Kenan Thompson Will Bring White House Correspondents Dinner Back to Comedy
It’s been a rocky old few years for the White House Correspondents Dinner. President Donald Trump’s total boycott of the event, Michelle Wolf’s incendiary set two years ago, and last year’s safe but somber lecture have made many question what the point of the whole thing is.
But with the announcement of Kenan Thompson as host for April’s dinner, the association is making a return to comedy and, hopefully, an event that might be worth watching via a YouTube highlights reel the next day. The Saturday Night Live star will be joined by Hasan Minhaj—host of Patriot Act on Netflix—who entertained at the 2017 edition of the event.
“Kenan and Hasan are two of the most engaged and engaging entertainers in America,” said Jonathan Karl, ABC News correspondent and president of the WHCA. “I’m thrilled they’ll help us celebrate the role of a free press in our democracy… We’re looking forward to a lively evening honoring the most important political journalism of the past year.”