Following the death of Pope Francis, the conclave to elect the next leader of the Catholic church will begin on May 7. But John Oliver already knows who he wants to take over — and it’s purely because the man has a funny last name.
To kick off the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday, the HBO host noted that the pope died just a day after meeting JD Vance, joking that it was “honestly relatable.” Then, he ran down the list of current candidates for the pope’s replacement, which includes Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa — a name that translates literally to “pizza dance.”