John Oliver

Acting·Apr 23, 1977·Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK

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John 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.

Film	Credit
Untold: The Fall of Favre2025 · Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)	Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver2023 · Self	Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days2021 · Self	Self
The Lion King2019 · Zazu (voice)	Zazu (voice)
Wonder Park2019 · Steve (voice)	Steve (voice)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs2017 · Self	Self
OOh, Hello: Nick Kroll and John Mulaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland2017 · Self	Self
Cross Wars2017 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
The True Cost2015 · Self	Self
The Concert for Valor2014 · Self	Self
Harmontown2014 · Self	Self
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow2013 · Vanity Smurf (voice)	Vanity Smurf (voice)
The Smurfs 22013 · Vanity Smurf (voice)	Vanity Smurf (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball2012 · Self	Self
The Smurfs2011 · Vanity Smurf (voice)	Vanity Smurf (voice)
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear2010 · Self - Correspondent	Self - Correspondent
The Love Guru2008 · Dick Pants	Dick Pants
John Oliver: Terrifying Times2008 · Self, Writer	Self, Writer
BBackstage... at the Cambridge Footlights1997 · Self	Self