John Oliver
- English
- Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
Press clippings Page 5
There's no British satire on the BBC. Try John Oliver.
Frightened of appearing 'unbalanced', the corporation would be too sanitised a place for one of comedy's brightest stars.
Peter Preston, The Observer, 17th August 2014John Oliver is home a new breed of political comedy
The Brit abroad has nailed issue-led satire that's hilarious, persuasive and a huge hit online.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 31st July 2014Thai junta unamused by John Oliver's royal jibes
British performer and host considered a threat by government for 'undermining the royal institution' with jokes about prince.
Kate Hodal, The Guardian, 29th July 2014John Oliver attacked by anti-gay pastor
John Oliver, the British comedian currently putting right-wing, corporate and religious hypocrisy to the sword every Sunday night on American HBO, has been rounded on by one of his targets, the anti-gay rights pastor Scott Lively.
Paul Vale, The Huffington Post, 3rd July 2014How UK's John Oliver started a USA satire revolution
In just six weeks of his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the British satirist has become a star of the counter-culture, playfully taking aim at Fifa and the National Security Agency - and pushing the boundaries of comedy.
Edward Helmore, The Observer, 15th June 2014John Oliver bucks the Piers Morgan effect on HBO
How does a Brit get away with lecturing Americans about their socio-political shortcomings? Well, for a start, unlike Piers Morgan, Oliver doesn't actually lecture.
Ellen E. Jones, The Independent, 30th May 2014British comedian John Oliver has last laugh in the US
He performed with David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade in Cambridge Footlights but John Oliver had to emigrate to gain recognition.
Ian Burrell, The Independent, 27th April 2014New twist in John Oliver's career
"I didn't want to leave The Daily Show" John Oliver says, sitting in HBO's slick Midtown Manhattan offices.
Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Globe, 19th April 2014The Bugle blows away the BBC's tired take on satire
The Bugle, hosted by shock-headed stand-up Andy Zaltzman and transatlantic success story John Oliver, which calls itself "an audio newspaper for a visual world", receives around half a million downloads a month.
Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 17th April 2014A Minute With: John Oliver
John Oliver can sound downright angry at times, even though his star is on the rise.
Reuters, 16th April 2014