Cecily Strong KILLED at the White House Correspondents Dinner

[HorseTears]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 2:58am

Cecily was always an awkward fit for Weekend Update and never thrived there, so I was pleasantly surprised at how strong her set was and at how biting and, at times, unforgiving it was.  What a terrible crowd, though.  

 

[madbrian]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 8:11am

Obama himself was brilliant.  The material was top notch, but his delivery has improved over the years.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 8:30am

I've adored her for a while on SNL, so I'm so happy she rocked this! She never fails to make me laugh. 

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 8:57am

I think the president was much funnier than she was. To many of her jokes were lame and went on too long, like her Aaron Schock slideshow.

The president, on the other hand, was masterful.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 9:02am

I agree with Joey.  Cecily finished strong but her material was uneven.   Obama bested her in material, timing and inflection. 

The crowd was lethal.  Blitzer's sense of humor is matched by his sense of a news story.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 10:08am

The crowd was lethal because the event has outlived its original intention. It now has nothing to do with the journalists who cover the White House letting loose for one evening.

It's become a week long circuit party for straight people, and this dinner is another homogenized red-carpet event with roasts.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 10:57am

Thank you, Horse Tears, for not referring to this as the "Nerd Prom".

[Auggie27]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 12:28pm

Obama's speech was the standard bearer.  Irreverent, delivered with an effortless insouciance that we seldom see.  His targets were many and varied (including himself, almost my favorite part: "you're dumb!" was his response to charges of his arrogance), and in even taking on the audience he channeled his inner Gervais. If you're already a fan you could only love him even more.   

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 12:50pm

...And, yet, still corrupt as ever. Just as every President was before him and every one will be after him. It's a damn shame. 

[SNAFU]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 12:55pm

Thought Obama hit it out of then park. He actually has great comedic timing!

 

[Fantod]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 4:29pm

I think Amy Schumer should host the dinner next year. She would be absolutely vicious.

[FishermanBob]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 6:16pm

"I think Amy Schumer should host the dinner next year. She would be absolutely vicious"

Yeah, I'm sure that crowd in particular, would go crazy for 22 minutes of vagina jokes.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 7:44pm

Yeah, she's not ready.  For that matter, let's get the Broad City girls.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 7:49pm

"...And, yet, still corrupt as ever. Just as every President was before him and every one will be after him. It's a damn shame. "

 

 Millard Fillmore was corrupt?!?

Say it ain't so, Liza!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 7:53pm

The 'bland keeps it real.  Really real.  Without its anchoring of every possible (and some impossible) thread to reiterate that there is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE between any politician ever anywhere, where would we be?

[Fantod]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 8:42pm

Part of what I find funny about the comedians at the White House Correspondents Dinner is that the audience absolutely refuses to laugh, but thanks for your wonderful and thoughtful commentary as always.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/26/15 at 8:52pm

I think you have to completely ignore the laughter you hear and the footage of audience members laughing throughout in order to believe that is true.  But it's your opinion and you're entitled to it.

[Fantod]

Posted: 4/27/15 at 1:02am

I recently (as in the past two hours) learned that the audience just isn't mic'd, so you can't hear their laughter very loudly. I was mistaken. Moving on.