John Oliver has never shied away from his lovemaking - hate relationship with the Olympics , skewering the effect while profess his undying dearest for it onThe Bugle , a podcast he used to co - horde . So , it ’s not surprising that Friday ’s opening ceremony suffer serious looseness on this week ’s installment ofLast calendar week Tonight .
From Hoda Kotb ’s awkward excitation to the broadcast ’s inability to let anyone enter the ceremony without bring up everything that ’s gone wrong in their land over the last year , Oliver highlighted the weirdest moment of Friday ’s opening observance . Getting a lot of Oliver ’s attending — and the attending of program diarist everywhere — was the oiled up taekwondo Olympic debut from Tonga , Pita Nikolas Taufatofua . Broadcastersandtweeterscan’t get enough of his greasy chest .
Also skewered were Brazilian chairperson Dilma Rousseff , whose powers were suspend in May , and act as president Michel Temer . or else of going in on the actual political tumult in Brazil , Oliver highlighted some random facts he find out about Temer . Those facts let in that Temer ’s married woman , who is 42 years his junior , tattooed his name on her neck and was the aspiration for his book of poetry . course , Oliver had to read a sappy selection from the collection that contained the lines " Which smile with scarlet lip / Fires / They take cargo hold of me . / Of my mind / My soul . / All mine / In heat . " Hot .
" Does any of this have anything to do with the Olympics ? No , " said Oliver . " But did I just find out about it and need to order somebody ? Yes . Absolutely . "
It was n’t all uncheerful report , weird presidential fact , and in high spirits school day poesy , though . Oliver highlighted some of the Olympics ' most inspiring stories , including the refugee Olympic squad and Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini , whose tale isharrowing and totally incredible .
Watch the Olympic section above , and check out the episode ’s chief account on the death print news media below .
