At the 99th annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, a dinner hosted by the White House Correspondents' Association, journalists, politicians, and other public figures joined together for an evening full of laughs and satire.
Even though Conan O'Brien was the designated comedian for the night, the best jokes came from the President himself. President Obama ended up making many stabs at himself, as well as at the press. Here are some of the best one-liners from this very light-hearted night.
10. "I know CNN has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is I admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be accurate."-President Obama
9. "I'd like to acknowledge that earlier this evening, there was some confusion with the seating chart. For a moment, someone accidentally sat Governor Chris Christie with the Republicans. That was awkward, and I apologize."-Conan O'Brien
8. "Some say the print media is dying and I don't believe it. And neither does my blacksmith."-Conan O'Brien
7. "I happen to mention that Kamala Harris is the best looking Attorney General in the country. As you might imagine, I got in trouble when I got back home. [pauses] Who knew Eric Holder would be so sensitive?"-President Obama
6. "Some things are beyond my control. For example, this whole controversy about Jay-Z going to Cuba - it's unbelievable. I've got 99 problems and now Jay-Z is one."-President Obama
5. "I understand that when the Correspondents’ Association was considering Conan for this gig, they were faced with that age-old dilemma: Do you offer it to him now, or wait for five years and then give it to Jimmy Fallon?"-President Obama
4. Speaking on Boston: ""If you're gonna pick on a city, don't choose one where nine out of 10 people are related to a cop. And that includes me."-Conan O'Brien
3. "The History Channel is not here. I guess they were embarrassed about the whole Obama-is-a-devil thing. Of course, that never kept Fox News from showing up. They actually thought the comparison was not fair -- to Satan."-President Obama
2. "The problem is that the media landscape is changing so rapidly you can't keep up with it.I remember when BuzzFeed was just something I did in college around 2am."-President Obama
1. "I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I'm not the young, strapping Muslim socialist I used to be."-President Obama
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