History Creator / JohnOliver

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

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

* 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.

He also played The Princess' father in a two-parter episode of the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' reboot, and is set to portray Zazu in [[Film/TheLionKing2019 the 2019 re-imagining of The Lion King]].

* OldShame: Andy Zaltzman ocasionally invoked his roles in ''Film/TheLoveGuru'' and ''Film/TheSmurfs'' to ridicule Oliver to no end.

He also played The Princess' father in a two-parter episode of the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' reboot.

John William Oliver (born April 23, 1977) is a British-born American comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Jon Stewart 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 WesternAnimation/DangerMouse reboot

* [[{{EagleLand}} 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.
* OldShame: Andy Zaltzman ridicules his roles in ''Film/TheLoveGuru'' and ''Film/TheSmurfs'' to no end.
* SelfDeprecation: About both his show and himself, he's admitted that he suspects being hired on TheDailyShow 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.

In his native UK, he is known for his appearances on the panel of ''Series/MockTheWeek''. He also hosts a monthly (formerly weekly) podcast with Andy Zaltzman called ''Podcast/TheBugle''.

'''John William Oliver''' (born April 23, 1977) is a British-born American comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Jon Stewart 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 the TheDailyShow 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.

* SelfDeprecation: About both his show and himself, he's admitted that he suspects being hired on the TheDailyShow was a fluke, outright laughed at his coverage for Jon Stewart being called 'truimphal' and referred to his own show as jumping way below the bar every week.

In his native UK, he is known for his appearances on the panel of ''Series/MockTheWeek''. He also hosts a weekly podcast with Andy Zaltzman called ''Podcast/TheBugle''.

'''John William Oliver''' (born April 23, 1977) is a British-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Jon Stewart 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 the TheDailyShow was a fluke, outright laughed at his coverage for Jon Stewart being called 'truimphal' and referred to his own show as jumping way below the bar every week.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Unsurprisingly.

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'''John Oliver''' (April 23, 1977-) is a British-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Jon Stewart 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.

In his native UK, he is known for his appearances as a panelist on ''MockTheWeek''. He also hosts a weekly podcast with Andy Zaltzman called ''Podcast/TheBugle''.

In his native UK, he is known for his appearances as a panelist on ''MockTheWeek''. He also hosts a weekly podcast with Andy Zaltzman called Podcast/TheBugle.

'''John Oliver''' (April 23, 1977-) is a British-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Jon Stewart was directing the film ''Rosewater'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost. 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 Oliver''' (April 23, 1977-) is a British-born comedian and actor. He was a correspondent on ''Series/TheDailyShow'' from 2006 to 2013. During the summer of 2013, as Jon Stewart was directing the film ''Rosewater'', Oliver was selected to be the GuestHost. 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''.

In his native UK, he is known for his appearances as a panelist on ''MockTheWeek''. He also hosts a weekly podcast with Andy Zaltzman called "The Bugle."

In his native UK, he is known for his appearances as a panelist on ''MockTheWeek''.

He also had a recurring role as Dr. Ian Duncan on ''Series/{{Community}}''. He