John Oliver knows how to get along in America. And his strategy starts with paying attention to the biggest game of the year.
“I’m on a green card and if I don’t watch the Super Bowl, don’t I get ejected?” Oliver joked to David Letterman Thursday night.
“I love it because it is peak America. It’s when America Americanized itself to the full American extent.”
He said that while other countries love sports, the Super Bowl isn’t really about the sport. It’s more about the full show.
“I’m used to big sporting events in the world. But I’m not used to seeing fighter jets fly over the stadium at the start and then having half an hour of Katy Perry throwing glitter hand grenades or whatever she’s going to do,” Oliver said. “It’s patriotic. It’s religious. It’s happy. It’s sad. It’s incredibly dangerous on a personal level and Pepsi sponsored the whole thing. What’s not to love about it?”
Plus, it’s another way the U.S.A. sets itself apart
“You’ve got to understand how intimidating the Super Bowl is to the rest of the world. People around the world are thinking, ‘If they are capable of this, what else could they do?’
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