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Exclusive: Comedy Central is making changes to its late-night lineup.

The Paramount Global network has canceled animated series Tooning Out The News and Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God.

Both shows are exec produced by Stephen Colbert.

Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God ran for two seasons on the network. It launched in September 2021, initially as Tha God’s Honest Truth before it was rebranded for its second season. The weekly series turned into more of a panel format for the second season, which premiered last July after The Daily Show.

The half-hour show featured influential guests, unlikely pairings of comedians, outspoken celebrities and thought-leaders across the political spectrum, debating the current events permeating politics and culture with guests unpacking the stories blazing the headlines as well as Charlamagne’s unfiltered take on the most talked about topics.

It made its biggest headlines with an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Exclusive: Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News will be back for more episodes.

The show, which airs at 11:30pm after The Daily Show on Comedy Central, has had its third season extended and will air a State of the Union special.

The third season included 13 episodes running from October 5, 2022 through February 1, 2023. It has now been expanded for 12 more episodes, running into May with guests including Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tig Notaro.

Produced by CBS Television Studios, it features a cast of animated characters, led by anchor James Smartwood, mocking news of the day, and interviewing real world guests and newsmakers.

The move comes ahead of the show’s Special Coverage of the State of the Union episode on February 8.

Smartwood, Host of Virtue Signal and liberal warrior Kylie Weaver, host of the conservative Hot Take Tyler Templeton, Democratic strategist and political analyst Lydia Parker and reporter James Smartwood Jr.

Comedy Central has set a premiere date for animated news satire show “Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News.” TheWrap can exclusively reveal it heads to the small screen on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

The half-hour show, which features animated characters lampooning top news stories, and interviewing real-world guests, will air after “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.” It’s move to Comedy Central from its original home of CBS All Access (before it was Paramount+) was announced in May.

TheWrap also has a first look at the new promo of the show, which has its own takes on many of the primetime cable news hosts.

“Tooning Out the News” will span 13 episodes. Each episode will be made up of segments including big news, virtue signal, hot take and inside the hill. Just like Colbert does on his late night show, “Tooning out the News” will have special elections coverage, with programming tied to the 2022 midterm elections,...

Exclusive: Mike Leech and Zach Smilovitz, co-creators of Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, are staying put at CBS Studios, the studio behind the Paramount+ animated news satire. The duo have renewed their overall deal at the studio, originally signed in 2020, where they will continue to write and produce across all platforms.

Leech and Smilovitz are currently co-creators and co-executive producers of CBS Studios/Paramount+ series Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News. Each previously served as a supervising producer on Our Cartoon President for CBS Studios/Showtime.

Smilovitz was most recently a writer on Comedy Central’s show Problematic With Moshe Kasher. Previously, he was a writer for Robert Smigel’s Triumph’s Election Watch 2016, and before that he was a writer on The Late Show With David Letterman.

Leech was most recently a writer for Robert Smigel’s Triumph’s Election Watch 2016. Previously, he was a writer...

Exclusive: Comedy Central is launching the first new original series under ViacomCBS network’s current push in adult animation. Fairview, executive produced by Stephen Colbert and the team behind Paramount+’s Emmy-nominated Tooning Out the News and Showtime’s Our Cartoon President, will debut Feb. 9 at 8:30 pm, following South Park.

Comedy Central in 2020 signaled a programming shift focused on ramping up adult animated content and building an original slate around South Park. The eight-episode Fairview, produced by ViacomCBS sibling CBS Studios, was one of a slew of series ordered, including Daria spinoff Jodie and a Beavis and Butt-Head revival.

The hyper-topical Fairview looks at how national politics causes wild small town drama in the Natty Light-chugging, grocery store parking lot-fighting, public urinating town of Fairview through the lens of its sloppy party girl turned pragmatic mayor, Kelly Sampson.

Voice talent includes Marina Cockenberg, James Austin Johnson, Aparna Nancherla, Jeremy Levick,...

Exclusive: Stephen Colbert is expanding his relationship with Comedy Central.

The host of The Late Show has scored two new animated projects – a series and a feature – at the ViacomCBS network where he used to host The Colbert Report.

He is exec producing half-hour topical comedy series Fairview and animated feature Washingtonia, which both come from CBS Studios.

The deal, which comes on the heels of MTV Entertainment Studios’ new deal with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes after it launched the Colbert-ep’d talk show Tha God’s Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God.

The series and the feature come from the team behind Paramount+’s Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News, which was recently nominated for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series at the Emmys, and Showtime’s Our Cartoon President.

Fairview is a hyper-topical eight-episode series that looks at how national politics causes wild...

"Every man for himself." Showtime has announced season three of Our Cartoon President will resume with new episodes in September.

The animated parody centers on a fictionalized version of Donald Trump (Jeff Bergman) as he goes about his days at the White House and beyond. The voice cast also includes James Adomian, Paul Christie, Zach Cherry, Brett Davis, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Emily Lynne, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz, Thomas Whittington, William Sadler, and Stephen Colbert.

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Is America great enought? Has the Our Cartoon President TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Our Cartoon President, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

A Showtime animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Trump presidency. The voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, Stephen Colbert, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Allie Levitan, Emily Lynne, Katie Rich, Dean Edwards, Mike Macrae, Iman Crosson, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz, Thomas Whittington, Ziwe Fumudoh, Alise Morales,...

While last year's ratings would have seen it cancelled on a broadcast network, the inaugural season of the Our Cartoon President TV show did pretty well by Showtime standards. It even bested some live-action programming (none of which are returning). Now that it's back for a second season, can it continue to build its audience, or has the novelty worn off? Will Our Cartoon President be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status update below.

An animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Donald Trump presidency. The Showtime voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, Stephen Colbert, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Allie Levitan, Emily Lynne, Katie Rich, Dean Edwards, Mike Macrae, Iman Crosson, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz,...

Does the second season of the Our Cartoon President TV show on Showtime make America laugh again? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Our Cartoon President is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the season two episodes of Our Cartoon President here.

A Showtime animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Trump presidency. The voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, Stephen Colbert, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Allie Levitan, Emily Lynne, Katie Rich, Dean Edwards, Mike Macrae, Iman Crosson, Griffin...

He's baaaack! Showtime just revealed season two of Our Cartoon President will debut in May.

From Stephen Colbert, the animated comedy series parodies the Trump presidency and features a voice cast including Jeff Bergman, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Emily Lynne, and Griffin Newman.

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Does the first season of the Our Cartoon President TV show on Showtime deserve a second term or impeachment? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Our Cartoon President is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Our Cartoon President season one episodes below.

A Showtime animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Trump presidency. The voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Emily Lynne, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli,...

Vulture Watch

How long will Donald Trump last in office? Has the Our Cartoon President TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Our Cartoon President, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

A Showtime animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Trump presidency. The voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Emily Lynne, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz, Thomas Whittington, and William Sadler.

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For some time now, CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has included cartoon shorts satirizing President Donald Trump. Now Colbert and co-creators Chris Licht, Matt Lappin, Tim Luecke, and R.J. Fried have spun off the concept into the Our Cartoon President TV show for Showtime. With wall-to-wall cable news coverage, does the viewing audience have an appetite for this TV series? Will Our Cartoon President be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. An animated comedy, Our Cartoon President parodies the Trump presidency. The Showtime voice cast includes Jeff Bergman, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Paul Davis, Zach Cherry, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Emily Lynne, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz, Thomas Whittington, and William Sadler. Whether Trump (Bergman) is taking...

Network: Showtime. Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: February 11, 2018 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Jeff Bergman, James Adomian, Paul Christie, Zach Cherry, Brett Davis, Anna Eilinsfeld, R.J. Fried, Molly Gordon, Gabe Gundacker, James Monroe Iglehart, Mike Leech, Cody Lindquist, Emily Lynne, Griffin Newman, John Viener, Amanda Philipson, Matthrew Piazzi, Jim Santangeli, Zach Smilovitz, Thomas Whittington, William Sadler, and Stephen Colbert. TV show description: From creators Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Matt Lappin, Tim Luecke, and R.J. Fried, the Our Cartoon President TV show is a satirical animated series. The parody centers on a fictionalized version of Donald Trump (Bergman) as he goes about his days at the White House and beyond.