For other people named John Oliver, see John Oliver (disambiguation).Not to be confused with John Olver.
John Oliver
Oliver in 2016
Born
John William Oliver
(1977-04-23) 23 April 1977 (age 47)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Citizenship
United Kingdom
United States (since 2019)
Education
Christ's College, Cambridge (BA)
Occupations
Comedian
TV host
Years active
2001–present
Spouse
Kate Norley
(m. 2011)
Children
2
Awards
Awards and nominations
Comedy career
Medium
Stand-up
television
film
books
Genres
Political/news satire
observational comedy
black comedy
sarcasm
cringe comedy
self-deprecation
Subject(s)
American politics
British culture
political punditry
popular culture
current events
mass media/news media
civil rights
Website
iamjohnoliver.com
John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British and American[1] comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom. He came to wider attention for his work in the United States as Senior British Correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006 to 2013. Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards for writing for The Daily Show and he became the guest host for an eight-week period in 2013. He also co-hosted the comedy podcast The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman, with whom Oliver had previously worked on the radio series Political Animal. From 2010 to 2013, Oliver hosted his stand-up series John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central. He has also acted on television, most prominently in a recurring role as Dr Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom Community, and in films, including voice-over work in The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), and the 2019 remake of The Lion King. He became a US citizen in 2019.
Since 2014, Oliver has been the host of the HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He has received widespread critical and popular recognition for his work on the series, and its influence over US culture, legislation and policymaking has been dubbed the "John Oliver effect". For his work on Last Week Tonight, Oliver has won sixteen Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards and was included in the 2015 Time 100.Time described him as a "comedic agent of change [...] powerful because he isn't afraid to tackle important issues thoughtfully, without fear or apology".[2] Oliver's work has been described as journalism or investigative journalism, labels that Oliver rejects.
^Guthrie, Marisa (29 January 2020). "Watch Out, America: John Oliver Is Officially a U.S. Citizen Now". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^Bierman, Elizabeth (16 April 2015). "John Oliver, the 100 Most Influential People". Time. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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