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Apr 24, 2017

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

In Pennsylvania.

Apr 11, 2017

Hasan Minhaj Of ‘The Daily Show’ To Headline Correspondents’ Dinner

Donald Trump said he won’t be there.

Jan 30, 2017

Samantha Bee Hosting ‘Not The White House Correspondents Dinner’ On Same Night As Real One

She’s gonna roast Trump.

May 01, 2016

Videos: President Declares “Obama Out,” Drops Mic At His Last White House Correspondents Dinner

President Obama gleefully mocked the 2016 election during last night’s White House Correspondents Dinner. Tackling Donald Trump, he said, “The Republican establishment is incredulous that he is their most likely nominee —incredulous, shocking. They say Donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be President. But, in fairness, he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world: Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan.” Then he added, “And there’s one area where Donald’s experience could…

Dec 16, 2015

Larry Wilmore Will Host The 2016 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The dinner is slated for April 30, 2016.

Apr 26, 2015

Videos: President Obama Brings Luther To White House Correspondents Dinner

Last night, President Obama got to say almost everything that’s really on his mind during the White House Correspondents Dinner—with a little help from his anger translator, Luther, played by Keegan-Michael Key. When Obama said, “Protecting our democracy is more important than ever. For example, the Supreme Court ruled that the donor who gave Ted Cruz 6 million dollars was just exercising free speech,” Luther explained, “Yeah, that’s the kind of speech like this, ‘I…

Nov 19, 2014

SNL‘s Cecily Strong To Host White House Correspondents’ Dinner

She will be the fourth woman to do so.

Feb 14, 2014

Joel McHale Will Host The White House Correspondents’ Dinner

This year’s dinner, known as the Nerd Prom, will take place in May.

Apr 28, 2013

Videos: Obama Makes Muslim Socialist Joke, O’Brien Mocks HuffPo At White House Correspondents Dinner

Last night was the White House Correspondents Dinner, also known as “Nerd prom”/”#nerdprom” or “Washington’s Worst Night Of The Year.” Still, President Obama, as well as the White House Correspondents Association and emcee Conan O’Brien, had some fun. For instance, Obama’s entrance music was DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” (featuring Ludacris, Rick Ross, T-Pain, and Snoop)—the President said, “Rush Limbaugh warned you about this—second term, baby.” He added, “My advisors were a little…

Apr 27, 2013

Photos: Margaery Tyrell, Psy, Tami Taylor And Leslie Knope Attend White House Correspondents Dinner

The White House Correspondents Dinner is happening now and numerous celebrities of dubious fame are making Tom Brokaw very sad. Here are some photos of the notables, including Kevin Spacey, Natalie Dormer, Connie Britton, Kevin Ware, Jessica Pare, Psy, Kerry Washington, Barbra Streisand and Amy Poehler—hope they answered these hard-hitting questions!…

 
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