Our Cartoon President is an American adult animated satirical television series that premiered on February 11, 2018 and ended on November 8, 2020, on Showtime. The series was created by Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Matt Lappin, Tim Luecke, and R. J. Fried and is based on a recurring segment from Colbert's late night talk show The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
In August 2019, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a third and final season, which premiered on January 26, 2020.
Premise
Our Cartoon President is based on a recurring segment of Stephen Colbert's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. A workplace comedy taking place in the White House and other Washington, D.C. locations, the show takes a look at the presidency of Donald Trump, his sycophants, his family members, members of Congress, and cable news-based newscasters and political commentators. The second season introduces the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, as the focus of the show shifts to the 2020 election.
Cast and characters
Main
Jeff Bergman as Donald Trump, Lou Dobbs, Joe Biden, Bill de Blasio, and John F. Kennedy Cody Lindquist as Melania Trump and Louise Linton William Sadler as John F. Kelly, Jeff Sessions, Mitch McConnell, Wilbur Ross and William Barr Emily Lynne as Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, Karen Pence, Nancy Pelosi, Stormy Daniels, Theresa May, Elizabeth II, and Ann Coulter John Viener as Mike Pence, God, and Howard Schultz Gabriel Gundacker as Donald Trump Jr., Stephen Miller, Jake Tapper, and Brian Kilmeade Griffin Newman as Jared Kushner Jennifer F. Jackson as Sarah Huckabee Sanders (episodes 11–46), Maggie Haberman, Kellyanne Conway, and Susan Collins Molly Gordon as Sarah Huckabee Sanders (episodes 1–10) Jim Santangeli as H. R. McMaster and Fred Trump James Adomian as Ted Cruz, Sean Hannity, Alex Jones, Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Sebastian Gorka, Benjamin Franklin, Mike Lindell, Bernie Sanders, and Elon Musk Zach Cherry as Ben Carson, Colin Kaepernick and Evander Holyfield
Recurring
Amanda Phillipson as Rachel Maddow and Kimberly Guilfoyle
Stephen Colbert as Wolf Blitzer and Wilson Livingood (Season 1 premiere and Season 3 premiere) Brett Davis as Anderson Cooper Katie Rich as Betsy DeVos and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Mike Leech as Paul Ryan and Tim Pawlenty Anna Eilinsfeld as Ainsley Earhardt and Kristen Welker Thomas Whittington as Chuck Schumer, Emmanuel Macron, Tucker Carlson, and Beto O'Rourke R.J. Fried as Steve Doocy, Vladimir Putin, Chris Cuomo, and Stephen Breyer Zach Smilovitz as Steve Mnuchin, John R. Bolton, and Chuck Todd Paul Christie as Jim Mattis Jen Spyra as Hillary Clinton Eliana Kwartler as Angela Merkel, Hope Hicks and Marianne Williamson Mike MacRae as Mitt Romney and Joe Manchin Matt Rogers as Bill Shine, Pete Buttigieg and Ben Shapiro Jack McBrayer as Lindsey Graham Alise Morales as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Godfrey (season 1) as Cory Booker and Barack Obama Dean Edwards (season 2–3) as Cory Booker Iman Crosson (season 2–3) as Barack Obama Bob Powers as Mike Pompeo Ben Siemon as Tagg Romney Tim Robinson as Brett Kavanaugh Joe Cassidy as John Roberts Allie Levitan as Elizabeth Warren Matthew Piazzi as Jim Acosta and George Stephanopoulos Kate Villa as Amy Klobuchar and Elena Kagan Yoshi Amao as Shinzo Abe Ziwe Fumudoh as Kamala Harris
Guest
Arthur Lai as Xi Jinping
Aaron Landon as Justin Trudeau
James Monroe Iglehart as Barack Obama (singing) Thomas Berkley as Rex Tillerson Grace Edwards as Omarosa Manigault Newman and Michelle Obama David Slavin as Sean Conley Jason Kravits as Michael Bloomberg Sam Freed as Ronny Jackson Jonathan Van Ness as himself Kathryn Allison as Aretha Franklin Brian Stack as Ronald Reagan John Thibodeaux as Lester Holt Michael Shannon as Midterms Trump ad narrator Matt Lucas as Boris Johnson Nathan Min as Andrew Yang
Episodes
Production
Background
The series is a spin-off from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which, since 2016, had featured a series of sketches featuring an animated caricature of Trump designed by Tim Luecke and voiced by Brian Stack. The sketches used Adobe Character Animator software to allow Colbert to interact with the character in real-time. The character was also featured in an animated short during Colbert's election night special for Showtime.