Recently, Variety Magazine interviewed Cecily Strong as she was on her way to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. When asked about President Obama, she commented, “He’s known as an amazingly funny guy. He’s maybe our funniest president.” So, when President Obama took the stage at the event that evening, there were many people who were left wondering just how funny he was. Well, here are some of the jokes he told so you can decide for yourself.
When asked about his recent appearance on ABC’s new TV series Blackish, Obama “Being blackish only makes you popular for so long. There’s a shelf life to that thing.”
President Obama also commented on his plans for his last year and a half in office by saying, “I have something that rhymes with a bucket list. Take executive action on immigration? Bucket. New climate regulations? Bucket.”