Not Too Perfect to Mock… Jay Leno & Conan O’Brien Take Shots at Obama Over WH FOX News Attacks, Nobel Peace Prize, and More (video)
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on October 23, 2009
Jay Leno is still one of the only talk show hosts or comedians who pokes fun at the Obama administration
One of the only comedians on US television who has the courage or the objectivity to poke fun at Pres. Barack Obama and his administration is Jay Leno.
On occasion, late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien also makes a joke or two about the president.
Light-years away from the constant drubbing from all networks, all late-night talk show hosts and comedy shows took shots at Bush when he was in office. Even Clinton, Bush Sr., and Reagan received more ribbing in one night than does Obama in a month. Raunchy comedienne Wanda Sykes, back in May at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, said she thought Obama was too perfect, or something like that, to make jokes about.
Oh, really?
And then Sykes said something strange about his nipples, which had an obviously uncomfortable ewww factor about it. Let’s just not go down that road, OK?
Word on the Hill is that Obama doesn’t handle criticism well.
Psst… don’t let the president know that his presidential approval index is in the dumper with negative double digits and he’s set a record for longest number of consecutive days of negative double-digit numbers.
Leno and O’Brien need to proceed with caution, or they may wind up on the growing “Obama’s Enemies List.”
Jay Leno Jokes about Barack Obama & The White House’s War on FOX News | October 2009
Conan O’Brien Makes Fun of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Award | October 2009
JAY LENO OBAMA JOKES:
Actually, I’m getting kind of worried about President Obama. He hasn’t been on a TV show for almost 11 hours. Is everything all right? Is he OK?
President Barack Obama told his Cabinet yesterday to insure that every taxpayer dollar is spent wisely. But there was one embarrassing moment when he had to explain to the Cabinet what a taxpayer was.
President Obama should get a big refund this year because he has a lot of dependents. AIG, Citibank, Morgan Stanley — all dependents.
President Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee said they wanted to recognize the president’s fine work in bringing peace to a black professor and a white cop through the strategic use of beer.
Hey, last night at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills, people paid $30,000 to attend a dinner and a discussion with President Barack Obama. The subject of the discussion? The struggling economy. Let me tell you something, if you spend $30,000 on dinner, aren’t you legally a Republican at this point? I think so.
Actually, did you see Obama the last couple… He was on six different TV shows pitching his health care plan. Now you know the difference between Obama and the ShamWow guy? You can see the ShamWow guy on FOX. That’s the basic difference. You can see the ShamWow guy on FOX.
Did you know the Nobel Peace Prize comes with a cash award? It’s like a million dollars. Actually, it’s $1.4 million. See, apparently, this is President Obama’s plan to finance healthcare reform. Keep winning these awards — the Nobel, the Powerball, the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes — keep winning these, and we can pay for the whole healthcare thing.
Barack Obama now says he is open to offshore oil drilling. So, apparently, when he promised change, he was talking about his mind.
Barack Obama is now denying that he is email pals with the beautiful actress, Scarlett Johansson. Remember that story? They were saying that Scarlett Johansson and Barack Obama were emailing each other. He says no, it’s not true. In fact his exact words were ‘I did not have textual relations with that woman.
Earlier this evening, Barack Obama’s 30-minute infomercial appeared on three of the major networks. … Now, if you didn’t see it, one part was a little odd. At the end, Barack said, ‘If you vote now, we’ll throw in a set of steak knives and a can of Oxiclean.’
You know, do you realize this is our first black president since the first season of ‘24′?
President Obama has announced a task force to review the tax codes. He’s concerned there are too many loopholes and too many people manipulating the system to avoid paying taxes. And that’s just in his administration.
See, I got to admit, as a comedian, I’m gonna miss President Bush. Because Barack Obama is not easy to do jokes about. He doesn’t give you a lot to go on. See, this is why God gave us Joe Biden.
CONAN O’BRIEN OBAMA JOKES:
President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee said they gave it gave it to Obama partly for his idealism and commitment to global cooperation, but mostly for calling Kanye West a jackass.
President Obama has asked the Senate to cut $50 billion from the economic stimulus plan. Yeah, Obama says the government will no longer need the $50 billion once everyone in his Cabinet pays their back taxes.
Barack and Michelle Obama are looking for a church in Washington to attend. Apparently, the Obamas ask every prospective pastor the same question: ‘Have you ever been videotaped screaming ‘God damn America!’?
In an interview, President Obama has said that picking up his dog Bo’s poop is one of the highlights of his day. The interview was published in “The Journal of Depressing Metaphors for the State of America.”
Oprah Winfrey says she plans to attend Barack Obama’s election night rally in Chicago. So win or lose, Obama is going home with a new car.
Last night, the White House hosted a tribute to Latin music. President Obama wiggled his hips a little on the dance floor, at which point a committee in Sweden immediately awarded him a Latin Grammy.
Related reading:
New York Times: Comedians find Obama jokes a tough sell
James Hudnall, Big Hollywood: Comics In Servitude to Obama
Jason Killian Meath, Big Hollywood: Obama Official Whines About ‘Unfair’ Treatment From…Stephen Colbert? and When Late Night Attacks: Left Worries Obama Becoming Punchline
Blithe Spirit, the Blog: White House as target on “30 Rock”
Chris Stigall, Big Hollywood: Remember When SNL Was Funny? (Obama Ushers in New Era of Comedic Irresponsibility)
John T. Simpson, Big Hollywood: Did You Hear the One About President Obama?
Frugal Café Blog Zone: Still Negative Double Digits: Disapproval of Obama Continues, Despite Nobel Peace Prize — Steven Crowder Weighs in with Funny Peace Prize Rap Video and ACORN: “We’ll Help You Get Away with Stuff” — Jay Leno, Bill O’Reilly, & Dennis Miller Weigh In (video) and Battle of the Fly Trailers: Ron O’Neal in ‘Superfly’ (1972) vs. Barack Obama in ‘Killerfly’ (2009) and Thanks for the Laughs, Jay Leno | More Obama and Liberal Jokes from Leno and Who Said Democrats Aren’t Funny? Jay Leno’s Top 21 Best Jokes about Liberals & the Obama Administration
Steven Crowder: Trailer: ‘Pelosi On Elm Street: The Nightmare Continues’
Obi’s Sister: Depends on their definition of “Extraordinary”
Amused Cynic: Even the muppets are starting to figure out the Obamalinsky fraud…
The Black Sphere: Nobel Stoops to New Low
The American Pundit: Video: Media Swoons Over Obama Killing a Fly
FromThePen.com: Obama Fly Not Given Miranda Rights
The Snooper Report: Mid-Aged Niinja In Chief
Hot Air: Inevitable: PETA miffed at Obama for swatting fly and Video: Obama whines about Fox News, kills fly
Michael van der Galien, Big Hollywood: Sean Penn Off To Interview Uncle Fidel
New York Times: What Has 132 Rooms and Flies? (The White House)
Tim Slade: Political Late Night Winners and Losers
Jim Blazsik: Obama states that the Constitution was written 20 centuries ago: why political satire and humor is important
Breitbart.TV: Obama is not too impressed with how he’s impersonated on SNL
Black & Right: Broken Left Speaker and Quote of the Day
John Nolte, Big Hollywood: If Jay Leno Wants Better Reviews He Can Start By Removing the Lapel Flag
Animal Farm: Communist in Chief
Gateway Pundit: Moon River Crooner Andy Williams Accuses Obama of Following Marxist Theory
Carl Kozlowski, Big Hollywood: Coming Out of the Comedy Closet
Jeffrey Jena, Big Hollywood: Time for a Comedy Czar?
Scott Graves, Big Hollywood: Satire is the Highest Form of Dissent?
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A SWEET POST !
At what point will he realize he’s making a fool of himself?
Thanks Vicki, a good laugh is always good for the soul.
Laughter is the best of medicines. That mop scene with Leno, especially the last line, is hysterical.
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