John Oliver Leaving 'The Daily Show' for Own HBO Show

John Oliver made his name at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and now he will take that name to his own HBO show.

TVLine reports that the actor/comedian will depart the Comedy Central show to helm his own, similar show on HBO in 2014. The show will be a weekly comedy series that takes a look at topical news subjects.

"I'm incredibly excited to be joining HBO, especially as I presume this means I get free HBO now. I want to thank Comedy Central, and everyone at The Daily Show for the best seven and a half years of my life. But most of all, I'd like to thank Jon Stewart. He taught me everything I know. In fact, if I fail in the future, it's entirely his fault."

HBO president Michael Lombardo added the following:

"We weren't otherwise searching for another weekly talk show, but when we saw John Oliver handling host duties on The Daily Show, we knew that his singular perspective and distinct voice belonged on HBO. We are extremely excited that John has agreed to make HBO his home."

Oliver joined The Daily Show in July 2006 as the Senior British Correspondent. He received three Emmys for outstanding writing for the show in 2009, 2011 and 2012. He also guest hosted the show for eight weeks this summer while Stewart took some time off to direct his movie Rosewater.

The 36-year-old Oliver lives in New York with his wife Kate Norley, an Iraq War veteran who served as a medic in the U.S. Army.