Playing POTUS - Cast

Playing POTUS (2026)
92 min | Documentary, Comedy

Playing POTUS (2026)

92 min | Documentary, Comedy

Follows and examines how these iconic interviews with comedians/actors who have parodied impressions that have impacted American politics and perceptions of real-world presidents over the past 60 years.

Director

Josh Greenbaum

Writer

Peter Funt (based on the book by)

Producers

Peter Funt (producer) | Josh Greenbaum (produced by) | Mark Itkin (produced by) | Chris Leggett (produced by) | Rafael Marmor (produced by)

Composer

Nathan Halpern (composer)

Cinematographers

David Paul Jacobson (cinematographer) | Ronan Killeen (cinematographer) | John W. Rutland (cinematographer) | Jay Visit (cinematographer)

Editor

Monique Zavistovski (edited by)

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Updated Jun 6, 2026

Release date

Jun 6, 2026 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Ferrell Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Tina Fey Self Self See fewer	Date Night (2010)
Keegan-Michael Key Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Keanu (2016)
Alec Baldwin Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Chevy Chase Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Maya Rudolph Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Bridesmaids (I) (2011)
Kate McKinnon Self Self See fewer	Ghostbusters (2016)
Dana Carvey Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Wayne's World (1992)
Jay Pharoah Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jimmy Kimmel Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
James Austin Johnson Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Darrell Hammond Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
James Carville Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Peter Funt Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Candid Camera (2014)