John Oliver recreates Red Lobster restaurant using auctioned-off furniture because 'any random idiot could run a Red Lobster better than these companies have'

• John Oliver recreated a defunct Red Lobster restaurant on his show.
• Oliver criticized private equity firms behind Red Lobster, which filed for bankruptcy in May.
• Oliver also poked fun at the restaurant's Endless Shrimp promotion, which cost the company millions.

John Oliver cooked Red Lobster by purchasing the entire contents of one defunct restaurant and recreating his own version of the struggling seafood chain.