John Oliver started out Sunday's Last Week Tonight with some fighting words for the Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the brutal terrorist attack in Paris on Friday. There are some things that need to be said, and "this is when it actually helps to be on HBO, where those things can be said without restraint," Oliver said. "Because after the many necessary and appropriate moments of silence, I'd like to offer you a moment of premium-cable profanity." Consider yourself warned — this may be good for the soul, but it is decidedly and proudly not safe for work.
In case you are at work, Oliver's basic message is that ISIS will lose and "France is going to endure, and I'll tell you why: If you're in a war of culture and lifestyle with France, good f—ing luck." After listing off some of the delights and debauchery France has to offer itself and the world, Oliver laid it out straight for the terrorists: "You just brought a philosophy of rigorous self-abnegation to a pastry fight, my friend." Watch below, and don't forget the headphones. Peter Weber
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