Comedian Headlining News Today

Coming together in place thats usually pretty divided. division has gotten so much worse in recent years. im interested to see if the humor will be that much sharper. you can get political moments that last a long time. i was here in 2015 when president obama jabbed at donald trump from the podium and trump would go on the claim thats why he decided to run for president in that very moment. >> can we talk about the fact we have a real comedian headlining the event tonight. its not a mhistorian. ...

House correspondents dinner. for the first time in years, there will be no comedian headlining the annual black tie event. why is that?

Washington. and it became known as oscars for ugly people. and so -- i think now you see the room shifting back more towards the roots of it. and its become a little bit more of a simpler dinner but one that perhaps speaks to the profoundness of the freedom of the press. >> jane newton small of "time" magazine, alex seitz-wald, nbc news. i wish i asked more time, id ask jacob soberoff who youre wearing. taking over our coverage here on msnbc in washington, d.c. michelle wolf, the comedian headli...