John William Oliver is a British and American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom. He came to wider attention for his work in the United States as 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 he became the guest host for an eight-week period in 2013. He also co-hosted the comedy podcast
The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman, with whom Oliver had previously worked with on the radio series
Political Animal. From 2010 to 2013, Oliver hosted his stand-up series
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central. He has also acted on television, most prominently in a recurring role as Dr Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom
Community, and in films, including voice-over work in
The Smurfs (2011),
The Smurfs 2 (2013), and the 2019
remake of The Lion King. He became a US citizen in 2019.