One of my favorite ways to waste time on the Internet is to read Nerve.com's "Sex Advice From" series. It must be the most random advice "column" ever. You can get sex advice from "People with Old-Person Names," "Extremely Tall Women," and "TV Comedy Writers," as well as Aubrey Plaza (Terminally deadpan April Ludgate on Parks & Recreation) and motivational speaker/musician Andrew W.K., among other strange people.
I always get excited when I see a new "Sex Advice From," but I was practically beside myself when I noticed that the most recent one is with John Oliver. I love, love, love John Oliver. I find him to be totally dreamy. His answer to the question "What's the best way to seduce John Oliver?"is "I think the old Victorian way: a firm, firm handshake." Swoon! When asked to "Describe a John Oliver groupie," he said he doesn't think he has any! Lies! I'm a John Oliver groupie!
Just in case you have no idea who I'm talking about, John Oliver is a comedian who has made a name for himself on this side of the pond as a The Daily Show correspondent.
You know, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart?
Jon Stewart behind his Daily Show desk
Mr. Oliver also hosts John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show...which is not a British TV show. Neither is The Daily Show! But John Oliver is a real live British person!
John Oliver on stage hosting his NewYork Stand-Up Show, adorably.
I don't know if Mr. Oliver would appreciate the comparison, but he's basically a grown-up Harry Potter. What's more dreamy British than Harry Potter? Well, maybe the University of Cambridge, which J.O. conveniently attended! He studied English and was a member of a little amateur drama club called the Footlights. Some other former Footlights members, just for your information: Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson; Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes; novelist Salman Rushdie; Hugh Laurie, master of the American accent; and HALF OF MONTY PYTHON. Yeah, John Oliver is a part of a significant British comedy "family." He just so happens to be working in America these days.
Here's my favorite bit of John's from the previous season, and it is rather Not Safe For Work:
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"How am I, as a British person, the least repressed human being in this room?"
The third season of John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show premieres on Comedy Central on Friday, July 20 at 11 PM.
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