A comedian, a podium, and the most powerful person on earth sitting ten feet away, required to smile. Nine sets in the lion's den.
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The correspondents' dinner
Stephen Colbert Roasts Bush at 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner
Political Comedy
the set that redefined the gig, to Bush's face
Michelle Wolf COMPLETE REMARKS at 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner (C-SPAN)
C-SPAN
the year they stopped inviting comedians
CNN: President Obama zings Donald Trump, birthers at White House Correspondents' Dinner
CNN
roasting Trump while the Bin Laden raid was live
President Obama Drops the Mic | White House Correspondents' Dinner 2016
ABC News
Obama out
C-SPAN: Seth Meyers remarks at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner
C-SPAN
the other half of the night Trump never forgave
Conan O'Brien remarks at 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner (C-SPAN)
C-SPAN
Conan works the room
Hasan Minhaj full White House Correspondents Dinner speech
ABC News
the year the president skipped it
Wanda Sykes at the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner
C-SPAN
Sykes takes no prisoners
Trevor Noah COMPLETE REMARKS at 2022 White House Correspondents' Dinner (C-SPAN)
C-SPAN
the gig returns after the plague years
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