Michelle Wolf has Comedy Cavalry Come to Her Aid (not that she needed it)
Comedians React to Michelle Wolf’s White House Correspondents Speech and Backlash
As everyone knows by now, Michelle Wolf was the host of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and throughout the day on Sunday, politicians and media representatives gave her a brutal trashing so bad that many are calling for the WHCA to stop inviting comedians to preside over their annual event.
But comedians banded together on Sunday in agreement, praising Wolf’s monologue, and smashing her decriers on Twitter. Throughout our feed comedians responded (overwhelmingly positively) to Michelle Wolf’s White House Correspondents Dinner monologue, and (overwhelmingly negative) to the backlash she received from Trump staffers, and members of the media.
They also reacted to Dennis Miller and Roseanne Barr- comedians who joined the mob taking shots at Wolf. It’s one of our favorite social media list reads this year. #TeamComedy! #FeeltheLove
And in a move absolutely nobody saw coming, Kathy Griffin enjoyed love from near and far on Twitter on Sunday after a 26 tweet manifesto supporting Wolf that resonated all over the internet.
What a horrid human being Michelle Wolf is. I’m going to read up on her over the next couple of days and I will have a few brutally mean jokes about her by Wednesday.
— Dennis Miller (@DennisDMZ) April 29, 2018
first rule of comedy: NEVER target someone more famous than U who is in the audience. U will lose the entire crowd.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) April 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/therealroseanne/status/990689951791673344
Watch the speech if you haven’t already, and enjoy the #lovefest #feedback.
@michelleisawolf was freaking AMAZING tonight at the #WHCD !!!!!
— Ali Wong (@aliwong) April 29, 2018
— Bonnie McFarlane (@bonniemcfarlane) April 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/990611725983531008
This is the moment when people are supposed to call out the madness, cruelty and corruption. Fuck the niceities. @michelleisawolf was brilliant and all her targets deserved it. We have a racist lying President and politicians who support him. No time to soft sell anything. https://t.co/0YiPC2dA9d
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) April 29, 2018
@michelleisawolf is a champion in every way.
— Tim Dillon (@TimJDillon) April 29, 2018
Thank you @michelleisawolf – fearless & hilarious. #WHCD #WHCD2018
— Judy Gold ?? (@JewdyGold) April 29, 2018
I’m so happy for @michelleisawolf. I watched her work out the set for tonight’s correspondents dinner the last couple weeks. Her goal was to just tell jokes and be funny and not preach and she nailed it tonight.
— Jared Freid (@jtrain56) April 29, 2018
I watched the @michelleisawolf correspondents roast.. wow.. that was like watching a fire juggler. I thought Sanders was gonna jump up & turn this into a WWE moment! Cuts to audience reactions = priceless. Their faces looked like Oprah was taking away their gifts! #kudos
— Dane Cook (@DaneCook) April 29, 2018
She killed it. I was dying. Congrats! Handsmade tale. They should’ve zoomed in on sarah huckabees face ha
— Ku (@EstherKuKu) April 29, 2018
So proud of @michelleisawolf she worked so hard and killed . It’s surreal . I have no words. I’m so happy for her
— Greg Stone- blue check mark (@gregstone_) April 29, 2018
this was amazing. fearless, poignant and fucking hilarious. brilliant work @michelleisawolf @gregstone_ @AnthonyDeVito_ & all the other writers https://t.co/7oZB98tUYr
— fidance (@IANfidance) April 29, 2018
@michelleisawolf You spoke truth to power last night and were amazing!
— Liz Barrett (@lizcomedy) April 29, 2018
Right on @michelleisawolf you were awesome.
You have made them afraid and defensive. That's the spirit.#MichelleWolfKilledIt"The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great."
-Voltaire https://t.co/abAq7R4zVt— Greg Proops (@GregProops) April 29, 2018
Hey Media Establishment, @michelleisawolf never made fun of @SarahHuckabee ‘s looks, she complimented her smoky eye and then made fun of her substantively. But if you don’t turn this into a controversy, then you’d have to face her larger point of Press Profiteering off of DT!
— Anthony Atamanuik (@TonyAtamanuik) April 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/JoeListComedy/status/990668806522486784
What a hack. You're supposed to be a comic…you need a couple days and some reading up to come up with some jokes? https://t.co/oiU6a14ctu
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
If your job is to enthusiastically lie on behalf of a racist dictator you deserve condemnation, not an apology spurred on by the media who "both sided" the election in favor of Trump. They happily and eagerly smeared @HillaryClinton to preserve the horse race. @PressSec #WHCD
— Andy Kindler (@AndyKindler) April 29, 2018
.@michelleisawolf’s #WHCD remarks made me believe in comedy again. She was by far the most badass person in that room. WATCH IF YOU HAVE NOT: https://t.co/nzV7xo2jyH
— CORINNE FISHER (@PhilanthropyGal) April 29, 2018
“Wife and mother” https://t.co/ZTiUmiNbjK
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) April 29, 2018
Bravo! Michelle Wolfe was breathing fire last night! She went deep in tha PAINT! Hahaaaaaaaaaa! She was funny as hell! pic.twitter.com/OuL9Yg2O2D
— David Alan Grier (@davidalangrier) April 29, 2018
Why go to a roast and get offended? That’s like eating ice cream and complaining that it’s too tasty. They should have the same comic perform every year no matter which party is in power. I nominate @RealCarrotTop #WHCD
— Jeff Ross (@realjeffreyross) April 29, 2018
.@michelleisawolf #WHCD speech was rock & roll. Keep calling these people out on their bullshit!!
— Sarah Tollemache (@stollemache) April 29, 2018
Dear "the media" – @michelleisawolf was FUNNY. Hire a juggler next year.
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) April 29, 2018
She didn’t say one word about @PressSec’s lazy eye and you are this upset??? https://t.co/j7BmKrFLAS
— Jessica Kirson (@JessicaKirson) April 29, 2018
Can’t we all just agree Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a beautiful, lying sack of shit?
— Dave Hill (@mrdavehill) April 29, 2018
Oh man, you would have hated this guy Don Rickles.
— Dave Hill (@mrdavehill) April 29, 2018
This is not a rule of comedy. The only “rule” in comedy is to be funny. https://t.co/yURZcYRjFp
— CORINNE FISHER (@PhilanthropyGal) April 29, 2018
I thought the first rule of comedy was "Let Laurie Metcalf do the heavy lifting." https://t.co/tyP8Oy2US5
— Guy Branum (@guybranum) April 29, 2018
Finally, confirmation of what most of us knew all along: Dennis Miller is not a comedian. https://t.co/yMMumiw4HW
— CORINNE FISHER (@PhilanthropyGal) April 29, 2018
The @michelleisawolf eyeliner joke is so good. Makeup is meant to hide / enhance / obscure the truth – perfect metaphor for SHS lies. AND it’s the kind of joke only a woman can make to another woman. Compliment about makeup is actually a searing critique of character. *chef kiss*
— Sara Schaefer (@saraschaefer1) April 29, 2018
@michelleisawolf did an excellent job at the Washington correspondents dinner last night! so much so that My mom watched it 3 times. Once live, twice on YouTube and said "tweet her, and tell her how great she is" ?
— Neko White (@Neko_white93) April 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/sammorril/status/990694235094515717
I just watched the WHCD and @michelleisawolf was perfect. Anyone pearl clutching about respectability has been under a rock since 2016. Last year the guy literally in charge of communications at the White House (for like a week) accused Steve Bannon of trying to suck his own cock
— Samantha Ruddy (@samlymatters) April 29, 2018
The reactions to Michelle Wolf are a great reminder that everyone in politics and media are all playing for the same team and don’t give a fuck about anyone.
— Mike Recine (@mikerecine) April 29, 2018
This is why the Comedy Central roasts are always centered around a randomly selected open micer. https://t.co/HdDQpPAcVM
— Moshe Kasher (@moshekasher) April 29, 2018
about last night, why don't we stop being offended and actually do something, like replace the lead leaching pipes in #Flint repair our bridges highways for starter the list goes on & on thank you.
— Sandra Bernhard (@SandraBernhard) April 29, 2018
You talk shit on Saturday? By like, mid week, I'm gonna say some shit back. https://t.co/KoyWgiA8Mv
— Tom Segura (@tomsegura) April 29, 2018
"Woah, when we said we wanted free speech, we didn't mean for chicks."
-Conservatives on Michelle Wolf— Kate Willett (@katewillett) April 29, 2018
I genuinely love how many smart and funny people are saying nice things about Michelle Wolf and how many dopes are giving her free publicity while publicly shitting their pants.
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) April 30, 2018
Must be tough for @michelleisawolf to have @Dennisdmz AND @therealroseanne criticizing her set. I wonder what Gallagher 2 thought?!?
#BestInTheBiz #ComedyTriumverate #WaitUntilTheBossSpeaks— kurt braunohler (@kurtbraunohler) April 30, 2018
Remember when Dennis Miller was a comic instead of a Joke Hall Monitor? What a dork. https://t.co/7prWDIMwtR
— Dan Soder (@DanSoder) April 29, 2018
That was all just women’s locker room talk. #WHCD
— mark normand (@marknorm) April 29, 2018
Michelle Wolf called Sanders a liar and the response of her critics is to lie about the joke she made.
— Tronald Dump (@ChrisCubas) April 30, 2018
Remember, something is only offensive if it’s true. #WhCD
— mark normand (@marknorm) April 29, 2018
The perfect analogy of the press poorly quoting @michelleisawolf's #WHCD performance is the infamous cop who arrested Lenny Bruce trying to recreate the "obscene" parts in front of a jury – without timing, context or any sense of humor.
— Doug Stanhope (@DougStanhope) April 30, 2018
The best response to anyone offended by a joke is “Maybe comedy isn’t for you.” Because most people think they’re funny. Most people think they have a good personality. “Maybe comedy isn’t for you” is the “You have a small penis” of personality digs.
— Jared Freid (@jtrain56) April 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/AriesSpears/status/990754677556834304
honestly, all of us true @michelleisawolf-headz want to know which nike wedge sneaker she wore to the WHCD.
— shalewa [sha-LAY-wah] sharpe (@silkyjumbo) April 29, 2018
If reporters would just call SHS a liar to her face, comedians wouldn’t have to.
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) April 29, 2018
Congratulations on the #WHCD @michelleisawolf!!!! can’t wait to see the @netflix show!
— Dave Attell (@attell) April 30, 2018
I really hope they end the White House Correspondents Dinner already. Because if there's 2 groups of people who don't deserve to be publicly humiliated, it's politicians and the media.
— Jim Norton (@JimNorton) April 30, 2018
Hey everyone. I didn’t know that “smoky eyes“ was a complement either. That’s because I don’t know anything about make up. I didn’t think the joke was mean but that’s only because Aunt Coulter is made of lies.
— Put Name Here (@jackiekashian) April 30, 2018
So just to verify, you are encouraging young people to commit suicide and die bc you dont like mean statements? Great stuff Hucky! https://t.co/adtRFQl3km
— Chelsea Peretti (@chelseaperetti) April 30, 2018
Aside from the bold lie that she was made fun of for her looks, notice how Mika titles Sarah Sanders "wife and mother" instead of "Press Secretary," to make her seem like a victim. Gorgeous feminism, @morningmika! https://t.co/5lEwBco4kI
— Cole Escola (@ColeEscola) April 29, 2018
People assume Michelle Wolf called Sarah Huckabee Sanders ugly because they've been doing it in their heads for so long and feel insane guilt about it. They are lashing out at themselves.
— Jono Zalay (@JonoZalay) April 30, 2018
Colbert and Wilmore were also not unifying. But a woman? Now they issue a letter. https://t.co/0dpTzx8eZc
— Laurie Kilmartin (@anylaurie16) April 30, 2018
And screw the WHCA leadership for being such chickenshits. Michelle Wolf was entirely in line w the history of that event. And she was funny as hell, you revisionist, complicit lickspittles.
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) April 30, 2018
Lord, may I one day piss off enough sanctimonious prigs at a show that my very name is stricken, that I be referred to forevermore in lore and legend only as "the entertainer." https://t.co/MDZFiKUgda
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 30, 2018
That’s not how Twitter works. https://t.co/YDxkXEUbeM
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) April 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/kumailn/status/990658305537146880
https://twitter.com/scharpling/status/990788784454238208
You know what sexism is? Behaving like the WH Press Secretary should be treated more gently because she’s a woman.
— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) April 30, 2018
Good job @michelleisawolf! #Jokes #WHC The bullshit you’re getting from the media is bullshit, because that’s exactly what they are now…24 hrs of bullshit. And you called them out at time code 17:38 in your remarks. (Somebody please edit clip and post…??♀️)
— Wanda Sykes (@iamwandasykes) April 30, 2018
This is what comedy is all about, folks: Arguing its validity with strangers who have never done it.
— James Hesky (@JamesHesky) April 30, 2018
Dennis Miller and Roseanne Barr will ruin Michele Wolf’s career in 1989
— Bennington (@BenningtonShow) April 30, 2018
Cowards. https://t.co/AUPy08dgyT
— Alia Janine ? (@TheAliaJanine) April 30, 2018
What @michelleisawolf did at the #WHCD was GREAT. I'll be watching and rewatching this for years to come. What a ballsy bitch. My hero.
— rosebud baker (@rosebudbaker) April 30, 2018
Good lord. How dare they invite a comedian and then decry her for her jokes. If you don’t want something original, real, and controversial, don’t invite comedians to speak at your events. @michelleisawolf is a boss. She’s smart and hilarious. Lay off. https://t.co/b65uDLhFL4
— Tricia Bates (@tricia_bates) April 30, 2018
A) Ok I have some thoughts on @michelleisawolf's act and the reaction to it from members of the press and other DC insiders. For the record, I was in the room last night. @michelleisawolf's set was great. She was hilarious and confident.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
B) First, @michelleisawolf took no prisoners last night. She roasted Trump, Pence, White House staffers, the media, media personalities. Everyone is focused on Sanders but that was only 1 1/2 minutes of Michelle's act. She went after everyone…as it should be.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
C) @michelleisawolf was hired to do a roast. That was her job. She wasn't hired to offer media analysis or be fair and balanced. She was hired to poke fun at powerful people. Not once did she punch down. She focused on the people/institutions that are powerful beyond measure
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
D) A comic's job is to go over the line and then push the line and go over it again. Great comics aren't supposed to be safe or careful. That would mean we're not doing our job. By pushing the line we force people to think differently, to ask questions, and disrupt the status quo
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
E) Comics by their nature are anti-establishment. They are charged with the often unenviable task of going after people in power. It's a lot easier to tell jokes about the difference between LA and NYC or cats and dogs.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
F) Enough with holding everyone else but the President of the United States and his staff to higher standards. This does not mean i don't recognize that investigative journalists at the NYT and WAPO etc are doing their part to expose this administration..what I'm concerned about.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
G) Is that journalists often say they can't use certain language about Trump because they have to be objective. Fine. But they're willing to use words like "mean" about a comic's act? How is it objective to offer subjective commentary about a comic's joke's about POTUS?
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
H) Trump chooses not to attend the #WHCD – instead the White House said Sarah Sanders was attending in his place. She sat on the dais where the President usually sits. So of course she was going to get some of the toughest jokes, she was Trump's proxy.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
I) The calls for the @whca and @michelleisawolf to apologize are absurd. They're coming from reporters and many Trumpers. Trump has famously (and he says this himself) never truly apologized because he thinks it makes him look weak.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
J) And no the apology for the Access Hollywood tape doesn't count because now Trump goes around telling people he doesn't think the voice is his per NYT. So cut the bullshit.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
K) Andrea, it was nice to meet you last night and I respect your work as a journalist, but when's the last time you demanded Trump or WH staffers apologize for their horrific statements? When's the last time you demanded Trump apologize for being a birther?https://t.co/tn9HkDOOq9
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
L) By the way for the @Scaramucci @dmartosko's of the world please tell me why anyone should apologize when Trump has never apologized for lying for years about Obama's birthplace and then at a press conference took no responsibility for it and lied again.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
M) I'll tell you what has the media so upset, because @michelleisawolf told the truth about them last night and the role they played in allowing Trump's rise. They hate to be called out on their bullshit, it's painful..I get it. But she said what needed to be said.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
N) So journalists are willing to demand that a comic hired to roast people apologize but they aren't willing to demand that Trump or his staff apologize to people? Is that where we're at now? Can someone explain the difference to me?
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018
O) This administration (and the reporters who intentionally or indirectly support it) are always demanding that artists apologize. From the Hamilton Cast to me to @michelleisawolf. But they never apologize for anything.
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) April 29, 2018