That American is actually British comedian John Oliver. If you haven't already seen the clips from his show Last Week Tonight on this, you really should head to YouTube and check them out. Proper genius stuff!Original Post Deleted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y1xJAVZxXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=mUndxpbufkg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwkqh3lCgvw