British - Comedian | April 23, 1977 -
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 to that.
John Oliver
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Politics has become infused with narcissism in America.
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It's pretty physically unsettling, living life on a visa.
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I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.
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The disconnect between America and its military is shocking.
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I wanted to be a soccer player. I knew that couldn't happen.
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I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just running everything down. It's like whatever the opposite of a hug is.
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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.
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It's exciting to have a role in anything that's Claymation, just because you're always intrigued by what a clay wizard version of yourself would be.
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People in Britain see Richard Quest as a kind of an offensive cartoon character.
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In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup, you don't really want to be listening to what somebody is saying; you want to project your jokes into their face. And that's really not a good instinct with a 'Daily Show' field piece, where it's supposed to be an interview.
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I know I'd be an absolutely horrendous politician.
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