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Comic Michelle Wolf responds to backlash: 'I'm glad I stuck to my guns' (2018 interview)

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A few minutes into her performance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2018, comic Michelle Wolf joked that the event organizers should have done more research before booking her. By the end of the set, the organizers may have agreed.

Originally broadcast May 1, 2018.

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20 Comments

@michaelfurukawa8526 3 years ago

She was legitimately funny and that’s her style of comedy. Nailed it. Don’t apologize Michelle Wolf.

@Infidelio 3 years ago

Michelle Wolf killed it.

@artutility 3 years ago

There's no sharper truth than comedy. I never tire of Michelle's speech.

@rikyannieh6119 2 years ago

Holding the comedian more accountable than our elected officials. If only she grilled the people that matter this thoroughly.

@debrabelz 3 years ago

She is brilliant and truthful.

@PhaedraDarwish 2 years ago (edited)

I think I have watched this Correspondent's dinner speech of hers 20 times or more. It was so brilliant and funny

@josephbelisle5792 3 years ago

Michelle Wolf is a comic genius. Her timing, her material, her delivery, are all awesome.
How is her material any more offensive than previous comics at previous dinners? It isn't. Her jokes just fell on snowflakes who like to be horrible to other people and call them snowflakes.
I'm a fan. 😊

@viviennea.293 3 years ago (edited)

Great speech!!! Thank you Michelle Wolf. Well done. Michelle's comments on Sarah Huckabee were 10000% accurate. They had nothing to do with Sarah's looks. They are completely irrelevant to her lies, and behavior. Handmade's Tale was a brilliant comparison. Her speech aged beautifully. Still all too relevant.

@bjs3380 3 years ago

It only hurts if there is some truth to it.

@haveanepiphany 2 years ago

While I appreciate that she was given the chance to explain her jokes I am upset by the detail she had to go into and the amount of times she had to say variations of, "Well, if you listened to the joke it's obvious that I was not saying what I am being accused of saying..."

@iamanomas 3 years ago

I watched it and she was terrific. Right on the mark.

@mss627 2 years ago

"Joke 'em if they can't take a f@ck." - Robin Williams

@3bouldersurban653 2 years ago

The smoky eyes joke with burning facts was the best , ever 😂😂😂. Go Gurl!!🙌🙌🙏🏼👍🏽

@SoberOKMoments 3 years ago

The right wingers - male and female - have a hard time with smart and wickedly funny women in general. Michelle Wolf is both.

@sergkr2d2 2 years ago

Not Aunt Lidia!!!😂😂😂

@MichaelRussell3000 2 years ago

The Politician is weak whom can not laugh at himself. The comedian is weak whom can not make people laugh. I laughed.

@LandsharkLove 3 years ago

In today's world we are sold all kinds of lies by our media and governments. The only ones allowed to tell the truth are comedians because they can say "just kidding" afterwards. Michelle Wolf told some deep truths in this bit and did burn it all down. It was one of the best comedy speeches I have ever witnessed. She's a f*cking legend!!!