boycotted it (aka most of those against statehood).

@Juggernuts 8 жыл бұрын

We can not help them. This is America, we do not help our own.

@wafeman17 8 жыл бұрын

+Stickler ForBricks who do we help then?

@GrapeappleTree 8 жыл бұрын

+wafeman17 the ones with money and power to get more money and power?

@Bablo490b 8 жыл бұрын

+wafeman17 We kill ourselves (soldiers) and spend all our earnings to bring democracy to foreign counties🇮🇶

@Juggernuts 8 жыл бұрын

yes.

@DPowered2 8 жыл бұрын

+Stickler ForBricks thats right they have to help themselves no matter the situation even if its out of their control

@Jan-vw5cg 8 жыл бұрын

Oh and btw I learned more about PR's economy with this video than 12 years of public education on this FUCKING ISLAND.

@drobins82 6 жыл бұрын

Jan doubt you'll see this,but yiu should look up the United Shades of America episode on PR

@massortiz6910 6 жыл бұрын

fuck yourself Jan

@gabydize 6 жыл бұрын

Same here !

@therock343 6 жыл бұрын

I thought PR didn't have power?

@maryanneslater9675 6 жыл бұрын

therock343 -- This segment was posted on youtube a year before the hurricanes. It's very current again because it explains why Puerto Rico needs help even more than Houston and southwest Florida. Trump is refusing to lift the Jones Act to let them get international help, and babbling about how PR has to repay its debts to Wall Street -- as if he ever did! -- instead of sending help to over 3 million Americans without power.

@rachelj6033 4 жыл бұрын

Four years later and Puerto Rico still needs help. The pure emotion in Miranda's voice has me in tears.

@5400bowen 2 жыл бұрын

Iraq and Afghanistan are just so we have experienced soldiers to be the sergeants in the next war(s). It’s on the job training.

@angelstar260 Жыл бұрын

Just a hundred miles across... so impactful!

@beckwilde 8 жыл бұрын

I WAS going to go sleep.... guess i'll have to put off sleep for 21 minutes then

@diddliewinks3486 8 жыл бұрын

@musicandwrestling123 8 жыл бұрын

It's a very good piece, I think you'll enjoy the ending 😊

@silverbulletspr 8 жыл бұрын

+Brenda it was a great! I love this guy!

@petestrouse2637 8 жыл бұрын

+OneLoudNinja You're are so stupid , Not only is your comment creepy .... Pathetic.

@beckwilde 8 жыл бұрын

+Aaron Hernandez Canadian!

@sofienordgaard 6 жыл бұрын

"A hurricane is coming and we're running up a loss." Given what's going on in Puerto Rico right now that line made me shiver.

@quinnmorgendorffer531 2 жыл бұрын

my heart goes out to all the people in puerto rico and all the boricuas in america who miss their island but had to leave it behind for opportunity, like my father and uncle

@jamesdavies08 3 жыл бұрын

4 years later, I’m still addicted to Hamilton and I just discovered this

@Olebrucanism 8 жыл бұрын

I'm a Puerto Rican who lives here in the Island. I love my island, I love my history, my people, my language, my roots. But I also love the fact that we are also U.S. Citizens. We've fought in every single war since WWI under the Stars and Stripes. We've contributed to American modern culture. We are everywhere in the states. We are your teachers, lawyers, doctors, judges, lawmakers, mayors... I want Congress to recognize that we, Puerto Ricans have the right to decide whether we want to be a state of the Union or not. Personally I favor statehood, but I know some other people favor independence, or free association (Ex. Palau, Micronesia). I know that we don't have a good economy, but many, MANY of us are professionals and we want to contribute as much as we can.

@olmstead8256 8 жыл бұрын

We just need to force all people living on the Caserios and living of the Tarjeta de la familia to work.

@XBarajasX 7 жыл бұрын

U are too naive if u think gringos will fully include and accept latinos or any other outsider colony equally as themselves. The famous citizenship has this cost, is not for free.

@notana.i9423 7 жыл бұрын

XBarajasX tu ères ignorante is tu piensas que los Estados Unidos sólo está lleno de los blanco, esta nación está echa por inmigrantes y para inmigrantes aye inmigrantes de múltiples culturas y naciones. El PIP nunca va a ganar From a fellow Boricua

@XBarajasX 7 жыл бұрын

Corrección, el gringo caucásico ha usado a los imigrantes y negros, mas q todo latinos, para construir su propio imperio país, a cambio de solamente vivir en él. Son los q tienen el poder económico y político, acaso no ves quienes son los candidatos, los gobernadores, senadores y los empresarios más exitosos?

@Kenyel_lugo94 7 жыл бұрын

XBarajasX And who are you to jugde are you some god or shit im puerto rican and i will always be puerto rican and the difference between us and you gringos its that at least we know how to earn a space in the U.S and in the world you think just because you were born in the U.S you are something in the world come one your just a stupid man and you think your making a difference by talking shit bro just shut up and move on...... Just stupid people everywhere your so ignorant

@heartbreaktimemachine 6 жыл бұрын

@19:50 "A hurricane is coming..." Man, you have no fucking idea.... As usual, the comedians are the only ones telling the truth, and by proxy, the future. #SavePuertoRico

@sanctificate6285 3 жыл бұрын

THEN A HURRICANE CAME AND DEVASTATION RAINED

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 Жыл бұрын

What truth what future? Dafuq you smoking

@heartbreaktimemachine Жыл бұрын

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 kush.

@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 Жыл бұрын

@@heartbreaktimemachine ?

@enricodemeo 4 жыл бұрын

Lin Manuel Miranda is a treasure of this time.

@eliagron8750 5 жыл бұрын

John, please do another program talking of Puerto Rico situation adding a year after the desaster of hurricane Irma and Maria.

@hanjizoe2648 7 жыл бұрын

As for somebody who is have Puerto Rican, this is a very, we'll informative video. Since my Grandparents live in Puerto Rico.

@marleyandmitchg4204 8 жыл бұрын

Lin-Manuel has Puerto Rican parents? That's good enough reason for me to want to help Puerto Rico out, tbh.

@darienhouse8625 8 жыл бұрын

+Kakashi Hatake just used your mangekyo sharingan to make the debt... disappear

@gracescarlett9953 8 жыл бұрын

100% agree. I am terribly sorry for everything we've done to your country. Honestly, I don't have too much national pride right now, we mess up so often and yet we still think we are better than everyone else and we are entitled to whatever we want. Some of the things in this country are great, and some of the people are great to, but that is not to say that we are better than everyone else or anyone else is lesser. I don't know how much I can do individually for your country, but I will try to spread the word. Again, I'm sorry

@888nevik 8 жыл бұрын

+Kakashi Hatake as a puerto rican id prefer statehood as there are almost 300 thousand puerto ricans in the us

@ab9840 8 жыл бұрын

If you truly want to help then write your congressman/women and Senators.

@888nevik 8 жыл бұрын

***** what economy?

@titaniastinkerings 3 жыл бұрын

I want your line about "everything happens for a reason" to be made into a hallmark condolences card 😂

@judiersoto5829 3 ай бұрын

Please Oliver we need a part 2.! As Puerto Rican!! I Beg You!!

@badcornflakes6374 8 жыл бұрын

I am proud to call myself a Puerto Rican!

@bitcoinwordworld5149 8 жыл бұрын

+Beamer Believer me 2

@SWOgottaGO 8 жыл бұрын

+Beamer Believer Nothing to be proud of. In fact, you should be ashamed.

@badcornflakes6374 8 жыл бұрын

SWOgottaGO My 15 year old dad moved from Puerto Rico to find a better life in 1978 with his family. They moved to California. My dad and his 7 siblings and his mom thought that with hard work they can make a good living for themselves. They thought wrong. They found out that this country is extremely corrupt and the people here are extremely racist. My dad didn't know what the word Niger meant or what spick meant he soon found out the hard way. Because in Puerto Rico there is no racism and against anybody, Americans brought that to Puerto Rico. I am proud to call myself a Puerto Rican if you're not you're not a true Puerto Rican!

@SWOgottaGO 8 жыл бұрын

Beamer Believer Yo soy Puertorriqueno papa. Te creias que era un gringo? La verdad es la verdad. No tenenmos NADA para estar orgullosos. NADA. Ahora mismo somos el hazme reir mundialmente por que estamos jodios fiscalmente. Se nos mira como corruptos y es la fking verdad. Sacate la cabeza del culo y mira la realidad.

@hmd3278 8 жыл бұрын

+Beamer Believer if you don't like it, THEN DON'T LIVE HERE.

@revampted 8 жыл бұрын

Well time for China to start building stuff in Puerto Rico so the US can Freak out.

@unsc2060 8 жыл бұрын

SilvanaDil WTF? Republitard alert!

@Sushityphoon01 8 жыл бұрын

+revampted china is our landlord so its possible lool.

@basdhjfasbdfa 8 жыл бұрын

+Jarred Richards I don't see how that statement makes him a republitard? If China started heavily investing there the US would get worried, I'm not right wing or anything and I can see that

@tellofiriometto5810 8 жыл бұрын

I remember that , don't forget about John DeLorean wanted to built his cars in P.R, but the more he tried to look into it, the more frustrated he got and then he decided to built them in Ireland. P.R always have a lot of countries wanting to invest in P.R, but that's not good for the U.S interest.

@TitoRigatoni 8 жыл бұрын

+Cristobal Ortiz Every week? My car brakes every day, and I'm damn glad it does!

@1andreaisabel 4 жыл бұрын

Please do a follow up on Puerto Rico. A lot of crazy shit has happen in the last few years. Its worth a look!

@mellowtube 3 жыл бұрын

Lin Miranda's performance gave me goosebumps.

@dem0ninthemist 8 жыл бұрын

It got a down vote before anyone could even finish the episode. Trump supporters confirmed

@MoviesManifestation 8 жыл бұрын

make America great again!

@doughnut090 8 жыл бұрын

Stfu there are 5 dislikes

@atombaxter1975 8 жыл бұрын

berniesanders.com/issues/puerto-rico/

@thesarcasticshu4409 8 жыл бұрын

+doughnut090 Do....Do you not understand how likes and dislikes change with time?

@BlakeHardeman 8 жыл бұрын

Drumpf supporters hate John Oliver which I love seeing happen!

@GlamMusicLuvr 6 жыл бұрын

"...a hurricane is coming..." Wow.

@Kamexe 6 жыл бұрын

GlamMusicLuvr if only they knew

@123realgirl 6 жыл бұрын

It's spooky how Lin-Manuel has inadvertently forecasted the future with his piece.

@Mrwillems1981 6 жыл бұрын

GlamMusicLuvr cgg

@Whofan06 Жыл бұрын

Lin Manuel Miranda is an insanely talented performer and writer as evidenced by a little performance like this you might forget he ever even did.

@thisguyissuperhandsome 3 жыл бұрын

when they mentioned the zika virus I was like yeah I remebered when that was the biggest thing in the news

@NerdSyncProductions 8 жыл бұрын

I see Lin-Manuel Miranda. I hit like.

@paranoid2131 8 жыл бұрын

+NerdSync lol, what are you doing here?

@jackw641 8 жыл бұрын

COMIC MISCONCEPTIONS!!!

@tjwhitfield7654 8 жыл бұрын

Holy shit NerdSync is here....did not see that coming..

@ECTEK 8 жыл бұрын

+NerdSync I Lee-sin

@UndahDahg 8 жыл бұрын

Oh shit it's nerd sync! I love your videos!

@pearlwingdraws682 8 жыл бұрын

Okay so I was gonna watch this eventually anyway, but I came here now for Lin

@pearlwingdraws682 8 жыл бұрын

Good news: I was NOT disappointed

@simplyTHATNerdGirl 8 жыл бұрын

Same

@pearlwingdraws682 8 жыл бұрын

+simplyTHATNerdGirl now, before I thought that it was simply Hamilton that was good, but I've been thinking and I've realized that everything Lin makes us good. So yeah

@pearlwingdraws682 8 жыл бұрын

+pearlwing2001 is*

@123anushtha 8 жыл бұрын

Holy shit his performance at the White House got me hooooked

@simplyselina Жыл бұрын

I was laughing but now I’m crying. My island is dying. Won’t someone help us? John Oliver thank you for not lying

@stevestelly3063 5 жыл бұрын

California here! Puerto Rico are my I should say OUR American Brothers and Sisters. If you don't know.....now you do.

@verbalkint4258 8 жыл бұрын

I'm from Puerto Rico and the shit here is really, really bad. I don't even know if my mom will have her job by the end of the summer.

@SekayeK 8 жыл бұрын

Dang:( didn't know how bad it really was, people really don't talk about it at all, people really do treat Puerto Rico as some other country

@verbalkint4258 8 жыл бұрын

If Puerto Rico becomes independent the country will fall. End of story. *****

@brent3086 8 жыл бұрын

That's fine. You can just sit around on welfare like the rest of the population there.

@verbalkint4258 8 жыл бұрын

Are you making fun of my situation? scabies

@brent3086 8 жыл бұрын

+Gabriel Lago Not making fun. Just stating the reality of the situation. These are consequences that you have to deal with when a whole country decides who to vote for based on how much "free" stuff they can offer.

@julietdeane3128 7 жыл бұрын

It's sad that John Oliver cares more about the pain and lives of us citizens than most of the mainstream media. I know he isn't a journalist, but journalists could learn something from him and start covering important stories that don't get enough attention

@lunayen 6 жыл бұрын

Juliet Deane There are a multitude of journalists who cover a lot of stories that aren't considered mainstream. However, we as people are bombarded with so much information on a daily basis it's getting hard to keep up. I'm sure that if you Googled "Puerto Rico crisis" you'll get a ton of results. Plus, there are plenty of people who file the island's problems under the "not my problem" category in their drawers. You think that they'll care enough to read up on anything written by journalists?

@maryanneslater9675 6 жыл бұрын

You are both right. There are other journalists who can do an in-depth story but they don't have the audience and platform that John does, and many don't have his story-telling knack. He can make things easy to understand without dumbing it down too far to please the producers. Which is a huge problem with so many American shows. When I watch American shows on history and science, I think, holy fuck, do the producers believe that their viewers lose their memory every time they get up during a commercial to pee or get a snack? They stretch 15 minutes of information into 45 minutes with overly dramatic music. John crams a two-week course into 20 minutes with jokes and a song!

@pj7077 6 жыл бұрын

The only show worth watching at this point imo

@losersbecomewinners2043 Жыл бұрын

That ending actually took my breath away. I’ve seen that guy in lots of stuff, but i never knew he wrote Hamilton!

@judylopez1443 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lin ❤️

@tylersmith5124 8 жыл бұрын

What about Puerto Rican hero Ray Narvez Jr.?

@chevtothemax 8 жыл бұрын

Ju Blay

@0axel078 8 жыл бұрын

Brownman!

@Creddz69 8 жыл бұрын

my main may ray!

@Masterreddodx6 8 жыл бұрын

Thats a wierd way to write angry joe

@Drakkose 8 жыл бұрын

+Tyler Smith RIP RAY! D:

@Mary-mj2px 8 жыл бұрын

so happy these are on KZfaq ❤❤

@Creddz69 8 жыл бұрын

+Eleanor Tull both

@davidhernandez325 8 жыл бұрын

+Chase Reddington whoa

@jman8904 8 жыл бұрын

Truth. Can't get HBO and this show is amazing.

@ilittlemonster22 8 жыл бұрын

+Eleanor Tull RIP the KZfaq edit comment feature...

@ericabourland1012 8 жыл бұрын

+Stormtrooper is one word pls respect hi is this a reference to john green

@pathmor 4 жыл бұрын

Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Oliver are my role models.

@jamestnov41945 5 жыл бұрын

John you should do a follow up on Puerto Rico. Hit by huge storms has devastated most of the island. They thought it could not get worse.

@SomniRespiratoryFlux 8 жыл бұрын

You want to know something interesting about the whole round-ice-cube thing? It's not actually entirely pretentious, there actually _is_ a scientific advantage to them. Say you take a sphere of a one-inch radius, the volume calculates to about 4.2 cubic inches. A cube of the same volume would be about 1.6 inches on a side. (There's some slight rounding variance here, I'm just doing quickie math.) However, the surface area is the key. The cube would have a surface area of 15.36 square inches; the sphere would have a surface area of 12.57 square inches. By exposing less surface area of the frozen ice to the liquid drink, the ice melts slower, resulting in your drink not being watered down as fast. ...Of course, it can still be _presented_ pretentiously, but it's at least a mathematically sound concept.

@atombaxter1975 8 жыл бұрын

Damn!

@comunistubula4424 8 жыл бұрын

+SomniRespiratory Flux Pretty much what you said.The sphere is the 3D geometrical shape that packs the most volume for a given surface.

@VinnyDaQ 8 жыл бұрын

+SomniRespiratory Flux Hooray for science !! : )

@riddick1128 8 жыл бұрын

+SomniRespiratory Flux Sure, but it super super doesnt matter

@MiguelLuna1 8 жыл бұрын

I was about to do the math. Thanks

@demonicseries 6 жыл бұрын

Then a hurricane came and devastation rained, our land saw its future drip, dripin down the drain

@LisaLisa-rl3pm 6 жыл бұрын

Sadly. Stiiiiiiiill!

@kylemcmullan2929 6 жыл бұрын

Gideon Bellamy FOR JUST A few weeks with long lasting effects

@orion3665 5 жыл бұрын

put a pencil to his [lawmakers] temple, connected it to his brain, and he wrote his hundredth bill, a testament to their debt

@biggaybaby8220 5 жыл бұрын

@@orion3665 i figured out that your name keeps adding up

@kimsmith2057 4 жыл бұрын

It was so beautiful when he sang that part during the Puerto Rico shows.

@aurearivera7131 3 жыл бұрын

Dios Bendiga Puerto Rico. God bless our enchanting island.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Bakkerkid 4 жыл бұрын

"A hurricane is comin'" I wish I could go back and tell them all...

@glo116 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you John Oliver for your solidarity. Bless you, Lin-Manuel. Bless you both!!

@lacountess 8 жыл бұрын

That performance brought tears to my eyes. I could hear his voice tremble with passion.

@JdDiehl 4 жыл бұрын

“And they are currently facing a horror greater than a Slipknot coconut mask” 😂😂😂. Next member of Slipknot needs to wear this as there mask

@VerdadTruth Жыл бұрын

Jon needs to do another one.. My island is in serious trouble. We need independence now!

@mBUSHattack 8 жыл бұрын

Man... all the feels in that last song. choked me up a bit...

@Rentheworld 7 жыл бұрын

When I was younger, I was really fascinated by Puerto Rico. It was the first U.S. territory that I learned about. I thought it was a kind of cool/strange way of doing things. I still enjoy learning about Puerto Rico a decade or so later. It astounds me that people forget or dont know they're American citizens. It bothers me that they're not included when government officials talk about how something will help American citizens.

@SeanP7195 7 жыл бұрын

They don't pay into the system

@foosaturf 7 жыл бұрын

Lauren Abbott there are those who can't figure the word immigrants especially the racist

@luistorres9449 7 жыл бұрын

Sean yes we do.

@bgttgb100 6 жыл бұрын

SeanP7195 they in fact do. They have their own tax systems that they have to pay AND they have to pay most US federal taxes. They are however exempt form paying the federal personal income tax, but I’d say that that’s fine sense they also don’t have any representation in the United States congress and don’t have an electoral vote..

@phriedokra6158 2 жыл бұрын

3/4 of their country lives in NY and Fl...

@carellyyyy 5 жыл бұрын

I am from Puerto Rico so is my mom and dad and I am happy some kids who live in Puerto Rico can look up to Lin- Manuel Miranda

@numeroVLAD 3 жыл бұрын

God bless Puerto Rico!

@musically_insane 8 жыл бұрын

As a theatre kid, watching John Oliver fangirling so hard over Lin-Manuel Miranda is life

@genevievepavlak5803 8 жыл бұрын

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a National treasure and what ever he want he should get! #HelpPuertoRico

@jimralphealomijares9405 5 жыл бұрын

this video was my legit first encounter with both john oliver and lin manuel *i'm lovin it*

@paulmahoney7619 4 жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico and the Territories, by US law, is currently the only place in the observable universe where American citizens cannot vote for President.

@VodShod 4 жыл бұрын

I do believe there are more places for instance if a US citizen is in new york and they get 3 misdemeanor like manspreading in an empty train at 1 am, thus taking up too many seats, then they are then considered a felon and cannot vote. Since felons are not allowed to have their voices heard. A good way of making sure your party stays in power is to find ways of making laws that turn people who vote for the other party into felons, for instance making it a felony to have in your possession an addictive substance that the majority of people using said substance are likely to vote for the opposing party. Like Marijuana and the Black population.