And now, this: John Oliver is headed to Port Charles.
Almost 4 months after an on-air plea to be forged on a cleaning soap opera, Oliver has certainly landed a visitor position on the ABC sudser “Basic Hospital,” which he introduced on Sunday’s episode of “Final Week Tonight.”
Precise particulars about Oliver’s character are being stored below wraps, but it surely’s mentioned to be a “important” visitor position. He’ll seem in a three-episode arc that begins Thursday, July 2, and wraps Monday, July 6. (UPDATE: Oliver can even guest-star on every week of “Days of Our Lives” episodes, airing August 11 by way of 14.)
Here is a full first-look snapshot of Oliver’s stint on “Basic Hospital”:
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John Oliver requested to be forged on a cleaning soap opera again in March
Oliver lobbied for his personal visitor position on “Basic Hospital” — or any keen cleaning soap opera, for that matter — throughout a March “Final Week Tonight” section on cleaning soap opera cameos, which highlighted the “insane” antics that sports activities commentator Stephen A. Smith has gotten as much as in his recurring “GH” position of Brick, right-hand man to Maurice Benard’s Sonny.
“I’ll admit right here, the rationale I am bringing this up is as a result of I’m jealous,” Oliver conceded on the time. “I’ve a real love for soaps. … So, to all of the cleaning soap operas on the market, let me say this: I’m formally providing myself to you. Write me a task, and I will probably be in your set so quick, it should make your head spin.”
Oliver went on to record a handful of circumstances for showing on a cleaning soap, together with that he should play a fictional character with a “ridiculous” title, reasonably than showing as himself. (Sadly, the title of his “Basic Hospital” character has but to be revealed.) Plus, he wished a “juicy” storyline, which may contain “homicide, or slapping, or being slapped, or being somebody’s long-lost one thing.”
“When John Oliver publicly threw down the gauntlet and mentioned he wished to seem on a cleaning soap, we did not hesitate for a second,” mentioned “Basic Hospital” EP Frank Valentini. “He was all the pieces you’d hope he’d be: ready, skilled, humorous, and genuinely variety to everybody on set. He performs an integral character within the story, and I am unable to look forward to followers to see who he crosses paths with in Port Charles.”
Added Oliver in a separate assertion: “‘Basic Hospital’ was all the pieces I hoped it will be. It is a true honor to be a small stain on the historical past of this illustrious present.”
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