You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting. John Oliver funnyideainterest Change image and share on social
People are friendlier in New York than London. John Oliver friendlylondonpeople Change image and share on social
I'm British, so obviously I repress any powerful emotions of any kind in relation to anything. John Oliver britishemotionkind Change image and share on social
You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well. John Oliver learnlongstand Change image and share on social
Stand-up, for me, is really more of an addiction, so you have to feed the beast whenever you can. John Oliver addictionbeastfeed Change image and share on social
There is so much cross-pollination between the U.S. and Britain in terms of comedians. British TV comedies work well in the U.S. American stand-ups make it big in Britain. John Oliver americanbigbritain Change image and share on social
People in Britain see Richard Quest as a kind of an offensive cartoon character. John Oliver britaincartooncharacter Change image and share on social
There are two kinds of hecklers: the destructive and constructive hecklers. John Oliver constructivedestructiveheckler Change image and share on social
In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup, you don't really want to be listening to what somebody is saying; you want to project your jokes into their face. And that's really not a good instinct with a 'Daily Show' field piece, where it's supposed to be an interview. John Oliver backdailyface share on social