Jon Stewart
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Interview: Will Franken
"Jon Stewart is one of the least funny people on the planet"
Brian Donaldson, The List, 19th June 2015Jason Manford adapts his Funny Old Year retrospectives for a weekly slot. With topical comedy, it seems the temptation to crack gags that Twitter tired of days ago is hard to shake. While Weekly Wipe prefers trepanning news coverage and seeing what trickles out, and Last Week Tonight explores unheralded topics in depth, many merely crank out weary old Cameron posh/Miliband weird tropes with abandon. It's unlikely Manford will become Britain's Jon Stewart, but here's hoping for more than hackneyed Week Mocking at least.
Mark Jones, The Guardian, 15th June 2015Radio Times review
In the title sequence of his new series, John Bishop drives along in a vintage Ford Cortina, a retro touch that hints at the old-fashioned flavour of the proposition here. It's a comedy-music-acrobatics variety show - presumably aimed at those of us who haven't quite had our fill of variety after a week of Britain's Got Talent live shows.
Mind you, there's a better class of act here: Paul Weller plays his new single, there's improvised music from beatboxer Beardyman, and Trevor Noah - the South African comedian set to succeed Jon Stewart on The Daily Show - does a stand-up set.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 30th May 2015Why are so few comics talking Scottish Independence?
Political stand-up in the UK doesn't measure up to the US success of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Luke Toulson, The List, 6th August 2014John Oliver leaving The Daily Show for HBO
British comedian who filled in for Jon Stewart on satirical news show this summer will host topical comedy show on cable channel.
Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian, 14th November 2013John Oliver steps down as Daily Show host after praise
Has the British stand-in proved to viewers - and bosses - of The Daily Show that there can be life after Jon Stewart? The US critics think so, but share your views below.
The Guardian, 16th August 2013The secret of British comedy success in the US
As John Oliver ably fills in for Jon Stewart on The Daily Show, RadioTimes.com talks to the BBC's head of comedy Shane Allen about what kind of Brit comedy is right for the US audience - and what isn't...
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 13th June 2013Q&A: John Oliver
The British comedian will be sitting in for the multi Emmy Award-winning Jon Stewart for the next eight weeks on The Daily Show, when his first guests will include Armando Iannucci and Seth Rogen.
The Huffington Post, 10th June 2013John Oliver: The Brit going from sidekick to superstar
The stand-up comic from Birmingham is to step into Jon Stewart's shoes.
Tim Walker, The Independent, 9th June 2013Britain's John Oliver takes over America's Daily Show
Jon Stewart's UK Daily Show sidekick John Oliver is taking over the programme for two months while its host makes his new film.
Robert Dex, The Independent, 2nd May 2013