Oliver lives in New York City with his wife Kate Norley , an Iraq War veteran who served as a United States Army medic . Oliver has said that they met at the 2008 Republican National Convention ; he was doing a piece for '' The Daily Show '' and Norley was campaigning with Vets for Freedom . She and other veterans hid Oliver , the other correspondents , and the camera crew from security . The two married in October 2011 . Together , the couple has two sons , one born prematurely in 2015 and one born in 2018 . Oliver occasionally wears a 1st Cavalry Division lapel pin – his wife 's unit in Iraq
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
John Oliver