{"id":250708,"date":"2026-07-07T20:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/dreams-come-true-john-oliver-makes-his-soap-opera-debut\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T20:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T20:28:08","slug":"dreams-come-true-john-oliver-makes-his-soap-opera-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/dreams-come-true-john-oliver-makes-his-soap-opera-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Dreams come true: John Oliver makes his soap opera debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184789%26%26%26youtube%26jio-0yE5VJE%3A2e658c9f503f6f0575a24a0c34cbb58d7d01b917&amp;source=youtube&amp;preview=&amp;vid=jio-0yE5VJE&amp;noads=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;moduleid=2184789\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184789\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After publicly challenging soap writers to give him a juicy role earlier this year, General Hospital obliged by casting John Oliver in a three episode story arc as Z, director of the World Security Bureau. GH tailored the role to suit his requests for a ridiculous character name, a dramatic close up, and being slapped. Bonus: they gave him a scene where he dramatically exits a helicopter and shoots someone. <\/p>\n<p>watch John\u2019s soap opera debut under the cut:<br \/><a name=\"cutid1\"\/><br \/>day 1:<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184790%26%26%26youtube%26HUBwAad-bPU%3A41cae6958b6f46ec8f3a5075fb91e2d4d33840b1&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=&amp;moduleid=2184790&amp;vid=HUBwAad-bPU&amp;preview=&amp;source=youtube\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184790\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>day 2:<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184791%26%26%26youtube%263dMDPwUavgU%3A594b73ddda5ef7d81181c7f213a158d7d1d88e3a&amp;noads=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;moduleid=2184791&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=3dMDPwUavgU&amp;preview=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184791\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184792%26%26%26youtube%26tvoU8RShF7U%3Ab95d2b72d059dab74fa30b7a1d1f4ddfbedaddcb&amp;vid=tvoU8RShF7U&amp;preview=&amp;source=youtube&amp;moduleid=2184792&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184792\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184793%26%26%26youtube%26IlDwSgrLUUM%3A323688d1188ad9734aa01b5b96533b3400da5d7b&amp;source=youtube&amp;vid=IlDwSgrLUUM&amp;preview=&amp;noads=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;moduleid=2184793\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184793\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>day 3:<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184794%26%26%26youtube%26QubC9vhpER0%3A47abb32d5f45ee637be3702dfa1d013ed8b76a09&amp;moduleid=2184794&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=&amp;vid=QubC9vhpER0&amp;preview=&amp;source=youtube\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184794\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184795%26%26%26youtube%26T0jd57hG2Fw%3Afa285ceb84290df602c1b8eb3eb1b153b6c65c54&amp;preview=&amp;vid=T0jd57hG2Fw&amp;source=youtube&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;noads=&amp;moduleid=2184795\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184795\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Days of Our Lives also gave him a guest star role. His three episodes are scheduled to air on August 11, 12, and 14. He does his best Joey Tribbiani impression at the end of this interview:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/l.lj-toys.com\/?auth_token=sessionless%3A1783490400%3Aembedcontent%3A3616053%262184796%26%26%26youtube%26yXVmcKLH68A%3A9a8377b47bbf0132c80da86f0bd10fbcd9ae3896&amp;noads=&amp;journalid=3616053&amp;moduleid=2184796&amp;source=youtube&amp;preview=&amp;vid=yXVmcKLH68A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"lj_embedcontent\" allowfullscreen=\"\" name=\"embed_3616053_2184796\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jio-0yE5VJE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HUBwAad-bPU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3dMDPwUavgU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tvoU8RShF7U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IlDwSgrLUUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QubC9vhpER0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T0jd57hG2Fw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yXVmcKLH68A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media1.tenor.com\/m\/ED2g4lkO9qgAAAAC\/friends-joey-tribbiani.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com\/132561259.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After publicly challenging soap writers to give him a juicy role earlier this year, General Hospital obliged by casting John Oliver in a three episode story arc as Z, director of the World Security Bureau. GH tailored the role to suit his requests for a ridiculous character name, a dramatic close up, and being slapped. 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