Amber Ruffin, the late night and Emmy- and Tony-nominated writer, has been tapped to entertain at the 2025 White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Ruffin, who writes for and appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers, will host the annual event, a fundraiser for the White House Correspondents’ Association. This year’s WHCA dinner is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 in Washington, D.C.
“When I began to think about what entertainer would be a perfect fit for the dinner this year, Amber was immediately at the top of my list,” Eugene Daniels of Politico, president of the association, said in a statement on Tuesday. “She has the ability to walk the line between blistering commentary and humor all while provoking her audience to think about the important issues of the day. I’m thrilled and honored she said yes,” he added.
Ruffin, who hosted The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock, is also set to return for second season of the comedy-news series, Have I Got News For You, where she appears opposite Roy Wood Jr. and Michael Ian Black. Last year the WHCA tapped Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live as its featured entertainer.
The White House Correspondents Dinner is traditionally attended by the U.S. President. President Donald Trump during his first administration skipped the dinner, and there’s no word on whether he will attend the 2025 Washington gala.
“Amber’s unique talents are the ideal fit for this current political and cultural climate. Her perspective will fit right in with the dinner’s tradition of honoring the freedom of the press while roasting the most powerful people on all sides of the aisle and the journalists who cover them,” Daniels added.
Proceeds from the annual dinner help finance all the WHCA and its philanthropy.
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