{"id":14481,"date":"2015-12-18T06:44:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T06:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/?p=14481"},"modified":"2015-12-18T06:44:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T06:44:37","slug":"larry-wilmore-accepts-invitation-to-host-white-house-correspondents-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/18\/larry-wilmore-accepts-invitation-to-host-white-house-correspondents-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Wilmore Accepts Invitation to Host White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start --><p>Comedy Central staple, Larry Wilmore \u2013 host of<em> The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore<\/em> just accepted an invitation he couldn\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n<p>Wilmore will be the featured host and entertainer at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner, which will take place on April 30.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/video-undefined-259D13F600000578-928_636x358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14482\" src=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/video-undefined-259D13F600000578-928_636x358.jpg\" alt=\"video-undefined-259D13F600000578-928_636x358\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/video-undefined-259D13F600000578-928_636x358.jpg 636w, http:\/\/mytrendybuzz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/video-undefined-259D13F600000578-928_636x358-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Wilmore will be on display and tasked with the privilege of indulging in one of the most revered gigs in pretty much the whole universe.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe he can get some pointers from those of who have already boldly ventured into this elite institution. Jay Leno, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and most recently SNL\u2019s Cecily Strong have all answered the call to duty and delivered with high points.<\/p>\n<p>But something tells us that Wilmore will be able to hold his own without challenges ahead \u2013 based on his enviable track record.<\/p>\n<p>Carol Lee, president of the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association is also confident that the White House chose wisely, \u201cLarry\u2019s edgy, even provocative, brand of humor means he\u2019s certainly up to the task of skewering politicians of all ideology stripes, and we don\u2019t expect the nation\u2019s news media to escape unscathed, either\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s certainly great news because the news media definitely needs a mandatory reality check \u2013 ASAP.<\/p>\n<p>The White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner may seem like the ultimate glitzy affair but there is also an element of goodwill attached.<\/p>\n<p>The capital raised at the end of the night is heralded 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