John Oliver in GQ

John Oliver in GQ

John Oliver wants Queen Elizabeth to appear on 'The Daily Show'.

The British born comedian is set to take over the reins of the show from Jon Stewart for three months and revealed his ideal guest would be the 87-year-old monarch.

Writing in GQ's June Comedy issue, on newsstands now, he explained: "I promise you I will do everything in my power to get Her Majesty the queen as a guest. If I can't get her, I will try to get Helen Mirren dressed as the queen. If that doesn't work, I'll get Senator Mitch McConnell and have him dressed as either the queen or Helen Mirren. If any one of those works out, I guarantee you will see the most awkward, borderline treasonous, yet memorable interview in the history of television."

John also joked he plans to have all of his guests take an oath of allegiance to the British flag during his stint as host.

He said: "Each show will begin with a pledge of allegiance to the Union Jack. This is non-negotiable, and I think it'll help with the guest-booking.

"I'm looking forward to this summer. It's going to be one of the strangest experiences of my life, and I hope you'll share it with me. Think of it this way: It's still going to be everything you love about 'The Daily Show', just without the thing that you love most about it."

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