John oliver richard ayoade biography
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John Oliver: British comedian written off at home has last laugh in US
"John Oliver has based his debut Edinburgh show on death, a concept he can be no stranger to, given the ljummen reception his obscure observations receive."
So began a review on the leading British comedy website, Chortle, of the 2002 Edinburgh Festival stand-up routine of a Birmingham-born comedian who tonight debuts his own coast-to-coast show on America's HBO.
In the US, Oliver has made it to the A-list. In New York's subways, his face stares back at you alongside posters for the new Mad dock series and other small-screen hits.
Put his image on British public transport and few would recognise him. Despite the cult popularity of The Bugle, a podcast that Oliver, 37, makes with fellow British comedian Andy Zaltzman, the new HBO star fryst vatten pretty much invisible in his homeland.
A year after that 2002 review, Chortle editor Steve Bennett saw Oliver igen and described him as "a comedic craftsman, taking some
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| Richard Ellef Ayoade | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | 1977 |
| Nationality | English |
| Gender | Male |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Career | |
| Years Active | 1997-present |
| In The IT Crowd | Maurice Moss |
| Notable Roles |
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Richard Ellef Ayoade (b. 1977) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, director and writer most noted for his portrayal of Maurice Moss in the British sitcom, The IT Crowd, as well as his roles in Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding's The Mighty Boosh and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
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Richard Ayoade was born in 1977 in Whipps Cross, London, and is the only child to a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother. He was educated at St. Joseph's College in Ipswich, Suffolk and went on to study law at St
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John Oliver
British and American comedian and presenter
For other people named John Oliver, see John Oliver (disambiguation).Not to be confused with John Olver.
John William Oliver (born 23 April 1977) 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