John Oliver Slams Dean Cain for Joining ICE, Says ‘No Need’ for Former Superman to ‘Wear a Mask’ on Duty: ‘The Chances of Anyone Recognizing Him Are F—ing Zero’

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John Oliver slammed former Superman Dean Cain over his announcement last week that he plans to join ICE, saying it shows the agency might be in “trouble.”

Discussing the recent raids taking place all over the U.S. on the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” Oliver said that ICE seems “more than a little desperate” to hire new agents, pointing to the fact that they have removed age limits and are putting out “gross recruitment ads.” He then turned his attention to Cain, who said last week during an appearance on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” that he “will be sworn in as an ICE agent, ASAP.”

“You know, there’s an old saying in Hollywood: if all you can get is Dean Cain, you are fucked,” Oliver quipped.

“I’m not saying that ICE isn’t finding people,” he continued. “I’m just saying, when you are reduced to pinning a badge on the 59-year-old star of ‘The Dog Who Saved Christmas,’ ‘The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation,’ ‘The Dog Who Saved Holidays,’ ‘The Dog Who Saved Halloween,’ ‘The Dog Who Saved Easter’ and ‘The Dog Who Saved Summer,’ maybe you are in trouble.”

It’s true — though Cain played Superman/Clark Kent in the ’90s ABC series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” he’s more recently taken to the television film space, where he has starred in six “The Dog Who Saved…” movies. As a result, Oliver said that Cain shouldn’t be concerned about covering up on duty to avoid being doxxed.

“On the plus side, no need for that guy to wear a mask because the chances of anyone recognizing him are fucking zero,” he said.

Cain later responded to Oliver’s remarks on X, writing: “He stole that mask joke from the internet — and he also laughed hysterically when Trump said he was going to run for president. Case closed. (and those movies were sweet, by the way!).”

Watch the full segment of “Last Week Tonight” below.