John Oliver Dragged Apple TV On “Last Week Tonight’

John Oliver, bird enthusiast has never been afraid to drag out Max, his awkwardly named streaming house. But on the most recent Last week tonight he decided to go after the competition. The episode focused primarily on dollar stores, which — surprise! – are riddled with all kinds of semi-secret fundamental problems. But at one point, he decided to do a quick but deadly sidewipe on the easiest streamer to forget: Apple TV.

At one point during the dollar store segment, Oliver dwelled on poor working conditions, highlighting the story of an employee who was ordered to reopen a store shortly after it was been robbed, leaving him little time to recover.

“An armed robbery is a traumatic event that people need time to recover from,” Oliver said. “It’s not something you can just ignore, like a spam call, a broken light bulb, or any show on Apple TV.”

He then lingered a little longer on Apple TV, digging up a show that didn’t generate much discussion.

“Did you know that Octavia Spencer starred as a true crime podcaster on a show called The truth be told for three seasons? » asked Olivier. ” Of course not. It’s Apple TV, where celebrities go to hide.

The truth be told was canceled earlier this year after three seasons, despite some big names attached. Its first season also starred Aaron Paul and Lizzy Caplan. Others who appeared included Elizabeth Perkins, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer and Gabrielle Union.

Was Oliver’s assessment a little harsh? Maybe. Apple TV has major shows including The morning show and particularly Ted Lasso. Recently, the streamer parted ways with Oliver’s ex Daily show compadre, Jon Stewart, whose current affairs show lasted two seasons and makes a lot of news.

You can watch Oliver’s dollar store segment above. Apple TV activity begins around 14 minutes.

(Via Deadline)