John Oliver (comedian)

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John Oliver (born 1977) is a British comedian currently serving as a correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. His previous credits include The Department with Chris Addison and Andy Zaltzman, Political Animal and Fighting Talk. He is an ex-member of the Cambridge Footlights.

Has performed stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe with writing partner Andy Zaltzman. Though they tackle big political issues in their material, the pair's style is less serious, often teasing each other. When mocked about his acting style, John puts it down to his National Youth Theatre past. John Oliver was due to perform with Andy Zaltzman at the 2006 festival but was offered The Daily Show job in New York at short notice, leaving Zaltzman to hurriedly re-write the show, to perform alone. John Oliver made up for missing the festival by performing via webcam during Daniel Kitson's Honourable Men of Art whenever he could.

While filming for the October 11, 2006 segment "War: What It Is Good For", Oliver fell and broke his nose. He declined to have it set however, out of fear that it would prevent future appearances on the The Daily Show. "It’s all about timing. If they fix it, I’ll be out for a week with black eyes" <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/arts/television/05itzk.html?pagewanted=2 </ref>

[edit] Appearances on The Daily Show

July 31, 2006: featured on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart as the show's "European Courrespondouent"
August 10, 2006: as the show's Senior "Carryonologist" discussing the new airport carry-on regulations in London in the wake of a "terrour [sic] alert"
August 15, 2006: explaining how Democrats are aiding terrorists
August 17, 2006: "on location" from Lebanon as Lebanon Bureau chief
September 11, 2006: "We Are Safe!" as Senior White House Correspondent
September 14, 2006: Immigration Report (first appearance as regular correspondent)
September 21, 2006: "ConTROVersy" debate segment with Dave Gorman
September 26, 2006: "Outrage vs. Dignity" Senior Terror-Linguist
October 02, 2006: Senior Washington correspondent
October 11, 2006: Segment: "War: What It Is Good For"
November 1, 2006: Segment: "Wham, Bam, Thank You, Heartland"
November 7, 2006: Daily Show portion of the Midterm Midtacular
November 14, 2006: "Thumping To Talk About" as Senior White House Correspondent
November 27, 2006: Senior Analyst debating that the Iraq War is indeed not a Civil War