WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 Real and fake news will collide again at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
Roy Wood Jr., who plays a reporter on 鈥淭he Daily Show,鈥 the long-running Comedy Central program that blends comedy and news, will headline the event on April 29.
Tamara Keith, president of the correspondents' association, said Thursday that Wood brings 鈥渁 journalistic eye to his comedy.鈥
"He鈥檚 hilarious 鈥 but also makes sure his audiences are thinking as they laugh,鈥 Keith said.
The show鈥檚 spoke at , at which President Joe Biden poked fun at himself, former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party and the members of the press.
鈥淚鈥檓 really excited to be here tonight with the only group of Americans with a lower approval rating than I have,鈥 Biden, a Democrat, quipped then to an audience of about 2,600, among them journalists, government officials and celebrities.
