Pakistan, June 29 -- John Oliver is set to fulfil a long-held personal ambition after securing a guest role in the long-running television soap opera General Hospital. The Emmy-winning comedian will appear as an undisclosed character in three episodes beginning this week, giving fans a chance to see him in a completely different role.

The opportunity comes just months after Oliver publicly expressed his desire to appear on a daytime soap opera during an episode of his HBO show Last Week Tonight. He jokingly admitted he was jealous of sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, who has played the recurring character Brick on General Hospital for the past decade.

Producers of the popular ABC series responded by inviting Oliver to join the cast, ...