If it’s not clear to you by now, this will confirm it: John Oliver is the goddamned man. Despite being only 12 episodes into the first season of his new HBO show Last Week Tonight, Oliver has managed to produce some of the most compelling, informative and thoroughly entertaining television that we’ve seen in a long, long time. And all from behind a desk.
In his latest piece of game-changing broadcast journalism, Oliver’s attentions turn to the USA‘s arsenal of Nuclear Weapons, and in particular the people and technologies in place that oversee the program.
The short story? If it weren’t actually real, it’d be one of the most hilarious farces you’re ever likely to hear.
The fact that it is real just adds a lingering sense of resigned terror to the whole ordeal. It’s 15 minutes of absolutely vital viewing. Learn by laughing, kids! Learn by laughing.
