| You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush | |
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 Poster for You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush | |
| Written by | Will Ferrell |
| Characters | George W. Bush |
| Date premiered | February 5, 2009 |
| Place premiered | Cort Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush is a comedic Broadway play written by and starring American comedian Will Ferrell as George W. Bush, which ran from February 5 to March 15, 2009.[1] The play is directed by Ferrell's long-time comedy partner, Adam McKay, who previously worked with him on his comedy films Anchorman and Talladega Nights. According to a review at The Improper.com, "Combined with lewd humor and an uncanny cast of characters to help him drive home his alter ego's West Texas mannerisms, Ferrell’s showpiece is a true delight."[2]
The play is based on Ferrell's George Bush impression, which originated from the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). The first appearance of Ferrell's character appeared in the show's 26th season, which took place during the controversial 2000 United States presidential election.[3] The play carries over some qualities of Ferrell's character that replicates the same comedic element as seen on the popular late night show.
The play broke the house record at the Cort Theater, taking in $846,507.05 for the week that ended on February 15, 2009.[4] The show was broadcast live on the HBO cable channel,[2] as well as in Canada, on March 14, 2009, at 9:00 p.m. EST.[5][6] It was released to DVD on November 3, 2009.[7]
- ^ Brantley, Ben (5 February 2009). "The Comedy of Ineptitude, Political Division". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "The Improper.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ Saturday Night Live (12 September 2013). "First Presidential Debate: Al Gore and George W. Bush - SNL". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15 – via YouTube.
- ^ Patrick Healy. "You’re Welcome Broadway: Ferrell’s ‘Bush’ Breaks House Record", The New York Times, February 17, 2009
- ^ Richard Ouzounian. "Will Ferrell's masterful and frightening portrayal of Bush." March 03, 2009, Toronto Star "Archived copy". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
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- ^ "Will Ferrell: You're Welcome, America. A Final Night with George W. Bush".