--- description: Joel McHale and comedian-in-chief Barack Obama. title: The Best Jokes From The White House Correspondents Dinner image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15f9f36eb719fbc5/69868dc0f983e78e6904da49/488090231.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Best Jokes From The White House Correspondents' Dinner by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 4, 2014 4:36 AM CUT  US President Barack Obama speaks at the annual White House Correspondent's Association Gala at the Washington Hilton hotel May 3, 2014 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama speaks at the annual White House Correspondent's Association Gala at the Washington Hilton hotel May 3, 2014 in Washington, DC.Pool—Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 4, 2014 4:36 AM CUT “House Republicans actually give John Boehner a harder time than they give me,” said Obama, “which means orange really is the new black.” From jokes about Ted Cruz, to Fox News, to the Koch Brothers and Rob Ford, President Barack Obama and actor Joel McHale, doled out the laughs at the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner. Hillary Clinton was also a topic for laughter: “She has experience, she’s a natural leader,” said McHale, “and, as our first female president, we could pay her 30% less.” Check out the best of the night’s jokes above. ### Celebrities Hit the Red Carpet at Correspondents’ Dinner  Actor Tony Goldwyn attends the 100th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on May 3, 2014 in Washington, DC. Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Darby Stanchfield Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Alicia Quarles Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Willie and Korie Robertson Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Actress Bellamy Young Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, right, and husband Justin Mikita Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Actress Bellamy Young Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Actress Sofia Vergara Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Arianna Huffington Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  News anchor Diane Sawyer, left, and ABC news reporter Martha Raddatz Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Emilie Livingston and actor Jeff Goldblum Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Actor Patrick Stewart and his wife, Sunny Ozell Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Actress Taylor Schilling Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Katie Couric Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Actress Julie Delpy Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Actress Lupita Nyong'o Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Diane Lane and news anchor Wolf Blitzer Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Journalist Barbara Walters Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Kristen Bell Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Megan McCain and Senator John McCain Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Michelle Branch Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Actress Julianna Margulies Jonathan Ernst—Reuters  Designer Cynthia Rowley Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Jessica Simpson Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  AnnaSophia Robb and Ronan Farrow Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/86985/best-jokes-white-house-correspondents-dinner/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/86985/best-jokes-white-house-correspondents-dinner/"},"headline":"The Best Jokes From The White House Correspondents' Dinner","datePublished":"2014-05-04T04:36:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:25.355Z","description":"The best jokes from Joel McHale and comedian-in-chief Barack Obama.","url":"https://time.com/86985/best-jokes-white-house-correspondents-dinner/","keywords":["Barack Obama","Speech","jokes","White House Correspondents Dinner"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15f9f36eb719fbc5/69868dc0f983e78e6904da49/488090231.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt15f9f36eb719fbc5/69868dc0f983e78e6904da49/488090231.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"100th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner","caption":"100th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner","creditText":"Pool—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/86985/best-jokes-white-house-correspondents-dinner/","name":"The Best Jokes From The White House Correspondents' Dinner"}}]}] ```