George Clooney helped adapt the play from his 2005 Oscar-nominated film ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ George Clooney is making history with his five-time Tony-nominated play Good Night, and Good Luck. On Saturday,

Decades before CNN agreed to a live telecast of Broadway’s Good Night, and Good Luck on June 7, George Clooney had originally envisioned it as a special for CBS, not a movie for theaters and a play on Broadway.

George Clooney's play Good Night, and Good Luck was televised on CNN on June 7 and those who watched took to social media to compare the events of the show to the current Trump administration.