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Russell Brand
Brand achieved American fame when he starred in the 2008 film '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'', in which he played rock star Aldous Snow, the boyfriend of the title character (played by Kristen Bell).
Kristen Bell
Bell said she "tested like eight times and booked nothing and every show [she] tested for got picked up", including auditions for '' Skin'' and a Norm Macdonald series.
Norm Macdonald
I will never laugh that hard again." Both John Oliver and Lorne Michaels dedicated their victories at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards to Macdonald's memory. Season 3 of '' The Orville'' opens with an onscreen dedication to Norm, who voiced an alien crew member character.
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual teacher
The traditional function of the Dalai Lama as an ecumenical figure, holding together disparate religious and regional groups, has been taken up by the fourteenth Dalai Lama.
In this way, Güshi Khan established the Fifth Dalai Lama as the highest spiritual and political authority in Tibet. ' The Great Fifth' became the temporal ruler of Tibet in 1642 and from then on the rule of the Dalai Lama lineage over some, all or most of Tibet lasted with few breaks for the next 317 years, until 1959, when the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India.
According to Mullin, the 14th Dalai Lama has pointed to certain indications that Jamphel Gyatso might not have been the incarnation of the 7th Dalai Lama but of Jamyang Chojey, a disciple of Tsongkhapa and founder of Drepung monastery who was also reputed to be an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara.
Finally, while acknowledging the possibility, the 14th Dalai Lama himself doubts they were poisoned.
The 14th Dalai Lama was born on 6 July 1935 on a straw mat in a cowshed to a farmer's family in a remote part of Tibet.
14 || Tenzin Gyatso || 60px || born 1935 || 1939 || 1940(currently in exile)|| {{Bo-textonly|བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་}}''bstan 'dzin rgya mtsho'' || Dainzin Gyaco丹增嘉措|| Tenzin Gyatso
In September 2007, the Chinese government said all high monks must be approved by the government, which would include the selection of the 15th Dalai Lama after the death of Tenzin Gyatso.
In response to this scenario, Tashi Wangdi, the representative of the 14th Dalai Lama, replied that the Chinese government's selection would be meaningless.
14th Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama was featured on 5 March 2017, episode of the HBOlate-night talk show '' Last Week Tonight'', in which host John Oliver conducted a comedic interview with the Dalai Lama, focusing on the topics of Tibetan sovereignty, Tibetan self-immolations, and his succession plans.{{relevance inline|reason= please explain why this is historically relevant|date=February 2018}}
Russell Brand
Brand has written articles for ''The Guardian'' that offer his perspectives on current events and pop culture, including the deaths of Amy Winehouse and Robin Williams.
Robin Williams
David Letterman, who knew Williams for nearly 40 years, recalls seeing him first perform as a new comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood, where Letterman and other comedians had already been doing stand-up.
Talk show hosts including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jimmy Fallon paid tribute to Williams on their respective shows.
David Letterman
American comedian and television host
Comedians influenced by Letterman include Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Ray Romano, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Larry Wilmore, Seth Meyers, Norm Macdonald, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and James Corden.
Russell Brand
Over the years, Brand has named Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks, Peter Cook, Lenny Bruce, Tony Hancock, Jack Kerouac, Stewart Lee, Tenacious D, Eddie Murphy, and Monty Python among his comedic influences.
Lenny Bruce
American comedian and social critic (1925–1966)
influenced = Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, David Cross, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Krassner, Lewis Black, Jon Stewart, Peter Cook, Abbie Hoffman, Joan Rivers, Nick DiPaolo, Sam Kinison, Eddie Izzard, Howard Stern, Bill Hicks, John Belushi, Rich Vos, Jerry Sadowitz, Cardell Willis, Denis Leary, Louis C.K., Frankie Boyle, Andrew Dice Clay, Rick Shapiro, Dave Chappelle, Tommy Chong, Stewart Lee, Emery Emery, Lou Reed, Joe Rogan <!-- as listed in his bio.
Jon Stewart
Until Trevor Noah permanently took over the show in 2015, Stewart hosted almost all airings of the program, except for a few occasions when correspondents such as Stephen Colbert, Rob Corddry, Jason Jones, and Steve Carell subbed for him, and during John Oliver's stint as host during the summer of 2013. Stewart won twenty Primetime Emmy Awards for ''The Daily Show'' as either a writer or producer, and two for producing '' The Colbert Report'' (2013–14), earning a total of twenty-two Primetime Emmy Awards, the most wins for a male individual.
Beginning June 10, 2013, ''The Daily Show'' correspondent John Oliver assumed primary hosting duties during Stewart's break.
The hour-long-plus final ''Daily Show'' on August 6 featured reunions with former correspondents Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Hasan Minhaj, Ed Helms, Kristen Schaal, Larry Wilmore, Jessica Williams, Aasif Mandvi, Lewis Black, John Hodgman, Rob Corddry, Olivia Munn, Josh Gad, Michael Che, and Mo Rocca and cameo video clips from people Stewart had targeted over the years, including Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Chris Christie, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Bill O'Reilly, Wolf Blitzer, Joe Scarborough, and Mika Brzezinski.
Stewart and correspondent John Oliver later poked fun at his lackluster reception on ''The Daily Show'' coverage of the 79th Academy Awards by saying that the "demon of last year's Oscars had finally been exorcised".
Among comedians who say they were influenced by Stewart are Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj, Samantha Bee, Larry Wilmore, Bassem Youssef, Trevor Noah, and Jordan Klepper.
