The White House Correspondents’ Dinner skipped the comedian this year, and the whole thing felt... weird. Jenna and Dom talk about what that choice says about the state of the press, whether the decision was more about playing it safe than celebrating free speech, and how a night meant to celebrate journalism ended up spotlighting its insecurities.

Then in part one of our chat with executive producer Patrick King, whose credits include The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Jenna and Dom get into why comedy news shows might feel more trustworthy than traditional journalism.

Timecodes:
Start – 00:00
WHCD: Why no jokes? – 02:02
Patrick King on comedy vs. journalism – 14:14
How to Make a Comedy Show - 22:50
How Trump Changed the Late Night Game - 27:19
Components of a Late Night Show - 34:03
What is Snapstream - 41:24
FOX and Comedy - 49:00

Links for this episode:

Will We Ever Hear The Jokes Amber Ruffin Would Have Told At The White House Correspondents’ Dinner?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EtsANainxk

WHCA President on Journalists: "What we are not is the enemy of the state."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SiCTsw00VQ&list=RDNS6SiCTsw00VQ&start_radio=1

Alex Thompson: "We bear some responsibility for faith in the media being at such lows."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmM7wo6lOHk