After GH, John Oliver’s Days of Our Lives Debut Date & Role Revealed
Oliver appears in three episodes as Salem’s chief water inspector in a storyline about contaminated drugs and a cover-up investigation.
- On Tuesday, August 11, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver debuted a three-episode guest stint on Days of Our Lives, portraying Salem's Chief Water Inspector Devlin St. John.
- Oliver's campaign for a soap role began in March 2026, when he publicly offered himself to any daytime drama willing to provide a ridiculous character and a juicy storyline.
- To accommodate the request, Days Executive Producer Ken Corday stated the team "basically had to shoehorn" Oliver into previously filmed episodes, even inserting new music to match scenes taped last year.
- Mayor Paulina Price, played by Jackée Harry, clashes with St. John over local schemes, while he shares flirtatious scenes with Rita Lesley, portrayed by Maggie Carney.
- Streaming on Peacock, the three episodes follow Oliver's similar July appearance on General Hospital, continuing his daytime drama campaign announced last spring.
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John Oliver gets his soap opera wish with ‘General Hospital’ role
LOS ANGELES — Comedian John Oliver is heading to Port Charles, the fictitious town that is the setting for long-running ABC television soap opera “General Hospital.” Oliver, the Emmy-winning host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” said on his show in March that he longed to make a cameo on a daytime soap opera. He said he was […] The post John Oliver gets his soap opera wish with ‘General Hospital’ role appeared first on Interaksyon.
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Days of our Lives' Dan Feuerriegel Reveals How John Oliver Was a Match for EJ DiMera “Where it Mattered”
Dan Feuerriegel from Days of Our Lives was recently interviewed by Soaps and told the publication how John Oliver killed it in his upcoming performance on the Peacock soap. Key Highlights John Oliver appears in Salem for a three-day arc Oliver plays a character named Devlin St. John, Salem’s water commissioner Oliver plays opposite EJ DiMera and Paulina Price Oliver had a list of everything he wanted to happen if he appeared on a soap, and DOOL…
John Oliver Makes ‘Days of Our Lives’ Debut After Stint on ‘GH'
Following his 3-episode stint on “General Hospital” earlier in the year, John Oliver has booked a guest-starring role on another beloved soap, “Days of Our Lives.” Oliver plays Water Commissioner Devlin St. John who comes into town to shake things up.
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