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The Circus covers the fiery first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Jen Palmieri explores Trump's aggressive debate strategy, swapping war stories with Philippe Reines, a member of the Clinton 2016 debate prep team. John Heilemann spends debate night with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon are on the ground in Cleveland gauging public reactions to the debate, as all the hosts react to the seismic news that President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19.
Original Release
10/04/2020
US Release
10/04/2020
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Acosta | Self |
Steve Bannon | Self |
Kate Bedingfield | Self - Biden 2020 Deputy Campaign Manager |
T.J. Ducklo | Self |
David Jackson | Self |
Brian Karem | Self |
Larry Kudlow | Self |
Jim Margolis | Self - Panelist |
Jennifer Palmieri | Self - Contributor |
John Podesta | Self - Panelist |
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jim Acosta | Self |
Steve Bannon | Self |
Kate Bedingfield | Self - Biden 2020 Deputy Campaign Manager |
T.J. Ducklo | Self |
David Jackson | Self |
Brian Karem | Self |
Larry Kudlow | Self |
Jim Margolis | Self - Panelist |
Jennifer Palmieri | Self - Contributor |
John Podesta | Self - Panelist |
Philippe Reines | Self - Panelist |
John Heilemann | Self - Host |
Mark McKinnon | Self - Host |
Alex Wagner | Self - Host |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Heilemann | Executive Producer |
Mark McKinnon | Executive Producer |
Alex Wagner | Executive Producer |
Ted Bourne | Executive Producer |
Ken Druckerman | Executive Producer |
Stuart Fero | Executive Producer |
Tom Johnson | Executive Producer |
Banks Tarver | Executive Producer |
Bryan Taylor | Executive Producer |
Siobhan Walshe | Executive Producer |
Maeva Bambuck | Producer |
Ilana Berman | Producer |
Laurye Blackford | Producer |
Lizzie Blenk | Producer |
Joshua Chaffee | Producer |
Samantha Feltus | Producer |
Arash Ghadishah | Producer |
Jane Jo | Producer |
Anneka Jones | Producer |
Benjamin Kast | Producer |
Matthew Kenny | Producer |
Luciana Lombardi | Producer |
Jess Mabli | Producer |
Jordan Mancuso | Producer |
Lucas Mumford | Producer |
Gina Nemirofsky | Producer |
Andrea Purse | Producer |
Emma Salo | Producer |
Seth Skundrick | Producer |
Olivia Snyder-Spak | Producer |
Julia Squilla | Producer |
Lindsey Steer | Producer |
Kevin Vargas | Producer |
Katharine Vazquez | Producer |
Erin Walsh | Producer |
Evan Wise | Producer |
Steve Yaccino | Producer |