John Oliver Lloyd Bishop/NBC John Oliver is looking for a new gig. During tonight's installment of Last Week Tonight, the political comic and late-night host set aside a good chunk of his program to lobby earnestly for a "juicy" guest role on a daytime soap opera. While the main story concerned the Donald Trump administration and DOGE's gutting of USAID, Oliver spent just over 10 minutes fervently discussing his love of sudsers. The ask was spurred by the discovery of TV personality Stephen A. Smith's own recurring role on General Hospital as "Brick," which admittedly made Oliver "jealous.