Is Steve Punt Jon Oliver's Dad...?

Had the misfortune to accidentally hear some of tonight's 'The Now Show' on R4...

Steve Punt.

Steve Punt...

Burdening the licence fee-paying public since the 1980s...

But is he actually Jon Oliver's Dad?

Same accent, same cadence, same timing.,. Same going up-at-the beginning-of-the-joke.... And down-at-the-end.

Or is Punt simply the John the R4 Baptist to Oliver's US-syndicated Jesus?

Are they both just shit, or does Oliver have slightly better material?

And does anyone actually give a f**k?

Discuss.

Punt is the straight man in Punt and Dennis

When you're the straight man - to Hugh Dennis

Well ...

Who is John Oliver?

Steve Punt's son, duh!

Quote: T.W. @ 10th October 2014, 6:49 PM BST

Had the misfortune to accidentally hear some of tonight's 'The Now Show' on R4...

Steve Punt.

Steve Punt...

Burdening the licence fee-paying public since the 1980s...

But is he actually Jon Oliver's Dad?

Same accent, same cadence, same timing.,. Same going up-at-the beginning-of-the-joke.... And down-at-the-end.

Or is Punt simply the John the R4 Baptist to Oliver's US-syndicated Jesus?

Are they both just shit, or does Oliver have slightly better material?

And does anyone actually give a f**k?

Discuss.

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I have to totaly disagree with you here T.W. If it was the latest show you are talking about I have also recently heard it and, as usual, it was consistently funny and topical with great performances.