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Thursday on TV: ‘The President Show’ uses faux Trump to mock real Trump

Gavin Bond | Comedy Central Anthony Atamanuik stars as Donald J. Trump in ÒThe President Show."

So, what will Donald Trump do when he's no longer in the White House? How about … host a late-night talk show?

Comedy Central gives us a taste of what that might be like with "The President Show," which premieres Thursday/early Friday at 12:30 a.m. — after "The Daily Show."

Comedian Anthony Atamnuik stars as Trump, doing a pretty good imitation. The faux-Trump is the host of a show that's in the format of its late-night competitors, only it comes to us from the faux-Oval Office — and it's all about the host.

That part feels very real, of course.

Trump has a sidekick in "The President Show," and you probably won't be surprised that it's faux-Mike Pence (Peter Grosz).

My initial instinct here is to wonder how long it will be before this joke wears thin. And, if this was any sort of similar show, I wouldn't be confident that it will hold up for long.

But this is Donald Trump we're talking about — and he's the gift that just keeps on giving to comedians. It seems unlikely that "The President Show" will run out of material.

Elsewhere on TV …

• College baseball (6 p.m., BYUtv): San Francisco at BYU

• NFL draft (6 p.m, ESPN and NFL Network): Round 1

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• "Grey's Anatomy" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Bailey and April try to fix things between Richard and Catherine.

• "Superstore" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Things don't go as planned on Cheyenne and Bo's wedding day.

• "Supernatural" (7 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Sam devises a way to stop Lucifer's baby.

• "The Great Indoors" (7:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Jack tries to get Eddie out of a post-divorce rut; Emma breaks up with her boyfriend.

• "Powerless" (7:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): In the wake of Lois Lane's death, the team tests an intriguing theory.

• "Mom" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Everyone goes to Bonnie with their problems after Marjorie decides to take some time off from the group.

• "Scandal" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): A threat to the White House changes everything.

• "Chicago Med" (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A mother is desperate to help her daughter beat cancer].

• "Kicking & Screaming" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): There's a winning team in the season finale.

• "Riverdale" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Alice wants Betty to help with the Jason Blossom investigation; Jughead wonders if it's the right time to give his father another chance.

• "Lip Sync Battle" (8 p.m., Spike): Taye Diggs vs. Ne-Yo.

• "Life In Pieces" (8:30 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Colleen goes to Tim about an embarrassing ailment; Heather's friends want to include Jen in their mommy group.

• "The Amazing Race" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A looming double U-turn creates more drama among the teams.

• "The Catch" (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Ben confronts Alice about their relationship.

• "The Blacklist" (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The task force chases a bounty hunter who's after Red's closest associates.