Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The indie streamer’s comedy makeover show Very Important People will go up against the likes of Saturday Night Live, The Late Show, and Last Week Tonight in the newly merged talk–variety race. [via Variety]

“I’m worried about my show all the time, regardless of mergers,” the Last Week Tonight host told USA Today. “I’ll get to you when I have time, corporate overlords,” he added. “I’ve got a lot of self-loathing to go through first.”

With Oliver campaigning for a role on soap, Nancy Lee Grahn (apparently an Oliver fan) suggested a role as her character Alexis’ next “hot love interest.”