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WHO IS AMERICA? is a half-hour series from comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in his return to series television for the first time in more than a decade. In the works over the past year, the seven-episode series explores the diverse individuals who populate our unique nation, and features Baron Cohen experimenting in the playground of 2018 America.
Original Release
07/15/2018 on SHO
US Release
07/15/2018
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sacha Baron Cohen | Rick Sherman / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., PhD / Gio Monaldo / OMGWhizzBoyOMG! / Colonel Erran Morad / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., PhD, Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello, Rick Sherman, Erran Morad, Gio Monaldo, OMGWhizzBoyOMG! / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. / Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello / Sgt. Erran Morad / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. PhD / Erran Morad / Rich Sherman |
| Roy Elghanayan | Roy |
| Emanuela Postacchini | Christina |
| Gloria Sandoval | Maria |
| Alfred Pierce | Alfred |
| Jeffrey Manly | Jeff |
| O.J. Simpson | Self |
| Gretchen Rossi | Self |
| Dick Cheney | Self |
| Corinne Olympios | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 15 July 2018 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 23 September 2018 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 29 July 2018 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 07 October 2018 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 14 October 2018 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 19 August 2018 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Sunday, 26 August 2018 |
Directors
Dan Mazer, Daniel Gray Longino, Todd Schulman, Nathan Fielder, Payman Benz, Sacha Baron Cohen
Writers
Lee Kern, Eric Notarnicola, Jensen Karp, Dan Swimer, Kurt Metzger, Brian Reich, Anthony Hines, Adam Lowitt, Dan Mazer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Scotty Landes, Aaron Geary, Michael Werner Maas
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sacha Baron Cohen | Rick Sherman / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., PhD / Gio Monaldo / OMGWhizzBoyOMG! / Colonel Erran Morad / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., PhD, Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello, Rick Sherman, Erran Morad, Gio Monaldo, OMGWhizzBoyOMG! / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. / Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello / Sgt. Erran Morad / Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr. PhD / Erran Morad / Rich Sherman |
| Roy Elghanayan | Roy |
| Emanuela Postacchini | Christina |
| Gloria Sandoval | Maria |
| Alfred Pierce | Alfred |
| Jeffrey Manly | Jeff |
| O.J. Simpson | Self |
| Gretchen Rossi | Self |
| Dick Cheney | Self |
| Corinne Olympios | Self |
| Bernie Sanders | Self - Former Presidential Candidate |
| Matt Gaetz | Self - Congressman, Florida |
| Slade Smiley | Self |
| Ted Koppel | Self |
| Jill Stein | Self |
| Jenny Leonhardt | Nira's SJW / Militant Friend Who Is a Girl |
| Barney Frank | Self |
| Francis Collins | Self - Director, National Institutes of Health |
| Howard Dean | Self |
| Trent Lott | Self - Former Senate Majority Leader (R) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Todd Schulman | Executive Producer |
| Anthony Hines | Executive Producer |
| Adam Lowitt | Executive Producer |
| Sacha Baron Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Debra Neil-Fisher | Producer |
| Larry Ferguson Jr. | Producer |
| Tim Allsop | Producer |
| Daniel Gray Longino | Producer |
| Julia Pyzik | Producer |
| Tony Gardner | Producer |
| Nicholas Hatton | Producer |
| Jordan Cohen | Producer |
| Lee Kern | Producer |
| Melanie J. Elin | Producer |
| Andrew Newman | Producer |
| Jonathan Levene | Producer |
| Corey Metcalf | Producer |
| Ashley Underwood | Producer |
| Brian Reich | Producer |
| Josh Lieb | Producer |
| Lauren Huggins | Producer |
| Alexis Sampietro | Producer |
| Adam Perkins | Producer |
| Dan Swimer | Producer |
| Anna Lodej | Producer |
| Nathan Fielder | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | Nominated |
