Jimmy Kimmel didn’t get the call from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year—but he went ahead and headlined it anyway.
With no featured comedian booked for the 2026 dinner, Kimmel staged his own full-scale WHCD-style roast on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night, and nothing was off limits—from the president’s appearance (“Who did your make-up? Kraft Singles?”), to his energy policies (“That will be your legacy…breaking wind and passing gas”), to his association with Jeffrey Epstein—one of several topics that drew gasps as much as laughs.
Dubbing his imagined event the “All-American White House Correspondents’ Dinner”—a nod to this year’s Kid Rock-headlined MAGA-friendly Super Bowl halftime show—Kimmel held court for a full eight minutes.
He targeted not only Donald Trump, but also First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, advisor Stephen Miller, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr, along with a rogues’ gallery of MAGA-world figures. Cutaway gags helped sell the illusion of Kimmel addressing a packed ballroom of political elites.
The set leaned into the very dynamic the real correspondents dinner has increasingly struggled with in recent years: whether the sitting president—and the broader political climate—can withstand the tradition of biting political comedy.
The segment closed with a mock award presentation, as Kimmel crowned Trump the “Burger King of Comedy Gold Award” winner—which certainly would not be the first made-up award Trump received this year. It was one final jab that doubled as a meta-commentary on the night’s premise: if the president won’t show up to be roasted, late-night will bring the roast to him.
Watch Kimmel’s complete alternative White House Correspondents’ Dinner roast at the top of this post.
excellent idea and bit….Trump simply can’t handle any kind of pushback, weak and thin-skinned
Jimmy Kimmel you’re the best. That fake correspondence dinner speech was hilarious! So on point! Keep up the good work, I’m sure maga is pissed off by now, if they saw your skit. You’re the best!
Kimmel is full of crap as usual. He is no longer a comedian. He is just an arrogant egotistical biased illiterate who is no longer funny. Only arrogant egotistical biased illiterate people find a common ground with him. He is just an over paid jerk who is not relevant or worth listening to at any time.
Cry harder, suck! You won’t find a whole lot of people here sympathizing with you over Kimmel!