Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon mocked at WHCD by Roy Wooden Jr.
WASHINGTON – Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner introduced Ke Huy Quan, Gayle King, Winnie Harlow, Justin Hartley and Brittney Griner collectively in a single large eating room, however host Roy Wood Jr. had his sights on two media figures that have been absent from one in every of D.C.’s largest nights: Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson.
The comic, who performs a reporter on “The Each day Present,” reminded journalists, politicians and celebrities of what bonds them.
“Tonight, we’re all unified by one factor, and that is scandal,” Wooden quipped. “Scandals have been devouring careers this 12 months. The untouchable Tucker Carlson is out of a job.”
On Monday, Fox Information and Carlson, the top-rated cable information host, announced they were “parting ways.”
Carlson had final hosted his prime-time conservative opinion present, “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” the earlier Friday. Fox didn’t give him the chance to handle viewers.
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Wooden, who additionally has not too long ago served as a visitor host for “The Each day Present,” wished Carlson’s colleagues to know that he pertains to how they should be feeling.
“I work at ‘The Each day Present’ so I, too, have been blindsided by the sudden departure of the host of a pretend information program,” Wooden joked, referencing Trevor Noah’s departure from Comedy Central late final 12 months after a seven-year stint as host.
The comic remarked that Carlson must get again on the air as a result of “proper now there’s hundreds of thousands of Individuals that do not even know why they hate you (Biden).”
Wooden did wish to give credit score the place credit score was due, although, and applauded Fox Information for being progressive.
“Tucker Carlson is the primary host to get fired from Fox Information for one thing that is solely partially about how he treats ladies. That is progress,” Wooden joked earlier than digging into Don Lemon, who shared on Twitter that he had been fired from CNN, the identical day Carlson was let go.
“I used to be knowledgeable this morning by my agent that I’ve been terminated by CNN. I’m shocked,” Lemon wrote.
CNN disputed Lemon’s characterization of his termination. “Don Lemon’s assertion about this morning’s occasions is inaccurate,” CNN tweeted. “He was supplied a chance to fulfill with administration however as an alternative launched an announcement on Twitter.”
Wooden referenced the forwards and backwards with the “CNN This Morning” anchor, joking that the cable information community “needed to half methods as a result of Don Lemon cannot even precisely report a narrative about Don Lemon.”
He added that CNN let Lemon go too quickly and that “you do not hearth your host after the primary couple of scandals. The scandals received to stack up” for the rankings.
“Sure, Don Lemon was a diva and he mentioned a few ladies have been raggedy within the face, however that is a promotion at Fox Information,” Wooden Jr. quipped.
The information of Lemon’s termination comes on the heels of stories of alleged misogyny in a lengthy Variety report.
Contributing: Bryan Alexander and Morgan Hines
