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John Oliver Quotes

British - Comedian | April 23, 1977 -

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.

Work American Big Comedians British

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

Comedy You Done Stand-Up Comedy Just

I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.

Learn Comedy Go Sketch Never Improv

The British media is sinking down, as the American news media has lowered the bar for all of humanity. British news media is definitely trying to stoop down to that level. Everyone is stooping to the lowest common denominator.

American Media Trying Humanity Down

My family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about an hour north of London, so my voice is a mess. Although, to American ears, it sounds like the crisp language of a queen's butler.

Family Queen Voice Language American

Being a Mets fan is like lending someone a lot of money and you just know that you'll never get paid back.

Money Someone You Back Know Never

Every empire has to get sucked down the drain. As a British person, I know how it feels.

Down Person Know Empire British Get

I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things.

People Aggressive Audience See Much

People, I guess, generally come to see me do stand-up with a working knowledge of my broad sense of humor on 'The Daily Show'... I don't think anyone would mistake me as an actual anchor.

Daily Knowledge Humor Mistake People

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 the information between the lines of insulting sentences.

Work Communication Speak Comedy You

If you're asking me, would I have voted for Mitt Romney, the answer is absolutely not. Emphatically not. I cannot envision a world in which I would have voted for Mitt Romney unless I sustained a massive concussion.

Me World You Answer Cannot Asking

Australia turns out to be a sensational place, albeit one of the most comfortably racist places I've ever been in. They've really settled into their intolerance like an old resentful slipper.

Place Australia Places Old Out Been

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