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Things We Saw Today: Larry Wilmore & Stephen Colbert Reminisce On How Politicians Can’t Take a Joke

Both Larry Wilmore and Stephen Colbert have had the dubious honor of hosting a White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and they both had a tough time of it. Or did they? I mean, I thought they both did pretty well. Really tough crowd to please there, though. Anyway, here’s the two political comedy aficionados trading stories on The Late Show about their experiences hosting the dinner and the importance of speaking truth to power (in the form of jokes, that is). (via Deadline)

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