John Oliver has been making people laugh since he was a kid in the suburbs of Birmingham, England. His dad was a school principal, his mom a music teacher. Young John excelled as the class clown.

John Oliver sounded off on a Justice Department official’s claim that she was fired for refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson ...

"Do my eyes deceive me? Is that? Is that young John Oliver here to offer America your wisdom and counsel?" Stewart asked. "Oh, no, no, no, Jon — I'm here to gloat," Oliver replied. "America had ...

John Oliver, host of "Last Week Tonight" on HBO, is a 21-time Emmy winner. But he still remembers how frequently he bombed as a young comedian in the U.K. When he was starting out, Oliver used to ...

John Oliver had warned viewers last summer about ... But it’s Musk’s hires–young men, some in their teens or under 21–that are keeping federal workers up at night even while they’re ...

Now, as protests for his release mount, John Oliver is weighing in, dismantling the whole situation on Sunday night’s episode of “Last Week Tonight.” As always, Oliver kicked off the show ...