John Oliver Criticizes Documentary on Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans
John Oliver said the A24 documentary "You Can See Everything" disrupted the production schedule of his show, describing the subjects as "lunatics" and noting the film’s strong box-office performance.
John Oliver said the A24 documentary "You Can See Everything" about Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans has significantly disrupted the workflow of his "Last Week Tonight" staff. The 49-year-old host told viewers that he spent three hours "gasping aloud at two complete lunatics who’ve never blinked once in their lives" and that the film has "derailed our workflow to an unacceptable degree."
Oliver linked the documentary to a recent Senate candidate’s evasive interview, noting he had not seen such a dodge since the subjects appeared in the film. "You Can See Everything" follows Holmes and her family in the month before she began serving an 11-year prison sentence after her 2022 fraud conviction related to the Theranos blood-testing startup.
The film, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September and opened in North America on October 19. It earned about $15 million in its opening weekend, more than double the projected $7 million, making it the second-highest debut for a non-musical documentary in over two decades. Critics have praised the documentary, and it holds a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes after its initial reviews. Fellow comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has also praised the project for reshaping the satirical mockumentary genre.