John Oliver Appeals To Entire Internet To Take His April Fools’ Day Pledge
"I solemnly swear that on this April Fools' Day I will not post a fake engagement photo on Facebook like some kind of asshole."
There was no Last Week Tonight scheduled this weekend, but by now John Oliver knows exactly where his audience is: right there, exactly where you are, reading this on your phone. Which is why he does web exclusives too.
In this one, published overnight, he takes aim at tomorrow: “April Fools’ Day is to comedy as St Patrick’s Day is to Irish culture,” he says. “Pranks are terrible. Anyone who claims to be excited for April Fools’ Day is probably a sociopath, because what they’re really saying is, ‘I cannot wait to hurt the people close to me’.”
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I solemnly swear that on this April Fools’ Day I will not post a fake engagement photo on Facebook like some kind of asshole. Nor will I perpetuate a celebrity death hoax. Because that makes people sad. In fact, I will not play any practical jokes. And If I see someone planning a prank, I will say to them, “Hey, you’re being a dick right now, stop being a dick.”