John Oliver’s Gun-Toting ‘General Hospital’ Turn Wowed His Co-Star: ‘It Was Incredible’

Laura Wright, the long-time star of ‘General Hospital,’ discusses sharing scenes with John Oliver. Plus, watch his wild debut on the soap opera.

By Marlow Stern

Marlow Stern

Chief Correspondent

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John Oliver sure knows how to make an entrance.

In the final moments of Thursday’s “General Hospital,” the long-running ABC daytime soap opera set in Port Charles, New York, the HBO host — sporting a dark suit, jet black hair and flanked by armed guards — descends from a helicopter and surveys the aftermath of a firefight. He whips out a Glock and shoots an injured gunman as he’s writhing on the ground, before making a beeline for Josslyn Jacks (played by Eden McCoy).

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