Larry Wilmore Roasts the Press in White House Correspondents’ Monologue

Daily Beast ^ | 30 Apr 16 | Matt Wilstein

[SkyPilot]

President Obama was a tough act to follow, but Wilmore reminded some of Stephen Colbert with his audience-unfriendly jokes.

Tonight, Larry Wilmore proved exactly why he was the perfect choice to host President Barack Obama’s final White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Even if the crowd of journalists in attendance didn’t seem to agree.

More than ever before, the president was an impossible act to follow. Not only did Obama deliver a slew of jokes at Donald Trump’s expense but he also presented an elaborate Curb Your Enthusiasm-style video that included an epic John Boehner cameo.

Wilmore began by welcoming the guests in the house once again to the event, “or as Fox News will report, two thugs disrupt elegant dinner in D.C.” He introduced himself as “a black man who replaced a white man who pretended to be a TV newscaster," before adding, “so yeah, in that way Lester Holt and I have a lot in common,” to groans from the crowd at Brian Williams’ expense.

He was even more harsh to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, saying, “Hey, Wolf, I'm ready to project tonight's winner: Anyone who isn't watching The Situation Room.”

[DIRTYSECRET]

These people are supposed to be adversaries. I don’t get it. At least the Al Smith dinner throws in a piece of religion with the host/venue.

[Afterguard]

That’s what I thought too. Pretty sure it’s Mittens

[Steve_Seattle]

“MSNBC got rid of so many black people I thought Boko Haram was running the network.”

I thought that Boko Haram is a group of radical BLACK Muslims.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Mass violence."

99% of which is perpetrated by Democrats. I swear, the media are doing everything they can to justify violence against Trump and his supporters. And they will blame it all on Trump.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The quality of WH Correspondents dinner gala has done way down, just like everything in Obama’s whole reign."

At the end of the evening, all the journalists lined up and took turns smooching Obama's butt one last time.

[hdstmf]

Who??????

[driftless2]

I totally fail to see any humor in what is being said. I am really out of touch.

No, you're not out of touch. It sounds like Wilmore is about as much a "comedian" as Bruce Jenner is a woman.

[simpson96]

Just what I'd expect from an event involving the obamas.

Can't WAIT until this bunch is gone, come January.

[Sir Napsalot]

Thanks but no thanks, I don’t need the image.

There’d be plenty more years (if not decades) of smooching after he leaves office, you really can’t say “it” was the one last time .........

[Chode]

right? even with the pictures i got nothing

[Brown Deer]

Racist trash Larry Wilmore calls Ben Carson a "jigaboo" and 0bama a "nigger" at the White House correspondents dinner and 0bama replies with a chest thump.

[upchuck]

Perhaps it’s just me but...

I read about people calling out Trump because he promotes violence. Yet, I have to see a single quote from Trump where he’s doing that.

Maybe not watching TV has it’s disadvantages :)