John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is an English comedian, political commentator, television host, and occasional actor. He is widely known in the United States for hosting HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He co-hosts the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central.
He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman; their body of work includes hundreds of hours of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department, and The Bugle.
Early life
Oliver was born in Erdington, a suburb of Birmingham,and educated in Bedford at the Mark Rutherford School.He is the son of Carole, a music teacher, and Jim Oliver, school headmaster and social worker, both originally from Liverpool.His uncle was composer Stephen Oliver, and his paternal great-great-grandfather was William Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon and court chaplain to Queen Victoria. In the mid to late 1990s, Oliver was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, the comedy troupe run by students of Cambridge University, with contemporaries including David Mitchell and Richard Ayoade. In 1997, he was the troupe's vice president.In 1998, he graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, where he read English.
Birth name John William Oliver
Born 23 April 1977 (age 38)
Birmingham, England
Medium
Film
Stand-up
Television
Nationality British
Alma mater Christ's College, Cambridge
Years active 1998–present
Genres
Blue comedy
Cringe comedy
News satire
Observational comedy
Political satire
Sarcasm
Self-deprecation
Subject(s)
American politics
Civil rights
Current events
Human sexuality
Mass media
Media criticism
News media
Race relations
Religion
Spouse Kate Norley (m. 2011)
Children 1
Website Official website