John Oliver's latest batch of fan mail — sent in the form of YouTube comments — prompted the Last Week Tonight host to suggest that his eyebrows might just be better than supermodel Cara Delevingne's.
One commenter floored Oliver by calling his brows "magnificent," which, he noted, might just be the first time anyone has ever called "any part" of his body "magnificent." Then, another commenter likened his brows to "alien caterpillars" that "move independently of each other." While not as positive a comment as "magnificent," Oliver contended that there is "no more magnificent eyebrow than one that is sentient and moves independently" — so obviously, he concluded, his brows must be fabulous.
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Take a look at Oliver's "magnificent" eyebrows — and check out what else YouTube commenters had to say — below. Becca Stanek
