John Oliver jokes Prince Andrew is 'really happy' about Meghan Markle interview: 'Guess he's nudging the family'
John Oliver gave his two cents on the royal family crisis after his old comments about Meghan Markle resurfaced and went viral on the Internet.
On March 15, 'The Last Week Tonight' host made an appearance on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' to discuss Oprah Winfrey's bombshell interview with Meghan and Prince Harry. "It was amazing," Oliver said about the controversial interview broadcasted on CBS. "I mean, I will say, I didn't find any of it surprising. That was kind of what I felt, sadly, her experience was going to be going in because, you know, I grew up, I know the royal family from a distance and they seemed like flawed people. That's literally the kindest way I can possibly put it."
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According to E! Online, Oliver was referring to his chat with Stephen Colbert during a 2018 appearance on The Late Show. During that exchange, he had said that Meghan Markle might not really like it in the royal family and his comments are what has the Internet impressed.
Oliver told Colbert, "I would not blame [Meghan] if she pulled out of this at the last minute." He also referred to the popular Netflix show 'The Crown' and said, "I don't think you need to have just seen the pilot episode of The Crown to get a basic sense that she might be marrying into a family that could cause her some emotional complications."
He continued, "They're an emotionally stunted group of fundamentally flawed people doing a very silly pseudo-job. That's what she's marrying into. So I hope she likes it. It's going to be weird for her. I would not marry into the royal family. I'm a commoner. I would not be welcomed — especially after what I've just said."
On Oliver's latest appearance on The Tonight Show, he was asked whether he thought Markle and Harry's shocking claims could lead to any change in 'The Firm'.
"It's hard to say, isn't it?" Oliver told Fallon. "Because the royal family, its whole selling point is that it doesn't change. That was kind of the point of it over centuries, that times come and go, governments rise and fall, but the royal family will always be there, unyielding. The stiff upper lip that doesn't wobble. So, that's their selling point."
"As years go by, you realize that not changing is not entirely a good thing. Because that means the times might be changing around you, and you are refusing to evolve," he continued. "So I don't think they will change because I don't think they have the capacity to. But they obviously should."
In conclusion, the liberal host joked about Prince Andrew, who is under scrutiny for his personal ties with late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
"The one person who I think has been really happy about all this has been Prince Andrew," Oliver joked. "I'm guessing that he has been nudging the royal family: 'Can you believe what Meghan did, huh? Can you believe it? Dragging this family's name into disrepute, shaming us.... she has ruined our reputation, she has, right guys?'" he added.