After a few months of speculation, it has finally been revealed who John Oliver will be playing when he kicks-off his three episode guest stint on Tuesday, August 11 on Peacock’s Days of Our Lives.

According to a rep for the soap opera, Oliver will be taking on the role of Salem’s Chief Water Inspector who opens an investigation into the local water supply.  As previously reported, Oliver will share scenes with EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) and Rita (Maggie Carney), and Mayor Paulina Price (Jackée Harry).

In addition, Soaps.com spoke with Dan Feuerriegel who shared that Oliver’s character name is none other than “Devlin St. John.” Feuerriegel also explained what the late night talk show wanted out of his Days of Our Lives experience noting, “He wanted the whole thing. From my recollection, he wanted a wig. He wanted a ridiculous name, and he wanted to slap or be slapped.” Feuerriegel then coyly admitted, “We did all the things. Everything you would think cliché in a soap, we did. I got slapped. I slapped.”

Jackée Harry previewed her scenes with Oliver to TV Insider, noting, “He is the water commissioner and coming to her with some scheme. He is trying to get one over on the city of Salem and she is not having it. And then he’s onto the next victim.”

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JOHN OLIVER’S TOUR OF SOAP DUTY CONCLUDES IN SALEM

After his initial entrance on Tuesday, look for Oliver on  the Wednesday, August 12 and Friday, August 14 of the soap streamer. Last month, John Oliver appeared on General Hospital in the role of the head of the WSB named Z for three episodes, as well which was more of a dramatic turn for the late night talk show host.

DAYS and GH both came calling after Oliver put the word out an episode of his HBO series back in March, that he is aiming to be on a soap! John shared, “To all the soap operas out there, let me say this: I’m officially offering myself to you. Write me a role, and I will be on your set so fast, it will make your head spin!”

Days of Our Lives executive producer, Ken Corday previously said in a statement, “When John Oliver said, ‘Call me, soaps, I’m available and willing to travel. I want to be a part of that world,’ our world, we had to heed the call!”

So, looking forward to tuning-in to see John Oliver as Salem’s Chief Water Inspector, Devlin St. John on this week on Days of Our Lives? Let us know via the comment section. But first, in case you missed it, check out this week’s Days of Our Lives promo below with Oliver as Devlin St. John  asking to see Mayor Paulina Price in its final moments.

On General Hospital, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan) and Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine) have been appearing together more and more in scenes together and storylines than in recent years on the ABC soap opera.  The result has been emotional moments built within the rich history of the Quartermaine family between Jason and Tracy.

In 2025, it was Jason who found his mother Monica Quartermaine upstairs in her room passed away, which then led to Jason having to tell Tracy that Monica was gone. This began the beats of the story that played out for weeks and then months as General Hospital paid tribute to the late Leslie Charleson.

Coming up at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Burton is up in the Lead Actor in Daytime Drama Series category and previously reported, Steve revealed on his That’s Awesome podcast with Bradford Anderson that he did not include scenes from Jason at Monica’s funeral in his Emmy-nominated reel. However, he did share without naming specifics, he did include some moments from Monica’s death.

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JEFF KOBER DOUBLE EMMY NOMINEE

Now on Sunday August 9, Steve and Bradford welcomed double Emmy nominee, and former co-star Jeff Kober to their show.  Kober is up for a Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Duke Ekins in The Pitt. He is also up Outstanding Guest Performer at the Daytime Emmys for his work as Cyrus Renault on GH. Kober previously won a Daytime Emmy for Supporting Actor back in 2022.

Kober was discussing how many takes he may get working on a scene in various projects from movie roles to primetime to General Hospital and one particular note he received from a director on a take was just to do it and be ‘simpler,’ and as an actor to strive for ‘simplicity.’ That prompted Burton to recall the moment Jane Elliot congratulated him on his Daytime Emmy nomination last month.

A TEXT MESSAGE FROM JANE ELLIOT

Steve shared, “Jan was gracious enough to to text me when I got nominated and she said something to the effect of like .’thank you for not chewing the scenery’. Thank you for not chewing it. You know, because it’s easy sometimes when you get that meat (referencing a scene or story material) and you’re like, ‘Here’s my shot,’ and especially in daytime, and you go, ‘This could be my Emmy material,’ OR ‘Here’s your chance to blow it. Here’s your chance to ruin everything.” (Laughs)  It’s just all very interesting.”

Check out the discussion with Jeff Kober, Steve Burton and Bradford Anderson below.

Then, let us know what do you think of Jane’s comment on Steve’s Emmy nomination, ‘thank you for not chewing the scenery.” Coming from Jane, who shared several scenes with him during the aftermath of Monica’s death, it’s a very high compliment, because Burton moved many to tears with his moving portrayal of a man grieving the woman that raised him. Share your thoughts in the comment section.

Get ready for tomorrow’s August 10 episode of The Young and the Restless when it looks as though Joshua Morrow will be front and center stage in a standalone episode where Nick is going to hit close to rock bottom. Viewers can expect another riveting performance by Morrow is on tap in what could be a harrowing wake-up call for Nick.

The story of Nick’s drug addiction, which occurred after he got into a car accident and broke his leg (thanks to Matt Clark as played by Roger Howarth), and got hooked on Fentanyl pills, also (thanks to Matt Clark), was the perfect storm for the always stand up guy of the Newman family to fall into a drug dependency that has unspooled for months.

It was back in May when Nick and Adam (Mark Grossman) returned from Las Vegas to hunt Matt Clark down, and then came to see their father, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) to update him on the situation.

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Sadly, that was also the moment that Nick had to admit to his dad that he is addicted to Fentanyl. In the scenes, a guilt-ridden and ashamed Nick looked at the father he idolized and broke down. At the end of the scene, Victor got up from his chair and called Nick, “My boy,” and went over to hug him, devastated about Nick’s condition.

During Eric Braeden’s recent interview on the Michael Fairman Channel, he recalled the taping of that scene. “It touched me deeply and it was one of those moments that a father and son don’t want,” explained Braeden. “They’re horrified by that. I think Joshua made an enormous leap in acting in that scene. He showed what he is capable of.”

Braeden was deeply-affected by the moment as well. “It was a very, very touching scene. We had some scenes after that, again, about the same thing,” said Eric. “Now, there’s a whole deeper connection between father and son. Any father would almost have a breakdown knowing that his son is on drugs or his daughter. It was a very well-written scene. I’ll never forget it. ”

Morrow had told us during his livestream interview alongside TV brother, Mark Grossman also on the Michael Fairman Channel, that having to say the dialog to Braeden who is like a second father to him in real life proved difficult. He shared he could barely get the words out of his mouth.

Eric confirmed that he and Joshua, along with Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman) are all so close, making the moment all the more heartbreaking to play. “It’s very, very, very true,” shared Braeden, “and the offshoot of those scenes have been equally as good. Joshua’s been wonderful … fantastic.”

Now with Josh Griffith’s (ex-head writer, Y&R) material wrapping up on-screen over the next several weeks, and newly planted Y&R co-head writers Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor having started their new gig with the number one daytime drama last week, it will be intriguing to see what the scribes do with Nick, and of course, everyone else on the Genoa City canvas!

So, do you remember the scene where Nick admitted to Victor he has a drug problem? Did it break your heart as well? What did you think of Eric Braeden’s thoughts on Joshua getting a chance to shine? Looking forward to tomorrow’s episode to see what Joshua does in the scenes? Let us know in the comment section.