This promo shows anything can happen at Sam Bee’s “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”
“Traditionally, the White House Correspondents Association toasts the President of the United States,” explains Full Frontal host Sam Bee in the above promo for her upcoming subversive special, Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. And traditionally, the WHCD (as its known) is hosted by a respected comic, like Conan O’Brien or Stephen Colbert – and […]
Hasan Minhaj will host the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Finally, only a few weeks out from the event, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has found its host: The Daily Show correspondent / stand-up comic Hasan Minhaj. The WCHD, an annual gathering of political press, pundits, politicians, and assorted entertainment industry insiders, has been one of Washington’s biggest parties since 1914. The traditional event is typically hosted […]
Trump doesn’t get comedy – so, who can host the White House Correspondents Dinner?
Every April, the country’s top journalists and government officials gather for an atypically lighthearted night together: the White House Correspondents Dinner. While reporters and advisors and a handful of random celebrities (Fred Armisen, Barbra Streisand, Katie Holmes…) mingle, the evening’s emcee gives a speech recapping and lightly roasting the Leader-in-Chief’s regime. It’s an honor to […]