Soap Opera
‘Days of our Lives’ Drops Sneak Peek at John Oliver’s Highly-Anticipated Guest Star Turn
John Oliver guest stars on ‘Days of our Lives’ visiting Salem mayor Paulina Price in a sneak peek released by Peacock.
John Oliver‘s wish comes true for a second time this summer when he makes his way to Salem, USA. The late-night talk show host already had his soap opera turn in June when he made his General Hospital appearance. This week, he guest stars on Days of our Lives and the Peacock soap has dropped a sneak peek of what you’ll see.
John Oliver Visits Salem
While the latest DAYS promo doesn’t reveal much about what Oliver will be doing during his Salem visit, we do know he will be dropping by the mayor’s office to visit Paulina Price (Jackee Harry). Salem’s mayor doesn’t seem to know him, so what surprises will he bring? The same promo also shows Paulina’s daughter, Chanel (Raven Bowens), going into labor. Does he bring news about the baby?
When the Last Week Tonight host first announced his soap guest star shots in June, DAYS released a sneak peek photo in which Oliver is sharing a scene with Daniel Feuerriegel‘s EJ DiMera, so we know Oliver will play a character involved with enemies Paulina and EJ.
In March, Oliver had said that he had been jealous of ESPN anchor Stephen A. Smith‘s recurring role on General Hospital as Brick, so he also wanted to be on a soap. GH and DAYS both delivered, with GH casting Oliver as WSB Director “Z” in June, having the character arrive on location by helicopter on Spoon Island following a dramatic shootout.
Oliver had certain criteria for his soap character when he made his appeal on his show.
“First, I don’t want to play myself,” he said, per Soap Opera Digest. ” I want to be a character and I want his name to be ridiculous,” he declared. “Also, I want to do something juicy, like murder, or slapping, or being slapped, or being someone’s long-lost something. And ideally, I’d like a dramatic close-up of my face. But in return, trust me, I will give my all to this performance.”
Oliver got what he wanted on GH when Carly (Laura Wright) slapped Z. Will he be slapped again in Salem? Tune in this week to find out.
