John Oliver
- Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
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Armando Iannucci interviews John Oliver
"Trump is a useless dildo." Armando Iannucci talks to American TV host John Oliver about why voting for Donald Trump is like eating broken glass, the role of comedy as journalism - and why we could end up being ruled by a right-wing octopus.
The Big Issue, 26th October 2017John Oliver cast in The Lion King remake
He's going to take on voicing duties for the role of Zazu, the hornbill to whom Rowan Atkinson lent his tones in the original movie.
Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 11th July 2017Satire is a dying genre - who could satirise this?
When the leader of the free world is a planet-threatening anti-hero so frightening that he would test the credulity of readers of Marvel comics, it's a challenging time for the political satirist.
Ian Burrell, i Newspaper, 4th June 2017The UK's answer to John Oliver in format but sadly not execution (although John Oliver is surely also our own answer to John Oliver, being from Birmingham and all), Matt Forde's relatively ersatz Unspun returns for a new series of topical skewering. Guest comedians will include Oliver's former cohort Andy Zaltzman and Phil Wang, while political guests - unknown at the time of writing - will be drafted in to give their twopenn'orth.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 1st March 2017Rolling Stone interview John Oliver
TV's sharpest political satirist on crafting comedy in dark times, that 'Drumpf' gag and where we go from here.
Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7th February 2017John Oliver: the UK comedy failure who makes US laugh
In a decade, he has gone from playing Edinburgh sweatpits to hosting his own Emmy-winning television show.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 23rd September 2016Why can't the UK do late night comedy?
Chat shows are thriving in the US, with James Corden leading the viral charge. Yet British versions keep on biting the dust.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 20th July 2016How comedy became a language of democratic politics
Like all forms of resistance, comedy can both shore up and legitimate existing political structures, yet it can also, in certain moments, work to encourage revision. Here, James Brassett looks specifically at the critical nature of radical British comedy by the likes of Russell Brand, Charlie Brooker, and Stewart Lee and writes that it raises questions about the nature of resistance and reveals the deeply political nature of the British public.
James Brassett, Democratic Audit UK, 18th April 2016John Oliver: 'David Cameron can't attack a hotdog'
As the British anchor of America's funniest current-affairs series, the TV satirist is uniquely placed to educate each nation about the other. Here he tackles the basics, from Brexit to, er, turducken...
Gabriel Tate, The Guardian, 27th February 2016The best TV shows of 2015: No. 31-40
At No. 40 is Detectorists, No. 37 is British comedian John Oliver's US show, No. 36 is No Offence and at No. 33 is Car Share.
The Guardian, 3rd December 2015