John Oliver‘s “Last Week Tonight” Airs “Faux Ad” in D.C. to Present Message to President Trump
On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO, the first new episode since Trump’s inauguration, Oliver stated that his show would air a Trump-targeted ad, Monday, on all three cable news shows in the D.C. market, reports Adweek, which added, in part, that the spot “is a send-up of Medical Direct Club’s “Catheter Cowboy” spot, which also runs on cable news and features a “professional cowboy” who talks about using catheters. Oliver’s faux ad offers some information about the nuclear triad to Trump, who flubbed a question about the topic during a Republican primary debate in December 2015.”
“The reaction of unsuspecting morning cable viewers, many of whom are probably not “Last Week Tonight” fans, is something we can only imagine,” stated a piece in The New York Times.
According to Variety, “This isn’t the first time the “Last Week Tonight” staff has produced and run commercials to further the point of a topical segment. In 2015, after launching a damning report on World Cup governing body FIFA, Oliver and his staff purchased ad time on Trinidad’s TV6.”
To see the “faux ad”, which may be part of a larger campaign by John Oliver, check out the spot below and let us know your reaction.
