Larry Wilmore Calls Out Reporters At White Correspondents’ Dinner (VIDEO)

Comedian Larry Wilmore speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner on April 30, 2016 at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington.This is President Obama's eighth and final White House Cor... Comedian Larry Wilmore speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner on April 30, 2016 at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington.This is President Obama's eighth and final White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Credit: Olivier Douliery / Pool via CNP - NO WIRE SERVICE - Photo by: Olivier Douliery/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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“Nightly Show” host Larry Wilmore called out several reporters in the audience as he delivered remarks at President Obama’s last White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

“Hey, Wolf, I’m ready to project tonight’s winner — Anyone who isn’t watching The Situation Room,” Wilmore said to CNN host Wolf Blitzer.

Wilmore also picked on CNN host Don Lemon, and said, “some of America’s finest black journalists are here tonight. Don Lemon’s here too.”

Lemon flipped Wilmore the bird in response:

Watch Wilmore’s full remarks:

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  1. He left out more than a few.

  2. Most of the humor at these events is forced and forgettable. Worse, it requires a president to be an entertainer, which is a silly idea.

    The whole affair is really a bunch of careerists celebrating themselves: for what?

  3. Oh Larry!, from you lips to God’s ears “Morning Joe is so far up Trump’s ass they bumped into Chris Christie” BOOM!!

    That was perfecting Obama’s lament and head-shaking at the Media’s dereliction of scrutinizing The Donald…thank you Sir!

  4. Wilmore: Bernie’s so old his first campaign slogan was “Fire!”

    A solid joke, but c’mon, how could he fail to work in “feel the burn?”

  5. BJM
    Black Jokes Matter!

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