John Oliver
John Oliver
John William Oliver is an English comedian, political commentator, television host, and occasional actor. He is widely known in the United States for hosting HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He co-hosted the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth23 April 1977
military america shocking
The disconnect between America and its military is shocking.
dream america american-dream
I really love stand-up. I'm more than happy to do it for nothing. I've come to America to do it for nothing. It's the American Dream: Work for free.
america wonderful stable
I would much rather America was a more stable, wonderful place. You know, I love it.
thinking america people
Here in America, people come out to see what they've known you to do. In England, it's like everyone comes out to tell you exactly how well they think you're doing.
america exceptional one-thing
One thing that America is objectively exceptional at is overreacting whenever anyone accuses them of not being exceptional.
america narcissism
Politics has become infused with narcissism in America.
assets position secured
We're very comfortable with our position here. We're comfortable with the secured assets that underlie those assets.
asked good jon yes
I've said yes to everything that Jon Stewart has asked me to do. That's been a pretty good career decision, I think.
finished people regarding
People really have come for a dialogue when they go to a stand-up show in the U.K. They say, 'I understand that you have now finished your little comedy monologue; now I have something to say regarding what I've just heard.
I would never heckle someone. That's why I think I'm so interested in someone that would.
confident quite time
You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well. It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted to talk about, the way I wanted to talk about them.
time
You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well.
across bunch came caught full smoke spinning street tires trying wrong yard
Full throttle -- like something was wrong and he was trying to get out of here quick. He came out in reverse, barreled across the street and curbs and came up through the yard like he is now. (He) started spinning his tires. A whole bunch of smoke and then the tires caught fire.
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If we're all going to count on universal service at reasonable rates, the Postal Service has to change with the times.