When you do stand-up, you're just concerned with trying to leave with some semblance of human dignity at the end of your performance.
John OliverOnce you learn how to make people laugh, then you get to choose exactly how you want to make them laugh.
John OliverMy family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about an hour north of London, so my voice is a mess. Although, to American ears, it sounds like the crisp language of a queen's butler.
John OliverYou can write jokes at any point of the day. Jokes are not that hard to write, or they shouldn't be when it is literally your job.
John Oliver