History Creator / JohnOliver

His early career followed the well-worn trail of UsefulNotes/{{Oxbridge}} Footlights, where his contemporaries included Creator/DavidMitchell and Creator/RichardAyoade. Appearances on Creator/{{BBC}} radio comedy followed, as well as an evolving stand-up act that led him to TV appearances on shows like ''Series/MockTheWeek''.

John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is an English-born comedian and actor.

His early career followed the well-worn trail of UsefulNotes/{{Oxbridge}} Footlights, where his contemporaries included Creator/DavidMitchell and Creator/RichardAyoade. Appearances on Creator/{{BBC}} radio comedy followed, as well as an evolving stand-up act that led him to TV appearances on shows like ''Series/MockTheWeek''. After relocating to the USA, he was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is an English-born comedian and actor. His early career followed the well-worn trail of UsefulNotes/{{Oxbridge}} Footlights, where his contemporaries included Creator/DavidMitchell and Creator/RichardAyoade. Appearances on Creator/{{BBC}} radio comedy followed, as well as an evolving stand-up act that led him to TV appearances on shows like ''Series/MockTheWeek''. After relocating to the USA, he was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: Although he lives in the United States, he will still mock the United Kingdom.

* MyCountryTisOfTheeISting: Although he lives in the United States, he will still mock the United Kingdom.

John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is an English-born comedian and actor. His early career followed the well-worn trail of Oxbridge Footlights, where his cotemporaries included Creator/DavidMitchell and Creator/RichardAyoade. appearances on Creator/{{BBC}} radio comedy followed as well as an evolving stand-up act that led him to TV appearances on shows like ''Series/MockTheWeek''. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is an English-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

John William Oliver (born April 23, 1977 in Erdington, England) is an English-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

* SelfDeprecation: About both his show and himself, he's admitted that he suspects being hired on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' was a fluke, outright laughed at his coverage for Jon Stewart being called 'triumphal' and referred to his own show as jumping way below the bar every week. And that's not even counting any of the many times he makes comments about his nose, eyebrows, or physical appearance in general.

John is widely believed to be a left-wing celebrity (To an extreme extent by some viewers) due to his progressive views and his contempt for none other than Donald Trump. In addition, John Oliver isn't afraid to criticize and deliver a devastating TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to any republicans or conservatives. His most iconic topics regarding his views are police brutality, gun rights, unemployment, etc. After the 2016 election, John began to criticize Trump more frequently and showed no positive traits about him. However, there are indeed moments when he criticized democrats when he slammed Biden for his inadequate response to a killing of George Floyd. Often times, John Oliver is extremely serious and ire when he talks about Trump, but often times makes fun of him. Since Trump stepped down after losing the election, John continues his biased rants against conservative and right-wing views.

John is widely believed to be a left-wing celebrity due to his progressive views and his contempt for none other than Donald Trump. In addition, John Oliver isn't afraid to criticize and deliver a devastating TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to any republicans or conservatives. His most iconic topics regarding his views are police brutality, gun rights, unemployment, etc. After the 2016 election, John began to criticize Trump more frequently and showed no positive traits about him. However, there are indeed moments when he criticized democrats when he slammed Biden for his inadequate response to a killing of George Floyd. Often times, John Oliver is extremely serious and ire when he talks about Trump, but often times makes fun of him. Since Trump stepped down after losing the election, John continues his biased rants against conservative and right-wing views.

John is widely believed to be a left-wing celebrity due to his progressive views and his contempt for none other than Donald Trump. In addition, John Oliver isn't afraid to criticize and deliver a devastating TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to any republicans or conservatives. His most iconic topics regarding his views are police brutality, gun rights, unemployment, etc. After the 2016 election, John began to criticize Trump more frequently and showed no positive traits about him. However, there are indeed moments when he criticized democrats when he slammed Biden for his inadequate response to a killing of George Floyd. Often times, John Oliver is extremely serious and ire when he talks about Trump, but often times makes fun of him. Thankfully, since Trump stepped down after losing the election, John now seems to be more lenient on the right-winged politicians and celebrities, although that has yet to be seen.

John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977 in Erdington, England) is an English-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

John William Oliver (born April 23, 1977 in Erdington, England) is an English-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

* DeadpanSnarker: Being a British comedian it kind of comes with the territory.
* {{Eagleland}}: Mixed Flavor - John often remarks on how much he loves America and how glad he is to live there, while still making fun of it from an immigrant's perspective.

** One episode of ''Last Week Tonight'' featured an old clip from ''The Daily Show'' where Oliver jokingly said that [[TemptingFate Donald Trump should run for President]], saying that it'd be hilarious. Present day Oliver then admits that he has no justification for that.
* SelfDeprecation: About both his show and himself, he's admitted that he suspects being hired on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' was a fluke, outright laughed at his coverage for Jon Stewart being called 'triumphal' and referred to his own show as jumping way below the bar every week. And that's not even counting all of the times he makes comments about his nose, eyebrows, or physical appearance in general.

He also played The Princess' father in a two-parter episode of the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' reboot, and Zazu in [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 the 2019 re-imagining]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing''.

John William Oliver (born April 23, 1977) is an English-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

* OhCrapThereAreFanFicsOfUs: He has a stand-up routine about the time a friend introduced him to ''Daily Show'' SlashFic.
* OldShame: Andy Zaltzman occasionally invoked his roles in ''Film/TheLoveGuru'' and ''Film/TheSmurfs'' to ridicule Oliver to no end.
** One episode of ''Last Week Tonight'' featured an old clip from ''The Daily Show where Oliver jokingly said that [[TemptingFate Donald Trump should run for President]], saying that it'd be hilarious. Present day Oliver then admits that he has no justification for that.

John William Oliver (born April 23, 1977) is an English-born American comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

John William Oliver (born April 23, 1977) is a British-born American comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShowWithJonStewart'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Creator/JonStewart was directing the film ''Film/{{Rosewater}}'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost in his absence. Receiving great acclaim as a host, he was soon offered his own show on HBO, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'', a late-night political talk show similar to ''The Daily Show'', which premiered in April 2014.

He also played The Princess' father in a two-parter episode of the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' reboot, and Zazu in [[Disney/TheLionKing2019 the 2019 re-imagining]] of ''Disney/TheLionKing''.