Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Translators in Afghanistan, Livening Up Supreme Court Reporting

October 20, 2014 6:07 PM - Season 1, Episode 21

Ebola Freakout. Vladimir Putin has a full day. McDonalds hires a former Mythbuster to promote their food. Main story: the plight of military translators (16m), with guest "Fnu" Mohammad. And Now: People in Congress Reminding you Exactly How Long They've Been In Congress. How to liven up Supreme Court proceedings (6m): take a cue from Keyboard Cat and replace courtroom drawings with dogs. Presented with raw footage of dogs (and a duck and a chicken) (11m) that news agencies (and you, the viewer at home) can use to make your own backing footage of Supreme Court audio.
posted by JHarris (5 comments total)

Not enough Ginsburg
posted by Strass at 6:34 PM on October 20, 2014 [1 favorite]

I had heard the Supreme Court clip from this episode was not to be missed, and that's true. Do not miss this episode's Supreme Court clip. It's why this show exists.
posted by dogwalker at 9:41 AM on October 21, 2014 [2 favorites]

This episode will in fact make your angry at a donkey.
posted by General Malaise at 10:22 AM on October 22, 2014 [2 favorites]

"This morning, Mohammad “FNU” Usafi, the Afghan Translator Featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, safely arrived at San Francisco Airport."
posted by gladly at 1:12 PM on December 3, 2014

Braying for Battle: The Long Love Affair Between Donkeys and the Military
posted by homunculus at 1:06 AM on December 21, 2014