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Will Ferrell's Broadway Satire "You're Welcome America" Will Receive DVD Release November 3rd

By: Aug. 10, 2009
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Will Ferrell's George W. Bush Broadway satire, "You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush" will be released on dvd November 3rd, 2009.

The HBO release has a running time of 115 minutes. Additional features for the dvd have yet to be announced. "You're Welcome America" on dvd has a suggested retail price of $19.97.

"It's time for change in America - but not without a few parting words from the departed 43rd President of the United States. Here's your chance to discover the man behind the myth, the truth behind the lies, and the logic behind the illogical, as HBO presents Will Ferrell in the heralded one-man Broadway show You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush".

Superstar comedian/actor Will Ferrell starred in his first-ever HBO solo special, a live, 90-minute performance of his limited-run one-man Broadway show, You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush. In the special, Ferrell inhabited one of his favorite political characters from Saturday Night Live, President George W. Bush, providing insights into Bush's Texas/Connecticut childhood, his academic and social career at Yale, his stint as a major-league-baseball co-owner, his emergence as a political figure and governor, and his cherished if checkered tenure in and (frequently) out of the White House.

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush debuted LIVE from the Cort Theatre on Saturday, March 14 at 9 p.m on HBO, check local listings for repeat airings.

You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W Bush, broken records even in its first month of performances, the show smashed a Cort Theatre house record - taking in $871,127 for the week ending on February 22ND. This broke the house record set during the previous week, with an increase of almost $25,000.

You're Welcome America... concluded its Broadway run on March 15th at 7pm. It played 18 previews and 46 regular performances. The hit comedy has also recouped its original investment of $2.09 million.




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