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Review 1 for John Oliver
Funniest man alive!
Newmark Theatre @
- Portland @
, OR @
- Fri, Sep 9, 2011 @
Favorite moment: Great thinking on his feet and responded splendidly to comment from the crowd. @
Posted 09/12/2011
by Catamatoocha
Location:Portland, Oregon
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Sometimes when you go to an event you wonder if what you see on t.v. will be as great when you see it live. John Oliver lives up to the promise and exceeds! If you have the opportunity its definitely worth it! My sides were aching the next day I laughed so hard!
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- Portland @
, OR @
- Fri, Sep 9, 2011 @
Favorite moment: Great thinking on his feet and responded splendidly to comment from the crowd. @
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Review 2 for John Oliver
I only watched part of his show then left
Tulalip Resort Casino @
- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/22/2013
by ImpressedSeattle
I have to admit, I wasn't entirely fair to John Oliver. I lost my enthusiasm for his show early on when he said the following: " I've lived here for a few years now and I really like it here, and I REALLY want you to keep that in mind... He also mentioned that now that he had a green card he could feel freer about what he wanted to say.
He then started into a prelude about what he called the loss of america's empire. I didn't stay past that point, but left. I wasn't angry, but I found myself thinking that at best, with the troubles our country is having, hearing about the diminution of america isn't very funny. It also didn't help much that it was from someone outside of the family, who perhaps is enjoying it a little too much for my taste.
At any rate, I did notice that JO is every bit as witty and fast on his feet in person as he seems to be on his podcast The Bugle. I probably should have stuck around longer. Maybe he would have somehow made what I consider a very sad situation into a funny one. Hard to say. Perhaps a comedic theme about the diminution of america might be more popular with a british audience than with an american one.
The guy who came on before John was Ian Karmel. He was hilarious, and I enjoyed his show very much.
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 3 for John Oliver
John Oliver was so funny!
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- Tulalip @
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: When John described the "slash" fan fiction starring himself along with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. @
Posted 01/22/2013
by LitaSkeeter
Location:Everett
John Oliver was laugh out loud funny. The only downside to the event was the time it took for event staff to quiet the hecklers. It just shows how unsophisticated the audience was. I hope John wasn't too turned off by the dopey crowd - the rest of us appreciated his razor sharp wit.
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: When John described the "slash" fan fiction starring himself along with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. @
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Review 4 for John Oliver
John Oliver invades the US
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: "that 787 airbus plane" @
Posted 01/22/2013
by Tspot
Location:Washington
John was great.. much better than I anticipated. He had me laughing throughout.
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- Tulalip @
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 5 for John Oliver
Had fun
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/21/2013
by lilbeth
Location:Mountlake Terrace
We had some good laughs seeing John Oliver. We're usually a bit disappointed with comedy shows, but there was some true, deep down laughter at this one. John was very quick on his feet in dealing with the audience and engaged most of the show. In fact, that is the one thing I might quibble about. I was hoping for a little more political humor, but a lot of it was just reacting to the audience.
BUT, very glad we made the trip through the fog-it almost made me want to skip it.
Opening act was also very good. Ian Carmel (spelling?) Only problem, he came and sat in the audience for John's show-right in front of me! This is one big dude!
BUT, very glad we made the trip through the fog-it almost made me want to skip it.
Opening act was also very good. Ian Carmel (spelling?) Only problem, he came and sat in the audience for John's show-right in front of me! This is one big dude!
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Review 6 for John Oliver
Oliver Nimble!
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: When the overheating batteries on 787 aircraft came up. @
Posted 01/21/2013
by Tinkermeister
Location:Snohomish County, Washington
John Oliver's show deftly combined prepared material with audience interaction.
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: When the overheating batteries on 787 aircraft came up. @
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Review 7 for John Oliver
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/21/2013
by Anonymous
Location:Seattle
Outstanding show, yet again. He has amazing content and even better delivery, and spent a considerable amount of time with off-the-cuff material relevant to the location. Best of all was the handling of the ridiculously annoying hecklers - never angry, but put them in their place. This is my 2nd John Oliver show and I'll gladly shell out more cash any time he's around again
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 8 for John Oliver
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/21/2013
by Anonymous
Oliver is an amazing comedian who is able to go with what the audience gives him to work with. I know our particular audience threw him off his routine but he deftly went with audience input which made for a hysterical and very funny performance.
His message was not lost - what does America really want to stand for? Thanks for being a thoughtful entertainer.
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 9 for John Oliver
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, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: "The Fog!" @
Posted 01/21/2013
by silkys
Location:Lake Stevens
It was excellent. The opening act was much better than expected, but Oliver topped it! The only disappointment was that the event management let two drunks heckle Oliver throughout the show, but Oliver handled them well and seemed to almost incorporate them into his act. He was a true professioanl.
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, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: "The Fog!" @
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Review 10 for John Oliver
John Oliver
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: When they escorted out the drunk woman in the front row. @
Posted 01/21/2013
by pachdo
The opening act was awesome. Totally hilarious. Maybe we would have enjoyed John Oliver more had the big mouth drunks in the audience been asked to leave when they started interacting with John. They literally ruined the experience for us. We love John but maybe if he had stopped interacting with them a little sooner, they may have caught the clue to shut up so the rest of us could enjoy the show. Not sure we would spend the money for another comedy show at Tulalip considering the amount of staff they have working there, and how little the staff did to curb the heckling.
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 11 for John Oliver
John Oliver was hilarious
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: The whole thing. @
Posted 01/21/2013
by Babydoll2319
Location:Puyallup
He was not a smurf! That is part of his act. He handled hecklers perfectly.
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 12 for John Oliver
Jon Oliver is hilarious!
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/21/2013
by michelle135
Location:Washington State
Jon is witty, current, and thoughtful. I can't remember a time that I laughed that hard! I especially loved his fog jokes! I just hope he knows that most Washingtonians are not rude hecklers. I really want him to keep coming back!
After seeing him a year ago, I was worried about repeat jokes, but that was not an issue. It was all very fresh and fun!
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 13 for John Oliver
John Oliver was brilliant would see him again.
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Posted 01/21/2013
by Anonymous
John Oliver was awesome and Ian Karmel was very entertaining also. Would see this show again if it came back to town.
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- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
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Review 14 for John Oliver
5 stars for Oliver -- Zero for Tulalip
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: When I was able to leave the casino @
Posted 01/21/2013
by Neveragain3
Location:Seattle
John Oliver was great, despite the fact that the venue sucked and was full of drunks that kept shouting out from the crowd. It wasn't heckling, it was just drunks unable to control themselves. The venue was horrible. It's not a theater...it was a conference room packed with conference-room chairs so close together that I was sandwiched between two people for the whole show. Bad atmosphere. And the casino is horrible. The ventilation is so poor and there are so many smokers there that I reeked of smoke before the show began (the conference room is, of course, nonsmoking, but it's too late by the time you get there). The Tulalip seems to attract the wrong crowd to a comedy show. That, combined with the mediocre venue, kills the mood and ruined the show for me. Oliver clearly wasn't enjoying himself either, and it wasn't his fault.
That was the last time I travel to the Tulalip for anything...very disappointing.
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- Tulalip @
, WA @
- Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @
Favorite moment: When I was able to leave the casino @
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Review 15 for John Oliver
Cobb's Comedy Club @
- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Sun, Dec 30, 2012 @
Posted 01/09/2013
by Tulip707
Location:Rohnert Park
My face hurt from laughing so hard. Oliver was hilarious, as were the opening acts (I wish I could remember their names.) I had two issues with the venue though. Parking was really bad (though that wasn't Cobb's fault), and the chairs were uncomfortable. Other than that, I had a great time.
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Sun, Dec 30, 2012 @
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Review 16 for John Oliver
Cobb's Comedy Club @
- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Sat, Dec 29, 2012 @
Posted 01/03/2013
by Anonymous
Love John Oliver, but didn't feel like he had prepared much for the 7:30 audience. Vey little material and almost nothing political. Much better show 2 years ago.
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Sat, Dec 29, 2012 @
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Review 17 for John Oliver
It was good
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
Posted 01/02/2013
by AgelessFan2012
Not being into comedy this show was far and above what I was expecting. The reason I could not 5-star it was because of the venue setting and not the show itself. Comedy venues need a good sprucing, I think. It's like walking back into the 80s, and I think the talent deserves more.
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
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Review 18 for John Oliver
Oliver Hilarious!
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
Posted 01/02/2013
by 23423787878
Location:SF
Very poignant, very smart.................. very funny!
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
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Review 19 for John Oliver
John Oliver is hilarious
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
Posted 01/02/2013
by Concord2013
Absolutely hysterical show -- my husband and I plan to make this a NYE tradition. Recommend arriving significantly in advance of the show in order to get the best seats.
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
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Review 20 for John Oliver
Cobb's Comedy Club @
- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
Posted 01/02/2013
by Anonymous
The comedians were fantastic! Unfortunately, the doors opened late, the show started late, and the show was cut short as a result. When midnight came, John Oliver was still on a roll, but had to end his act. After paying $65 a ticket for a New Year's show, I was hoping for more. At least the guys performing were great!
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- San Francisco @
, CA @
- Mon, Dec 31, 2012 @
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