Late Night Top 15 Jokes for the Week

Late night talk show hosts are known for their humor. For the first time, a sitting president appeared on a late night talk show this week. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno had a unique opportunity for humor because of President Obama's appearance. Jay and President Obama both delivered well. Here are some of the highlights:

Jay Leno

"We are very excited to have the President of the United States, Barack Obama here. A lot of people were surprised that the President came to N.B.C. You'd think by this time he'd be tired of big companies on the brink of disaster with a bunch of overpaid executives."

"What's amazing, though, is that even though the President travels with this huge group of people-I mean, he's got the staff, Secret Service, presidential aides-it's still less people than when we have Mariah Carey on."

"People think it's amazing that the President would take the time to leave Washington, DC, and fly 3,000 miles to come to California. But that happens to a lot of guys when their mother-in-law moves in with them."

President Obama

President Obama wasn't to be outdone. He came up with some good quips of his own:

"In Washington, it's a little bit like 'American Idol' only everyone is Simon Cowell."

When asked about the dog for his daughters, Obama replied: "This is Washington. That was a campaign promise."

On playing pick-up basketball while surrounded with armed Secret Servicemen, Obama said:
"I will say that I don't think I get the hard fouls that I used to."

It was great to see President Obama so relaxed and having fun on The Tonight Show. It reminded me of a recent photo of him in People magazine. He was drinking a beer at a basketball game. He didn't care if people saw him enjoying himself and he seems like someone you have known for a long time.

Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman & Bill Maher added humor of their own for the week. There was a lot of material to work with from the economy, AIG, St. Patrick's Day, Dick Cheney, NCAA, bin Laden, Michelle and Barack Obama to North Korea. Our late night hosts didn't miss a thing.

Other quips for the week:

On Dick Cheney's TV interviews: "You know, I don't understand this. The guy is vice president for eight years, you barely see a whiff of him. He lives in some subterranean lair, literally has his house removed from Google. Then, when he's no longer accountable to the American people, he's popping up everywhere, can't get him off my TV. He's like the Mario Lopez of doom now." --Jon Stewart

Referring to AIG, "In fact, President Obama's so upset that he changed his slogan from, 'Yes we can' to 'oh no you don't!'" --Jay Leno

"I want to go to Papa Jong's, the new North Korean pizzeria. It is going to be good. The delivery policy at the North Korean pizzeria is a little different. If the pizza is not there in 30 minutes or less, the driver gets executed."--Jimmy Fallon

"Here's a guy that won't go away, that Osama Bin Laden. We got another audiotape from bin Laden. Have you heard it? He attacks moderate Arab leaders, he calls for renewed jihad, and he gives his NCAA picks." --David Letterman

"They had a big St. Patty's Day party at the White House tonight with corned beef and cabbage, green beer - the whole thing. It's an important part of Obama's everybody get drunk and forget about the economy policy. Everyone had a nice time, but I guess things got ugly for a second when Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, mistook Dennis Kucinich for a leprechaun and tried to choke him for his gold." --Jimmy Kimmel

"No wonder Obama has gray hair. That was the big story in the paper yesterday, Obama has gray hair. Wow, now his hair isn't black enough." --Bill Maher

A new comic book about Michelle Obama's life will be released this April. In the comic book, the First Lady battles her archenemy, sleeves." --Jimmy Fallon

"Did you see President Obama standing next to Governor Schwarzenegger? Didn't the President look like the head of a company who's introducing its latest cyborg model to the world?" --Jay Leno

Thanks for the Jokes

I want to thank the Late Night Talk Show hosts for helping us keep things in perspective with their humor. I am just sorry Conan O'Brien is taking a break until he takes over as host of The Tonight Show. He would have had some good ones to throw into the mix.

If you saw any of the late night Talk Shows this week, please add your favorite quips to our comment section. Or, if you have some talk show jokes of your own, we would love to hear them. Just remember to keep them on the same level as the TV shows. We might discover a new talent among us.

Sources:
The Tonight Show
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