John Oliver

And so there were a bunch of people in London.

As a British person, I'd love to criticize, but, you know, game recognize game.

You know, India.

Yeah, so a bunch, I think a bunch of English comedians have been asked to put themselves on tape.

So I think I'm never going to hear from them again.

Then they say, oh, they want to meet you.

So I think, fine.

I've never been to New York before.

This will be my free trip to New York for 36 hours.

So I flew over here.

stayed in Midtown, went to Applebee's for a meal, thought this must be like a quintessential American diner, Applebee's.

You're just ticking all the boxes.

And then?

So then, yeah, I went to the building, like auditioned for Jon.

It wasn't on in England, but I knew of him.

It was very much the gold standard for me of what –

political comedy in the world could be.

Even back then in 2006, despite not being on TV in England, its presence and influence was still felt.

So I was thrilled just to see it.

So then I'd read a chat, one of those green screen chats.