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12 June 2013updated 26 Sep 2015 1:17pm

WATCH: John Oliver hosts the Daily Show for the first time

As first days go, it could have been quieter…

By Alex Hern

Poor John Oliver. On his big day, the first in a three month stint of hosting the Daily Show while Jon Stewart is off filming a movie, he just happened to have to deal with the biggest story in the American media for ages. Still, we think he handled it well. The Birmingham boy’s made it big in the USA, but hopefully he won’t forget the old country… 

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