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John Oliver

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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2317 total appearances

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What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

You're going to have to kind of teach yourself as you go along and fill in the gaps and know that in a sense, you're always in search of gaps because that is how you're going to fundamentally understand the country that you're hoping to call home in my case.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

No, because my manager, the same guy that said, you're not going to Edinburgh this year.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

He said, just go.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

Like, don't sign anything more than a three month lease because American TV shows fire you after three months.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

Okay.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

That was his inspiring team talk.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

This is an English manager.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

It's a huge opportunity for you, but to be honest, I'll see you in September.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

With your tail between your legs, having been humbled by what they're about to do to you.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

Good luck.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

So that, yeah.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

So he had told me this is not going to take long.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

So I'd put all my stuff in storage in South London.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

It was there until last summer was when I got it out.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

It had been in storage facility for 18 years in South Norwood.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

Now you finally, now you've relaxed.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

You finally were like, all right, I think this thing's going well.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

You say that though, because that is the problem, right?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

It's partly falling in love with a job and falling in love with a country where you don't legally permanently belong.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
John Oliver: The Daily Show, "Ignition" CPR, and Corporate Shit-Stirring

I remember like six or seven months in being very happy with, uh,