John Oliver's brilliant excuses for skipping your New Year's Eve plans

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Laura Vitto
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John Oliver's brilliant excuses for skipping your New Year's Eve plans
Credit: Last Week Week Tonight with John Oliver

You may already believe that New Year's Eve is the worst. But if your friends don't, John Oliver can help get you out of those pesky plans.

Though Last Week Tonight is on hiatus until 2015, Oliver surprised fans with a web exclusive, featuring foolproof reasons to cancel your plans for Dec. 31. The excuses are tailored, ranging from boring parties to a dreaded night full of "guy stuff" (strip clubs).

Drop these last-minute excuses on your friends and settle down on the couch, because that's really where we'd all rather be.

BONUS: 14 solutions to your New Year's midnight kiss

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