John Oliver

Born: 1977-04-23, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK

Biography

​John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is a British-born stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won an Emmy in 2009, as well as for playing recurring character Professor Ian Duncan on the show Community. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman. In addition to several collaborative stand-up acts, their body of work together includes hundreds of hours worth of satirical podcasts and radio broadcasts, including series such as Political Animal, The Department and The Bugle. He is a permanent resident of the United States and lives in New York City.

Filmography

• The Simpsons (1989)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
• Rick and Morty (2013)
• Bob's Burgers (2011)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
• Community (2009)
• Gravity Falls (2012)
• Big Mouth (2017)
• Love, Death & Robots (2019)
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012)
• General Hospital (1963)
• The Smurfs (2011)
• The Smurfs 2 (2013)
• Wonder Park (2019)
• Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009)
• The Love Guru (2008)
• Green Wing (2004)
• Water and Power (2008)
• The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
• The Horne Section TV Show (2022)
• Cross Wars (2017)