When you're doing stand-up, you want to stand onstage and, to the extent that you can, uncomplicatedly entertain. John Oliver entertainextentonstage Change image and share on social
Every empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels. John Oliver britishdrainempire Change image and share on social
I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into. John Oliver facefieldfun Change image and share on social
There are so many low points with stand-up. You are perpetually humiliated, so it doesn't really matter anymore. I don't have any dignity left to lose. An audience can't hurt you anymore when you've been completely dismantled. John Oliver anymoreaudiencecompletely share on social
We in Britain stopped evolving gastronomically with the advent of the pie. Everything beyond that seemed like a brave, frightening new world. We knew the French were up to something across the Channel, but we didn't want anything to do with it. John Oliver adventbravebritain share on social
We invented words; we'll tell you how they're supposed to sound. John Oliver inventsoundsuppose Change image and share on social
There are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes. John Oliver crashdrivehighly Change image and share on social
There's never any time I think I'm a real journalist, because I don't have any of the qualifications or the intentions for that. John Oliver intentionjournalistqualification Change image and share on social
I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy. John Oliver comedyhaveinterest 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
