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White House Correspondents Dinner welcomes back Hasan Minhaj for 2020 keynote, plus Kenan Thompson as host
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White House Correspondents Dinner welcomes back Hasan Minhaj for 2020 keynote, plus Kenan Thompson as host

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020

After a one-year overcorrection, the White House Correspondents Dinner is welcoming back comedians to speak to the assembled press and their political and celebrity guests …

Samantha Bee returning to DC for second annual “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”
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Samantha Bee returning to DC for second annual “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 18, 2019February 18, 2019

The actual White House Correspondents’ Dinner may not feature any comedians in 2019. Which makes Samantha Bee’s Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner even more …

Michelle Wolf will deliver the keynote at the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner
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Michelle Wolf will deliver the keynote at the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 22, 20181

What a year for Michelle Wolf! After releasing her first stand-up special over the winter on HBO, Wolf has earned her own talk show series …

Hasan Minhaj keynote speech at the 2017 White House Correspondents Association dinner
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Hasan Minhaj keynote speech at the 2017 White House Correspondents Association dinner

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 30, 2017

Hasan Minhaj faced an uphill task taking on the keynote speech at the 2017 White House Correspondents Association dinner, the first in 36 years to …

Hasan Minhaj to deliver keynote at 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner
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Hasan Minhaj to deliver keynote at 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 11, 2017

The 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner might not feature the sitting president of the United States, his staffers or even some of the celebrity weirdness …

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will present “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner” at same time as actual WHCD in D.C.
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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will present “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner” at same time as actual WHCD in D.C.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 30, 2017

Full Frontal with Samantha BeeĀ and TBS have announced its first “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” which will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2017 …

Watch Keegan Michael Key rehearse his Luther “Anger Translator” with President Barack Obama inside the White House
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Watch Keegan Michael Key rehearse his Luther “Anger Translator” with President Barack Obama inside the White House

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2015May 4, 20151

In case you missed it last week, President Barack Obama surprised the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by bringing out his “anger translator,” Luther — aka …

Cecily Strong to host/address 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner
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Cecily Strong to host/address 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 19, 2014

Anyone dismayed thinking Saturday Night Live replaced the wrong person at the Weekend Update desk this season will rejoice at this news: The White House …

Joel McHale and Barack Obama at the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner
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Joel McHale and Barack Obama at the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 4, 2014May 4, 20141

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has handed over its top speaking slot each year to someone with a link to late-night TV comedy. Does this …

Conan O’Brien, President Barack Obama trade jokes at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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Conan O’Brien, President Barack Obama trade jokes at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 28, 2013April 28, 20131

Conan O’Brien had a tough act to follow Saturday night as headliner at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. President Barack Obama killed with his …

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