John Oliver

They... You get monogrammed shirts now? Yeah, well, you know... Comedy Central has changed.

Oh, that's a move that I can't make.

Oh, that's a move that I can't make.

Yeah, I mean... I mean, it's a horrible point, but it's a fair question. I guess now my answer would be, I'm a citizen. You can't do that. But I think the tricky thing is I felt ownership of... It's very dangerous. A British person saying, I felt ownership of this country historically does not go well. It's amazing. I just went to India and I felt like I belonged. LAUGHTER

Yeah, I mean... I mean, it's a horrible point, but it's a fair question. I guess now my answer would be, I'm a citizen. You can't do that. But I think the tricky thing is I felt ownership of... It's very dangerous. A British person saying, I felt ownership of this country historically does not go well. It's amazing. I just went to India and I felt like I belonged. LAUGHTER

I felt at home here long before my legal status was solid. That's the tricky thing as an immigrant. The more I felt at home here, the more cognizant you are of the fact that it's not up to you whether or not you get to stay or not. So it was a massive relief to get my green card and an even bigger relief to get my citizenship.

I felt at home here long before my legal status was solid. That's the tricky thing as an immigrant. The more I felt at home here, the more cognizant you are of the fact that it's not up to you whether or not you get to stay or not. So it was a massive relief to get my green card and an even bigger relief to get my citizenship.

So, yeah, despite the fact immigrants tend to talk shit, it's generally the kind of way that you talk shit with someone you genuinely love. Sure. Honestly, as a comedian, I only really talk shit as a way of expressing love. Professionally. Exactly. I don't really know how to express myself sincerely. Right, right. I like you. I'm never going to say that. F*** you, Ronnie. There you see?

So, yeah, despite the fact immigrants tend to talk shit, it's generally the kind of way that you talk shit with someone you genuinely love. Sure. Honestly, as a comedian, I only really talk shit as a way of expressing love. Professionally. Exactly. I don't really know how to express myself sincerely. Right, right. I like you. I'm never going to say that. F*** you, Ronnie. There you see?

There we go.

There we go.

You used to play the bad guy in Field Piece, right? You would say things you did not mean just to embody an argument that you do not agree with. Yeah. I mean, in Field Pieces, that's the way that we would operate all the time. In general, I mean, our show's a little different. Like, we're not in the... Yeah, I'm not asking about your show.

You used to play the bad guy in Field Piece, right? You would say things you did not mean just to embody an argument that you do not agree with. Yeah. I mean, in Field Pieces, that's the way that we would operate all the time. In general, I mean, our show's a little different. Like, we're not in the... Yeah, I'm not asking about your show.

I think there'll always be a place for satire. I mean, there was a place for it in Germany in the 30s. It didn't seem to work out that well over there, but they gave it a go. Yeah. So, no, I think there will always be. And I, unlike you, I'm happy for people online to try and do it as well. Ronnie really would like nobody to have a voice. Nobody.

I think there'll always be a place for satire. I mean, there was a place for it in Germany in the 30s. It didn't seem to work out that well over there, but they gave it a go. Yeah. So, no, I think there will always be. And I, unlike you, I'm happy for people online to try and do it as well. Ronnie really would like nobody to have a voice. Nobody.

He really liked the gates.

He really liked the gates.

That is the thing. I don't think Americans understand how rough the US immigration process is. When they say to people, come in the right way, I don't think they realize how literally impossible that is in some aspects. When I got my green card here, they brought it to me in my office upstairs. And they gave me a Budweiser and an apple pie with a little American flag in it.

That is the thing. I don't think Americans understand how rough the US immigration process is. When they say to people, come in the right way, I don't think they realize how literally impossible that is in some aspects. When I got my green card here, they brought it to me in my office upstairs. And they gave me a Budweiser and an apple pie with a little American flag in it.

And I think they were giving it as if, like, here's a joke, right? Oh, you got it. You were always going to get it. Here it is. And I nearly cried. And for a British person, nearly crying is crying. That's as close... But I was so relieved because I was worried about it so much.