India Election Update: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver delivers an update on the historic election in India, the largest in human history.

Spoiler Alert: Narendra Modi won.

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[trishapurkayastha]

Apparently I never realised how fast information appears and disappears in the Indian news networks. I just got used to it, now I realize how fast it actually is.

[louieshere]

Oh my god... He got it right. He exactly showed the world what Indian media shows us all the time!

[overlordkgk]

"Todays Nuclear Codes" Yep, Sounds about right.

[FrontlineandChai]

Mr John Oliver, I have crossed seven seas to settle down in Canada, but been in India for 42 years. I'm a proud Indian and Canadian. But, I know how smart Indians are. Reading this gamut of information at one go, and listening to the complications of Indian politics simultaneously, is child's play for them. Indian women are smarter, they also cook and attend a baby while doing all this. So, maybe the world needs some training from Indians. :D

[shamanthjilla]

Dear non-Indians, have you seen how we manage to live in the chaos of Indian streets? That chaos on our TV screen is child's play for us. And about landing our elderly in the hospitals? Please. 

[anujrocker]

HAha This is freaking funny ...n i'm an Indian....
My fellow Indian who r attacking john Oliver...should know he is only telling the truth....Media all over the world has gone crazzy these
Especially Mr. Arnab Goswami....I don't know he looked he ws on coke the entire time he ws covering the elections...
Don't get me started on India Tv n others.... lolzz...!!
We need an Indian version of John Oliver on comedy central India...!!! Would be freaking hilarious....!! Haha lmfao..

[nipunkothare]

As an Indian suffering those seizures everyday, and on behalf of more than a billion people: "Thank you, John Oliver."

[crazy_desi]

Now you kno our secret, why Indian brains are so fast 😂 and yes my 50 yr old dad can comprehend this data like a pro 🌚

[dOVERanalyst]

Good God! As an Indian, this was #hilarious.
Alas, nothing has changed.

[sourishchakraborty]

As an Indian, I fail to understand what everyone is getting so upset about. I found this hilarious!

[FOLIPE]

Please, come to Brazil!!!







I mean, please, make a in-depth 20 minutes segment on Brazil!

[RealTalkWithSSG]

ROFL I find Arnab Goswami's hyperactivity very funny. :D

[parinikasharma]

How come we didn't notice this?😂 We read it just fine. Its divided so people only look at the parties they're supporting, their state, their constituency and the overall.

[UpamanyuDas]

As an Indian, I couldnt agree more! :P

[wingfun]

Damn he got the news channels. If only they understood.

[RavindraYadav-lmfy]

u cannot imagine thousands of channels, we have 28 states each and every state has his own language, every languages are roots of tree sanskrit

[saurabhdeshmukh]

I never realized it😂😂😂and its so true..

[TheAkash]

Well becoz numbers are so Huge the TVscreen is not enough to show....so people wait for their candidates, parties, & constituencies stats to come.

[niravumaretiya]

Did not even realize the joke till the very end. Like why are you shocked by the first look of a TV screen?
This time, JO really had to explain the entire joke, but pretty funny!

Never realized that this is odd, though!

[Gojaysur]

He's right sometimes, most of the times, indian news channels do get carried away;
But this was the general elections.Its constructive criticism so we shouldnt mind it.