You have to do stand-up quite a long time before you learn how to do it well. It was probably years before… — 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
It was probably years before I was confident enough in stand-up that I was able to talk about the things I wanted… — 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
Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
Most stand-ups, once they have done it, think of it as their default job. I'm pretty sure Jon Stewart still feels that… — 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
