John Oliver and Stephen Colbert roast two of history's most underwhelming presidents

"He basically OD'd on a snack for preschoolers. Boom."
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Chloe Bryan
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John Oliver and Stephen Colbert roast two of history's most underwhelming presidents
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You don't hear much about Warren G. Harding and Zachary Taylor, which makes sense. Harding died after two years in office and subsequently had his legacy demolished by scandals. Taylor, after accomplishing relatively little in the first year of his presidency, died when he consumed too much milk and cherries at a Fourth of July party.

Both are remembered, by and large, as Bad.

So, okay, they weren't good presidents. But that just means they're amazing candidates for a roast in the year 2017, courtesy of John Oliver and Stephen Colbert.

Please enjoy, and bask in the relief of forgetting our current president for just over six minutes. Bonus: creepy wax figures!

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.


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