John Oliver was reporting on Joe Exotic before anyone else: 'It was a simpler time'

EW time travels back to 2016 when Oliver first reported on Joe Exotic.

What do you remember most fondly about 2016, back when getting anAvatarsequel before 2020 seemed realistic?

Yes, Obama was still in office.

Sure, restaurants were still open.

Oh, andTiger King’sJoe Exoticwas running for president as a third-party candidate.

“You saw something in Joe Exotic when he was a glint in Netflix’s eye!”

You think, ‘Could this be real?'"

Oliver later added, “It was a simpler time.”

I’m not changing the way I dress.

I refuse to wear a suit.

I’ve had two boyfriends most of my life.

I’m broke as s—.

I have a judgment against me from some bitch down there in Florida.

This is all paid for by the committee of Joe Exotic Speaks for America."

On March 29 of this year,Last Week Tonighttweeted a tongue-in-cheek apology for elevating Exotic’s platform.