Perhaps it was Olivers Cambridge University lineage that set him on the path to comic stardom after all, he hails from the same Cambridge comedy troupe, the Footlights, that birthed such British funnymen as Clive Anderson, John Cleese, and Stephen Fry. If Oliver shares anything with those names (besides his answer to that question, I definitely have the same number of legs as all those people.), its his ability to draw upon a history of dry, cheeky British humor and reconcile that with modern audiences. His standup the sort hell be conducting for one night only at the Palm Beach Improv picks up where his Daily Show bits leave off: He wades in a political soup flavored with bits of the obscure, the irreverent, and the flat-out obscene.
Catch Oliver in action on Friday night at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. at 550 S. Rosemary Ave., Ste. 250, in West Palm Beach. Tickets cost $26, and theres a two-drink minimum. Call 561-833-1812, or visit palmbeachimprov.com.
Fri., May 22, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m., 2009