: The importance of being silly - We can all probably use a bit of levity in our lives right now, and you can't get more absurdly silly than John Oliver in an elaborate bird costume, in his words 'interfering' in an election: New Zealand's contest for 'Bird of the Century.' YouTube Video His choice, the water bird p?teketeke, did in fact win, and in a landslide. 'After all, this is what democracy is all about,' Oliver said about his campaign. 'America interfering in foreign elections.'