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John Oliver roasts New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English

Broede Carmody

John Oliver has lobbed a giant, comedic grenade at New Zealand - or, as he prefers to call it, "wallaby f--- island". 

Australia's neighbour drew the Last Week Tonight host's ire after its Prime Minister Bill English remarked that Oliver wasn't very funny.

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Last Week Tonight host John Oliver roasts New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English, as US rapper Eminem takes the National Party to court.

The British comedian took no time in firing back, using the most recent episode of his show to label the National Party leader the "very poorest man's Daniel Craig". 

"Bill English must know the moment he mentioned my name I was going to immediately find the stupidest, most humiliating things about him that I could," Oliver said. "Because when it comes to Kiwis, Johnny don't play."

The comedian then launched straight into a rant where he called the New Zealand PM a "masturbating cyborg", before mocking an "indescribably lame" exercise video English recently put on Facebook.

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In the video, the politician describes how his exercise routine involves walking uphill and running down the "downhill bits". 

"After seeing that, I would give anything for Bill English to make a sex tape," Oliver joked, taking aim at the PM's monotone narrating skills. 

However, the best was saved for last. Oliver - unsurprisingly - brought up last month's now-infamous pizza post that generated headlines all around the world. 

The post showed the New Zealand PM taking a selfie, along with a snap of some pizzas he cooked for his family with a controversial ingredient - tinned spaghetti. 

"I think I speak on behalf of all humanity when I say, no!" Oliver shouted. "Hard no there, Bill. I do not agree with canned spaghetti on a pizza because that is not a thing anyone should be doing. A divorced dad cooking for his kids on the weekend would not put canned spaghetti on a pizza." 

The skit then concluded with Oliver listing several other pizzas English would probably enjoy, including one made with "skittles, baking soda and condoms". 

English has reportedly not seen Oliver's latest skit, but has said the publicity can only be good for New Zealand.

It is not the first time Oliver has taken aim at the country and its politics. Last year, the British comedian performed a skit involving two giant penises after finance minister Steven Joyce was hit by a flying sex toy during a press conference. 

Originally published on smh.com.au as 'John Oliver roasts New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English'.