I thought it was an excellent segment. I know Clarence Thomas won't take him up on it, but it was still very entertaining to watch.
~Marti On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 3:53:30 AM UTC-6 PGage wrote: > As Kevin points out, the YouTube delay is far from an indication of > turmoil with Oliver at HBO, but an attempt by HBO/Max to further monetize > him. > > I am not worried about Oliver financially, first because there is zero > chance Thomas takes the offer (not because Thomas is above taking it of > course, but because he undoubtedly has a much better retirement deal with > his current sponsors), second because even if he had to pay up, it is about > 12% of Oliver’s current HBO salary, and Thomas’ life expectancy is probably > shorter than that of Oliver’s show. I will have to ask my wife, who is a > bookkeeper for a CPA, if this kind of thing would be a tax deductible > business expense for Oliver as an independent contractor, assuming he made > it a key part of his next stand up act in the event he had to pay out. > > Oliver was very explicit that the $1M/year would come from his personal > accounts, but did not make the same disclaimer about the $2.5M Luxury motor > coach. I wonder if HBO agreed to pay for part or all of that in the event ( > or if the maker agreed to donate it)? > > All in all: Hilarious and effective. > > Also, Oliver’s return was a clear, though no doubt unintentional, > illustration of why he is so much better at political humor than Jon > Stewart. While Oliver was also critical of Biden, his critique was not just > hack “Biden so Old”, but aimed at his pale and weak attempts to reign in > Netanyahu. That is a real and substantive critique (and complex enough that > I myself do not unambiguously agree with it, though I respect it). > > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > On Mon, 19 Feb 2024 at 9:39 PM Steve Timko <steve...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> John Oliver returned from hiatus with a bang. He offered Clarence Thomas >> $1 million a year and a $2.5 million motor coach if he resigned from the >> Supreme Court within a month. >> Normally, I could post a YouTube link to that part of the show. But HBO >> hasn't posted the show yet. Here's a link to a poor pirated copy. The offer >> is around the 31 minute mark. >> https://youtu.be/YceyOgpj_RE?si=c1d7MPnHBv990oui >> >> I wonder if this indicates turmoil at HBO over the show. >> >> Oliver said he is paying Thomas' salary personally, not HBO. I am >> guessing left leaning millionaires will chip in if it means Thomas is off >> the court. >> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywxBvAUYiXgUA-c3%2BH-cWm5AgdhAiVjDUE-5%2BN9y%2BZ-UQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywxBvAUYiXgUA-c3%2BH-cWm5AgdhAiVjDUE-5%2BN9y%2BZ-UQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/55c36053-088f-41a2-9ba3-b9f10b0ccc5cn%40googlegroups.com.
