S1 E24: The Lottery, Erdogan & a Fish Cannon: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Salmon Cannon is still one of my favourite segments ever - just, the way they got all those people from different networks together to participate in something ultimately meaningless but most definitely joyful.

This is like finding a $20 bill in your pants every time you reload your youtu e homepage

Guys I went and looked up all the links John gave us and holy sh*t it is still up and it's still funny years later.

I cannot believe that this is the first time I've seen that fish cannon bit! I laughed so hard it hurt! Thank you so much, LWT team, for gifting us these old episodes for free here on Youtube. You've legitimately made my whole month!

It is 2024…. World is being torn apart by wars, pandemic and greedy people in government and corporations. But fish cannon still reminds us- humanity still can do great things.

I need everyone to know about the Survive The Sound fish tracking game. Every year, scientists in Washington State microchip some salmon to track their journey to Puget Sound. These fish are then given names and cartoon avatars. Some of my favorites are Brian Mackerel, Sergeant Snackbar, and Floundry10. Businesses (usually local and/or fish-related, but not always) can sponsor a fish. For example, Floundry10 was obviously sponsored by Foundry10. This funds the restoration of salmon habitats. Some teachers also have their students sign up and pick a fish to track on their journey. When I was in high school, I picked Forest, who, if I remember correctly, got eaten by a sea lion at one of the dams that the salmon cannon helps fish across. This year, Survive The Sound begins on May 6th.

John oliver being free to watch on YouTube! A match made in heaven!

The actors keeping a straight face after getting fished was funny

THEIR THEME SONG HAS LYRICS!? How have I gone ten years without knowing that?

He looks so young. So happy.

The salmon cannon is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

The Salmon Canon lives rent-free inside my head.

I have sat here while working from home, with this playlist going since yesterday. Sad I have hit the end. Can't wait for the next season to get uploaded.

S1 E24 (aired November 9, 2014)

I was curious as to whether or not the Mike Bloomberg sites he mentioned near the beginning were still up or not, so I checked All 3 remain online, all these years later. Amazing.

Ten whole years have passed of me being an avid watcher of the YouTube clips of this show and this is the first time I've heard that there are LYRICS to the theme?? Sidenote: I'm oddly emotional seeing a 10 years younger dancing John

So this is the episode that started the bit of buying random URLs… incredible!

One of the best 30 minutes of tv there is.

When I first moved to Michigan, I tried to find public transparency documents on the lottery. Couldn't find them. Mind-boggling to think the state runs an organization that manages billions with so little accountability.

Ready to rewatch season 2!!!