FabSwingers.com forum: Last week tonight with John Oliver

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Really enjoy it, find John Oliver really funny can't recall him doing anything over here before he went to America.

Does anyone else know what he done before ?

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Really enjoy it, find John Oliver really funny can't recall him doing anything over here before he went to America.

Does anyone else know what he done before ?"

He just done stand up. He's unknown in

Endland.

By *hyllyphyllyMan
over a year ago

Bradford

I stole this from Wikipedia.....

Oliver first appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2001 as part of The Comedy Zone, a late-night showcase of newer acts, where he played the character of an "oleaginous journalist."[13] He performed his debut solo show in 2002 and returned in 2003. In 2004 and 2005, he collaborated with Andy Zaltzman on a double act and co-hosting Political Animal, with various acts performing political material. After moving to New York City for The Daily Show, Oliver began performing stand-up in small clubs around the city and later headlined shows in larger venues.[14] Oliver's first stand-up special, titled John Oliver: Terrifying Times, debuted on Comedy Central in 2008 and was later released on DVD.[15] Since 2010, Oliver has hosted four seasons of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show.[16]

According to Edward Helmore in The Guardian: "His style leans toward the kind that Americans like best from the British – exaggerated, full of odd accents and mannerisms, in the vein of Monty Python."[17] Oliver has used his English culture as a primary subject of his jokes.[18][19] Oliver describes his own accent as a "mongrel" of Brummie, Scouse and Bedford influences.[20]

Mock the Week

Prior to joining The Daily Show, Oliver was making appearances on British television as a panellist on the satirical news quiz Mock the Week.[13] He was a frequent guest on the first two series in 2005 and 2006, appearing in 7 out of 11 episodes.[21]

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw him on an old episode of Mock the Week when we first came over here.

He was amazing on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He deserved his own show - one of the best things on television at the moment, in my opinion.