John Oliver Wrote His Own Bunny Book Shading Mike Pence—And It's Selling Out

John Oliver book outsells Mike Pence Marlon Bundo

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published 20 March 2018

John Oliver has taken on Mike Pence in the best way, and he's already winning. Following news that the Pence family would be releasing a children's book inspired by their family's rabbit, Oliver has parodied the book with his own version, and within hours, it became a smash-hit.

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To recap—on Sunday, Oliver announced on his show, Last Week Tonight, that he'd be immediately releasing A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, a book about the Pence family's rabbit, with a twist. In Oliver's version, Marlon Bundo is gay.

Conversely, Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Life of the Vice President, is written by Pence’s daughter, Charlotte, and is illustrated by his wife, Karen Pence. Impressively, Oliver managed to beat the Pences to market, and outsell their volume.

Oliver pointed out the significant differences between his book, which is written by Jill Twiss, and illustrated by E.G. Keller, and the Pence family opus. As he revealed on his show, "Our story is about Marlon Bundo falling in love with another boy rabbit, because our Marlon Bundo is gay—just like the real Marlon Bundo."

Vice President Pence is known for his anti-LGBTQ stance, and famously said a in a 2006 speech (via TIME) that gay marriage signalled a "societal collapse," and that being gay was a choice.

As Oliver said about A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo on his show (via Deadline), "Please buy it for your children; buy it for any child you know, or just buy it because you know it will annoy Mike Pence."

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Amy Mackelden is a contributing editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.