I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Once you learn how to make people laugh, then you get to choose exactly how you want to make them laugh. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
When you see people say crazy things on our show, they mean this stuff,and that's easy to forget: They're not joking. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I've made so many people angry that they kind of blur into one unpleasant memory of people staring at you with somewhere… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup,… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
People really have come for a dialogue when they go to a stand-up show in the U.K. They say, 'I understand that… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
People are always going to say stupid things, and you're always going to be able to make jokes about that, but it… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup,… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
As any Brit will understand, things get a little easier when you don't have to be number one any more. Really, the… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Here in America, people come out to see what they've known you to do. In England, it's like everyone comes out to… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
The Confederate flag is one of those things that should only be seen on t-shirts, belt buckles and bumper stickers to help… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Do you know how hard it is to kill 30 million people? It's a logistical nightmare. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
My first 'Daily Show' piece was pretending I had this terrible immigrant journey, so I went to talk to an immigration lawyer… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
You don't need people’s opinion on a fact. You might as well have a poll asking: ‘Which number is bigger, 15 or… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
There are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Southern people are bigger-hearted and kinder than I had any right to expect. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
People in Britain see Richard Quest as a kind of an offensive cartoon character. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
The only thing I'm nervous about is talking to guests like human beings, because all of my interviews so far have been… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of humor on 'The… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy. And I guess I've always liked to channel some kind of personal element… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Once you learn how to make people laugh, then you get to choose exactly how you want to make them laugh. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
When you see people say crazy things on our show, they mean this stuff,and that's easy to forget: They're not joking. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I guess the tone of jokes is often, at best, irreverent, but it always comes from a place of deep love. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
If you work on a comedy show, your basic form of communication is teasing. That's generally how we speak to each other: you communicate… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Anybody who claims to be excited for April Fools' Day is probably a sociopath. — John Oliver Copy Share Image
