I realize how desperate it sounds for me, as a comedian, to ask you to laugh at my jokes.
John OliverBeing a Mets fan is like lending someone a lot of money and you just know that you'll never get paid back.
John OliverYou don't really know when stand-up material is TV ready; it's just at what point you're willing to let it go and not work on it anymore. I'm not sure there is a point at which you think: 'And that is finished.'
John Oliver