TikTok Comedian Sarah Cooper—Known For Parodying Trump—Scores Netflix Show

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Sarah Cooper, the comedian and author who went viral in April for her lip-synched impersonations of President Donald Trump in a series of videos on TikTok is getting her own Netflix show, the streaming giant announced Wednesday.

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In April, Cooper posted a video of herself miming, with pinpoint accuracy that has to be seen to be believed, an audio recording of Trump suggesting that doctors look into injecting disinfectants into patients as a means of treating coronavirus. It soon went viral, and the TikTok video has been viewed more than 20 million times. Cooper continued to post videos impersonating Trump, like when he discussed ultraviolet light being a potential coronavirus treatment and the United States having the most confirmed virus cases in the world. Cooper’s success online translated to the real world, and in June she signed with entertainment powerhouse WME, made an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon and hosted an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week.