Deadpan comic and self-proclaimed world champion Judah Friedlander performs over several nights in New York, explaining why America is No. 1.
Writing
Razor-sharp improvised riffs on hot-button issues.
Direction
Intimate black-and-white aesthetic elevates the comedy.
Director
Judah Friedlander
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Friedlander filmed this during the 2016 election cycle, and the crowd's raw tension becomes an unplanned character—his ability to weaponize that anxiety is the real performance.
The 'World Champion' persona originated on 30 Rock, but Friedlander's worn the costume in public for decades—this film is the culmination of that absurdist method comedy.
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