John Oliver
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.
Known for
Filmography
6.7Instadocs: The Prediction Games
2026 · Movie · Self (archive footage)
5.9Untold: The Fall of Favre
2025 · Movie · Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver
2023 · Movie · Self
6.6The Horne Section TV Show
2022 · TV · John Oliver · 12 ep
6.5LuLaRich
2021 · TV · Self · 1 ep
6.5Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021 · Movie · Self
6.9The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
2020 · TV · Self · 1 ep
7.1The Lion King
2019 · Movie · Zazu (voice)
8.2Love, Death & Robots
2019 · TV · Thumb Bringer (voice) · 1 ep
6.6Wonder Park
2019 · Movie · Steve (voice)
6.4Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Movie · Self
7.6Big Mouth
2017 · TV · Harry (voice) · 3 ep