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People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of ...

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Politics has become infused with narcissism in America.

It is going to be too easy for things to start feeling normal—especially if you are someone who is n...

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The German language is so sonorous, isn't it? Beautiful language...the language of poetry. Angry, an...

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If you work on a comedy show, your basic form of communication is teasing. That's generally how we s...

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I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers....

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In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth....

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Believe it or not the war on Iraq is based on a sound scientific principle, The bee hive principle. ...

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It's a great time to be doing political satire when the world is on a knife edge.

Democracy is like a tamborine - not everyone can be trusted with it.

There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers.

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John Oliver (comedian)

Comedian

Born: 1977-04-23

Died: N/A

John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British comedian, political satirist and actor. He is best known in the United States for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle. Having left The Daily Show at the end of 2013, Oliver became the host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO on Sunday, 27 April 2014.More