Correspondents pick host: Michelle Wolf

WASHINGTON — Michelle Wolf, a contributor to “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” will be the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The dinner will be April 28. “I’m delighted to announce ‘Nice Lady’ Michelle Wolf as our featured entertainer this year,” said Margaret Talev, president of the association. “Our dinner honors the First Amendment and strong, independent journalism. Her embrace of these values and her truth-to-power style make her a great friend to the WHCA. Her Pennsylvania roots, stints on Wall Street and in science, and self-made, feminist edge make her the right voice now.”

Wolf is hosting a new show on Netflix, and she recently premiered her hourlong special, “Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady.” The dinner, however, promises to give her high profile exposure before an audience of thousands of D.C. media figures and politicos.

This will be her first time as the event’s featured entertainment, which is a difficult assignment as the comic traditionally follows the president’s remarks.

This year, President Donald Trump has not yet said whether he plans to go, but he plans to attend another Washington media dinner, the Gridiron Club event March 3.

Last year’s entertainer was Hasan Minhaj. Trump skipped that event, and the association instead featured other speakers, such as Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.

RICK KERN/WIREIMAGE Michelle Wolf, of “The Daily Show,” will host the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 28.