John Oliver

John Oliver

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conductor
guitarist
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🇬🇧United Kingdom

John William Oliver is a British and American comedian and television personality. He hosts Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom and came to wider attention for his work in the United States as the senior British correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006 to 2013. Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards for writing for The Daily Show and became its guest host for an eight-week period in 2013.

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1959 – 1927
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Born in
Vancouver
Educated at
McGill UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaSan Francisco Conservatory of Music

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  • 1927

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  • 1959

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