Government Surveillance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Published 2015-04-05
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All Comments (21)
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You can literally pinpoint the moment when Snowdens heart breaks in half.
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John Oliver, teaching smart people how to translate their smart ideas to concepts everyone can understand and relate to.
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The fact that this was Snowden's first major media interview back then just shows how amazing/underrated John Oliver is. I heard someone in some interview reveal that 'Snowden's people wanted to do this only with Oliver as he does the best journalism'... That's exactly what you get from this whole episode. It's both funny and smart, without painting Snowden either as a hero or a villain. You do see that Oliver has a soft spot for Snowden, but his journalistic ethics stop him from looking too biased.
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Jesus, you can see the soul leaving Snowden’s eyes while he watches the New York interviews.
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Welcome to America: where the comedians are the journalists and the journalists are the comedians.
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Edward Snowden is an American hero, end of story.
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I just want to say, even 7 years after this interview, you're not forgotten Snowden. What you did was incredibly brave, and incredibly patriotic. Every now and then I think about you and wish that you will soon be pardoned
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John translating the serious and complicated issues into idiot friendly explanations is a MASSIVE service to this country. Its 2021 and this sadly is as relevant as the day it was published.
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Snowden totally missed a chance to call it "Junk mail"
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23:00 Crushed soul Poor Snowden, he is an actual modern day hero.
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Man, John was AMAZING in this interview. Like, he was 100% serious, and asked the hard questions.
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I hope Edward Snowden knows by now that not all Americans are oblivious to his many sacrifices for us. It so saddened me to see him watch how oblivious people were when asked who he is. He is a hero, NOT a traitor. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. And, thanks to John Oliver for his comical take on a very serious issue, while also bringing the subject matter to a level all people can understand. Much respect for both of these men.
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A british guy, who hosts an American TV show went to Russia to interview an American that can't live in America anymore.
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I love the fact that you interviewed him. Though I would have preferred if you had let Snowden talk more
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This is an award winning episode, and why I watch John Oliver. Well done.
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it's depressing to see how Edward Snowden is basically forgotten in the US. But then I remember my government didn't even have the balls to do a live interview with him and instead kissed the US' ass even after we found out that the NSA spied on our chancellors phone. "spying on friends is not ok" was the harshest words our leaders could find - it's infuriating
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Holy shit is this so well done. I could not stop laughing during the second half of that interview.
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You can see where his heart breaks, when he realizes his message did not get across.
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This piece deserves the highest journalistic accolade. John Oliver is brilliant.
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"If we sacrifice our values because we're afraid, we don't really care about those values." Said by a man, a hero, who threw his entire life and any safety he might have in service to his values. Mr. Edward Snowden cares about his values.
