President Zelenskyy in 2015 as President Holoborodko on "Servant of the People" TV Show in Ukraine

In 2015, on the Ukrainian TV program "Servant of the People," actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy portrayed President Vasyl Petrovych Holoborodko of Ukraine. In one scene, German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls Holoborodko (Zelenskyy) about membership in the European Union. Yesterday, as the real President of Ukraine, Zelenskyy started the formal process for Ukraine to actually enter the EU. Life imitating art...
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[@MarkTwentySSR]

Petition for Zelensky to reenact this scene if Ukraine was formally admitted into EU irl. Make a meme out of this scene as well.

[@michalperach984]

Considering than on the 100th day of the war he re-acted his video from the first day of the war, he just might. 💛💙

[@pepijykyum]

Hopefully🤞

[@theholypotato7763]

Well they are candidate now, so yeah

[@michalperach984]

People in the comment section with a sense of humor should watch the sketch by Kvartal 95 (Zelensky's former comedian group) called 'Call a congressman'. It's also on the same subject. Congratulations Ukraine! Well deserved! Slava Ukraini 💛💙

[@RozitaVideo]

I would love to see that!!

[@johnjohnstoniii7920]

An actor, a dancer, a comedian, a lawyer, and a war hero walk into a bar. The bartender asks “What will you have, Mr. Zelensky?”

[@AaAa-pf7tj]

This !!!

[@leolusanez5378]

Ammunition, not a ride.

[@jetv1471]

👏👏

[@nlpnt]

...and possibly the greatest war strategist of the 21st century.

[@realtimestatic]

You forgot a president

[@Allaiya.]

Wow. Also that F**k Putin ending 😆

[@user-ko5ul7yi1x]

HOW TIMELY XD

[@Willikins]

Did anyone else notice that the fountain in the background reflects the mood perfectly?

[@vinista256]

I know! It starts spurting when he gets the good news and peters out when he realizes it was a mistake. Not difficult to imagine the metaphorical implications (which would be very on brand for his kind of humor).

[@jetv1471]

@@vinista256 😂😂😂

[@vinista256]

@Oмαя Season 1, Episode 19.

[@jianfongyaw]

Yep, that's the most notable to me!

[@SSWA0001]

Incredible. A different time and a different world. ...but that "F**kin Putin!" at the end really was hilarious :D Let us hope that he, his family and his people survive this tragic war and rebuild an even better Ukraine.

[@GmodAdict]

And on this day, Ukraine was made a candidate for the European Union…Congratulations Mr. Zelensky on a job well done

[@michalperach984]

It's so great!!! 💛💙💛💙💛💙 It's also amazing to see how unpredictable life is.

[@kiradotee]

You sure it wasn't Montenegro??

[@diogorodrigues747]

@@kiradotee It was not.

[@woollahraswanderings4385]

The fountain was going to stay spraying, but the Russians hit it with one of their OP ancient missiles.

[@extropiantranshuman]

@@kiradotee maybe they forgot to say they're proud as ukrainians and it was montenegro?

[@AndrewHsieh96]

This is, perhaps, the best scene in President Zelensky's comedy show. Very much predicts reality in the funniest way possible. Not just Zelensky getting overexcited about Ukraine joining the EU, but also angrily dropping the F-bomb and saying "f*cking Putin" in English (1:08). Oh, and by the way... Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! 🇺🇦

[@phnix6242]

This production is openöy mocking the real life sacrifice of ukraines people Thats not a prediction if you control the whole coreupt fake democracy….

[@estelleaustin9205]

Congratulations to Ukraine on gaining candidate status for the EU!

[@VersusARCH]

That means nothing.

[@KamiX91]

Yeah congrat to the thousands of bones of innocent youngsters dying for nothing

[@peridot12782]

1:08 Just imagine being in your country, just having a walk and you see you president raging like that💀💀💀☠️

[@ElleCee62978]

This series was phenomenal. He’s a good actor. I would love to see him come to the US and host Saturday Night Live when all of this is done.

[@jetv1471]

Right ? I watched all of season 1 with subtitles and hope they issue more with cc . I also watched a movie if part of it on KZbin it is hellaciously funny . ❤ President Z

[@woollahraswanderings4385]

His English might be kind of stilted, but he'll wow with his unspoken charm.

[@franf87]

This President is the number one dude, he really Rocks the world!

[@carlosmagalhaes7109]

"F*ck Putin" It's like this guy predicted his own future

[@aregulargamer1]

Servant of the People season 6:

[@edigsfox]

🇲🇪❤🇺🇦 Hope we both join the eu in the near future

[@blagoevski336]

Same here

[@junipersanda1945]

Wow-he can do everything. I really hope he succeeds and survives. He is a hero and the world needs more genuine heroes.

[@OrbeezRando]

I hope he survives too

[@josephfoster7680]

The guys a clown

[@sblue3964]

@@josephfoster7680 He was a "clown", and is now a hero fighting for his country. You are a coward, and will forever be a coward

[@franf87]

@@josephfoster7680 Chill

[@cl4re4d4ms]

@@josephfoster7680 He is a decent, caring human being, and an amazing war leader. I’m not surprised that you are unable to comprehend this.

[@ryanfriedman4329]

The water fountain was on cue 😂

[@Doreen1223]

Oh wow....Pres. Zelenskyy can really act! I just hope and pray for God's protection in Ukraine and its people. Long live Mr. President!

[@richserdena5048]

The fountain goes down when the woman said “Oh, sorry it’s just a mistake”

[@peridot12782]

The woman is Angela Merkel

[@AZSprocket]

Life imitates art!

[@Mark-xv5lb]

He's the leader Ukraine needed. Great comedian, too.

[@cilibalint3169]

What didn't work at the time of 'President Holoborodko', comes to a reality in the time of President Zelensky. Congratulations, Ukraine! ❤💛💙

[@TomMannis]

I started binging on the show a few weeks ago. It's brilliant in every aspect. In this video scene, the coordination of the fountain in the background with the progress of the phone conversation is subtle but genius. Glory to Ukraine. May God keep Mr. Zelenskyy safe.

[@YuliaBeasley1]

Is it on Netflix?

[@jetv1471]

@@YuliaBeasley1 yes . Season 1

[@woollahraswanderings4385]

Probably manually triggered in timing with the joke. a fountain like that keeps spraying for way more than a minute at a time as long as it gets water.

[@tomeatshouston]

@@woollahraswanderings4385 Of course. No doubt the groundskeepers were cooperating with the production company.

[@EVZYL]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@morcatko02]

"Što..." X-D Congratulations to Ukraine for the correct phone number today. :-)

[@abbybailey5933]

This scene is just perfect. And the fountain in the background. Perfect.

[@bos4085]

Respect from Montenegro!

[@gordon861]

When Ukraine does get accepted, they just have to let Angela Merkel deliver the news.

[@noreal5856]

1:10 F**k Putin!!

[@michalperach984]

Congratulations Ukraine! Well deserved! Slava Ukraini 💛💙

[@EVZYL]

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[@michalperach984]

@@EVZYL putin huylo 😘

[@Alam900]

Heh, and now in real life, they just got candidate status

[@xtinedavis5119]

how many times did he utter Putin is overthrown in this sitcom lol.

[@Koronuru]

The fountain when it suddenly stop: Wait what??

[@JimBobJourneyer]

This scene now canonically ends at 0:36. Congratulations Ukraine! 🎉

[@MissLucylicious31]

Thank you for uploading! This is already viral on Twitter. He is just 💙💛

[@lohisnormalguy9355]

French: 15-20 years are need to allow Ukraine to join EU Ukraine: 1:09

[@beyond.the.cosmosx]

It almost became the truth

[@clydemasilang3242]

bro had character development irl

[@vineninja5882]

Even the fountain behind him was disappointed

[@henriikkak2091]

That's some good acting.

[@CookedSpringtrap]

God I love this scene.

[@peridot12782]

0:46 The face of the immeasurable disappointment and the ruined day

[@TulgaD5]

When Ukraine joins the EU, can somebody please make a version of that with Turkey / Erdogan?

[@PaulArk]

Epically funny

[@cupcakefairy87]

How life imitates art, exhibit A...

[@thelastroman7791]

A great little detail: If you look in the background at around 0:46, you can see the fountain stop spouting water when the music winds down after getting the bad news.

[@psps6623]

1:08 He calls out "Putin", right?

[@aarushiyadav7101]

Yes. That's the best part.

[@markoko27]

The scene where the fountain fell and Zelenskyy was confused got me

[@Skeleton.Azazak1]

He probably reacts the same way to the candidacy now.

[@josephwebster2909]

He's a really good comedian and actor 👏 😂.

[@annarien4333]

😻😻😻😻😻 Great to hear him drop some judicious f-bombs.

[@danielj3010]

LOVE THIS!

[@p.s.l7777]

fucking putin XD

[@NorthKoreaxYT1234]

No one really knew that he would actually become president and face war 💀

[@marlatheredhead]

This scene is E P I C

[@richardhutnik]

If only the has happened.

[@personzorz]

That would probably have made things worse

[@cxklub]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mattschannel1502]

He's the Ukrainian Mr bean

[@JohnnySins-zf4fb]

This summarize the current war hahahah

[@plasticmans3036]

foreshadowing of future Ukraine

[@denniskrenz2080]

Today, the EU commission recommended to begin the accession negotiations with Ukraine (and others) for joining the European Union. Only 5-12 years to go.

[@chrisphoris2729]

Montenegro isn't in the EU though

[@broadstreet21]

He reminds me a little bit of Rowan Atkinson.

[@Bplus0224]

So Fuggin funny...hahahahaha

[@youravaregeswissjoe1585]

Ukraine our banks are totally opened for you

[@NicholasMucci]

Today we are now closer to this actually happening.

[@Spiritofeowyn]

I'm not in the EU, but can't they be part of the European Union now?

[@Connie_TinuityError]

@@Bl4z3MC No they haven't, all they've done so far is submit an application for membership.

[@tmmnago2722]

@@Bl4z3MC You are pretty wrong.

[@Bl4z3MC]

@@tmmnago2722 Idk I read that somewhere.

[@ladythalia227]

First they have to comply with all the rules and stipulations that comes with the candidacy. Judicial, social, economical. It takes time to prove that they are up to par

[@TF2Scout..]

Ukraine deserves this in every way.

[@politicalsnake7090]

Someone should do an edit and change "EU" to NATO

[@alexgallagher4594]

You clown if you read up on the NATO charter Ukraine can't legally join with the whole Crimea and Donbass thing having been going on for 8 years

[@markusschmidt7513]

What a stupid answer....if you had watched the series you would know that the main dream of Ukraine is to overcome curroption...and this is offered by EU (not NATO)...and this is also why the overcorrupt Putin and his clan of unscrupulous mafia-gangsters is so afraid of Ukraine....

[@serggiomacciel9943]

Por eso estamos como estamos en argentina con un payaso de Miley que tranza con la idea del dólar 😢. Si lo votan terminamos igual igual que Ucrania pa.saludos.✌️

[@serggiomacciel9943]

Por los BRICS

[@thoth47]

zelensky is just an actor on the world stage, peddling his crisis acting abilities.

[@danufdvnvb6152]

Єто кагда его деньги здали

[@mrannonymous4822]

Once an actor always an actor

[@starkrebel]

Predictive programming at its finest

[@skibididomp]

Yup

[@JohnnySins-zf4fb]

Still Ukraine Application is rejected by EU

[@alexgallagher4594]

This aged like milk

[@abbybailey5933]

They need to send is video to all EU Nations ASAP.

[@jetv1471]

That would be a time travel situation since they just submitted it last week

[@ladythalia227]

Your comment didn’t age well. EU candidacy approved today

[@jetv1471]

@@ladythalia227 👏👏👏

[@pinheadluke3136]

An amazing piece of propaganda this TV series was. Comrade Stalin would be proud!

[@jeremybear573]

Clown Show 🤡

[@OfficerFlatFoot]

this didnt age well

[@Civilized-Joke]

I would argue it aged perfectly.

[@abbybailey5933]

Actually, it aged super well. I only watched the show since the invasion, and it’s quite neat.

[@markusschmidt7513]

it the series became popular in Russia the war was alreday over and they would have overthrown the overcorrupt government of gangsters....so it aged too well...

[@EVZYL]

So what has changed? Ukraine, you're toast.

[@jianfongyaw]

The war. If this were in a war, by that time Zelensky would not even be president, but someone else. No filming by fountains due to daily bombings.

[@guts-141]

Russia nearly got toasted by Wagner so... Seems like Ukraine gained more morale and fights harder

[@rjjii1980]

Little did he know this would be one of the downfalls of his country in real life…..

[@leszas872]

Today, that is correct. But in retrospect, if Poroshenko had Ukraine negotiate with EU membership earlier, then Russia would've thought twice.

[@jianfongyaw]

@@leszas872 Latvia is a good example, hence russia refusing to invade it as it did to Ukraine.

[@09021983]

A true comedian. And not a good one either No wonder he is not taken seriously glory to Russia Настоящий комик, но не очень хороший. Недаром он не воспринимает всерьез славу России

[@ilyatimoshenko6152]

блять слава єто мамка твоя, у вас вообще все плохо блть. У вас ПОЛОВИНУ МИЛЛИАРДА рублей недавно отдали на игру "смута" такого коммерческого провала я еще в ЖИЗНИ НИКОГДА не увижу. Комики тут ВЬІ

[@m3rl707]

I cant believe Netflix is decided to profit off this conflict.

[@TheFeldhamster]

OTOH, Netflix is paying Kvartal 95 for the rights to the show. In this way, money goes to Ukraine. I'm rewatching yet again, hoping Netflix will have to extend the contract.