HBO’s John Oliver begins his weekly comedy series ‘Last Week Tonight’ on Sunday

Quoted: “John Oliver does bring something kind of different,” said Jonathan Gray, a media and cultural studies professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. “The ?Daily Show? is primarily about American politics and so much about John Oliver?s shtick reminds you that he?s not an American. It?s not the insider humor of Stewart. It?s more of an outsider?s observations. Sometimes they may look similar, but I think it can allow for a different kind of comic sensibility.”