Talk:John Oliver

Citizenship
It currently lists his citizenship as American and British. As he actively applied for US citizen (rather than getting it through accident of birth) would he not be required to reliquish his British citizenship? 51.149.8.48 (talk) 11:22, 29 April 2024 (UTC)


 * No, he has dual citizenship. Barry Wom (talk) 11:35, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * No. He’s been a British subject since birth and remains so.  You’d have done better to have checked, or posted here, before editing the article. MapReader (talk) 13:16, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Political views
@Serial Number 54129, I see you've restored the addition to "Political views" that I initially reverted. This addition is not proper because this section does not go in depth into Oliver's many many beliefs on many subjects. The section is instead meant to give a general overview on his views in british politics, american politics, and other prominent issue (but summarized in para 3). Is there a particular reason you restored the addition? Thanks! MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 21:41, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * You did not "initially revert it"; I accepted the pending changes edit, which you summarily overrode. You reverted me. It was well sourced and a relevant quote. Not everything can be reduced to a word of gloss. As an FA, this should cover his career and biography in its entirety. Please immmerse youself at WP:FAC for the full background. Cheers.  ——Serial Number 54129  21:51, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure that his opposition to the death penalty merits an entire paragraph. It doesn't seem like a defining issue, so much as one of many subjects that he has an opinion on. CAVincent (talk) 21:57, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Serial Number 54129 I'm still unfamiliar with the pending changes system, so apologies for making that error- should've actually looked at what the history said. There have been additions like this in the past (which were subsequently discussed and not implemented) because I believe this is undue weight to a particular area. Oliver has expressed a plethora of opinions on his show, and it's impossible to track every single one. Just look at List of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episodes; he's done three episodes on capital punishment/lethal injections, but he's also done three on FIFA, five+ on prison systems, ten on COVID... the list of recurring themes goes on and on. Explaining all of these opinions in detail would be giving undue weight to particular issues. The short summarization paragraph instead provides a brief overview of his general beliefs, allowing the reader to look more into it on the referenced articles. This new addition should be cut because it does not align with how this section is designed. MyCatIsAChonk (talk) (not me) (also not me) (still no) 23:39, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * A paragraph seems excessive especially when sourced to something he said on his show with a primary source YouTube link. – notwally (talk) 03:49, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I've reverted the addition for now as there appears to be a mini-consensus (including me) that it's giving undue weight to a single topic. Barry Wom (talk) 09:33, 11 June 2024 (UTC)