John Oliver

Audio: Can satire cross the Atlantic?

Does US political satire work in the UK?

John Oliver, the resident British correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and Helena Lewis Hasteley, assistant editor of The New Statesman, discuss why satirists must sometimes "bite the hand that feeds them".

10 minutes with John Oliver

Some of you may know him from his position as Senior British Correspondent on The Daily Show. You may know him from his role as psychology professor, Dr. Ian Duncan, on Community. Others may know him only from the world of stand-up. Regardless of how, and whether you do or not, the important thing is that if you find yourself sans anything to do on Saturday, 12 March, head on over to the House of Blues in Dallas' West End for what will be nothing short of a laugh-filled evening with John Oliver, himself.

John Oliver gets engaged

British comedian John Oliver, who now lives in America and works on The Daily Show, has popped the question to girlfriend Kate Norley.

Made in Manhattan: John Oliver on taking US satire

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is an institution of American TV. So how did a young man from Birmingham, with little knowledge of the US, become its rising star? David Usborne meets John Oliver.

Another BBC clampdown

The BBC has promised to take tighter control of Radio 4 comedy Political Animal, following a complaint that a Frankie Boyle gag was anti-semitic. One listener complained that the programme used the word 'Jew' in an offensive way - and the BBC Trust agreed. Ironically, one of the show's hosts, stand-up John Oliver, is Jewish.