Michelle Wolf to host White House Correspondents’ Dinner
“Daily Show” comedian Michelle Wolf will headline the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday, the second year in a row President Trump will not be attending.
“Does that make it better for you as a comedian or harder for you that the president is not there? Would you rather the president be in the room?” CBS News’ Jamie Wax asked Wolf.
“I like making fun of people to their face more than anything, like, more than behind their back,” she said. “It’s nicer to make fun of someone when they’re there.”
“I think it’s cowardly not to go,” she said. “I think it’s– the only other person that didn’t go was Reagan when he was shot. And he called in.”
At the end of the day, she said she wants people at the dinner to say, “Those were funny jokes.”
“I’m not tryin’ to … make some sort of bigger point or anything. I just want people to be like, ‘It was really funny,” she said.
She added: “I’ll be really happy when it’s over. It’s a homework assignment.”
Wolf has created a fast-rising career for herself by being a standout stand-up. Whether it’s talk show appearance slots at high-profile charity events, or her currently streaming HBO special “Nice Lady,” Wolf has been consistently singled out for the quality of her comedic craftsmanship.
“I think it’s important to have, like– to feel like people are seeing, like, even if it’s just five minutes, like, a little show. You know? Where you’re just like, ‘No, I did this for you.’ It wasn’t just a small collection of jokes. It was like, ‘No, I made you a little thing. I made you a meal,'” Wolf said.
