John Oliver: Terrifying Times

April. 20,2008      
Rating:
7.2
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American viewers may know him best as the British correspondent on "The Daily Show," but John Oliver is also an accomplished stand-up comic. In his first Comedy Central special Oliver tackles the topics that perplex him about the United States. He takes well-aimed shots at the American political process and the invasion of Iraq (including how the Brits would have done it differently), and argues for reparations from the Revolutionary War.

John Oliver as  Himself

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Reviews

Odelecol
2008/04/20

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Humaira Grant
2008/04/21

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Casey Duggan
2008/04/22

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Darin
2008/04/23

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