Larry Wilmore at the 2016 White House Correspondents Dinner

[Lodestar]

[hedda_foil]

1. The President was much funnier than Wilmore.

Most of his jokes fell flat.

[Sherman A1]

3. They did fall flat for the most part

I had the added issue of some really bad audio via C Span last night and could barely make out what he was saying, but it was easy to tell, that it wasn't going over very well.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

2. I have been more entertained by most airline boarding annoucements

than I have ever been by Larry Wilmore.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

11. Here's one of the best (22 million views on YouTube)

[Lodestar]

4. Ouch!! Truth without humor is simply insult and ridicule.

'If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.'
George Bernard Shaw

[Cheese Sandwich]

5. Best one of these ever

Love this guy

[SmittynMo]

6. I really like Larry, but

you could tell he was extremely nervous. His presentation showed it big time. I was not impressed, but certainly understand by performing in front of the best president this country has seen in a long long time.

[Cosmocat]

23. Yep

I like him a lot too,INFINITELY better than, sadly, the person who replaced Jon Stewart.

But, he was brutally bad in this.

[mountain grammy]

25. Agree!

He looked terrified while the President was killing it. Anyone would. The President was terrific and impossible to follow. Larry was right, but not funny.

[brush]

7. I thought he was good, especially the jokes at the media and the candidates expense

Some were quite cutting, and some jokes went over most peoples' heads (Lemonade, coco butter and others).

[amuse bouche]

8. I love Larry and watch him every night.

I have to admit I was a little disappointed with him at the WHCD. He is so much better on his own show

[PatSeg]

9. I really like Larry Wilmore

but his performance fell flat. I've seen this in previous years at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, it is a really rough crowd. I think his routine would work well as stand-up comedy, but not in front of the President. I really wish they would quit with the whole "roast" angle. There are plenty of venues for that kind of humor that are more appropriate than the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

[valerief]

10. He was fabulous. Got the same ice-cold response Colbert got.

Fuckin' media. They deserve to be shat upon.

[Missn-Hitch]

12. He was extremely nervous. His high notes were

The Bill Clinton joke - grace, class and poise are his favorite strippers.

BLM is in the crowd - just kidding everyone.

Cspan is the number one network for people who died watching tv and noone has found them yet.

Andrew Jackson from the grave responding to Ben Carson's praise of him as a President. "What did that jiggaboo say?"

The Morning Joe crew is so far up Trump's ass, they ran into Chris Christie.

Everyone in that room should squirm at his jokes. I squirmed, but I still give Wilmore a C+.

[mountain grammy]

26. I missed that Andrew Jackson one..

[Missn-Hitch]

27. Oh, it was beautiful.

[3catwoman3]

13. I have seen assorted opinions on this, and in the interest of...

...transparency, this is the opinion of a just-turned-65 white woman.

I think it was in egregiously poor taste to use the term nigger/niggah when speaking to or about President Obama.

[c588415]

18. Agreed!

[colorado_ufo]

19. Incredibly poor taste.

[left-of-center2012]

14. What a disgusting act

Absolutely NOT FUNNY !
Had I been the President and First Lady I'd have risen and walked out at the first "N word".

At a minimum, not stood up and shake Wilmore's hand after the racist routine.

[colorado_ufo]

15. Larry Wilmore's routine - How bad was it?

It was so bad, the audience only clapped with one hand: Dems left, Repubs right.

It was so bad, the audience hoped he would leave early so that Carly Fiorina would have time for a few songs.

It was so bad, he might qualify as a VP choice for Donald Trump.

It was so bad, the audience was hoping Romney would appear with a hook and finish the comedy routine for him.

It was so bad, (you can take it from here . . . )

What a lame routine, badly rehearsed, poorly delivered, and very dark humor. Not a moment of self-deprecation to lighten it. The multiple references to Guantanamo, drones, bombs, and other associations of torture and death are not sources for levity. Sorry, Larry - you didn't display the talent that you did on The Daily Show. It was Amateur Hour.

It was so bad, they are considering asking you to host the Oscars . . .

[whereisjustice]

16. Biting satire and pulled no punches, an anger beneath that was good to hear, fuck the 1%

and their sensitivity. They needed to hear this especially Wolf the Bubble Beard Blitzer.

[Flatpicker]

20. They need to hear it alright

But there was no satire there.

This was 1 person getting 1 chance to tell those in power some hard truths. The humor was a thin veil.

Calling out Obama on Guantanamo, and the bomb and drone strikes? That required large amounts of courage.
I'd be nervous too in that situation.

[SalviaBlue]

17. Thanks for posting! That was great!!!

[Person 2713]

21. Bold and direct . Funniest thing to me ? the audience reaction they panned over

I was laughing with him and at them. He hit Obama too so no one can say he was soft one way and hard with others . Hey some are gonna react like the people finding the cocoa butter and ask what is this so it was not for everyone's taste.
I never watch his late show though not into to those kind of shows

[trueblue2007]

22. i thought he was awful. THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD DAVID LETTERMAN !!!!!

[liberalnarb]

24. He was terrible.

His jokes were awful, and his deliverance sucked.

[Rebkeh]

28. I thought he was great

What is everyone talking about he was awful?

psshh...

He was a little hard on the media but so what? That's his job,