Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 

"It's so fucking good, it's so good, we owe Puerto Rico for that man" And we owe the UK for John Oliver I LOVE LIN-MANUEL AND JOHN

Holy shit the pain in Miranda's voice was gut wrenching! That is a patriotic and good hearted man. What an awful situation! : (

I like how he gave credit to the pianist at the end. He didn’t have to, but he did. Just a nice touch.

As a Puerto Rican it hurts how horribly america treats us and I thank you truly for bringing this to light even if it’s both old and often ignored

Puerto Rico needs Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption.

So basically Puerto Rico is the example of catering to the whims of unrestrained capitalism where all financial malfeasance are allow to happen.

Lin’s appeal was gut-wrenching. He seemed on the verge of tears, desperately asking for help for Puerto Rico. And I feel like the US gov has just gotten worse and worse at caring for Puerto Rico

4 years later: 2 hurricanes, tons of earthquakes, corrupt government officials. How does America respond? Let's throw toilet paper at them. "American Citizens"

Man... that hurricane line hurts so much more in 2017...

That audience will never come closer to actually seeing Hamilton than right there.

The USA needs to either make Puerto Rico a state or let it become a fully independent country.

I know its not the biggest thing in the song at the end but I love that Lin-Manuel uses his last few seconds to shout out the key board player. Just really nice thing to do for a fellow musician .

Greetings from Greece Puerto Rico and welcome to our club.

Lin-Manuel got bars bruh 🔥

Jesus, the desperation in Lin's voice, I'm crying

Watching that commercial made to entice businessmen to move to P.R hurt... I’m Puerto Rican and when I lived there, I didn’t feel safe. The power and water are always going out, even when there’s seemingly no reason, and during New Years, you have to duck and stay indoors cause you sometimes can’t tell the gunshots apart from the fireworks. And the school system usually doesn’t include English unless the school is private, despite us being a U.S territory. The island is not ok, especially not after Hurricane Maria. Also, I absolutely hate the fact that many Americans don’t actually know that Puerto Ricans are also Americans. I’ve had people ask me if I have two citizenships: One for P.R and one for the U.S. How can our Island expect help when most mainland-Americans aren’t even aware of us being part of the U.S?

HOLY FUCK THAT WAS SOME SERIOUS RAPPING!!!

Rewatching this clip after the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The USA should be ashamed of the way it has treated and continues to treat Puerto Rico. This European's heart goes out to all Puerto Ricans in this time of crisis.

It’s amazing how you can learn more from a comedian than in a classroom in a formal setting. LWT is a treasure for the average American

"If you are massively in debt, but can't declare bankruptcy, you are stuck." Yeah, welcome to student loan hell.

Lin-Manuel Miranda just gave me chills

look at john obsessing over hamilton he's one of us.

I just explained this situation to my coworker, and the racist respond with "they shouldn't get any support, America should cut them off. They aren't American citizens." I hate this place.

The last bit still gives me shivers. Much love for Puerto Rico even in 2022

You know that John Oliver is important when Lin-Manuel Miranda wears a full suit for the show but wore jeans for the White House performance.

Ok, now I'm wondering if John Oliver did this entire segment for Hamilton tickets. :)

I didn't think I could respect John Oliver more. Then I realized he was a Hamilton fanboy

This video introduced me to Hamilton. Thanks for improving my life John Oliver.

I've never really cared about politics but the state of PR is kinda forcing me to care. Thanks for this informative video. As a Puerto Rican citizen, I need to be aware of the situation.

As a mainland American it pisses me off that one of our territories could be treated so poorly. It's honestly an embarrassment.

Thanks John for taking the time to actually educate people on the debt crisis suffocating Puerto Rico. This is even more relevant now than it was then.

Thanks JOHN OLIVER for your support for Puerto Rico 🇵🇷!👏🏾👋♥️🌺

I like how the image he used for "Everything happens for a reason" was Dan Gerwitch and he said "No Dan"

"This is an island, 100 miles across. A hurricane is coming, and were runnin' up a loss." Prophecies by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Rewatching with horror as Puerto Rican Govenor protests going on Right Now. My heart cries for Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

Man you have gave us the history of our Island in a few minutes, you are great. Lin Manuel good lyric.

"That level of colonialism makes *me* cringe and I'm English!"

Oh and btw I learned more about PR's economy with this video than 12 years of public education on this FUCKING ISLAND.

I thought Hamilton was just gonna be a stupid broadway things I'd never watch ever. But Lin-Manuel Miranda's energy on this made me watch Hamilton. I must say this, I loved it. The man is extremely talented.

The performance at the end was incredibly moving.

Shout out to all the Puerto Ricans commenting, I really hope things improve for you guys.

I WAS going to go sleep.... guess i'll have to put off sleep for 21 minutes then

This was the first time I ever heard Lin rap. It gave me chills. I'm revisiting this now that I know like half of Hamilton by heart. It gave me chills again

I'm not even an American, I didn't know about this strange not-state state situation with Puerto Rico... And I'm crying at that appeal in the end... Wtf USA?? You guys spent billions trying to "save" Iraq and Afghanistan but you can't take care of your own??

Lin-Manuel was right, the hurricane came...

We can not help them. This is America, we do not help our own.

my heart goes out to all the people in puerto rico and all the boricuas in america who miss their island but had to leave it behind for opportunity, like my father and uncle

Lin Manuel Miranda is a treasure of this time.

Lin-Manuel has Puerto Rican parents? That's good enough reason for me to want to help Puerto Rico out, tbh.

There’s something wholesome and pure about John Oliver geeking over Lin Manuel.

John, please do another program talking of Puerto Rico situation adding a year after the desaster of hurricane Irma and Maria.

Just a hundred miles across... so impactful!

@19:50 "A hurricane is coming..." Man, you have no fucking idea.... As usual, the comedians are the only ones telling the truth, and by proxy, the future. #SavePuertoRico

I'm a Puerto Rican who lives here in the Island. I love my island, I love my history, my people, my language, my roots. But I also love the fact that we are also U.S. Citizens. We've fought in every single war since WWI under the Stars and Stripes. We've contributed to American modern culture. We are everywhere in the states. We are your teachers, lawyers, doctors, judges, lawmakers, mayors... I want Congress to recognize that we, Puerto Ricans have the right to decide whether we want to be a state of the Union or not. Personally I favor statehood, but I know some other people favor independence, or free association (Ex. Palau, Micronesia). I know that we don't have a good economy, but many, MANY of us are professionals and we want to contribute as much as we can.

I want your line about "everything happens for a reason" to be made into a hallmark condolences card 😂

Four years later and Puerto Rico still needs help. The pure emotion in Miranda's voice has me in tears.

I am proud to call myself a Puerto Rican!

Well time for China to start building stuff in Puerto Rico so the US can Freak out.

this video was my legit first encounter with both john oliver and lin manuel *i'm lovin it*

4 years later, I’m still addicted to Hamilton and I just discovered this

It got a down vote before anyone could even finish the episode. Trump supporters confirmed

I see Lin-Manuel Miranda. I hit like.

THAT's a GOOD poetry-slam! the piano makes it really likeable!

Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Oliver are my role models.

"A hurricane is coming and we're running up a loss." Given what's going on in Puerto Rico right now that line made me shiver.

What about Puerto Rican hero Ray Narvez Jr.?

to this day i still get chills listening to lin manuel’s song...

Whoa, I got chills at the end.

You want to know something interesting about the whole round-ice-cube thing? It's not actually entirely pretentious, there actually _is_ a scientific advantage to them. Say you take a sphere of a one-inch radius, the volume calculates to about 4.2 cubic inches. A cube of the same volume would be about 1.6 inches on a side. (There's some slight rounding variance here, I'm just doing quickie math.) However, the surface area is the key. The cube would have a surface area of 15.36 square inches; the sphere would have a surface area of 12.57 square inches. By exposing less surface area of the frozen ice to the liquid drink, the ice melts slower, resulting in your drink not being watered down as fast. ...Of course, it can still be _presented_ pretentiously, but it's at least a mathematically sound concept.

Okay so I was gonna watch this eventually anyway, but I came here now for Lin

Lin Miranda's performance gave me goosebumps.

Dios Bendiga Puerto Rico. God bless our enchanting island.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

"...a hurricane is coming..." Wow.

It's sad that John Oliver cares more about the pain and lives of us citizens than most of the mainstream media. I know he isn't a journalist, but journalists could learn something from him and start covering important stories that don't get enough attention

that song gives me chills every time.

Love to Puerto Rico from Delaware

I'm from Puerto Rico and the shit here is really, really bad. I don't even know if my mom will have her job by the end of the summer.

so happy these are on RU-vid ❤❤

Lin Manuel Miranda is an insanely talented performer and writer as evidenced by a little performance like this you might forget he ever even did.

Please Oliver we need a part 2.! As Puerto Rican!! I Beg You!!

Dude shout out to BrownMan, my favorite Puerto Rican!

As for somebody who is have Puerto Rican, this is a very, we'll informative video. Since my Grandparents live in Puerto Rico.

New favorite LastWeekTonight episode

The amount of absolute KINGS in this is unreal

Then a hurricane came and devastation rained, our land saw its future drip, dripin down the drain

I came here to take a break from Hamilton. Been listening to it all day. I'll just go watch some youtube. No. . . there is no break, there is no escape from Hamilton.

I was laughing but now I’m crying. My island is dying. Won’t someone help us? John Oliver thank you for not lying

God bless Puerto Rico!

I know him still as Alvie from House.

Thank you John Oliver for your solidarity. Bless you, Lin-Manuel. Bless you both!!

THIS SHOW ALWAYS ENDS WITH A BANG. I LOVE IT.

Please do a follow up on Puerto Rico. A lot of crazy shit has happen in the last few years. Its worth a look!

Man... all the feels in that last song. choked me up a bit...

Apple could've paid Puerto Rico's debt three times over last year, and still have change. Irrelevant, but interesting nonetheless.

Man, that song at the end was absolute fire!

John you should do a follow up on Puerto Rico. Hit by huge storms has devastated most of the island. They thought it could not get worse.

When I was younger, I was really fascinated by Puerto Rico. It was the first U.S. territory that I learned about. I thought it was a kind of cool/strange way of doing things. I still enjoy learning about Puerto Rico a decade or so later. It astounds me that people forget or dont know they're American citizens. It bothers me that they're not included when government officials talk about how something will help American citizens.

As a theatre kid, watching John Oliver fangirling so hard over Lin-Manuel Miranda is life

California here! Puerto Rico are my I should say OUR American Brothers and Sisters. If you don't know.....now you do.

I am from Puerto Rico so is my mom and dad and I am happy some kids who live in Puerto Rico can look up to Lin- Manuel Miranda