Stay from Washington D.C., it was the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner — with Colin Jost (and President Joe Biden).
The “Weekend Replace” host from NBC weekly sketch program “Saturday Night time Stay” introduced his punchy model of comedy — and spouse Scarlett Johansson — to the yearly roast of the President of america. Jost roasted everybody from Biden to former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders.
“It isn’t at all times straightforward following President Biden … prefer it’s not at all times straightforward following what he is saying,” Jost joked. He additionally stated, “I hope tonight shall be an evening to recollect … for many of us,” in reference to voter response to Biden’s age.
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Colin Jost touches on President Biden’s greatest controversies, 2024 marketing campaign
Throughout the dinner, Jost touched on a few of the greatest controversies from a dip in President Biden’s approval amongst Black voters to an argument about cocaine discovered on the White Home final summer season.
“Like lots of you right here tonight, I fake to do information on TV. My ‘Weekend Replace’ co-anchor Michael Che was going to affix me right here tonight however in solidarity with President Biden, I made a decision to lose all my Black help,” he stated, referring to his “Weekend Replace” co-host and shut good friend Che.
“I really like Washington. Final time I used to be right here I left my cocaine on the White Home. Fortunately President Biden was in a position to make good use of it at his State of the Union,” Jost added.
Jost additionally touched on current headlines, joking that Columbia College is among the many “world’s harmful geopolitical hotspots” following pupil protests concerning the Israel-Hamas struggle. He additionally quipped that “Obama acquired Bin Laden, you bought O.J.”
“And by the way in which, now that O.J.’s useless, who’s the brand new entrance runner for Trump’s VP. Is it Diddy?” Jost added.
‘I am additionally used to being the Second Gentleman,’ Colin Jost says about spouse Scarlett Johansson
Jost had a fortunate allure within the viewers throughout his set: his partner, two-time Academy Award nominee Scarlett Johansson.
“Doug, as you may inform by all of the feedback about my spouse, I am additionally used to being the Second Gentleman,” Jost stated about Emhoff, who’s married to Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I wish to thank my spouse for enduring numerous jokes and agreeing to individually meet each particular person on this room after the ceremony,” he stated later, which elicited amusing from the “Her” actress.
The evening’s finish took a critical flip when Jost paid homage to his late grandfather, who the comic stated voted for Biden. He additionally referred to as Biden a “first rate man.”
“My grandpa voted for decency, and decency is why we’re all right here tonight. Decency is how we’re in a position to be right here tonight,” Jost stated.
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