Again in 1999, then-unknown actor Joel McHale participated in a pledge drive for his native public broadcasting station, encouraging viewers to lend their monetary assist. On Sunday evening, now-very-known actor Joel McHale re-created that endorsement, this time to assist out John Oliver.
The HBO host devoted his final important story of the season to overlaying public media, highlighting its struggles and noting that they’ve been happening for years. That’s why, Oliver defined, public broadcasting stations have at all times held pledge drives, as their assist comes from “viewers such as you.” However McHale’s ringing endorsement from 26 years in the past stood out to Oliver, because the actor actually touted “Mr. Bean” in his encouragement to donate.
“Yeah, that may be a younger Joel McHale going all out to boost cash for his native PBS station. And he was getting into onerous on the Mr. Bean ingredient there,” Oliver stated, suppressing amusing. “These clips go from ‘Wow, Joel actually likes Mr. Beam,’ to ‘Wait, did Mr. Bean say he’s gonna pay him?’ to ‘Did Mr. Beam say he’s gonna kill him?!’”
As at all times, Oliver ended his important section with concepts for viewers on what they may do in regards to the challenge at hand. This time, Oliver’s resolution was an public sale of the odd gadgets that “Final Week Tonight” has procured through the years for numerous tales — together with Oliver’s cabbage spouse.
Because the host listed off the gadgets, he finally handed the reigns over to “a person with a long time of expertise fundraising for public tv” to disclose extra. That man? Joel McHale, in fact.
“Thanks, John,” McHale stated by way of video clip that was made to seem like it was nonetheless from 1999.
“As you’ve seen tonight, public media is so superb. I like it virtually as a lot as I like British comedy, which is so superb,” McHale joked. “Rowan Atkinson is a genius, and anybody who thought they may exchange him as Zazu in ‘The Lion King’ is out of their f–king thoughts. That film was ruined with out him.”
Sure, Oliver himself voiced Zazu in Disney’s 2019 remake of the movie. McHale then went on to checklist a couple of extra gadgets, culminating in a “Mr. Bean” field set, signed by McHale.
You’ll be able to watch the public sale within the video above and, in case you are so inclined to bid, you could find the gadgets right here.
“Final Week Tonight with John Oliver” returns in February for a brand new season.
