Discussion: Watch Some Of Joel McHale's Best Correspondents' Dinner Lines (VIDEO)

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I would love to see Chris Rock host the 2015 WHCD!

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He was hilarious! Loved so many of his jokes.

Me too…it’ll never happen though. Did you see the Chris Rock ad where he says Obama is “juuuuust white”?

Ouch. A lot of his jokes were biting indictments of cable and the politicians in the room. So many faux disaprovals with “ooohs” and “ohs” I thought some in the audience were gonna walk out. Very thin skinned lot. Wolf Blitzer did not look very happy, that’s for sure. Most of these people in the pundit class can dish it out, but they sure can’t take it. Christie was handed his ass when McHale did that simile over how a bad joke that wasn’t written by him would be investigated. Now that was probably his funniest part I thought. Anyone see Christie laughing at that one? I didn’t.

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Joel was on Howard Stern’s show this week and gave out one joke that he cut from his routine:

When discussing our first African American president, conservatives are quick to say, ‘No, no he’s half white’.

Let’s face it, the only person who really knows if Obama is actually black is Michelle Obama.

Oh yeah, I LOVED the Christie bit. Was laughing hysterically. And then he ended with “He’s going to have me killed.” Which Christie would do if he could.

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Probably a good thing he didn’t deliver that one. My guess is CNN will probably not show much of McHale’s bit on their shows today as a recap since he took such a strong jab at them…Sooo, it’s back to “Da plane, da plane” for CNN I would guess.

I haven’t seen that many bombs since the Tet Offensive.

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Funny stuff from Joel McHale! Although the all-time greatest White House Correspondence Dinner roast was laid down by Stephen Colbert in 2006:

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I watched a bit of this guy’s act and I was not impressed. There were a lot of groans from the audience. There were some cringe worthy jokes as well. But, I hasten to add, this is just my personal opinion.

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He was right to cut that non-joke. That’s more appropriate for Donald Sterling’s taste.

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I like his Community character better. I’m sure in that room, full of the most powerful persons in the U.S., or the world for that matter, it must be a tiny bit daunting for any comedian. I give him kudos for having the balls. As far as the quality of his material and delivery, well, in the end that is purely a matter of personal taste and not really a value judgement. I have seen better.

Out of The Soup and into the frying pan. Joel’s stuff works a bit better on his home turf.
There is a reason for the jokes having such a bite to them. Because the people that are at the butt end of the joke are truly nasty people that need to be ridiculed, the mask of humor only keeps things a bit civil.
This is what happens to people that are dicks all year long.

McHale was incredibly lame. I gave up after four minutes because every joke sucked so bad. Tip to Joel McHale, Seth Meyers, and Wanda Sykes - just being insulting is the conservative style of “humor”, and it doesn’t work very well. Obama (or whoever writes for him), like Stephen Colbert, is much better at twisting the knife where it hurts without dumbing down so much.

I thought he’d be better than he was most of the time. The Christie self-investigation routine was gold, but surrounded by a lot of lead balloons. Who hasn’t heard all the fat jokes he told before? And “sausagefest” is not exactly fresh, either. The Pelosi face joke was a Hollywood leftover he must have stolen from Joan Rivers’ dressing room wastebasket. Not suited for a powerful woman who doesn’t live off her appearance.

He always struck me as being better than his material, so I’m a bit let down, though I think I’ll get over it.

I can’t believe I’m writing this (may Dog not strike me with lightning) … I wish one of the Kardashians had been in the room. Joel would have shredded them

It’s not funny, it’s not a joke, and it would have been better if you also had shown the good taste to spare us of it.

Whereas I hasten to note, you were right the first time and you didn’t need that politically correct last sentence. Everything I saw of it was lame, except the warm up for Christie.

I’m just trying to avoid a dust up. Political correctness unneeded is duly noted.