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John Oliver’s show lampooned the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

“Last Week Tonight” asks: How is this still a thing?

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

John Oliver took a break from personally owning things on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, instead allowing the recurring “How Is This Still A Thing?” segment to tackle the annual SI swimsuit issue. As usual, it is perfect and totally nails it, from the Vince Lombardi crotch-punch all the way down to pointing out that you can see naked people on the Internet for free at literally any instant.

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