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Back in the olden days, Presidential running mates were betrothed to each other at birth by their parents. There was usually an exchange of livestock involved too. But in the modern political era, it’s a lot more complicated. Fortunately, The Best F@#%ing News Team Ever is here to break it all down for us in the latest Daily Show Correspondents Explain video.
An all-new season of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show premieres next Friday, July 20 at 11/10c. And if you were worried you'd miss it because you're planning to spend the rest of the summer trying to beat the heat in a barren basic-cable-less tundra, fear not, John Oliver will ensure that your penis is at a cool and comfortable temperature throughout the broadcast.
Here are two more videos with John and Wyatt to help you kill some time before the premiere:
John Oliver became a writer and correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in 2006. As a result of his popularity on "The Daily Show," Comedy Central asked John to write and star in his own one hour stand-up special, "Terrifying Times," which premiered in April 2008 and was subsequently released on DVD. Also in 2008, John starred as "Dick Pants" in the Mike Myers movie "The Love Guru." Later he took on a recurring role in the NBC series "Community," playing psychology professor Dr. Ian Duncan. In 2010, John hosted his own six-episode series for Comedy Central, "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," in which John performed alongside some of his favorite comedians. John has had multiple Writers Guild and Emmy nominations for his writing on "The Daily Show," and in 2009 he won the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series.
Alongside long-term writing partner Andy Zaltzman, John has co-written and starred in "The Bugle," a series of weekly... Read More »
John Oliver became a writer and correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in 2006. As a result of his popularity on "The Daily Show," Comedy Central asked John to write and star in his own one hour stand-up special, "Terrifying Times," which premiered in April 2008 and was subsequently released on DVD. Also in 2008, John starred as "Dick Pants" in the Mike Myers movie "The Love Guru." Later he took on a recurring role in the NBC series "Community," playing psychology professor Dr. Ian Duncan. In 2010, John hosted his own six-episode series for Comedy Central, "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show," in which John performed alongside some of his favorite comedians. John has had multiple Writers Guild and Emmy nominations for his writing on "The Daily Show," and in 2009 he won the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series.
Alongside long-term writing partner Andy Zaltzman, John has co-written and starred in "The Bugle," a series of weekly satirical news podcasts. Also with Zaltzman, John co-wrote and hosted the BBC Radio 4 show "Political Animal," a weekly show that brought comedians and writers together to perform political material in front of a live audience, based on John and Andy's satirical live stand-up show of the same name. John has additionally written and starred in BBC Radio 4's "The Department" alongside Chris Addison and Andy Zaltzman. Further credits include "Mock the Week" (BBC Radio 2), "Bremner, Bird and Fortune" (Channel 4), "The Last Word" (More 4), "Green Wing" (Channel 4), "Chambers" (BBC 1), "People Like Us" (BBC 1), the Ardal O'Hanlon sitcom "My Hero" (BBC 1) and "Important Things With Demetri Martin" (Comedy Central).
John regularly performs his stand-up comedy act at colleges and comedy venues throughout the United States.
