John Oliver

Oh, no, there wasn't those things.

I think you're now attacking the entire population of TikTok for trying.

I think you're now attacking the entire population of TikTok for trying.

It's a very stylish mustard steak. Yeah, did you guys get fancy suits when you... No, we got no suits. I cannot... We were not given any... I'd never owned a suit. Check out this boomer. Coming on a daily show, telling us how good we have it. We didn't have a desk. We didn't have cameras. I had to go to a place to buy a suit. And doing filpies, you wreck them all the time.

It's a very stylish mustard steak. Yeah, did you guys get fancy suits when you... No, we got no suits. I cannot... We were not given any... I'd never owned a suit. Check out this boomer. Coming on a daily show, telling us how good we have it. We didn't have a desk. We didn't have cameras. I had to go to a place to buy a suit. And doing filpies, you wreck them all the time.

For years here, there's nothing that made ex-correspondents more angry than hearing that we got free suits when we did. LAUGHTER And, yeah, that was the thing that bothered them the most. It was, no, no, you should have to go into the hole every year just to get a presentable suit. Now, look at you. You're all spiffy. Did the show pay for that? Yeah, the show did. Oh, f*** this. Monograms?

For years here, there's nothing that made ex-correspondents more angry than hearing that we got free suits when we did. LAUGHTER And, yeah, that was the thing that bothered them the most. It was, no, no, you should have to go into the hole every year just to get a presentable suit. Now, look at you. You're all spiffy. Did the show pay for that? Yeah, the show did. Oh, f*** this. Monograms?

They... You get monogrammed shirts now? Yeah, well, you know... Comedy Central has changed.

They... You get monogrammed shirts now? Yeah, well, you know... Comedy Central has changed.

Oh, that's a move that I can't make.

Oh, that's a move that I can't make.

Yeah, I mean... I mean, it's a horrible point, but it's a fair question. I guess now my answer would be, I'm a citizen. You can't do that. But I think the tricky thing is I felt ownership of... It's very dangerous. A British person saying, I felt ownership of this country historically does not go well. It's amazing. I just went to India and I felt like I belonged. LAUGHTER

Yeah, I mean... I mean, it's a horrible point, but it's a fair question. I guess now my answer would be, I'm a citizen. You can't do that. But I think the tricky thing is I felt ownership of... It's very dangerous. A British person saying, I felt ownership of this country historically does not go well. It's amazing. I just went to India and I felt like I belonged. LAUGHTER

I felt at home here long before my legal status was solid. That's the tricky thing as an immigrant. The more I felt at home here, the more cognizant you are of the fact that it's not up to you whether or not you get to stay or not. So it was a massive relief to get my green card and an even bigger relief to get my citizenship.

I felt at home here long before my legal status was solid. That's the tricky thing as an immigrant. The more I felt at home here, the more cognizant you are of the fact that it's not up to you whether or not you get to stay or not. So it was a massive relief to get my green card and an even bigger relief to get my citizenship.

So, yeah, despite the fact immigrants tend to talk shit, it's generally the kind of way that you talk shit with someone you genuinely love. Sure. Honestly, as a comedian, I only really talk shit as a way of expressing love. Professionally. Exactly. I don't really know how to express myself sincerely. Right, right. I like you. I'm never going to say that. F*** you, Ronnie. There you see?

So, yeah, despite the fact immigrants tend to talk shit, it's generally the kind of way that you talk shit with someone you genuinely love. Sure. Honestly, as a comedian, I only really talk shit as a way of expressing love. Professionally. Exactly. I don't really know how to express myself sincerely. Right, right. I like you. I'm never going to say that. F*** you, Ronnie. There you see?

There we go.

There we go.

You used to play the bad guy in Field Piece, right? You would say things you did not mean just to embody an argument that you do not agree with. Yeah. I mean, in Field Pieces, that's the way that we would operate all the time. In general, I mean, our show's a little different. Like, we're not in the... Yeah, I'm not asking about your show.