Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner
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Created by Samantha Bee
Directed byPaul Pennolino
Presented bySamantha Bee
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producersSamantha Bee
Jason Jones
Tony Hernandez
Miles Khan
ProducersKristen Everman
Alison Camillo
Production locations DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., US
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time52 minutes
Production companies Jax Media
Studio T
Original release
Network TBS
Release29 April 2017 (2017-04-29)

Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner was an event part of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee to rival the traditional White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2017. [1] The event was announced on January 30, 2017, [2] and took place at the DAR Constitution Hall on April 29, 2017, at the same time as the planned WHCA event. [3] It aired on TBS the same evening at 10:00 p.m. EST, followed by an encore uncensored broadcast at 11:00 p.m. on Twitter. [3]

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The event, hosted by Samantha Bee, featured pre-recorded appearances by Allison Janney (reprising her West Wing role as C.J. Cregg), Jake Tapper, Billy Eichner, Robin Thede, Norman Lear, Bridget Everett, Patton Oswalt, River Butcher, Cameron Esposito, Kumail Nanjiani, Carl Reiner, Janelle Reeves, Paula Pell, Jordan Carlos, and Retta. Also appearing live were Peaches performing the theme song from Full Frontal, "Boys Wanna Be Her", and special guest Will Ferrell reprising his imitation of George W. Bush. [4]

The event raised $200,000 for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). [5]

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Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2017 69th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety Special Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Jo Miller, Jason Jones, Tony Hernandez, and Miles Kahn, executive producers; Alison Camillo, co-executive producer; Pat King, supervising producer; Kristen Everman, produced byNominated [18]
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn and Melinda TaubWon
Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Event or Award Special John YeckNominated
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special Paul PennolinoNominated
70th Directors Guild of America Awards Variety/Talk/News/Sports – SpecialsPaul PennolinoNominated [19]
2018 Gracie Awards Special Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Won [20]

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