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John Oliver leaving The Daily Show to go solo
British comedian to bid farewell to Jon Stewart and present his own weekly comedy series on HBO
John Oliver, a correspondent and writer on America's The Daily Show since 2006, is to leave the satirical programme and host a weekly topical comedy show of his own on HBO from next year.
Birmingham-born Oliver, 36, who has struck up a highly successful onscreen relationship with Daily Show anchor, Jon Stewart, will move from the Comedy Central channel to HBO to present an as-yet-unnamed Sunday evening show "taking a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events".
Oliver filled in for Stewart as the Daily Show's guest-host for three months this summer – while the latter was on sabbatical directing a film – and favourable reaction from US audiences prompted HBO bosses to make their move.
"When we saw John Oliver handling host duties on The Daily Show, we knew that his singular perspective and distinct voice belonged on HBO,” said the channel's head of Original Programming, Michael Lombardo.
Cambridge-educated Oliver has repeatedly described the Daily Show as his dream job. It is what brought him to the US for the first time, after moderate success as a comedian in England.
In a statement released last night, Oliver said: “I'm incredibly excited to be joining HBO, especially as I presume this means I get HBO [a pay satellite channel] for free now. I want to thank Comedy Central, and everyone at The Daily Show for the best seven and a half years of my life.
"But most of all, I'd like to thank Jon Stewart. He taught me everything I know. In fact, if I fail in the future, it's entirely his fault.”