John William Oliver is a British and American comedian who hosts
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO. He 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. He also co-hosted the comedy podcast
The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman, with whom Oliver had previously worked on the radio series
Political Animal and
The Department. From 2010 to 2013, he hosted the stand-up series
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central. His acting roles include Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom
Community and voice work in the animated films
The Smurfs (2011),
The Smurfs 2 (2013), and
The Lion King remake (2019).