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The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Who’s Laughing in Trump’s Second Term?

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Podcast Admin

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6844 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The White House Correspondents Dinner takes place this weekend with at least one notable absence: comedy. Standup comic W. Kamau Bell visits Audie to talk about the tough decisions facing artists in the Trump era—and what institutional power plays, like the president’s takeover of the Kennedy Center and the abrupt cutting of Amber Ruffin from the White House Correspondents Dinner, mean for the future of comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Amazon offers employees up to £8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.

0:07.0

She's now a trained technician.

0:10.0

And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.

0:18.0

In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills.

0:24.2

That's up to £8,000 for education and training at Amazon.

0:28.4

Eligibility conditions apply.

0:30.4

This week is the White House Correspondents dinner, and if I'm being honest, I didn't have any plans to attend.

0:37.3

I mean, I've gone in the past, but I'm not a member of the White House Correspondents Association.

0:42.3

And usually this event is about kind of filling tables for the organization's fundraiser for journalism students.

0:49.3

Needless to say, with the decision to cancel the traditional comedy roast from the program,

0:55.1

the vibes are off.

0:59.0

Amber following the tradition of Craig from Friday, was fired on her day off.

1:04.6

That's Roy Wood Jr.

1:05.8

He's host of the CNN Comedy Show, Have I Got News for You,

1:08.8

and a one-time WHCD headliner himself.

1:12.7

He was talking with his co-star Amber Ruffin about the controversy.

1:16.7

Basically, the deputy chief of staff at the White House had complained publicly about Amber Ruffin,

1:22.5

who was the choice to headline the event.

1:25.4

Soon after, the White House Correspondents Association dropped her, saying they did not want the focus of the dinner to be the politics of division.

1:35.0

She was uninvited from the White House Correspondence dinner when she said that she intended to make fun of the current administration.

1:42.4

Amber, do you think you lost the gig

1:44.4

because you said too early

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