Barack Obama Being Accidentally Funny for 14 Minutes Straight

A few weeks ago Dick Cheney says he thinks I'm the worst president of his lifetime, which is interesting because I think Dick Cheney is the worst president of my lifetime. Barack Obama was known for his serious speeches, but sometimes all it took was one line to turn the room into a laughing mess. These are his funniest moments. When Obama introduced his Anger Translator at the 2015 WHCD, the room had no idea what was coming. The back and forth between the president and Keegan Michael Key was way funnier than anyone expected. The nonstop focus on billionaire donors creates real problems for our democracy. Look at what's happening right now. Every serious scientist says we need to act. The Pentagon says it's a national security risk. Miami floods on a sunny day and instead of doing anything about it, we've got elected officials throwing snowballs in the Senate. A 45-minute interview with the President of the United States in 2009 and the most memorable moment wasn't about policy. It was about a potato. Not any of those top 10 lists, but I want to see that heart-shaped potato. This is remarkable. What's your name? Mary? Is your real name Mary Apple? And you carry heart-shaped potatoes? Well, thank you so much for sharing. Barack Obama was the most powerful man in the world, but even he had one person who could make him think twice, and he admitted it on live TV. Are you still smoking cigarettes? Nicorette. The gum. Well, it's my wife actually. She gave out my secret to the world and then told America, if you see him, turn him in to me. And I'm terrified of her. How long have you been smoking cigarettes? On and off. You'd pick it up when you're writing a book or campaigning or low-stress activities like that. So I decided right before running for president, that's the optimal time to stop. That's right, sure. But I was thinking, and it's certainly not a good thing to be smoking cigarettes. It's a nasty, horrible thing. But it might be fun if we had a president who smoked. Before Jimmy Falun became the host of The Tonight Show, he was just a nervous comedian trying to impress the president. And it didn't go as planned. But if you remember the first time I met you and the first lady, I was doing stand-up comedy at a barbecue for military families. It was great. We so appreciated it. Yeah, thank you. I loved it as well. And I was opening up for the Foo Fighters and it was the 4th of July in the White House. And I get there and I was so nervous to meet you. I was Googling how to say hello to the first lady. Like, do I say hello, first lady, Ms. Obama, first lady? I didn't know how to say it. I think you actually said all of them. I think I actually did. Well, I wore a three-piece suit that day because I just wanted to impress you. I go, yeah. And then we wait in line because we're going to get a picture taken with you guys. I was so nervous to meet you. And I went up and I was practicing, like, hello, first lady, Ms. First Lady. And I walk over and the first lady starts laughing and looking at me. She goes, oh, honey, oh, my gosh, you're so sweaty. And took my tie. This is a true story. Loosened my tie. And I looked at you and you had your short-sleeved shirt and khakis on. And I go, hello, Mr. President, sir. And you go, didn't you get the memo? It's a barbecue. If there's one thing everyone knows about Obama, it's that he's calm under pressure. But once, he called out a major figure in front of everyone. And what he said next left the room in shock. And then there's a vicious rumor floating around that I think could really hurt Mitt Romney. I heard he passed universal health care when he was governor of Massachusetts. Someone should get to the bottom of that. And I know just the guy to do it. Donald Trump is here tonight. Now, I know that he's taken some flack lately, but no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald. And that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing? Roswell, Biggie and Tupac. Kids have a way of asking the most unexpected questions. But when a six-year-old got a chance to ask a world leader something, nobody was ready for what came out. This young man right here, I'm going to let him use my special mic. All right, what's your name? Taryn Scott. Taryn Scott, what do you have to say? I have to say why people hate you and why they supposed to love you and God is loving. That's what I'm talking about. Well, now, first of all, I did get elected president, so not everybody hates me now. I don't I got a whole lot of votes. I want to make sure everybody understands. But, you know, what is true is if you were watching TV lately, it seems like everybody's just getting mad all the time. Barack Obama rarely showed emotion on stage, but in his final speech, he let his guard down and gave the nation a goodbye they'll never forget. I want to close my final White House correspondence dinner by just saying thank you. I'm very proud of what you've done. It has been an honor and a privilege to work side by side with you to strengthen our democracy. And with that, I just have two more words to say. Obama out. I am skinny Santa. And when Obama told Conan O'Brien about his four-year-old daughter's reaction to his day, it turned into one of the funniest presidential moments ever. We have dinner together. My wife asked my two daughters, seven and four. Malia, how was your day? She'll say, tell us about it. Four-year-old Sasha, how was your day? They asked my wife, how's your day? Then finally, my wife says, well, let's ask Daddy how his day was. And my four-year-old will say, boring. And my wife will say, well, that's not nice. Actually, people come and listen to Daddy speak, and the two of them fall out of their chairs. They think that is the funniest thing, the notion that somebody would be interested in what their father has to say. Kids just don't care. Yeah. But have you ever been tempted to just jump up behind a podium in front of your kids to tell them, go to your room, using the great Barack Obama voice? Barack Obama once met a kid dressed as Superman and pretended to be knocked over by his super strength. The boy's reaction is priceless. And he's got his hair like Superman. Throughout his presidency, Obama faced plenty of criticism. But rather than fighting back, he delivered a comeback that had the whole room laughing. When we passed the Recovery Act, the stimulus that was very controversial at the time and that continues to be criticized by the other party, despite the fact that unemployment's now below 5%, we avoided a Great Depression. But thanks, Obama. Jack Galifianakis is used to making people uncomfortable. But when Obama shot back with a completely straight face, he didn't know what to do. I have to know, what is it like to be the last black president? Seriously? What's it like for this to be the last time you ever talked to a president? It must kind of stink, though, that you can't run, you know, three times. No, actually, I think it's a good idea. You know, if I ran a third time, it'd be sort of like doing a third hangover movie. Didn't really work out very well, did it? Now, I have to say that I've seen this show before, and some of the episodes have probably been a little bit better than this. You know, for example, the one with Bradley Cooper, that was a great show. Bradley Cooper. He kind of carried that movie, didn't he? Which film are you speaking of? Those hangover movies. Basically, he carried them. Yeah, everybody loves Bradley. Good for him. Good looking guy. And love is love.