Cecily Strong At White House Correspondents' Dinner (Full Remarks)

[erpowers]

[pacalo]

1. I'm a new fan. She was great!

[rainy]

2. I agree she was great!

Why all the negative posts about her?

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

9. Maybe because her comedic timing was awful?

She does comedy for a living, and yet President Obama out performed her about 100 to 1. It's not her fault that her writers didn't give her great material like the president's, but she didn't do much with what she had, imo.

If Obama was a nobody and the two went on stage at a comedy show, who do you think would get the greater applause? She just fell flat compared to him.

[rep the dems]

17. While I do think that Obama did an exceptionally good job last night

you have to keep in mind that part of the reason it was so funny is *because* he's the President and not a professional comedian, not in spite of that. He couldn't do most of the jokes he did if he were just some guy at a comedy show. What sense would lines like "pot smoking socialist president", "find time to pray 5 times a day", "pretended to be an American in 1961", or "tough time proving Hillary was born in Kenya" make without the full context of his presidency? Again, he was phenomenal last night but I rather enjoyed Cecily as well.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

20. All those things you wrote are true.

But, you didn't address his comedic timing vs. hers. Cecily's timing just sucked. In fact, not only was her timing off, she just looked uncomfortable at times.

On the other hand, President Obama's timing was definitely lacking during the Luther "skit." Working with someone is not the same as working alone. My husband pointed that out immediately.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. I love brutal honesty.

That was a healthy dose, right there.

Especially the secret service and Warren bits. Nicely played.

[CTyankee]

4. I thought the references to the hotel were...um, interesting...

There seemed to be a lot of responses to the broad hint that it was a place Washington powers that be have furtive "liaisons." Well, well, how romantic...the audience sure seemed to know all about it...

[libodem]

5. You know the drill

The first and second oldest professions have been together since forever.

I'm reading London and I'm in the 12th century and the chapter if full of politicians and prostitutes. In fact in this century they may be interchangeable.

[heaven05]

6. she is great

and her 'humor' at this dinner, deliciously biting......and true. The repubthugs laughed through their teeth. Quite refreshing to hear so many home runs hit....how did I know she hit one....by the quiet in the room after she hit it. Lovely, entertaining and a brilliant smack down of so many at such little cost.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. That quiet was the tell all right. Those jokes weren't for the people in the room.

Those jokes were for us.

[MyOwnPeace]

22. Tough gig................

She hit a home run!

[Cooley Hurd]

7. She did an outstanding job!

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. IMO a lot went flat, BUT her request for 'the Pledge' - to promise not report on Hillary's looks as

actual journalism- was inspired. It got what sounded like the best (awkward) applause from a room that **still** contained some journalists.

That completely redeemed her overall effort in my eyes.

[CTyankee]

13. Yes, she was very firm and got respect from the audience...nice moment...

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

15. That was definitely the best part!

nt

[AndreaCG]

11. Excellent job!

[James48]

12. Awesome!

I loved it!

[Gothmog]

14. Some of her jokes were great but President Obama did a better job

[samsingh]

16. She's funny and smart

[truebrit71]

18. Really funny stuff!

"Your hair's so white it can talk back to cops"..

[Beartracks]

19. LOL @ How to find C-Span on cable...

... and the C-Span camera check.

Meow!

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[left-of-center2012]

21. Loved the Secret Service joke

"The Secret Service is the only law enforcement group in the country that would get in trouble if a black man is shot."

[Overseas]

23. K&R. She did a great job.

There were a few rude clunkers but lots of fun jokes.