GREG SHAPIRO TRYOUT “KING ME: 250 Years of Donald Trump”

In 2026, on the 4th of July, the USA celebrates 250 years of independence – by bringing back the King. With Donald Trump in power, it feels like it’s been 250 years. “What a perfect time for another American Revolution,” says Dutch-American comedian Greg Shapiro.

In preparation for his NL tour in the fall of 2026, Greg Shapiro presents a tryout of this Work-in-Progress. In 2024, Leaving Trumpland 2.0 got 4 stars from De Volkskrant.

DE VOLKSKRANT ‘Lively… emotional… tightly constructed performance’

THEATERKRANT ‘Flawless impersonator… Extraordinarily funny… Shapiro responded (…) like a master improviser…Sharp satire of Trump’s America’

ARTS TALK MAGAZINE ‘A very sharp and dangerous edge’

Also: Greg Shapiro is one of the originals at Boom Chicago theatre in Amsterdam. He has hosted Comedy Central News on Comedy Central Netherlands, and he has appeared on BNR, BNN-VARA, VPRO & ZDF (in Germany). He is known as the voice of Trump in the ‘Netherlands Second’ viral video with over 50 million views. As author, Greg has written How to Be Dutch: the Quiz and The American Netherlander: 25 Years of Expat Tales.

Shapiro dares to share a positive take on the USA and offers sharp satire and impersonations. This tryout will preview material ahead of his 2026 tour and engages topical political themes.