John Oliver
- Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
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Horne Section TV Show details revealed
Further details have been announced about the upcoming Channel 4 comedy series from Alex Horne and his band, The Horne Section.
British Comedy Guide, 21st September 2022John Oliver's Queen jokes cut by Sky
UK broadcaster Sky removed John Oliver's jokes about the Queen from a recent episode of his show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, it has emerged.
Megan Graye, The Independent, 13th September 2022John Oliver's recipe for comedy in the Biden years
John Oliver isn't all that impressed with Joe Biden's performance as president. But he said the 45th president has helped with at least one thing: Restoring his US topical show Last Week Tonight's original purpose.
Max Tani and Alex Thompson, Politico, 14th February 2022John Oliver: I've turned down an OBE
Although he was temporarily tempted, he decided it was a ridiculous thing to have.
Chortle, 26th October 2019Going to see stand-up? Don't fear the front row!
Sitting near a performer puts you in the firing line - but it also makes you an invaluable part of any comedy show.
Roberto Tyley, The Guardian, 3rd September 2019John Oliver interview
As the British comedian's show returns, he discusses fighting fake news, why Brexit is worse than Trump's presidency - and his attempt to convert his kids to Marmite.
David Smith, The Guardian, 10th February 2019John Oliver on Monty Python
When a reckless teacher screened Life Of Brian at his school, the future comedian fell in love with the anarchic pranksters who created it. Then he met them - and even more chaos ensued.
The Guardian, 7th January 2019The 30 best living comedians
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festival our comedy critic Dominic Maxwell ranks the funniest comics working now.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st July 2018John Oliver: 'I'm used to audiences not liking me'
How did a foul-mouthed Brit with 'a fifth-grade understanding of American politics' become a hit US TV comedian? John Oliver talks about the secret to satire - and that clash with Dustin Hoffman.
Emma Brockes, The Guardian, 24th February 2018When comedy double acts split
David Baddiel, Andy Zaltzman, Richard Herring and other comics on fame, failure and friendship.
Simon Parkin, The Guardian, 27th January 2018