Interviews and classics from Last Week Tonight and The Daily Show:
Some background information and a couple of interesting/hilarious interviews with John Oliver that provide insight in to how John Oliver approaches his show’s content. I found “The Rigor of Laughter” most enlightening. I had not seen this interview before writing my research essay, and was very happy to hear my research results confirmed by the man himself.
In Oliver’s main stories he does not laugh. However, in all of the interviews below he continuously displays an immensely maniacal laugh that enhances the hilarity of his interviews. Oliver is clearly a person who loves to laugh, a lot.
The OG:
Ali Velshi interviews John Oliver on “The Rigor of Laughter: Behind the Scenes of Last Week Tonight“
John Oliver Takes On Your Questions | The Russell Howard Hour:
Another absolutely hilarious interview with Russell Howard gets awkward at the end, but clearly two great friends in their comedic elements:
An interview with John Oliver that contains a vast array of Oliver’s perspective on his show, to include commentary on Steven Hawking:
WatchMojo.com claims the best LWT story of all time is “Coal.”
And the follow-up episode to “Coal” was “SLAPP Suits” about frivolous defamation lawsuits:
Short compilation of John Oliver’s time on The Daily Show:
All available LWT episodes on their YouTube channel HERE.