Standing just meters from the first president of the United States to attend a White House reporters’ dinner since 2016, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah mixed politics with pop culture to create equal opportunities for all tonight. including the people who pay him big money.
“I actually understand why CBS hired Mick Mulvaney,” Noah, based at Comedy Central, said of the controversial contract given to one of Donald Trump’s former chiefs of staff. “He is more than just a person who has assured everyone that Donald Trump will resign gracefully, he can also give you access to other people who have assured you that Donald Trump will resign, that is very important,” he added.
“So yell at CBS, my corporate cousin,” Noah continued at the so-called Nerd Prom with various CBS and Showtime spirits in the Washington Hilton ballroom in front of him and the ever-laughing President Joe Biden. “In fact, you can find us at Paramount + right between SpongeBob SquarePants and a bunch of movies, even Delta’s in-flight entertainment system has failed,” the comedian said with a hearty laugh from the crowd.
See his full remarks in the video above.
Making the expected blows to the assembled politicians, especially the governor of Florida and the hope of 2024 Ron DeSantis, the short expiration date of CNN +, the resignation of Jeff Zucker, fired Chris Cuomo for big money and more, Noah lost some time to drag. to the biggest entertainment story of the year from Los Angeles.
“It’s risky to joke these days,” the Daily Show frontman told a crowded and unmasked crowd of about 2,500 media outlets, powerful Hollywood and DC players, plus President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, who sat on podium to CBS Entertainment Group boss George Cheeks. “I mean, we’ve all seen what happened at the Oscars,” he said of Chris Rock’s widely condemned and worldwide slap on March 27 for mocking Jada Pinkett-Smith’s haircut.
Then Noah leaned toward what might have been his best jester of the evening.
“I was actually a little worried about tonight. What if I joke with Kelian Conway and then her husband rushes on stage and thanks me?
For the most part, during his long routine, Noah tried to kill the crowd with his kindness and smile. Everyone was stung, but no one was really burned … well, unless you work for the Fox News Channel – which is always nice to the crowd of almost everyone in this stuff over the last decade or so.
Hitting at least one target market, Biden himself, Noah initially praised the “kings of cables, Fox News.” Citing the publication, which POTUS has repeatedly wrapped in its own earlier WHCD notes, Noah compared the quality of the FNC-based news to Waffle House. “It’s relatively normal in the afternoon, but as soon as the sun goes down, there’s a drunken lady named Janine who threatens to fight every Mexican who comes in,” said the South African-born comic.
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Like Biden and Barack Obama before him at various WHCDs, Noah had an FNC in his sights almost from the top of his routine. Taking on the task of the entire ruling elite to dare to even hold the WHCD in person after about 80 visitors to Gridiron Dinner’s “super-broadcast” dinner earlier this month tested positive for Covid, Noah named. “I expect that from Sean Hannity, but the others, what are you doing?” He roared. “You’ve spent the last two years telling everyone how important it is to wear masks and avoid big indoor gatherings,” Noah continued. “Then the second someone offers you a free dinner, you become Joe Rogan.
Noah made it clear that White House scientific adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci “thought it was too dangerous” to come to dinner, then turned the spotlight on the date of the restaurant’s biggest star, Pete Davidson. is alright “
Rejecting Covid’s coverage of the FNC’s move to the “intensive care unit,” Noah praised Haniti for being “the longest-running host in cable news history.” Of course, these kind words did not wash away the FNC’s stench from the tuxedo host, nor did they reject Haniti. “Fun fact: Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt are actually dating now,” he told FNC colleagues. “In fact, I think it’s nice to see a business romance at Fox that won’t end in a $ 20 million deal,” Noah rebuked him, referring to the long scandal that still sets the FNC in the eyes of many.
“I’m sure wherever Roger Ayles is right now, he’s looking up and smiling,” the stone-faced comedian told Fox News tables and guaranteed disgrace Monday at the outlet.
With not much to lose for Fox at the time, Noah doubled over for FNC firestarter and WHCD contestant Laura Ingramham. “Wow, what can you say about her that hasn’t been said by the Anti-Defamation League yet?” He announced, a little rough on Tucker Carlson.
Probably hoping to escape the full guerrilla reaction, Noah ended his speech with some thoughts on the beauty and benefits of press freedom in America, especially during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He threw a not-so-gentle dig into the painful exit from Afghanistan last year from the president sitting next to him. “Please be careful to leave tonight, we all know that this administration is not doing well with the evacuations,” Noah said to applause seconds before shaking hands with Biden.
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