Wanda Sykes Knocks It Outta the Park at WHCA Dinner
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Obama, Sykes Slay at WHCA Dinner

Wanda Sykes had them screaming and crying with laughter at the Which House Correspondents Association dinner–oh and there were a few jaw dropping moments too, like when Wanda asked if it was Nancy Pelosi’s idea the Obama and Biden go out together for burgers. And she admitted that if her kids had a choice between getting into a car with a stranger or with Dick Cheney, she’d tell them to go with the stranger.

Oh and her opening act, that guy Barack wasn’t bad either, as these videos show. Though that POTUS gig is only good for eight years, Obama doesn’t need to worry–after tonight, it’s clear he could headline a sold out comedy tour no problem.

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24 Responses to "Obama, Sykes Slay at WHCA Dinner"
Suzanne | Saturday May 9, 2009 08:52 pm 1

woohoo – these are great videos – thanks lisa


newtonusr | Saturday May 9, 2009 08:57 pm 2

Dude was funny. No doubt about it.


perris | Sunday May 10, 2009 06:33 am 3

what’s great about obama’s delivery, it’s funny to himself while he’s telling it, he’s not “repeating a joke” he’s living the tale.

good stuff


eCAHNomics | Sunday May 10, 2009 06:42 am 4

What???!!! Obama didn’t look for the rule of law under his chair?


linda | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:00 am 5

oh man, that crack about john boehner was hysterical. and i bet boehner’s still fuming.. lol.


Knut | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:03 am 6

Great stuff after a good night’s sleep, and it’s a sunny day, to boot. Ms Sykes killed last night. Good happen to a better set of victims.


Elliott | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:06 am 7
In response to linda @ 5

“Boehner is a person of color…it’s just not a color found in the natural world. Wassup, John?”

heeheehe


moondancer | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:12 am 8

His comedic delivery is improving, he was awesome. The guy really is amazing. Sykes was brutal in a way I like brutal.


oldgold | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:15 am 9

“Obama, Sykes Slay at WHCA Dinner”

Have you ever noticed how words of violence are ofte sed to describe humor?
Slapstick, Gags, Punch Line, Put in Stitches, He’s a Cut-up ……….


eCAHNomics | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:19 am 10
In response to oldgold @ 9

You slay me.


greenwarrior | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:28 am 11

thanks for the clips lisa. they’re great.


Phoenix Woman | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:29 am 12
In response to eCAHNomics @ 10

Humor is evil! EEEEEVIL!


KayInMaine | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:29 am 13
In response to moondancer @ 8

Loved her too. She rocked!


eCAHNomics | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:37 am 14
In response to Phoenix Woman @ 12

Not up on my humor literature and analysis, but I seem to remember that the court jester was the only one in the royal retinue who could tell the truth.

Perhaps the U.S. would be better off if the CIA were staffed by the likes of Stewart, Colbert, Sykes.


Waccamaw | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:42 am 15
In response to KayInMaine @ 13

A number of the callers on Washington Journal today were in a nasty royal snit about both Sykes and Obama……the ones who claim to be dems or say they voted for O. *but*………..and the litany begins. It never ceases to amaze how they always accuse him of doing exactly the same things bush did; project much?


SouthernDragon | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:44 am 16

Who was the lovely lady doing the MC duties?


eCAHNomics | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:49 am 17

Oh boy, GE & Boeing sponser MTP. Now that’s a recipe for truth in programming.


KayInMaine | Sunday May 10, 2009 08:10 am 18
In response to Waccamaw @ 15

The callers are probably pretend-Dems/concern-trolls. They’re everywhere! I dislike them a whole hell of a lot wherever they are.

Before the Inauguration, I was saying online that the trolls are watching what we’re saying (one troll on my blog said this to me), and if you’ve noticed, they’re using what we say as a way to go after President Obama and other dems. They’re doing this because they have NOTHING. If you’ve noticed, these asswipes are already calling for Obama’s impeachment because he’s a “war criminal”, “has lied to the nation”, and “was not duly elected by the American people”. Now, gee, where have we heard that before? LOL They’re hoping they can create a wave of fake anger against President Obama using the TRUTHS against George Bush! I say, “nice try idiots! I’m onto ya little pathetic schemes!”.


jayt | Sunday May 10, 2009 08:17 am 19
In response to SouthernDragon @ 16

Who was the lovely lady doing the MC duties?

dunno, but I’d toast her.

(I probably could have said that a little better….)


emerson | Sunday May 10, 2009 08:22 am 20
In response to SouthernDragon @ 16

Jennifer Loven from AP. She leans to the reich.


wagonjak | Sunday May 10, 2009 10:18 am 21

O’s jokes work best when he lays one of his outrageous statements out with a straight, almost grim expression on his face…

Lately, he’s started chuckling at his own jokes, and I don’t think that’s as effective…

He was killer last night though, and I loved Sykes too…

But the whole think is more then a little incestuous and chummy…the fine line between the powerful and the press has been breaking down for a long time, and in the last twenty years almost disappeared…

Most of the famous bobble-heads are making more moolah then the top politicians, and both feel they belong to a privileged club that the rest of us are barred from!


Styve | Sunday May 10, 2009 11:41 am 22
In response to KayInMaine @ 18

Excellent explanation of the Right’s plight!!

They’re doing this because they have NOTHING. If you’ve noticed, these asswipes are already calling for Obama’s impeachment because he’s a “war criminal”, “has lied to the nation”, and “was not duly elected by the American people”. Now, gee, where have we heard that before? LOL They’re hoping they can create a wave of fake anger against President Obama using the TRUTHS against George Bush!


shell | Sunday May 10, 2009 12:48 pm 23

It’s deja vu all over again. Remember 3 years ago, when Stephen Colbert was the entertainer at the same dinner? And remember how the average citizen LOVED it, while the Villagers thought it was NOT funny? Last night, I actually watched it on teevee. (Well, I TiVo’ed it and watched several hours later.) They had on a host, from LA, and the other 3 talking heads were: Pat Buchanan, Something Franken (not Al), and some woman. I swear! If you took all their ages and averaged them, it would be 75. In short, they felt it was NOT FUNNY! Well, Obama was a little funny, but Sykes was not at all funny, and Buchanan was especially angry that she dissed Rush Limbaugh.

It is 2006 all over again.


Neil | Sunday May 10, 2009 07:10 pm 24
In response to shell @ 23

You might say WHCA 2009 was a perfect metaphor for WHCA 2006 except for just about everything that happened. Colbert skewered Bush and pissed him off. Sykes made fun of Obama with respect. The best line of the night was about giving Obama a break for not getting a shelter dog because Obama has taken on fixing all the country’s problems caused by the last owner who abused it for 8 years. It’s the first time I’ve been able to laugh about it.


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