Late-night host John Oliver is headed to daytime.
The “Final Week Tonight” host will visitor star on the long-running daytime cleaning soap opera “Normal Hospital” in a three-episode storyline, which is able to air July 2, 3 and 6.
Oliver introduced the casting on the June 28 episode of “Final Week Tonight” after beforehand voicing his curiosity to star within the daytime drama again in March.
“When John Oliver publicly threw down the gauntlet and mentioned he wished to seem on a cleaning soap, we didn’t hesitate for a second. He was all the things you’d hope he’d be: ready, skilled, humorous and genuinely sort to everybody on set,” “Normal Hospital” govt producer Frank Valentini mentioned in an announcement. “He performs an integral character within the story, and I can’t anticipate followers to see who he crosses paths inside Port Charles.”
Airing weekdays on ABC and streaming on Hulu, “Normal Hospital” is on its sixty fourth 12 months, making it each the longest-running scripted American drama and longest-running American cleaning soap opera at the moment in manufacturing. The sequence has additionally earned probably the most Excellent Daytime Drama award wins, receiving the Daytime Emmy Award 18 instances.
“’Normal Hospital’ was all the things I hoped it will be. It’s a real honor to be a small stain on the historical past of this illustrious present,” Oliver mentioned.
The cleaning soap was created by Frank and Doris Hursley. Frank Valentini serves as the chief producer, with Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten because the co-head writers.
“Final Week Tonight with John Oliver” is at the moment on its thirteenth season, airing Sundays on HBO and is out there to stream on HBO Max. The HBO Unique has earned 32 Emmys, three Peabody Awards, two GLAAD Media Awards, 9 Writers Guild Awards and 9 PGA Awards.
