Months after saying he wanted to appear on a soap opera and do a very specific set of things, John Oliver's wish came true. General Hospital and Days of Our Lives extended invitations to the late-night host, and the actor made headlines for manifesting a truly bizarre dream. That said, how did soap opera stars feel about it?
CinemaBlend spoke to Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall, as she celebrates fifty years on the program. Having just appeared on Star Trek's parody of a soap opera, I wondered how she felt about having a comedian like Oliver invade the show in a bit of cross-promotion between Last Week Tonight and daytime television. The star didn't hold back and said that when it comes to the DoOL cast, they were thrilled to welcome him on: