VIDEO John Oliver explains why “New Year’s Eve is the worst”

Right about now, you’re probably getting at least a little sick of the ongoing Holiday Season Super Fun Time. This could be because you have an aversion to more than one week of eating rich, chocolate-laden food every for meal of the day; it might be because your head cold-stricken three-year old nephew kissed you after you picked him up but before you remembered he is sick. Whatever the reason, holiday fatigue is goin’ round, and John Oliver feels your pain. The host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight has been lighting up the internet with a series of web-only exclusives to round out 2014, and there’s no better topic for his cheeky scrutiny than a year-ending examination of why New Year’s Eve sucks, and what you, the tired Holiday Enjoyer, can do about it. Check it:

Sing it, sister. New Year’s Eve as a celebration is really only for three groups of people: Best friends who can hang out comfortably in pyjamas and don’t care if you fall asleep at 11:00; hot young couples who’ve only been dating for a few weeks and are still in the “lusting after each others’ bodies” phase of the relationship; and people who go to clubs. Everyone else has acknowledged faking their way through an energetically boring New Year’s Eve party at least once–and has done it silently so many more times.

Here’s to going to bed early. Happy 2015, everyone.
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