

The twelve weeks will feature two months of Oliver at the anchor desk and one month of reruns. John Olivers New York Stand-Up Show - The Daily Show Slash Fiction Jas. John Oliver is actually doing a great job. Though Stewart is set to return in September, Oliver is under a large amount of pressure to keep the exceptionally high ratings up for the Summer season. Entertainment Weekly reports that Oliver’s first guests will be Seth Rogen, Veep’s creator Armando Iannucci, civil rights activist Mavis Staples and journalist Fareed Zakaria.Ĭomedy Central’s press release from May 1 referred to the show as the Daily Show with Jon Stewart despite his approaching absence.
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Oliver appropriately made a joke in a statement regarding his temporary position stating, “Don’t worry, it’s still going to be everything that you love about the Daily Show, just without the thing that you love the most about it.” The Comedy Central audience will have to go without the one thing it loves most until Tuesday, September 3 as announced by the network earlier in March.Īfter being on the show since 2006 Oliver will be graduating to feature interviews during Stewart’s 12-week hiatus. Mitch and I were interviewed by John Oliver, lets see if we make the cut. One of the funniest, most refreshing personalities to hit the TV scene in years, John Oliver comes to HBO in this series that takes a topical look at the.
