Colin Jost had a different gig this Saturday Night. He did the comedy monologue at the Nerd Prom (2024 White House Correspondent’s Dinner). I thought his punch lines were only so-so, but that’s a tough crowd and he punched at both sides, delivering a few hard body shots at everyone, even Sleepy Joe. He likes Biden, but he gave him hell on some sensitive matters:
“I have to admit, it’s not easy following President Biden. I mean, it’s not always easy following what he’s saying.”
“My Weekend Update co-anchor Michael Che was going to join me here tonight, but in solidarity with President Biden, I decided to lose all my Black support.”
“I’m not saying both candidates are old, but you know Jimmy Carter is out there thinking, ‘I could maybe win this thing.’”
He had a few other solid zingers:
“We’re all here tonight at nerd prom. Well, not ALL. Matt Gaetz is at regular prom.”
“Can we just acknowledge how refreshing it is to see a president of the United States at an event that doesn’t begin with a bailiff saying ‘all rise’?”
“President Biden, isn’t it crazy that he’s only our second Catholic president? And what’s even crazier is that in just a few short months, we’ll have our third in RFK Jr. I’m kidding. Like his vaccine card says, he doesn’t have a shot.”
“I would really like to take a moment to recognize all the print journalists in this room. Your words speak truth to power. Your words bring light to the darkness. And most importantly, your words train the AI programs that will soon replace you.”
Biden is looking older than ever.
Normally we only see him in sunglasses as he walks outside for whatever reason, but to see him at a table trying to slowly process the joke, is just hard to watch. It’s like watching Weekend at Bernie’s.
I’ll still vote for him, as I prefer his behind the scenes crew running things over a criminal with obvious early stage dementia. One can only hope that Harris gets to step in at some point when Biden’s cognitive decline gets bad enough.
What a crazy system. Our only two choices aren’t really choices at all.
Both parties have been corrupted by huge money for a long time so they could put up a thousand choices and it wouldn’t make any difference. They all need money to get elected so we end up with all crooks. The honest ones were weeded out long ago. Face it, no hope, we need to make it in spite of them. Hopefully we can replace them with AI before long.
Both sides! Both sides! The sky is falling.
Well, maybe it is. But Biden’s a politician, sure, he’s in the long tradition of spinning. There’s a crook on one side, a shaky hand on the other, & they’re equivalent?
Where we think there’s some kind of rational thought going on inside our skulls, here in this esteemed place, it’s clear to me we’re just as intoxicated as everyone else. “Not really choices?” “Replace them all with AI?” What are you smoking?
Jeez, if you’re somehow the good guys, I have to pray to god.
I liked, “There are so many incredible news organizations here tonight. Also a few credible ones.”
Correct term is “White House Co-Respondents’ Dinner.” As in, I believe, people who committed adultery against someone in the White House, leading to divorce court.
can’t wait until Trump wins
Wait until he farts in your face..