218 Quotes by John Oliver

Politicians don’t really bring up religion in England.

I’ve always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.

Sometimes it’s good to remember how bad food can be, so you can enjoy the concept of flavour to the fullest.

I know I’d be an absolutely horrendous politician.

In improv, the whole thing is that it is a relationship between the two people, as a back and forth. In standup, you don’t really want to be listening to what somebody is saying; you want to project your jokes into their face.

The moment I accept that there’s an artistic, redeeming quality in puns, I have a horrible feeling I’ll get hooked.

Mr. President, no one is saying you broke any laws, we’re just saying it’s a little bit weird you didn’t have to.

The German language is so sonorous, isn’t it? Beautiful language... the language of poetry. Angry, angry poetry.

I think Americans still can’t help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That’s why so many infomercials have British people.