Comedy Quote by John Oliver Download Open image “I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.” — John Oliver ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Comedy Go Humor Improv Learn Never Sketch comedy
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