Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Video: John Oliver Very Unimpressed With Very Unimpressive Third Party Candidates
By
Ben Yakas
Published Oct 17, 2016
Modified Oct 17, 2016
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Ben Yakas
Published Oct 17, 2016
Modified Oct 17, 2016
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
We've all been flung into a special kind of hell during this current election cycle (new slogan: "Lice On Rats On A Horse Corpse On Fire 2016"), so it's understandable a lot of people disenchanted with the two major parties (Giant Douche vs Turd Sandwich) have been looking toward third party candidates as viable options. Unfortunately, as John Oliver pointed out this weekend on Last Week Tonight, those third party candidates are somehow even worse.
"The more you look at Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, the more you realize the lack of coverage they complain about so much might have genuinely benefitted them,” Oliver said. “Because their key proposals crumble under the slightest amount of scrutiny." Watch it below.
If only Kevin Kline's character in Dave or the ghost of Martin Luther King Jr. ("assuming he only said the three quotes that white people like") could run—but at least we have write-in candidate Joe Exotic.
Tagged
election 2016
john oliver
last week tonight
television
tv
Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Queens mother charged with murdering her son after failed suicide attempt, NYPD says
Sukken Wong, 62, allegedly stabbed her nonverbal son, Byran Wong, 25, to death.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
Published Oct 23, 2026 at 8:01 a.m. ET
Your guide to voting in New York's 2026 elections for governor and Congress
A primer on the races for governor, attorney general and the congressional districts that could help determine control of the U.S. House.
By
Walter Wuthmann
,
Jon Campbell
and
Brigid Bergin
News
Your guide to voting in New York's 2026 elections for governor and Congress
A primer on the races for governor, attorney general and the congressional districts that could help determine control of the U.S. House.
By
Walter Wuthmann
,
Jon Campbell
and
Brigid Bergin
Forest Hills Stadium can keep its concerts under deal with neighbors
By
Ryan Kost
NYC Council to grill Mamdani officials on collapsed Hunts Point Produce Market deal
By
Elizabeth Kim
NYPD arrests 17-year-old in fatal Midtown subway platform shooting
By
Charles Lane
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .