We’re guessing John Oliver isn’t a fan of Turner Classic Movies.
In a segment on filibuster reform on Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight,” Oliver showed a clip of James Stewart in the classic “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and made fun of his grandstanding performance from the climax of the movie.
“He was a bad actor,” Oliver said before taking a swipe at Old Hollywood. “They were all pretty bad back then, but he was especially bad.”
Also Read: John Oliver Warns Against Feeling 'Depressingly Familiar Numbness' in Wake of Mass Shootings
If you haven’t seen “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” it’s a 1939 drama from Frank Capra starring Stewart as a naive, wholesome junior senator who is elected based on his noble values, only to come face-to-face with the cynicism and corruption that’s rampant in American politics. It all culminates with Mr. Smith taking a...
In a segment on filibuster reform on Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight,” Oliver showed a clip of James Stewart in the classic “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and made fun of his grandstanding performance from the climax of the movie.
“He was a bad actor,” Oliver said before taking a swipe at Old Hollywood. “They were all pretty bad back then, but he was especially bad.”
Also Read: John Oliver Warns Against Feeling 'Depressingly Familiar Numbness' in Wake of Mass Shootings
If you haven’t seen “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” it’s a 1939 drama from Frank Capra starring Stewart as a naive, wholesome junior senator who is elected based on his noble values, only to come face-to-face with the cynicism and corruption that’s rampant in American politics. It all culminates with Mr. Smith taking a...
- 9/9/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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