John Oliver
John Oliver
John William Oliver is an English comedian, political commentator, television host, and occasional actor. He is widely known in the United States for hosting HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He co-hosted the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth23 April 1977
training comedian conversation
Having a human conversation is not something I've had any training in either as a comedian or as, you know, a human being.
comedy sketch-comedy
I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.
laughing comedian sound
I realize how desperate it sounds for me, as a comedian, to ask you to laugh at my jokes.
politician knows
I know I'd be an absolutely horrendous politician.
growing-up hero voice
Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.
expression horror accents
I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I thought I could do an American accent until I tried it in front of an American - the expression of horror is still burnt onto my retinas.
fun people fields
I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into.
funny people comedy
British people would die for their right to drink themselves to death
two boredom promise
Net neutrality: The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are 'featuring Sting,'
queens giving faces
Whatever the occasion, [the Queen] has a face which demonstrably says 'I don't give a royal s**t.'
role-playing roles welcome
Welcome to The Daily Show, I'm John Oliver. Jon Stewart is still not here. He is currently living out a live-action Lord of the Rings role-playing experience deep in the New Zealand wilderness.
years nbc president
Wow. Losing 95 percent of your audience in just five years. That basically makes Obama the NBC of presidents.
news months foxes
Sarah Palin has been hired back by Fox News, and she only left five months ago. She has now effectively quit quitting. She can't even commit to being uncommitted.
congratulations may language
Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language's most offensive C-word.