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With Our Cartoon President, co-creator R.J. Fried tried to do something that had never been done before, producing topical animation that could keep up with the relentless chaos and daily headlines surrounding the Trump administration. Based on a popular recurring segment from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Showti…

Showtime will air Our Cartoon President: Election Special 2018 on Sunday, November 4. Cartoon Vladimir Putin, Rudy Giuliani, Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will all make appearances in the one-hour election special, in which Cartoon Donald Trump and his son, Don Jr., help Republicans win the midterm…

As if Donald Trump’s rally in Nashville on Tuesday weren’t cartoonish enough, Showtime has set a July 15 premiere date for the remaining seven episodes of Our Cartoon President‘s first season. The premium cabler also released a new trailer, which you can check out above. Quick gag: “Why did I even want this job?” toon…

Showtime released the trailer for its new animated series Our Cartoon President executive produced by Stephen Colbert, his Late Show EP Chris Licht and OCP‘s showrunner R.J. Fried. “In a time of civil and political unrest, one man works tirelessly to defend the American Dream,” the trailer begins as Cartoon Trump is…

Showtime has tapped Emmy-nominated comedy writer R.J. Fried as showrunner of its new untitled half-hour animated series centered on the Trump White House, executive produced by Stephen Colbert. A three-time Emmy nominee, Fried most recently served as co-executive producer and head writer for Problematic with Moshe Kash…