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John Oliver is having fun again with Fox News and his Dominion Voting lawsuit.
The Last week tonight host relaunched his HBO show with a segment about the Rupert Murdoch-owned network, while also exploring the unpopularity of Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and a lengthy segment on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
“I’d like to start with Fox News,” Oliver said. “The Network That Answers ‘What Was On TV When Grandpa Died?'”
Murdoch admitted this week that he was concerned about the tone of coverage of the 2022 election.
“Laura Ingram delivers every monologue with the energy of a wounded parent,” he added. “Sean Hannity – Spewing Nonsense Looking Like One Big Neck”.
Elsewhere, he metaphorically traveled to Tennessee, the first state to pass a law restricting drag shows on public grounds or anywhere a child might see them.
“Unless they’re also evoking the Carl Jr. (Hooters) commercials and the relentless Madagascar movie examples, it looks pretty targeted,” he added.
He especially had fun with McNally, who is a regular commenter on Instagram, especially on the illustrative pictures of the gay butt. “He’s in charge and will remain so until the day he dies,” he joked.
“Randy, if you put half the energy you spend commenting about happy weird people into creating a world where that happiness is not threatened, that would literally be so good, King,” he said.
But the main segment was the Temporary Assistance for Low-Income Families (TANF) program, which is designed to help low-income families achieve self-sufficiency. He noted the participation of Brett Favre and Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase.
“Basically, TANF lifts people out of poverty the same way one of those arcade claw games lifts the stuffed animals out of the car, which is just tossing them back where they started, and the whole process is screw you kids, he said.
But Oliver was clearly giddy with the Riverside County Department of State’s Work Makes The Difference album, which he described as We Are The World, as he “fucked a cheap motivational poster.”
“It’s really hard to stop talking about this album,” he added.