John Oliver Wants Everyone to Boycott April Fools’ Day

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John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ was off this week but that did not keep him from releasing a video to take on a very important topic: April Fool’s Day.

“Pranks are terrible,” Oliver explains. “And 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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