Posted on 11/19/2018 3:57:08 PM PST by ColdOne
Washington (AFP) - The White House correspondents' dinner will break with tradition next year and forgo a comedian as its featured speaker, opting instead for a historian best known for his biographies of Alexander Hamilton and two former US presidents.
The decision came after stand-up Michelle Wolf delivered a controversial star turn this year -- mercilessly sending up White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who was seated on the dais with her.
So on April 27, 2019, the guest speech at the black tie gala will come from historian and biographer Ron Chernow, who is best known for his book about Alexander Hamilton, which inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical.
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Above is a short clip of Rickles at Reagan’s Innauguration. Pretty funny stuff. At 1:48 he starts a joke - and it ends with a “mike drop”.
There was. He had big ears, a big ego and the worst 8 years of our lives.
Technically, that was a clown, not a comedian.
I miss Don Rickles. He could call you a moron and make you laugh about it.
there hasn’t been comedy there for many years.
My Fav.:)
Steve Bridges - As George W. Bush with George W. Bush!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4N93jLVPIA
I could think of a way to make the correspondents’ dinner very funny, just order them all into the kitchen and tell them they’re appetizers.
I hope this White House will boycott this dinner anyway....no need to be in front of such a gaggle of corrupt, anti-Trump geese.
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