Wanda Sykes at the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner
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Comedienne Wanda Sykes was the entertainment headliner at the 2009 White House Correspondents' Dinner. Her stand-up routine referenced Presidents Obama and Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney and other contemporary political figures.
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"That's not really how you practice abstinence" LMAO!
+Medieval Blast That burn so bad, Gov. Palin has to go catch the Avatar to restore her honor.
"what's up with the half white guy",funny.
I keep coming back every year just for that part very funny
😂❄️🦂
Even when holding back, Wanda is razor sharp!
True that my-youth
setheurovision94 And even razor sharp, this is as deep as she could cut. If they gave this comedic genius free rain to pick fun at trump, lord, IMAGINE what she could come up with.
7:00 11:52 The whole standup would have been jokes like this. You could tell she was holding back.
✌💯
@@maggiequinncloud OMG, he would get her arrested😂😂
"You're over there patting the Queen on the back like she just slid into home plate" I LOST it here. Love Wanda.
I loved that part !! So funny . Love her ♡
Me too lol.
That was too funny DebbieL
"Way to go, Queen (Elizabeth)."
😂😂😂
2020 back again to reminisce when the world seemed alot saner.
That's true bro
True, blame the libs!
She def deserved that standing ovation.👋👋👋👋👋👋
You were obviously in a completely different world.
charlene rogers Same.
She should host the Oscars, Grammys, everything.
And then another year have a show with Ellen. They're wonderful together
Mr. Entringer agree lol
Mr. Entringer now
Mr. Entringer she should just host all media. I'd be great with it
Along side Tiffany hudish
"I tell my kids, I said, 'Look if two cars pull up, and one has a stranger, and the other car has Dick Cheney, you get in the car with the stranger'". Best line A+
@Greens Beans Potatoes Tomatoes bullshit, although Dick did shot his friend in the face you might have a point
@Greens Beans Potatoes Tomatoes I'd have a write in just like the last election evil is evil lol
@Greens Beans Potatoes Tomatoes in that situation, I would just step in front of a car and hope to get run over
@Greens Beans Potatoes Tomatoes America, if these are ever your two choices - and they're your only choices - you have some deep problems you need to fix
2020 back again to reminisce when the world seemed alot saner.
How many people are watching at this quarantine period? Much love from Africa
Much love from England
Much love from Peru in 2021
How many people are watching this in 2019?
Meeeeeee
Me. I miss these days. The days are worse now.
Kevin David. I am
Me ✋ Obama's have beautiful smiles!
Me ✋♥️
Wanda Sykes is probably one of America's funniest people.
She is one of the worlds funniest people.
@7:20 that Sarah Palin joke slayed.
Wanda was given one of the toughest gigs ever and she absolutely slayed it. She played every note perfectly. One of the all time greats.
Yessss she’s the best
Well said!😄...I love her!
"Give her Texas." Even Texans have to chuckle at that.
sooooo good :)
Gospel
Christian
And Alabama please
Why does this look so old? This was 2009 😭😂
It looks like 89' HAHA!
Brandon Spencer because cspan is not HD.
That's because we're using our 4K eyes to watch SD memories.
Lol I know right
RIGHT 😭 This looks like someone recorded it on VHS 😭
Love Wanda Sykes she is too funny !! And God how I miss Obama !!
Vet Tech ME TOO!!!
Vet Tech Obama ruined our country. No wonder you sick liberals would miss him. You hate America our flag everything that isn't about your immorality, pedophilia and narcissism.
@@toughgirl6837 Go back to hogwarts troll.
Vet Tech Me too
Nancy Rocks SHIT HOUSE
Wanda was really trying her best to hold back due to the crowd! My god she did great!
She is brilliant
Abdul Hadi Yazid her cussing words, 😂😂😂😂 she tried to hold back
She killed it. I've watched all the WHCDs and she's near the top. Solid writing material that was relevant and didn't use the rehash "cspan" and "Hilton" targets. Knew when to take appropriate pauses for impact and barely used any notes. The order and transitions of the jokes were masterful for any standup act.
good review
Seth Myers was the best. Savage! Michelle Wolf was only slightly behind.
What 'bout Hassan Minhaj?!@ @mtbtroyem
@@mtbtroyem ↙️
Michelle Wolf wins for the guts! It was courageous to do what she did and she was funny too. I think Wanda is next then Seth. But Cicely Strongs “meow” joke always gets me!!!
That Rush Limbaugh joke. OMG. Always makes my day. Always
"You thought you found a new home. You got a fixer-upper."
"I can break Sean Hannity by giving him a middle seat in coach..." Lmfao....
That's not even a joke, it's true. Look at how he lost it when Michael Cohen said that he was the 'third client'. He is Trump's big buddy, but when law enforcement starts circling, he'll kick you to the kerb, whether you are Trump's lawyer or not...
🤣🤣🤣
Someone in Power. Who can take a joke
Maybe it would be easier to take a joke if you weren't getting bashed from left to right.
@@jadedstar7442 waaawaaawaaa snowflake
@@jadedstar7442 Lmao cry bout it
Christine Man They bashes other Presidents about everything they took it in stride
KingQuaye still does it’s weird
Watch all the correspondents dinners, this is by far the best ...
I think Colbert is probably at the top since he performed even with his huuuuge balls hanging down. Would have loved to see Wanda go all out. She definitely held back some.
Hassan Minaj one is great too
Osama Qussous BEST!!!!!
Conan
Conan was the best one then cecily strong
This lady is gutsy
Gutsy, alright..she is brilliant
Had highest (?) security clearance when working at NSA. She is cool, times a fifty.
"I hope his kidneys fail". Wow, viscious and beautiful.
😂😂😂😂😂
"Did you water board him?" "No I said nice weather."
I'm still watching this in 2020. Who else?
12/7/2020
Wanda is so amazing, and I so miss the real President and First Lady. Pure class!
Hoosierhedgewitch me too.
They are like black Jackie o and black JFK...I mean it as a high compliment. It was like Camelot to me.
@12:20 she slayed Rush Limbaugh.
@@Lisa-ik3wtthanks Lisa for your truthful accessment.
I give Michelle hell, but she is a Brick, one fabulous FL, just don't be high fiving and slap dapping the Queen.
We love you Wanda. The funniest woman in the world!
Geez, Im not even an American and I miss Obama. This video should have been played to a backing track of Baby Come Back lol
Annie L McPhee If you miss Obama. You hate freedom and you must hate America. He was a fraud and a liar. A sociopath who charmed the world. You were duped. Sociopaths love to manipulate and deceive others with their silver tongues. Makes them a devil. Obama is hated even now by his fellow Democrats. Watch their debates. They are savaging his legacy.
Pope Wilson If the planet misses Obama. The whole planet sold its soul to the devil. Funny now. In the Democratic debates even his fellow Democratic comrades hate him.
Nancy Rocks Do you even watch any other news besides Fox
She was nice, positive and yet, SO EFFING FUNNY! I love her!
These jokes are not outdated at all.
Sadly, you can watch the West Wing which was filmed 20 years ago and the issues aren't outdated.
Yep... still good in 2020
wanda,,,,.no one compares to you......
Hilarious even President Obama loved it he couldn't stop laughing
she barely said anything about him
wanda is the best. This is the best correspondence dinner. She killed it. She did great pauses and barley look at her script. True talent there. She needs to host the oscars.
James A great idea 👍👍
Sykes demonstrates her comedic genius in delivery, content & timing in this speech which is why this is still my favorite WHCD "roast" since Obama's been in office and one of my favorites of all time. Enjoy!
You can tell she put a like our work in, studying,reading, rereading. Great job WS
Wanda Sykes is great! Anyone who doesn't like this comedy, well., you know what you can do! She hit points head on!
I hadn't seen this until now. Wanda has always been one of my favourites and this is just another feather in her cap. She and her writers are phenomenal and this is another great example of her skill set.
That girl can read a room and bring the house down ❤
This was so funny, why did it have to end. Way to go Wanda..
How many people are watching this in 2018? 😭😭
Victor Espinoza I am watching it now....
i
Meeeee
Really wanted to compare roast of Trumps administration with roast of Obama (didn't think he could be roasted since everyone loved him so much)
Victor Espinoza these were good times. 😭
Michelle Obama is so beautiful in general but even more when she laughs
Yah , ya don't see that from the WHORE that's in there now !!!
Harveen Banga You mean Michael. He's ugly for a transgendered male. Esp his broad shoulders, package and huge hands. Nothing feminine about him.
Walt Snow You are sick. Melania at least is a female. Makes you liberals really sick. You can't even discern a female from a transgendered make. Michelle is not a female. Biggest hoax pulled on America. He's a fraud. You have been duped.
Harveen Banga You must be gay. Michelle is a man. Wow. You liberals are sick.
@@waltsnow1762 Go easy on the Third Lady. She didn't expect to be subjected to all of this when Trump chose her from that catalog...
I really like to hear her, I can be in a bad mood and listen to Wanda and get happy real fast. She's sharp as a tack too!
Excatly 💚 she is great! And this is one of her greatest! I laugh at every single joke!
My question is how can a president run a country when he afraid he got to have a secret service with him everywhere he go crazy stuff
This is a true comic....Good jokes and timing was perfect.
Wanda should run for president. I would love to see her in a debate with Donald Trump. Or should I say roast..?
roast plsss
Trump is way too thin skinned to attend a roast. Maybe because he is a joke.
Oh that would be so amazing
@@shawnthompson3059 Yes it would
I saw the real time on cable channel, it was must see television
I'm still watching this in 2018... the best in my opinion.
NOBODY could have pulled that moment in time off so professionally than you !!!
I love the one about Rush Limbaugh lol!
'Tax ball" !!!....HILARIOUS!
India Taylor "Girl, I'm gettin ready to pay my taxes". I died laughing
this woman is hilarious, i love how sean hannity put on a fake smile made it even funnier
TheProudHeathen mastermo141 Shows how sick all you liberals are. Thank God daily I have common sense and a brain.
@@toughgirl6837 Please Get a life!
The Queen requested Lady Gaga to play for her at an event..... Ironic iPod comment. Love Wanda!
You mean the Queens PR people surely...
+Interested Viewer Sorry, the Queen has no involvement in planning the Royal Variety Performance (an annual Christmas-time fund-raiser), and does not know or care who performs. Occasionally the Queen attends it, and when she does show up she sits through some of the performances. Then she greets most of the performers, who have their photos taken bowing or curtsying.
Interested Viewer nn
Ah the good old days when we had a normal president.
agreed. better than anyone we'd had
Stella Moore We actually have normal now. Obama was a nightmare. Immoral race baiting liar. He and his transgendered male partner.
@@toughgirl6837 lol you are acting like a real Nancy
lmbooo
@@toughgirl6837 You sound very uneducated.
Most underrated comic on the planet bar none. And Amy Schumer is making all the money?? Wanda never disappoints. Every special is pure gold.
let's not compare. they're both valid.
@@biegebythesea6775 My husband and I planned a trip to Montreal Comedy Festival around Amy who we both loved from her tv show. People were leaving early, she called it in and even then it was awful. We were so disappointed. First time in years we attended a show there and the comic was straight up sub-par.
How many people are watching this in 2016?
+mary stanley I am. It's still one of the best White House Correspondents' Dinner ever! There's so many great jokes. Love the one about the First Ladies that needed a poncho to cover their arms. Or the one about Mrs. Obama slapping the Queen on the back as if she's slid into home base. So many comedic gems!
+JBrumley32771 I laugh at that one all the time !!!!
Hey Mary! Let's draft Wanda to do Obama's last dinner!
+JBrumley32771 how do we do that ? That'd be great !!!
I wished I knew, but it'd be great to have her again. She's such a natural at this, and not so staged as some of the rest of them. Not to say they're bad, but they're trying too hard. It looks like Wanda is just calling it as she sees it!
"the country is broke, sleeves cost money" lol
The Sarah Palin joke at 7:15, oh my god, I can't even hahahahaha
ITS funny as hell
it scared me when I heard it... but that was really funny...
That bit was so cleverly written. I wish I had thought of that myself.
Danny Fratella That joke had me dyin LOL!
"oh, shut up! y'all tell 'em tommorow!"
I think she and Jimmy Kimmel have been the best in recent years!
Her perf was ok, but Kimmel really made me laugh more.
Alana Ronald Find Drew Carey's from 2002. that one is hilarious
APAP Thanks: will do.
@@kai663 oh I need to find that. Thanks for the recommendation
How many people are watching in 2018?
Boring
I am watching and I am thoroughly enjoying it❣️
in 2019.
2019!
It’s 2020 and we are in the dealing with a pandemic.
I've watched this many times and finally got the joke about Nancy Pelosi sending both Prez and Biden out together to get a burger. That was cold. Wanda is de best. She KILLED.
Nancy Pelosi was Speaker of the House at the time. If both the President and the Vice President become incapacitated, the Speaker is next in line to the office of the President. With that in mind, the joke is that by encouraging Obama and Biden to go out together Nancy Pelosi's motives can be construed as sinister, especially as she was a known Hillary supporter
squiggleworks9 wait what incapacitated by eating burgers? Getting into an accident on the road? That's the vague part
blognewb the joke isn't that they would be incapacitated by eating burgers lol the joke implies that them being together in the same public space like that was risky in the sense that there could have been an attack on them (terrorist or otherwise) hence the Nancy Pelosi mention - if both of them were killed or incapacitated she would be next in line. Usually the president and vice president aren't very often in the same place at the same time, flying in the same plane etc for safety reasons.
People remember Wanda was an NSA agent.. so her jokes are based on understanding of the federal government..so sometimes she would say things that normal people may not understand
Ah, back when the harshest jokes about the president were about him not wearing a shirt.
@Colin Cleveland , he needs a tarp.
"some first ladies needed ponchos" OMMIGOD I DIED
"I ain't namong names" 😂😂😂
Man I'm so proud of Wanda....she killed on a huge stage....
Watching in 2019... still funny!!! Anyone else?
This is a president who can take a joke, and also knows how to do his job.
Wanda freakin killed it! I'm not particularly a fan of her stand-up but she came with her A game that night.
Lootroq?lll lll lll lll plop v
Watching after Michelle Wolf in 2018. Amazing how the tone of the roast can change when the President is actually likable.
Michelle Wolf was funny but the crowd was different
@oShane Kasper Are you a hippie sir or just a conservative right winger who's jealous of 1 of MOST well liked, famous U.S. presidents Ever?
@oShane Kasper well your comment didn't mention the media, just bombing countries which is historically MORE of a Republican move & they were well Praised for it! We can discuss Media as a Whollllle other Topic entirely. U want to see Hate for Obama/Love for Trump, just tune n2 good ol Fox News! C there ... problem solved! 😁
2021 and still relevant. Wanda Sykes is amazing!
While Michelle Wolff was amazing in her savagery, this bit by Wanda is just so much better for the soul. She is legitimately funny in the warmest kind of way.
Wanda Makes you ponder things ....more persuasive due to delivery methinks.
This is awesome -- she is one of the few who doesn't just look at her script 90% of the time
When she said “to much?” I started to cry
She killed! This was one of the very best. I have loved her ever since she made that joke when Bush was still Governor of Texas and he was going ahead with the death penalty on a born-again woman: "You love Jesus? That's good 'cause you gonna meet him."
Tyra Banks didn't get the joke on the First Lady and the queen...
Obama was not my president but really felt the world made sense during his presidency
wow this is deep... People should know about transparency like this.. nice comment ;)
@@robinsonsandino7659 you didn't have to be so transparent either ;)
ruki ruki Really. His lies, murdering Ghadaffi, his funding Hamas and ISIS. False flags with shootings so he could confiscate all our guns, Benghazi. Wimpishness with Assad and Syria. Fast and furious. His using drones to murder opponents in Yemen. Giving us affordable healthcare which ended up being more expensive. If you miss his presidency. You need a psychiatrist and a mental health evaluation to certify you as insane.
@@toughgirl6837 STFU, you moron.
@@toughgirl6837 that's basically all American presidents but whatever
She was perfect -- bring her back!
"That's not how you practice abstinence." Dying!
How many people watching this in 2018
great comment on oxycotin and Rush
Carolyn Osborne "I hope his kidneys fail." Jesus. Fucking. Christ.
I don’t get that one 1. Who is he
As brutal as it was, Limbaugh deserves that joke, and he knows it.
"Too much?" No not at all. Dead! 😆
Damn, she is great :D gotta love the shot of Keith Olberman cracking up
Rush Limbaugh got ethered
Wanda is THE BEST. ☮️💟☮️💟
Just viewed this in 2017 :-) Wanda is great! This is a really difficult crowd and she did very well, got much more laughs than some of the others (mostly guys), who followed her.
one of the best comedy sketches that happened in the white house correspondents dinners
Killed it
She's funny. Too bad for her, though coz it's a boring crowd.
it was tame in the beginning but it gradually got better and better
"You know when the next white guy comes in their going to move it to the kitchen" ....FACTS . The sentiment of that joke turned into prophecy.
How many ppl are watching this in 2018?
Masterful.
yes
foreal!!
This is wonderful. Wanda Sykes is so incredibly funny. I love how she makes herself laugh with her jokes
It's scary to see how young Obama looks in this video. Six years of stress.
and that rabid turtle in senate...
I wanna see what it does to Trump's hairline.
BlackFlag_CTG Still a liar when young and now. What you can always bank on w Obama is his ability to manipulate and lie effectively without consequences to him.
And eight years of bombing innocent civilians in Syria , Gaza , Palestine, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq He screwed up every country
Tell Sarah Palin pulling out is not exactly how you practice Abstinence..... LOL!!!
Love, love, love Wanda Sykes. Gotta watch this every so often to cheer myself up.
Watching this in 2018 at 3 AM!!
I think this performance is a little stiff. That is a very difficult crowd to play to. They have to think before they laugh. This is not a crowd that can easily be themselves and laugh at something that could be construed as inappropriate. Wanda is real trooper and pro.
But that's just it...they laughed at ALL of it
Angellite1977 No they didn't.
organboi I'm not saying that everyone was laughing but like i said, they laughed at all of it
taergehtsiram She did a good job though!
Yeah, she's a pro, BadWebDiver
Wanda got balls! Funny!
Hands down simply the best
I LOVE that woman and all of her shows. She's definitely one of my heroes next to Snowden.
The Rush Limbaugh joke😂😂😂
Taylor Brown “too much” “I hope his kidneys fail”
I miss The Obamas sooooo much😞 Looking back on the good times during 2022. Love you Ms Sykes!
Wanda is the best ever! I never tire of seeing the video. She should do it again in 2016 at the end of Obama's term.
Watching still - 2019 🇵🇬
How is it that I’ve watched this a million times over the years and it still cracks me up?!
She is the funniest woman in history and it isn't even close. Her attitude, her timing, her content, her delivery, it's all perfect.