Soap Opera
‘I Want To Do Something Juicy’: Late-Night Icon Reportedly In Talks To Make Shocking Soap Opera Debut
John Oliver is set to make his Days of Our Lives debut on Peacock after years of expressing his love for soaps on Last Week Tonight. Details on his role are forthcoming.
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For years, Last Week Tonight star John Oliver has shown his appreciation for the soap opera genre. After making a plea to the soap world, it appears the talk show host’s wish to appear may finally be coming true.
In an episode of Last Week Tonight from March of this year, Oliver proclaimed his love for daytime dramas, sharing, “I have a genuine love for soaps.”
He explained that his love for the genre stems from its most outlandish storylines. “Where else can an imposter nurse be shot in a hospital, or a woman be possessed by the devil, or Colonel Sanders have a kiki with his best blondes?”
“I want to be part of that world,” he declared, and now, according to sources at The Daily Mail, the Emmy winner will make his soap opera debut on the Peacock streaming series Days of Our Lives.
While little is known about Oliver’s role, when the actor made his plea, he had some requirements. “First, I don’t want to play myself,” Oliver stated, wanting to be a character with a ridiculous name.
He then had a storyline request, sharing, “Also, I want to do something juicy like murder or slapping or being slapped or being someone’s long-lost something.”
His last request? A directorial one, as Oliver requested a soap opera staple. “Ideally, I’d like a dramatic close-up of my face.”
According to The Daily Mail, Oliver is currently filming his scenes for the soap opera, with the episodes set to air at a later date.
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Days of Our Lives has a unique production schedule in which episodes are filmed approximately 10 months in advance; however, The Daily Mail reports that Oliver’s scenes could be filmed as early as August.
This is not the first time Oliver’s love for Days of Our Lives has been shown. The host famously reconnected Alison Sweeney and James Scott following their on-screen exit and gave their ‘characters’ an alternate-universe happy ending after the show tragically killed off E.J. (Scott) and wrote off Sami (Sweeney). While this was unofficial and Last Week Tonight didn’t name-drop the characters, fans were happy to see ‘Ejami’ reunited once again.
Fans of the soap opera will have to stay tuned to see whether Oliver does appear and what kind of drama he will be involved in.
Days of Our Lives streams weekdays on Peacock.
