British comic John Oliver has responded to criticism over his marketing campaign for the pūteketeke to take the Hen of the Century title.
Save the Kiwi’s Erin Reilly recommended he does not like birds, however talking on his present Final Week Tonight in a single day, Oliver affirmed his love for Aotearoa and its birds.
“How dare you say I do not like birds. I like them, I simply don’t love your hen as a result of it appears to be like like Donkey Kong’s bushy testicle. It appears to be like like a rat carrying a toothpick.”
He mentioned the rationale he makes New Zealand the butt of his jokes is, “not as a result of I do not such as you, it is trigger I f***ing love you”.
“New Zealand, you’re so good at not simply speaking shit, however taking it with exceptional good humour.
“I speak about you a lot since you’re probably the most fascinating nation on Earth. You maintain hen contests, you typically throw dildos at your politicians, you let your individuals submit pictures like this (laser kiwi) in your nationwide flag. You are an infinite properly of pleasure.
“Truthfully I might speak about you each week if it weren’t for all the opposite loopy shit occurring on the earth. I might rename this present ‘New Zealand Tonight with John Oliver’ and it will be an instantaneous enchancment.”
Final week the comic made an look on a US late night time discuss present to make his case for why the pūteketeke must be topped Hen of the Century.
Oliver threw his hat within the ring for the competitors on November 7 — and have become an official campaigner for the lake-dwelling hen.
Oliver, wearing a pūteketeke costume, appeared on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, the place he defined how he was drawn to the competitors after realising it was “not simply restricted to New Zealand”.
