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Having played many characters on “Saturday Night Live” over the last three seasons, comedian Sarah Sherman is ready to tackle her biggest acting challenge to date when she makes her debut on the ABC soap opera “General Hospital.”

Sherman is set to appear in at least two episodes of the series, airing Thursday, September 5 and Friday, September 6, playing the role of Robin Finch, a “spirited” etiquette teacher, or dialect theorist as the character calls herself, who’s hired to help Lois Cerullo (Rena Sofer) when it comes to how she speaks now that she’s become the spokeswoman for Deception.

In a preview clip shared by PEOPLE, Sherman’s character can be seen in the Quartermaine mansion being critical of the heavy Brooklyn accent spoken by Olivia (Lisa LoCicero) and Lois, starting from the moment Finch criticizes Olivia for the way she pronounces the word “croissant,” to which Ned (Wally Kurth), Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and even Tracy (Jane Elliot) can only look on in horror as things go down from there.

“I don’t know who you are, or what you’re doing in my living room, but I’ll pronounce my French pastries just the way I eat them,” counters Olivia. “Incorrectly?” Ms. Finch retorts, to which Ned stands up for his wife, saying, “Anyway she wants!”

After naming the area in which Olivia grew up in Brooklyn down to the cross streets simply based on the way she pronounced the “ah” while saying the word croissant, with Finch saying, “The closer to Bath Beach, the more nasal the tone,” it’s then the spotlight is placed on Lois.

“I’m Robin Finch. I’m a dialect theorist and tutor to the stars,” Finch finally says, introducing herself as she walks toward Lois. “And you must be Lois Cerullo! My new student,” she adds as she offers her hand to Lois for a handshake.

“I had the best time of my life and I couldn’t believe I got to act in a scene with ‘TRACY QUARTERMAINE’!” said Sherman in a statement released to PEOPLE. “I was so nervous about flubbing my lines, because I was surrounded by pros who memorize like a billion pages of dialogue a day. Also I met ‘Sonny Corinthos’ [Maurice Benard] so I can die happy!”

A repertory player on Saturday Night Live,” Sherman is a comedian and visual artist known for her traveling comedy show “Helltrap Nightmare.” Her credits include “The Erik Andre Show” and the Netflix film “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” among others. She recently completed a nationwide stand-up comedy tour, “Live and in the Flesh Tour.”

To get a sneak peek at Sherman’s appearance on “General Hospital,” check out the full article at PEOPLE, which includes photos and video.



Note: The post ‘General Hospital’ Casts ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedian Sarah Sherman As Etiquette Coach Hired To Help Lois appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website.

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