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John Oliver
Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK
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…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Instadocs: The Prediction Games
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
Untold: The Fall of Favre
Movie Self - Host, Last Week Tonight (archive footage)
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2023
Last Squeak Tonight with John Oliver
Movie Self
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2022
The Horne Section TV Show
TV show John Oliver
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2021
LuLaRich
TV show Self
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2021
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Movie Self
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2020
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
TV show Self
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2019
The Lion King
Movie Zazu (voice)
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2019
Love, Death & Robots
TV show Thumb Bringer (voice)
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2019
Wonder Park
Movie Steve (voice)
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2018
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas
TV show Executive Producer
- 2017
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2017
Big Mouth
TV show Harry (voice)
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2017
The Russell Howard Hour
TV show Self
- 2017
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2017
Cross Wars
Movie Narrator (voice)
More credits
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2015
Danger Mouse
TV show Augustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice)
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
The True Cost
Movie Self
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2015
Hot Ones
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
The Concert for Valor
Movie Self
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2014
Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn
Movie Thanks
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2014
The Men in Blazers Show
TV show Self
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2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV show Self - Host
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2014
Harmontown
Movie Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Guest
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2013
Rick and Morty
TV show Dr. Xenon Bloom (voice)
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2013
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Movie Vanity Smurf (voice)
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2013
The Smurfs 2
Movie Vanity Smurf (voice)
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2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
TV show Coach Green (voice)
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2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV show Self
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2012
Gravity Falls
TV show Wax Sherlock Holmes (voice)
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2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie Self
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2011
Billy on the Street
TV show Self
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2011
The Smurfs
Movie Vanity Smurf (voice)
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2011
Bob's Burgers
TV show Ian (voice)
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2010
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Movie Self - Correspondent
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2010
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
TV show Self - Host
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2009
Community
TV show Professor Ian Duncan
