Watch this: White House Correspondents' Dinner: Michelle Wolf FULL monologue

[swag]

[mobeau69]

1. Her voice, like nails on a blackboard, is even easier to take than the traitor's.

Fast work there, swag.

[msongs]

2. about half interesting. low on wit and finesse making her points sometimes nt

[DFW]

15. I regret having to agree

Being deservedly brutal isn't enough if there is no humor or wit, and she was sub-par on both. All she had to do was basically repeat Obama's speech taking down Trump, and she would have been way more effective (and funnier, too).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

31. I'm with you.

While her targets deserved skewering, she didn't skewer them so much as bludgeon them. I was hoping for more of a Colbert-type performance but she wasn't even close. Overall I just didn't think she was very funny.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

3. Thanks. Very entertaining and relevant!

[mountain grammy]

4. She's rough

But hilarious

[Grassy Knoll]

5. ...

[swag]

6. "I love you as Aunt Lydia in 'The Handmaid's Tale'"

[bitterross]

7. Wow, she was brutal! I liked it a lot.

She called them all out for their shit. Including the media's role in creating this Trump presidency.

I must admit I really enjoyed watching SHS squirm. And Kellyanne looked a little flummoxed too.

[BigmanPigman]

8. They crack about the media's role was my favorite!

[Susan Calvin]

10. I can't believe SHS,

or any member of the Trump admin, was there.

Can't decide if I have gained or lost respect for her.

Did she jump or was she pushed?

[keithbvadu2]

11. Would Sarah Huck sue Donald for sexual non-harassment?

Would Sarah Huck sue Donald for sexual non-harassment?
.

[Susan Calvin]

12. .

[alfredo]

9. Yes!

[forgotmylogin]

13. Watching Rachel Maddow is like going to Target.

But I love Target because you sometimes don't realize you needed to know the history of the Byzantine Empire.

[kag]

14. My favorite part.

I must admit some her "jokes" just weren't very funny. But that one was.

I also liked, "Oh yeah. Ann Coulter."

[forgotmylogin]

41. The Target joke is funny because it's true.

But that's not a bad thing - Rachel Maddow does long-form journalism that you don't see much of nowadays, and sometimes that hyperbolically requires "First there was nothing, and then a big bang. Then the suns cooled and dinosaurs ruled the earth..."

That and the fact I seriously have gone to Target MANY TIMES intending to buy sunscreen and some gum and emerging with groceries for a week, patio furniture, and a television set.

[Sancho]

16. Jokes that tRump could understand...

that was the goal.

[Sunsky]

17. This is what the fuss is about?

She was awesome! Zing... So fitting for the s*hole, broke treasonous, pussy grabbing pResident, his cabinet (Ali baba and the 40 thieves) and the mostly fickle and weak members of the media who covers them. All in all, this is just a roast. This is what good roasting looks like. I LOVED IT.

[Sanity Claws]

18. That voice...

I had to look her up to find out what kind of regional accent she had. The way she pronounced "a" was very grating. She is from Hershey, PA.
A grating voice in a comedian probably helps make her distinctive. In most other professions it is a hindrance.

At one point, Sara Sanders looked like she was going to cry. Sara deserves harsh treatment but let's face it, Sara is an idiot. You don't engage in a game of wits with an idiot.

[Bucky]

33. Agreed. Attacking Sarah Sanders is punching down.

I expect White House reporters to be rough on Sarah Huckabee Sanders. But comedians need to punch up

[Kolesar]

35. A joke about eye shadow? Really?

That gets you upset??

[Bucky]

45. I guess you missed the joke comparing her to a Handmaid's Tale villain

And how dense do you have to try to ignore the body shaming connotation of that "eyeshadow joke" using the phrase "burns fats."

At the end of the day, this was tribal humor. It's meant to divide. It's just not my cup of tea. I'll enjoy a joke against rich people or against a corrupt government. But when you pick on a woman for her looks, you're getting close to bully territory.

[swishyfeet]

46. I believe it was "burns FACTS" not fats

She's shaming lies, not bodies.

[Kolesar]

52. You can't even get the phrase right and call me "dense"

Yes, let's let Bucky pen the perfect social humor with pathos in the mileau of our ethos. We'll be watching!
/sarcasm

[forgotmylogin]

42. Wolf's voice has elements of Fran Drescher and Rosanne.

It's not as grating because it seems she's been a speaker and worked to avoid it in her career, but I am quite sure she needed a few drinks before taking that podium to relax a bit, and that's when people occasionally slip into their regional speech patterns.

[scarletlib]

19. Very funny and on the mark.

Audience seemed to enjoy it--quite a bit of laughter.

[heaven05]

20. BAM!!!!! SHE is a breath

of fresh air, angry and not afraid to show it. Nothing lame about this true example of 'RESIST'. True lampoon hurts huh sarah? I wouldn't trade that look on hucksters face for anything. Thank You Ms. Wolf. "and Flint still doesn't have fresh water". Great timely, relevant lampoon of everyone of the lying cowards who delivered this monster of a potus and his GOP Party/whole administration into our laps.

[Plucketeer]

28. EVERY WORD

was artfully crafted and sweetly savored. Wham - Bam - Thank you mam! I was brought up to be polite and respectful...... then I went out into the world. It took awhile for it to sink in that not everyone was brought up with the same values I had. But a few good drubbings eventually imparted to me, the truth about giving as good as you might get.
This talented and gutsy lady just farted in the faces of the EVIL cabal we're currently enduring. Her farts smelled SWEET from this side of my monitor. I only wish she'd had more time to go on about all the idiots we've seen come and go in the past year. I sure hope we hear more from her. She tells a pretty good "yarn"!

[heaven05]

53. ++++

[byronius]

48. +1

[Mike Rows His Boat]

21. Loved the skewering she gave the media, calling out their role in the Orange Menace.

[Plucketeer]

32. Indeed!

Those were well aimed and delivered. It's SO HARD to hear things of truth and relevance any more. Hey - welcome to DU!

[dsc]

22. Her delivery often got in the way

In particular when she did the how broke is Trump bit. She was on the vulgar side at times but honestly I don't think she took any horribly cheap shots. The writing was mostly good but she is clearly learning the craft of delivery or else was very nervous.

[BeyondGeography]

23. More mean than funny

The good ones get that ratio right.

Liked the Pence/Cooper line the best.

[infullview]

24. Vioce really hard to take. Material a little too vulgar.

She could have made all of her political points without the toilet humor. It lessens her delivery a lot. Good humor is when the joke is delivered and it takes a second or two for the punch line to hit.

[Duppers]

25. I agree. nt

[Auggie]

26. This is the best they can do? Wolf is too green, amateurish and crude for this venue ...

jokes aside (many of which were not appropriate IMO), her comedic timing is a bit off and she does a terrible job selling them. EPIC FAIL, and I would imagine a big career mistake on her part.

[Bucky]

30. She didn't need to be great

Just memorable enough to help boost interest in her new Netflix series.

Which I won't be watching by the way

[Auggie]

37. If that performance is representative of her "act ..."

I won't watch either. She's not ready for prime time.

I can't imagine why she was selected unless they couldn't find anyone else.

[IronLionZion]

40. You Misogynist! You just want to keep women down!

Agreed, there are many better female comediennes out there who would be a better choice. She even joked that they clearly didn't research her when they booked her and she must have got the gig because they wanted a woman.

[Auggie]

43. I wonder how many performers took a pass on this gig ...

it was no-win IMO.

[stonecutter357]

27. K&R

[Bucky]

29. I got as far as the "Trump is so broke" jokes

I just couldn't take anymore. It was really really bad.

Plus, after a year-and-a-half of looting the country, Trump is as rich as he's been since before his third bankruptcy

[Quixote1818]

44. I can guarantee you that of everything that she said, her jokes about Trump being broke irked him

the most. She knew EXACTLY where to nail him. Her delivery was a bit off but what she did was the perfect way to get under his skin. His wealth is what he defines himself by. Take that away and he has nothing.

[Evergreen Emerald]

34. I just watched it. She was great!

I am not sure what the big deal is about her jokes? Nothing more obscene or biting than any other comedian who has been at past dinners.

What is different?

[Kolesar]

36. She looked great

Her skin tone is like bronze. Congratulations to her make up team

[Nitram]

38. I thought she was magnificent! Anything less than this doesn't not rise to the challenge Trump

and his enablers represent.

[Quixote1818]

39. Her delivery wasn't perfect but she roasted the shit out of Trump! Brutal! Loved it! nt

[byronius]

47. Super edgy and perfectly appropriate for these End Times. Honest comedy.

I loved every minute.

[ancianita]

49. Michelle is funny AF!

[aikoaiko]

50. That was pretty good. I grinned and chortled through the whole things.

Nice job Michelle Wolf.

[LiberalLovinLug]

51. Ha ha ha ha ha

Just watched it for the first time. Every joke wasn't fall down funny, but when she swung the bat it hit hard.

Loved it. And I love how a comedian can be as rude as they like now in talking about Republicans now that Trump has crossed that bar. And they can't really criticize it if they don't want to look like absolute hypocrites.

And calling out SHS and KAC liars was priceless.

[amuse bouche]

54. Thanks for posting. I will watch again

I've watched her many times on The Daily Show. She did not disappoint

[treestar]

55. That was not that bad at all

The controversy is fake. Slow news day.