John Oliver Goes All In on Wild ‘General Hospital’ Cameo

ABCLate-night host John Oliver got the “slap” in the face he wanted during his three-episode character arc on the soap opera General Hospital.Oliver, who pitched himself for a role on a soap opera from behind the desk at his show Last Week Tonight, landed two short arcs on Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, the latter of which aired the final piece of his character’s story on Monday. In the episode, Oliver is slapped across the face by the character Carly Corinthos (played by Laura Wright), just as he had requested in the “conditions” for the roles he wanted to play.“I only have a few conditions: First, I don’t want to play myself,” he said on his show in March. “I want to be a character. And I want his name to be ridiculous 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.”Read more at The Daily Beast.