EXCLUSIVE: No, John Oliver‘s prolonged rant in regards to the UK election and Conservative Occasion woes will not be about to be censored in Britain.
Sky Comedy didn’t broadcast the newest episode of HBO’s Final Week Tonight with John Oliver in its common Monday house, sparking fears it might not be made accessible to British viewers.
Whereas it’s true that strict impartiality guidelines will forestall Sky from airing Final Week Tonight on tv, the Comcast-owned broadcaster will make the present accessible to stream on-line in a while Tuesday. Video-on-demand content material will not be regulated as tightly as TV in Britain.
A Sky supply mentioned Final Week Tonight can be unedited and embody Oliver’s 30-minute section on the election. Components from the present are already going viral on social media within the UK.
Sky has beforehand edited Final Week Tonight for UK audiences. In 2022, the pay-TV operator lower a few of Oliver’s tongue-in-cheek feedback in regards to the dying of Queen Elizabeth II.
Oliver, who was born in Birmingham, took purpose in any respect British political events throughout his roast, however saved explicit venom for the Tories, arguing that the July 4 election was a possibility to inform the “c****, f***pigs and weirdos” to “f*** off into the solar.”
He added: “If a wild badger broke into your property and f***** every thing up for 14 years straight, tearing completely every thing aside, you’d assume: ‘OK, you already know what, we’ll fear about redecorating decisions later. Proper now, that badger must fucking go.’”
Oliver additionally poked enjoyable at Labour chief Keir Starmer, who will doubtless turn into prime minister subsequent week. “Enjoyable reality about Keir: there aren’t any,” he mentioned. “His most notable attribute could also be having no actual notable attributes in any respect.”
