--- ---  # John Oliver's Joke Children's Book About Mike Pence's Gay Pet Bunny Is Already Selling Out  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 21, 2018 9:18 PM UTC  John Oliver in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Aug. 8, 2015. John Oliver in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Aug. 8, 2015.Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 21, 2018 9:18 PM UTC Chalk this one up as a new success for John Oliver. The comedian and host of HBO’s _Last Week Tonight_ put together a children’s book [to troll Vice President Mike Pence](http://time.com/5205058/john-oliver-mike-pence-gay-rabbit/), documenting a day in the life of Pence’s family pet bunny Marlon Bundo. (Charlotte Pence, daughter of the vice president, also put out a book about the rabbit, but Oliver’s takes a decidedly different tone, making the main figure gay.) And although it was just released this week, Oliver’s book is rapidly outpacing Pence’s in sales. In fact, it’s already temporarily out of stock. _Vanity Fair_ [reports](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/john-oliver-pence-book-marlon-bundo-copies-sold) it has sold over 180,000 copies, and has more on backorder, [according to the _New York Post._](https://nypost.com/2018/03/20/john-oliver-gay-bunny-parody-book-has-150k-back-orders/) [_Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo_](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/145217380X/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=time037-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=145217380X&linkId=0e02ce9c64403265fb45732ee579fae6) is actually written by _Last Week Tonight_ staffer Jill Twiss with illustrations by EG Keller. It follows a day in the life of fluffy creature Bundo as he discovers a romantic partner — a boy bunny — and they ultimately tie the knot. That storyline is meant to oppose Pence’s [stated policy positions](http://time.com/5161908/gus-kenworthy-broken-thumb-mike-pence/) to LGBT rights including [marriage equality.](http://time.com/4852423/human-rights-campaign-trump/) On Tuesday, the parody book was Amazon’s [top seller,](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/books/pence-gay-bunny-bundo.html) with a slew of five-star reviews. (Pence’s book is still in stock on Amazon, and has a 4.5 star rating.) For those still looking to purchase the picture book, Oliver has assured audiences that they’re re-printing and plan on having more in stock in the next few weeks — they just didn’t expect this level of interest in the joke story. > [](https://twitter.com/TrevorProject/status/975819625123389442) > [](https://twitter.com/LastWeekTonight/status/975736484044197888) John Oliver's Joke Children's Book Is Selling Out Already ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5209561/john-oliver-marlon-bundo-bestseller/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5209561/john-oliver-marlon-bundo-bestseller/"},"headline":"John Oliver's Joke Children's Book About Mike Pence's Gay Pet Bunny Is Already Selling Out","datePublished":"2018-03-21T21:18:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:32.103Z","description":"The 'Last Week Tonight' parody book trolling Mike Pence's bunny is already out of stock on Amazon, beating out Pence's similar bunny book.","url":"https://time.com/5209561/john-oliver-marlon-bundo-bestseller/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1dd36d7e2577b66a/69892b3c656a3f5a92bd3e77/gettyimages-483444516.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1dd36d7e2577b66a/69892b3c656a3f5a92bd3e77/gettyimages-483444516.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2015 Summer TCA Tour - 31st Annual Television Critics Association Awards","caption":"2015 Summer TCA Tour - 31st Annual Television Critics Association Awards","creditText":"Frederick M. 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