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John Oliver

Concert Hall

Celebrate the end of 2024 with John Oliver, who shares his warm, witty jokes in a new stand-up set. Oliver is an Emmy® and Writers Guild Award–winning writer and comedian, and is the host and producer of the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Please note: Recommended for mature audiences.

Dec. 27 - 31, 2024

  • Genre

    Comedy

  • Ticket Limit

    8

Program

John Oliver is an Emmy® and Writers Guild Award–winning writer and comedian. He is the host and producer of the HBO show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, which has been the recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including 28 Primetime Emmys®, seven Writers Guild Awards, nine Producers Guild Awards, four Critics Choice Television Awards, four Television Critics Association Awards, and three Peabodys. 

From 2006–2013, Oliver was a correspondent on The Daily Show and won three Primetime Emmys® for his writing on the show. Oliver was the program’s guest host for a two-month period in 2013. Until 2015, he also co-hosted the hugely popular weekly satirical podcast, The Bugle, with Andy Zaltzman. 

Oliver has his comedic roots in stand-up and continues to perform to sold-out venues across the globe. He hosted four seasons of his own stand-up series for Comedy Central, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show (2010–2013). Prior to this, he starred in the stand-up special John Oliver: Terrifying Times (2008). 

As an actor, Oliver voiced the character Zazu in Disney’s The Lion King (2019) and had a recurring role in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2014). Other notable film and television credits include Big Mouth, Paramount’s Wonder Park, The Detour, Bob’s Burgers, Danger Mouse, The Smurfs, The Smurfs 2, and Rick and Morty

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