TheTonight Shows web exclusive series My Worst Audition continued Wednesday with a segment for John Oliver.
As all dedicated viewers of OliversLast Week Tonightknow, Olivers comedy is often founded on light self-deprecation.
I can just speak like this, with degrees of volume).
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But he did once audition for a deodorant commercial back in England.
So I kind of awkwardly took off my shirt, and they looked underwhelmed, Oliver said.
Then I said, Should we do the speaking role?
And they said, Nah its okay.
Unfortunately for Oliver, the embarraassment didnt even end there.
Its a pretty humiliating way to put a shirt back on, Oliver said.
That thought had already left my head by the time I exited that building.
To be honest, I havent used spray deodorant since then.
Watch the clip below.
