Slate relies on advertising to support our journalism. You can unsubscribe at any time. ", Look at these three good dogs doing their best impression of a statue, This video for International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples should be required viewing, Daniel Radcliffe prank calling a toy store is the perfect mix of awkward and hilarious, 'The Lion King' deepfake uses original movie to 'fix' the CGI. Oliver began his `The Last Week Tonight` segment show on Sunday with jokes about death rumours of the Turkmenistan president but ended up baking a massive marble cake that had an image of the "human rights-abusing" Berdymukhamedov being thrown from his horse in a race. Thanks for signing up! The British-born comic Oliver pointed out that Guinness World Records, which had no problem sending its adjudicators to countries like Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia had declined to participate in the HBO show`s record-breaking attempt at creating the "world`s largest marble cake". (Guiness would appear to disagree. All rights reserved. This all leads to the most impressive portion of Oliver’s clip, a world record attempt we will not spoil here. He is also a horse racer, although perhaps not a very good one, as he was involved in a fall in a horse race. Oliver believes that Berdimuhamedov is worth a few minutes of time, though. "We were disappointed to see the false and unfair allegations about Guinness World Records in Sunday`s episode of `Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," said the body in the statement. John Oliver didn’t report the news on Sunday night’s episode of Last Week Tonight. ). It is our policy not to partake in any activities which may belittle their achievements or subject them to ridicule.”, John Oliver's Turkmenistan segment takes a turn with a very massive cake. We were asked to provide a judge to officiate the so-called world record attempt for “largest cake with an image of someone falling off a horse”. Berdimuhamedow, a dentist by profession, served in the government under President Saparmurat Niyazov as Minister of Health beginning in 1997 and as Vice-President beginning in 2001. Here's Why We Did It, How Does a Pandemic Shape an Election? On the basis that it was merely an opportunity to mock one of our record-holders, we declined. According to Oliver, Berdimuhamedov has a variety of interests including cycling, guns, being a rap artist (with a viral video to prove it), DJing, playing the piano, and being “a guitarist who goes to great lengths to conceal his blistering chops.” That’s not even the “truly weird stuff,” though. "On the basis that it was merely an opportunity to mock one of our record-holders, we declined. So where does the world’s most pointless collection of world records fit into all this? John Oliver, the US television host who is known for his wicked sense of humour and witty jokes, would have never thought that a funny episode meant to address Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov`s obsession will attract strong backlash from the Guinness World Records. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow (in turkmeno: Гурбангулы́ Берды́мухамедов; Babarap, 29 giugno 1957) è un politico turkmeno che ricopre la carica di Presidente del Turkmenistan dal febbraio 2007. If you value our work, please disable your ad blocker. Recent rumors surrounding the Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s death spurred on (pun fully intended) Oliver’s in-depth analysis of the leader’s unhealthy equine obsession. Please try again. John Oliver‘s Last Week Tonight segment on Turkmenistan’s president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took an unexpected turn on Sunday night. “We were disappointed to see the false and unfair allegations about Guinness World Records in Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” reads a statement. says Oliver. Always Wears Gloves to Cover Its Catlike Claws. The HBO show host started with a discussion about how Berdimuhamedov might be dead and he ended with baking a massive marble cake with a photo of Berdimuhamedov falling off a horse to tick off Berdimuhamedov and the Guinness World Records.