White House Correspondents Insider

Behind the scenes of one of the most powerful clubs in America.

  • Home
  • About
  • WHC Brunch
  • Washington Insider
  • Archives

Leave' em Laughing

April 29, 2010 By jdonofrio

There’s probably no tougher room to play for a comedian than the Washington Hilton where hundreds gather for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, with the guest of honor – the President of the United States – seated at your side.

And this year there’s no tougher act to follow than his own for Jay Leno, just months into his second stint as the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” after a much-publicized tussle between the peacock network, Leno and Conan O’Brien.

So The Hill gathered some advice for the funny man from some fellow comedians as he preps for his hosting duties.

Filed Under: DC, Event Coverage, Late Night, Washington Events Tagged With: Conan O'Brien, Jay Leno, The Hill, WHCA Dinner

Quinn Gillespie/FD Kick Off The Glitz And Glamour

April 29, 2010 By jdonofrio

Washington types have started warming up their party chops for the whirlwind weekend surrounding the WHCA Dinner. Quinn Gillespie & Associates and FD hosted a cocktail party Tuesday night at Public Bar. For more photos, check out The Washington Scene from The Hill.

Jack and Susanna Quinn
Photo: Neshan H. Naltchayan

CNN's Ed Henry
Photo: Neshan H. Naltchayan

Jack Quinn and FOX News' Bret Baier
Photo: Neshan H. Naltchayan

Filed Under: DC, Event Coverage, Washington Events Tagged With: Bret Baier, Ed Henry, FD, Jack Quinn, Quinn & Gillespie, Susanna Quinn, WHCA Dinner

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2

About White House Correspondents Insider

Exploring “behind the scenes” of the most powerful reporters and editors in the world, the Washington press corps. We track the White House Correspondents’ weekend and all the activities around it from journalists and media companies to the White House and politicos. Tammy Haddad is Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief of WHC Insider and she hosts the Washington Insider podcast.

White House Correspondents Insider is not affiliated with or approved by the White House Correspondents Association which is a registered trademark of the WHCA.

Signup for Email Updates

Fill out my online form.

2020 WHC Weekend Countdown

days
0
-35
-6
hours
-2
0
minutes
-4
-9
seconds
0
-9

Garden Brunch 2019

Search WHCInsider

Connect

Washington Insider Podcast

GANG of 600: Washington’s top power players who influence politics, policy, journalism and technology

Tweets from https://twitter.com/whcinsider/gang-of-600

Copyright © White House Correspondents Insider