Wolf, a stand-up performer who previously contributed to "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," is trending just ahead of the launch of he half-hour talk show premiering on Netflix next month.īoth Wolf's fans and detractors seemed to agree that it was a shocking performance, destined to go down in correspondents' dinner history.ĬNN analyst Joan Walsh compared it to Stephen Colbert's 2006 stand-up act at the dinner, when Colbert challenged then-president Bush and members of the media. "If you are a Trump supporter or member of his administration and aren't willing to condemn his vulgar and mean spirited behavior every day, then i don't want to hear what you have to say about a comedian," he wrote. Bush campaign strategist, also said he had little sympathy for the complaints. Or stop inviting comics and then acting shocked that they said something edgy," MSNBC analyst Matthew Miller tweeted. "Good lord people, it was a stand-up act. Taking the other side of the argument were a variety of writers, liberal activists and comedians.
"Enough of elites mocking all of us," Matt Schlapp tweeted. White House aide Mercedes Schlapp and her husband Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, said they walked out early. There were also strong objections to her material about abortion. Other attendees suggested some of Wolf's material was needlessly cruel. Related: Biting comedy, inspirational moments define annual White House Correspondents' Dinner Wolf responded overnight on Twitter by saying "all these jokes were about her despicable behavior," not looks. Many Washington journalists joined the activists in criticizing Wolf's comments about Sanders, particularly the jabs at her physical appearance. He added, "It doesn't help what you're trying to achieve and what, I think, all of us are trying to achieve." It's not just the White House," Scaramucci said on "Reliable" Sunday. "I think the hostilities need to be de-escalated on both sides. The association "just confirmed everything we've said about liberal MSM from day one," political advisor Healy Baumgardner tweeted afterward.įormer White House communications director Antony Scaramucci called Wolf's performance an "atrocity." Here's a look at the varying reactions to her roast:Ĭonservative activists said Wolf, who was selected to perform by the correspondents' association, showed the media's true colors with X-rated satire and personal swipes at press secretary Sarah Sanders, counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway, and others in attendance. Charges of hypocrisy are flying fast, with commenters on the right blasting liberal intolerance and those on the left mocking conservative victimization.įox News correspondent Ed Henry, a past president of the association, says he wants the association to apologize to Sanders. The stand-up act is now an object of partisan warfare. Related: Why Trump's snubbing of the White House correspondents' dinner matters When former press secretary Sean Spicer tweeted that the dinner "was a disgrace," Wolf replied, "Thank you!" Trump April 29, 2018īut other writers, activists and comedians defended Wolf for roasting both the administration and the media. Everyone is talking about the fact that the White House Correspondents Dinner was a very big, boring bust.the so-called comedian really "bombed." should host next year! Donald J. While Washington, Michigan, was a big success, Washington, D.C., just didn't work.
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