John Oliver
- Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
Press clippings Page 8
Made in Manhattan: John Oliver on taking US satire
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is an institution of American TV. So how did a young man from Birmingham, with little knowledge of the US, become its rising star? David Usborne meets John Oliver.
David Usborne, The Independent, 7th April 2010Another BBC clampdown
The BBC has promised to take tighter control of Radio 4 comedy Political Animal, following a complaint that a Frankie Boyle gag was anti-semitic. One listener complained that the programme used the word 'Jew' in an offensive way - and the BBC Trust agreed. Ironically, one of the show's hosts, stand-up John Oliver, is Jewish.
Chortle, 6th January 2009