‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Proposes New Song To Play At Naturalization Ceremonies — Featuring Will Ferrell Cosplaying As A Country Artist
deadline.comIn a highly-produced bit, John Oliver, who tackled issues of immigration on Last Week Tonight, proposed a new song to replace Lee Greenwood‘s “God Bless the USA” being played at U.S.
naturalization ceremonies — and it included a co-sign from Will Ferrell, who unexpectedly guest-starred as a crooning country artist in a sprawling music video.
The political-comic host, himself a recently naturalized citizen, got down to business this week, as talk about the election has increasingly dominated media cycles leading up to Voting Day Nov.
5. Eschewing a typical opening segment filled with irreverent jokes and a rundown of the headlines the week prior, Oliver switched up the program’s rhythm by quickly transitioning to the show’s — not one, but two — topics at hand: mass deportation and a strange feature of the naturalization process.
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