The President Show is a television comedy series that premiered on Comedy Central on April 27, 2017. The show is created by and stars Anthony Atamanuik as Donald Trump, the President of the United States. Peter Grosz co-stars as Mike Pence, the Vice President.
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Format
Introduced as "the forty-fifth and final President of the United States", Atamanuik as Donald Trump begins each episode at a "press-conference" set, during which he announces tonight's theme and a variation of his catchphrase, "I'm the president. Can you believe it? Let's roll!", which signals transitioning to the title sequence. After the opening, "Trump" is shown in the Oval Office set, accompanied by Peter Grosz as Mike Pence, and the two perform a segment pertaning to the recent week's news. Next, a pre-taped segment is shown with either "Trump", "Pence" or both on-location interacting with various groups of people in-character. After that, "Trump" interviews a guest at a Mar-a-Lago set. Finally, back in the "Oval Office", "Trump" and "Pence" deliver a farewell address, often taking form of a sketch, which transitions into the closing credits.
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Production
Background
Atamanuik began impersonating Trump during the 2016 United States presidential campaign. In a series called Trump vs. Bernie, Atamanuik challenged James Adomian, who played Bernie Sanders, in mock debates. The two toured the United States and appeared on television. They went on Comedy Central's @midnight in March 2016, and had a one-hour sketch special on Fusion in May 2016. Atamanuik also appeared by himself as Trump on several shows during the campaign, including @midnight, The Chris Gethard Show and The View.
Development
On March 30, 2017, Comedy Central announced a new late night program via two Twitter accounts: @PresidentShow and @LateNightDonald. The network did not provide further details at the time of this announcement. A few days later, the series was officially announced. It was reported that the series was created by Anthony Atamanuik and executive produced by Adam Pally. The show was set to feature Atamanuik hosting as president Donald Trump and Peter Grosz acting as his sidekick in the form of vice president Mike Pence. Production companies involved with the series were set to include Clone Wolf Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
The show's production staff was eventually filled out with Andre Allen acting as director and Atamanuik, Grosz, Pally, Jason Ross, Olivia Gerke, Josh Lieberman, and Greg Walter set as executive producers. The show is presented in the typical format of a late-night talk show, including desk segments, field pieces, and guest interviews. The show's writers are Atamaniuk, Grosz, Ross, John Gemberling, Mitra Jouhari, Christine Nangle, Rae Sanni, Evan Waite, Neil Casey, and Emmy Blotnick.
Marketing
Concurrently with the show's official announcement, Comedy Central released the first teaser trailer for the series.
Comedy Central conducted a viral marketing campaign to advertise the show by inserting footage in episodes of The Daily Show and @midnight to make it appear the network had been hacked; footage shown included a web address with a Russian country code, which redirected to The President Show's Twitter account.
Renewal
On May 23, 2017, Comedy Central extended the first season by ordering an additional seven episodes.
On January 15, 2018, Comedy Central president Kent Alterman discussed the show at the annual Television Critics Association's winter press tour. In regards to the show's future he said, "We're working that out" and that "we'll have something soon."
On March 14, 2018, it was announced that the series would officially return for 2 one hour specials. The first special is entitled Make America Great-A-Thon: A President Show Special which is set to air on April 3, 2018.
Episodes
Season 1 (2017)
Specials
Reception
The President Show has a Metacritic score of 58 out of 100, indicating that it has received "mixed or average reviews" from critics. On the website Rotten Tomatoes, the show's first season has a score of 67% based on 12 reviews.
The series premiere had one million viewers over the course of three days and the show averages about 870,000 viewers.
References
External links
- Official website
- The President Show on IMDb
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