John Oliver Quotes About Comedy

Quotes about: Comedy

• British people would die for their right to drink themselves to death.

  John Oliver

  Funny, People, Comedy

  "The world according to The Daily Show's John Oliver" by Kathy Sweeney, www.theguardian.com. July 21, 2011.

• I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.

  John Oliver

  Comedy, Sketch Comedy

• I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.

  John Oliver

  Political, Comedy

  "John Oliver is still kind of baffled by America". Interview with Steve Heisler, www.avclub.com. July 19, 2012.

• Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

  John Oliver

  Done, Shortcuts, Comedy

• I think being an outsider in general always helps you in comedy. I think it helps to have an outsider's eye. And so I have an outsider's voice. You know, as soon as I start talking, I don't belong here. And I think that helps in a way.

  John Oliver

  Eye, Thinking, Talking

• Campaign ads are the backbone of American democracy if American democracy suffered a gigantic spinal injury.

  John Oliver

  Funny, Democracy, Campaigns

  "John Oliver’s Campaign Ad Formula: F.L.A.G.S". www.huffingtonpost.com. July 31, 2012.

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