LEAVING TRUMPLAND 2.0 - NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Dutch-American comedian Greg Shapiro (Boom Chicago, BNR, Comedy Central) presents a US Election Special. Kamala Harris says: “We’re not going back”. Greg Shapiro says: “Leaving Trumpland”. As Donald Trump continues his campaign in the form of a flameout nervous breakdown, the theme of the 2024 election is ‘No Country for Old Men.’ Specifically, Old Weird Men.
Greg Shapiro is known as the voice of the ‘Netherlands Second’ video from ‘Zondag met Lubach.’ But now, if Trump wins, will Shapiro ever feel comfortable returning to the country of his birth? Shapiro keeps hearing the question: “Don’t you want Trump to be president again?” His answer is the same thing Mark Rutte said to Trump in the White House: “Haha! No.”
‘Leaving Trumpland 2.0’ is a mix of standup and storytelling, with a bit of Trump-inspired improvisation at the end. Shapiro wrote Leaving Trumpland 1.0 in 2020 - during COVID. He argues that a Trump comeback would be about as welcome as COVID 2.0.
In Shapiro’s most personal moment, he shares the details of how COVID killed his step-father, due to Trump’s fantasyland followers. Now, Shapiro is accused of lying about his step-father just to make Trump look bad (like Trump needs help). Greg is happy to peel back all the layers and share the unvarnished truth. Leaving Trumpland 2.0 is Shapiro’s most brutally honest show yet.
If Trump loses again now, we will (hopefully) leave Trumpland behind forever. But what if he wins? Will Shapiro then ever be able to return to his homeland? Part of his family lives in 'Deep Red States', where you better not put a Biden sticker on your car. But if Shapiro manages to survive Thanksgiving with these people, then (especially after this performance) we can handle the upcoming elections too.
‘Leaving Trumpland 2.0’ is performed in English, with some content in Dutch.
Photographer: Adrie Mouthaan. Creatives: Directed by Michael Diederich | Text: Greg Shapiro