For the cover story of Rolling Stone's TV Issue (on stands Friday) former Daily Show correspondent and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver takes senior writer Brian Hiatt behind the creation of his acclaimed weekly show and sheds some light on the history of the man behind the acerbic, cynical humor.
Oliver discusses how working alongside his mentor Jon Stewart for seven and a half years on The Daily Show prepared him for Last Week Tonight, but notes the difference between Stewart's show and his own. "I wanted to take everything Jon had taught me…...
Oliver discusses how working alongside his mentor Jon Stewart for seven and a half years on The Daily Show prepared him for Last Week Tonight, but notes the difference between Stewart's show and his own. "I wanted to take everything Jon had taught me…...
- 9/24/2014
- Rollingstone.com
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