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White House Correspondents’ Dinner
c(omedy)-span
Feb. 9, 2024
Long Live the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Host Roy Wood Jr. and President Biden made a case for why this goofy event is important.
By Jen Chaney
best of c-span
Apr. 29, 2023
By Charu Sinha
passion for fashion
Apr. 29, 2023
By Charu Sinha
c(omedy)-span
Apr. 29, 2023
How to Watch Roy Wood Jr. Host the White House Correspondents Dinner Roy Wood Jr. steps up to the podium to host tonight. Here’s how you can watch it.
By Hershal Pandya
Roy Wood Jr. Doesn’t Know Either The Daily Show veteran’s career has brought him to this moment. If only there were the perfect job opening.
By Kathryn VanArendonk
stop the presses
May 2, 2022
By Shawn McCreesh
Biden Calls Trump a Plague, Celebrates Brandon’s Good Year at WHCD The White House Correspondents’ Dinner returned, and so did the president to it.
By Chas Danner
The 2022 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Was a Respectable-Enough Reboot It wasn’t Twin Peaks: The Return , but it also wasn’t, like, Heroes Reborn either.
By Jen Chaney
best of c-span
May 1, 2022
By Charu Sinha
Biden Still Plans to Attend Event That Shouldn’t Be Happening The White House Correspondents’ Dinner really isn’t worth the risk, Joe.
By Benjamin Hart
cancelations
June 23, 2020
By Rebecca Alter
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Rescheduled for August Can’t imagine what Kenan Thompson and Hasan Minhaj will have to joke about then.
By Halle Kiefer
Trump and Michelle Wolf Spar on Twitter After WHCD Announcement And now, Michelle Wolf and Donald Trump are trading insults on Twitter.
By Megh Wright
Michelle Wolf Couldn’t Escape D.C. Fast Enough After the Correspondents’ Dinner, a merciful break from politics for the host of Netflix’s The Break With Michelle Wolf .
By Amy Larocca
last night on late night
May 5, 2018
By Devon Ivie
white house correspondents’ dinner
May 3, 2018
Here’s What Mike Pence Thought of Michelle Wolf’s WHCD Jokes The comedian’s comments about Mike Pence — or to use her words, a “weird little guy” — have now entered the arena.
By Amanda Arnold
white house correspondents’ dinner
May 3, 2018
By Amanda Arnold
science of us
May 2, 2018
How to Make an Abortion Joke An analysis by a sociologist who studies them.
By Cari Romm
white house correspondents’ dinner
May 1, 2018
Michelle Wolf Defends WHCD Jokes: ‘I Didn’t Want to Cater to the Room’ A friend advised her, “Be true to yourself. Never apologize. Burn it to the ground.”
By Jordan Crucchiola
white house correspondents’ dinner
May 1, 2018
Michelle Wolf Speaks Out About Her WHCD Jokes And other things of note from her Fresh Air interview with Terry Gross.
By Gabriella Paiella
white house correspondents’ dinner
May 1, 2018
By Gabriella Paiella
Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah Defend Michelle Wolf: “She Is Filthy and She […] This year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner host Michelle Wolf has been the target of much outrage and debate since she gave a perfectly […]
By Megh Wright
last night on late night
Apr. 30, 2018
By Halle Kiefer
Why the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Should Go On The dinner has ballooned to an oddball mix of celebs and politicians, but there have been moments where comedy allowed speakers to cut to the truth.
By Nell Scovell
white house correspondents’ dinner
Apr. 30, 2018
Many Journalists Are Defending Michelle Wolf After WHCA Statement Twitter users roasted the White House Correspondents Association.
By Lisa Ryan
controversies
Apr. 30, 2018
WHCA Issues Statement to Members Criticizing Michelle Wolf’s Monologue “I also have heard from members expressing dismay with the entertainer’s monologue and concerns about how it reflects on our mission.”
By Halle Kiefer
white house correspondents’ dinner
Apr. 29, 2018
All About Michelle Wolf’s Divisive Joke About Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Eye Shadow Not everyone laughed at the comedian’s joke from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
By Amanda Arnold
No, Michelle Wolf Didn’t Mock Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s Looks Why the criticism of Wolf’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner roast is so maddening.
By Jen Chaney
white house correspondents’ dinner
Mar. 25, 2018
By Anne Victoria Clark
Michelle Wolf Will Host This Year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner Michelle Wolf is having a very busy 2018 – in addition to landing a weekly late night series at Netflix, she also just landed the toughest […]
By Megh Wright
book excerpt
Sept. 29, 2017
What It Was Like Trying to Get President Obama to Tell a Dick Joke An excerpt from Obama speechwriter David Litt’s memoir, about what it was like writing for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
By David Litt
good one podcast
Sept. 28, 2017
What It Was Like Writing Jokes for President Obama And why Donald Trump shouldn’t skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
By Jesse David Fox
Hasan Minhaj Took a Job No One Wanted “I was told repeatedly, ‘Don’t go after POTUS, don’t roast the administration in absentia.’”
By Mallika Rao
Hasan Minhaj Roasts the Press at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Over the weekend, Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj took on the toughest gig in comedy by hosting this year’s Trump-free White House […]
By Megh Wright
Trump’s Alternative-Reality Rally Trump told off the media he pretends to hate and thanked the fans who still believe he is a different kind of politician.
By Olivia Nuzzi
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