791.45 (Television—History and criticism)

Before he became the wartime leader seen daily in global headlines, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a comedian whose biggest role was pretending to be president on TV. Then, in one of history’s most surreal plot twists, the punchline became real life. From Stage to Statehouse Zelenskyy’s entertainment career began in the 1990s, when he starred in…