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Apr 30, 2017

Hasan Minhaj Mocks Both News Media And Trump During White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Hasan Minhaj at the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Getty Images) Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj acknowledged that he had a rough job in hosting Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “I would say it is an honor to be here, but that would be an alternative fact. It is not. Uh, no one wanted to do this. So, of course, it lands in the hand of an immigrant,” he told the audience at the…

Apr 24, 2017

Trump Scheduled A Rally The Same Night As The Correspondents’ Dinner

In Pennsylvania.

Apr 24, 2015

Veep’s Tim Simons On The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is Perfect

“Oh, you know someone like Jonah? That’s because everyone in this town is a monster… Yes, I know I live in LA. We’re all monsters, too.”

May 04, 2014

Videos: Obama Makes Boehner Jokes—’Orange Is Really The New Black’—And More At WHCD

Last night, the Nerd Prom—the White House Correspondents Dinner—took place, giving President Obama a chance to skewer the D.C. media and his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. He also took aim at himself, “I usually start these dinners with a few self-deprecating jokes, but after my stellar 2013, what could I possibly talk about? At one point, things got so bad the 47 percent called Mitt Romney to apologize.” Obama continued, “We rolled…

Apr 28, 2013

Can We Stop Fetishizing the White House Correspondent’s Dinner Already?

OMG, so lame.

Apr 28, 2012

Photos: This White House Correspondents’ Dinner Will Be Instagrammed

Unless you’ve unfollowed everyone attending or anyone who might retweet stuff about tonght’s White House Correspondents’ Diner, let’s face it: You know which fameballs are attending and you might know that at least one person is upset that Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl Kate Upton might be wearing a bathrobe. And everyone seems to be using Instagram, because filters help crappy photos look less crappy.

Apr 28, 2012

Friend Of Fox News Lindsay Lohan Arrives In DC

Via Judy Kurtz After missing her planned flight fo D.C. yesterday—and getting all our hopes up—scandal-plagued starlet and ancient-looking Lindsay Lohan has arrived for tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner and all the pre-game festivities. According to Politico, “Escorted by Fox News’ Greta van Susteren and her husband, lawyer John Coale, the dark sunglass-clad Lohan gave a quick hello to reporters on the red carpet before dashing inside to mingle amongst the elite gathering of…

 
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