List of awards and nominations received by John Oliver
John Oliver is a British-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver began as a comedian in the United Kingdom, growing to wider recognition after his work as senior British correspondent on the late-night news satire program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006 to 2013. Oliver guest-hosted the show for eight weeks in 2013 and received positive reviews, and soon after, HBO announced Oliver would receive his own talk show. Since 2014, he has hosted Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, for which he has received widespread recognition for influencing US legislature and culture, an phenomenon dubbed the "John Oliver effect". Additionally, Oliver co-hosted the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013. Oliver's acting career includes roles such as Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom Community, Vanity Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013), and Zazu in the 2019 remake of The Lion King. Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards, one WGA Award, and one Grammy Award for his work at The Daily Show. For Last Week Tonight, he has received fourteen Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, eight PGA Awards, and seven WGA Awards. Additionally, Oliver has received nominations for his writing on the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, and co-wrote Earth (The Book) while at The Daily Show, receiving a Grammy Award for the audiobook. Oliver has two locations named after him: The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward at the Australia Zoo, part of a gag by actor Russell Crowe; and the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant in Danbury, Connecticut, announced by the Danbury mayor after Oliver criticised the city's jury selection process. Awards, honours, and nominations 
Awards, honours, or nominations for Oliver himself are indicated with a hyphen (—). See also 
 List of awards and nominations received by The Daily Show
 List of awards and nominations received by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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