So I was walking my bike along the sidewalk in DC and you'll never guess who I met.

[Skinner]

John Oliver! I did not waste his time with small talk. Just asked if I could take a picture and said thank you. He said, "Very nice to meet you," which I thought was gracious considering I had just interrupted him for entirely selfish reasons.

Anyway, thought you all might appreciate this.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. omggggggggggggg I would have swooned! Me loves John Oliver!

[LittleGirl]

34. I would have too!

Love John Oliver, just love him. omg, I would be a squealing girly girl.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

85. K&R, I would have simply waved and smiled; but I ain't Skinner! LOL

[StrictlyRockers]

2. Awesome!

I would love to get a selfie with that dude!

[gademocrat7]

3. Awesome!

[rug]

4. He's got a better hat.

[liberal N proud]

5. Cool

[BlueMTexpat]

6. What a GREAT experience!

John Oliver is one of the BEST UK imports EVAH!

[underpants]

7. Why were you riding a bike on a sidewalk?

Just kidding. That's awesome.

[NightWatcher]

8. He really was putting his bike in the stand outside of Olive Garden

[underpants]

13. Funny

[awoke_in_2003]

39. Probably

had a pit bull with him, too.

[greatauntoftriplets]

53. And was breast feeding it, too!

[awoke_in_2003]

56. That's how he rolls

How have you been, G? (Couldn't remember if your real name is public)

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. I'm doing okay.

How are you?

[awoke_in_2003]

59. Waiting to take the wife home

They just took out her spleen. It seems to be never ending. Other than that, all is well

[greatauntoftriplets]

60. Poor lady!

I hope that she has a speedy recovery.

[madokie]

9. Two fine men right there

thanks for sharing

[betsuni]

10. K&R!

[yodermon]

11. I hope you at least plugged DU?!?!?!

cool.

[HipChick]

12. Is that Georgetown?

Great pic....I once met Robert De Niro strolling....but didn't dare interrupt him..

[Skinner]

15. Yes, Georgetown. (nt)

[Iggo]

18. I know what you mean.

I ran into Kerry King (guitarist for Slayer) when we were both in line waiting to see Bill Maher.

But since he wasn't working, I basically gave him a head-nod to say "I know you!" and he gave me one back as if to say "Yeah, you do!"

If he was representing, it would've been different. But he was just out on the town with his wife, trying to take in a show like the rest of us.

Same thing as when I saw Oscar Isaac at Starbucks at 5:30 in the morning. Head-nod and a half-grin, and he gave one back, and that was it. Dude's just trying to get a cup of coffee, ya know?

And now I'm done name-dropping.

[Iggo]

14. My favorite TV guy!!!

Caught his live show a couple years ago.

Damn funny.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

16. Hey! I guessed right!

I was going to say, "Someone who lives and/or works in the greater DC metropolitan area."

[spanone]

17. K&R...

[sarcasmo]

19. Pistons fan, Sweet!

[LisaM]

71. I know!

That's what jumped out at me, too.

[crim son]

20. So cool! n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

21. I wonder if John Oliver realized he was taking a photo

with a celebrity?

[bucolic_frolic]

22. He only gave you the time of day because he was flattered

that you tried to clone his glasses!

[Solly Mack]

23. Very cool.

You two kind of look related.

[femmocrat]

24. Way cool!

[Adrahil]

25. Jealous. To me, He, Stewart, and Colbert are the Holy Trinity...

And Sam Bee is looking to crash the boy's club!

[LittleGirl]

35. Spot On! n/t

[niyad]

47. your forgot KO

[Adrahil]

48. Keith Olbermann?

I'm a fan, but he's not as funny as those 4.

[niyad]

49. maybe not funny, but brilliant.

[DesertRat]

26. How cool!!

Great selfie, too!

[Loki Liesmith]

27. Well I was walking down 6th avenue and...

[TonyPDX]

28. Love the guy-- brilliant and hilarious

[kag]

29. His is the only show my husband and I watch together! n/t

[Richard D]

30. John should be honored!

Did he ask for your autograph?

[lindysalsagal]

31. Funny how TV people look so normal on the street. You could walk right by them.

America really is a democracy: We all walk the same streets.

[hibbing]

67. I don't think I would have recognized him

Glad Skinner did, made me laugh seeing the picturre.


Peace

[Boudica the Lyoness]

32. I hope you picked up after your bike.

Nobody likes treading in bike poop.

So I was walking my bike along the sidewalk in DC and you'll never guess who I met.

[blogslut]

33. aww

neat!

[George II]

36. Why were you walking your bike? Not much exercise doing that!!!

[byronius]

37. But -- did he realize who the eff he was talking to?

There's fame, and then there's Skinner. I hope he was suitably impressed.

[Ilsa]

38. That's what i was wondering!

And how well does he know DU?

[Skittles]

40. wow

Btw, Skinner, it would be cool to run into YOU on the sidewalk!

[zonkers]

41. Awesome.

[Blue_Tires]

42. Pistons fan? I like him already...

[Danmel]

43. That is so freaking cool!

Love John Oliver!

[Hekate]

44. Very very cool, Skinner!

Congratulations!

[nolabear]

45. How nice for both of you!

[calimary]

46. Nice!

[Vinca]

50. Wow - I'd love to run into John Oliver. Great photo.

[retrowire]

51. too neat! nt

[whistler162]

52. Dang, I thought it might have been Mortimer Snerd

since he lives there now!

[DFW]

54. You didn't have any rope of plastic handcuffs?

You know, so you could immobilize him and force him talk to you for half an hour before letting him go?

[vkkv]

55. Wow, meeting someone famous that you actually CARE for !!

Very cool.

[lillypaddle]

57. Wow

so cool!

[sheshe2]

61. To Cool!

Thanks for the pic~

[FairWinds]

62. Had it been me, I would have thanked him for . .

trashing US charter schools.

Diane Ravitch on John Oliver's expose . .

"Fraud is a feature of deregulation, not a bug. When no one is looking, some people steal. Not everyone steals, but many do. That is why Ohio, Florida, Michigan, and California are scamming taxpayers. No one is demanding accountability. Politicians get paid off by charter friends, then cripple any effort to oversee them. Ohio and Michigan spend $1 billion a year to subsidize charter schools, which are lower-performing than public schools."

Jeez, why does it take a comedian to raise this issue?

Where are the Democrats?

[suffragette]

63. Very cool.

[etherealtruth]

64. Sweet!

when I lived in northern VA ... I ONLY ran into rightwing nut-jobs

[kentuck]

65. He's one of our faves!

Thanks for capturing him!

[TygrBright]

66. TOTAL COOLITUDE! Thanks for the smile, needed it today! n/t

[blondie58]

68. Cool! I would have asked For his

Autograph, too!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

69. Cool. I didn't know you lived in D.C. We might be neighbors.

[lunatica]

70. Did you tell him to come visit DU!?

It's not like you and DU aren't famous too you know!

[ladym55]

72. John Oliver is still the same nice guy who met my kid in Wisconsin

He was covering the massive protests in the capitol for the Daily Show after Scott Walker declared war on public employees. He took the time to let my son get a picture with him (my son had JUST gotten his teaching degree the month before and was with the protestors). I don't have the picture anymore, but I remember my son telling me that John Oliver was a great guy and that meeting him made an awful week much better.

[Major Nikon]

73. I expected John Oliver to tweet...

I was walking down the sidewalk in DC and you'll never guess who I met

[MynameisBlarney]

74. That an't no fake smile either.

His eyes are smiling too.

[MADem]

75. Does he know that you are a PERSON OF INFLUENCE?

You should go on his twitter and link back here, so he has a copy of the pic!!!

Very, very fun!!! One of the delights of DC, I found, was running into the oddest people right there on the doggone street (or on the mall). I never had a camera, but oh, the selfies I could have nabbed!


His delightful treatment of you has rubbed off on the rest of us--I'll keep watching!

[rocktivity]

88. Did you at least MENTION that you ran DU?

With all the material that Jon and his offspring we've provided them, THEY ought to paying US!


rocktivity

[Buckeye_Democrat]

76. Wow! I'm not too surprised that he'd stop for a selfie. He seems genuinely nice! n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

77. Cool kook !!!!!!!

[Egnever]

78. Pretty sweet

[Initech]

79. That is awesome! John Oliver is the best thing on TV right now.

[Person 2713]

80. Cool pic

[drmeow]

81. JEALOUS!!!!! n/t

[lonestarnot]

82. :) I love that guy!

[Warren DeMontague]

83. You should have at least asked him to swear at you.

Nobody, I mean nobody swears like that fuckin' guy.

[colorado_ufo]

84. I would have been just as delighted to meet Skinner!

[Divine Discontent]

86. Hi, Colorado_ufo

I've had some very nice messages back and forth with him during my moderator days. He is truly a kind man, and like you, I'd like to run into him someday. But meeting Mr Oliver is pretty cool, too!

Great photo!

[Divine Discontent]

87. Haha I love this!

You're such a fanboy. That is so cool, man!

I saw Bruce Willis this evening, and for over an hour kept silent though I wanted to bust out into his song Respect Yourself or the Moonlighting theme song. He's in town for his new movie here in OH.

Thank you for posting the fun photo!