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Establishment says oliver has established himself as perhaps the most disruptive journalist on television. >> so are you aware of this thing called the john oliver effect? >> the john oliver effect is like activism, which is funny in nature, but at the same time illuminating issues that everybody else is missing, and once theyre illuminated, theyre very difficult to ignore. >> you say you want to make people laugh more than anything else but its got to be gratifying that you have also made peopl...

John Oliver Takes Aim at Senior Care: A Look at 3 REITs in the Space Millionacres 2 hrs ago Jamal Carnette, CFA © Provided by The Motley Fool John Oliver Takes Aim at Senior Care: A Look at 3 REITs in the Space Although its technically considered a comedy show, the "John Oliver Effect" is nothing to laugh at. Olivers Last Week Tonight on HBO has been uniquely effective at spotlighting governance failures in both the public and private sectors. Olivers show has been credit...

To show the world that -- >> do you see that this is happening? we didnt make this up. this wasnt a funny idea we had. this is whats happening. >> the constitution isnt the start in super mario brothers. it doesnt make you invincible so you can do whatever the [ bleep ] you want. >> you teach us about things we should know about. it is embarrassing to explain how health care works. >> it is less than ideal. >> comedy brings awareness. it is practice of noticing and theres an effect with john oli...

But it has to be gratifying that youve also made people think. >> i guess so. >> thats a pleasant biproduct. but the main thing is comedy. if you get to the end of the joke and someone is just thinking, you have failed. >> he probably would hate something called the john oliver effect. he is all about doing a really tight well-researched comedy show and beyond that, its out of your control. >> 39 states hold elections for judge positions. and america is virtually alone in doing this. in fact the...

That -- >> do you see that this is happening? we didnt make this up. this wasnt a funny idea we had. this is whats happening. >> the constitution isnt the star in super mario brothers. it doesnt make you invincible so you can do whatever the [ bleep ] you want. >> you teach us about things we should know about. its embarrassing in a way to have someone come over here and explain how things like health care work. >> its less than ideal. >> yeah. >> comedy brings awareness. its a practice of notic...

But its got to be gratifying that youve also made people think. >> i guess so. thats like a -- thats a pleasant by-product. but you know, the main thing were doing is comedy. if you get to the end of a joke and someone is just thinking, you have failed. >> he probably would hate that theres something called the john oliver effect. hes really all about doing a really tight, well-researched comedy show. and beyond that, its out of your control. >> 39 states hold elections for judges. and america i...

Everybody else is missing and once theyre illuminated they are very difficult to ignore. >> you say you want to make people laugh more than anything else. but it also has to be gratifying you made other think. >> i guess so. thats a pleasant by-product. but the main thing we do is comedy. if you get to the end of a joke and someone is just thinking, you have failed. >> he would probably hate something called the john oliver effect. he is really all about doing tight well-researched comedy show. ...

[ bleep ] real quick. >> the comic has become the person who pulls back the person to show the world that -- >> do you see that this is happening? we didnt make this up. this wasnt a funny idea we had. this is whats happening. >> the constitution isnt the star in super mario brothers. it doesnt make you invisible to you can do whatever the [ bleep ] you want. >> you teach us about things we should know about. its embarrassing in a way to have someone come over here and explain how things like he...

Are very difficult to ignore. >> you say you want to make people laugh more than anything else. but its got to be gratifying that youve also made people think. >> i guess so. thats a pleasant by-product. but the main thing were doing is comedy. if you get to the end of a joke d soonis just thinking, you have failed. >> he probably would hate that theres something called the john oliver effect. hes really all about doing a really tight, well-researched comedy show. and beyond that, its out of you...