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Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong headlined the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, taking part in the annual tradition that brings together the media.

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Strong is only the fourth female host in the dinner's 101-year history. Until 1962, the Correspondents' Dinner barred women from even attending. But not everyone was sure she should take the gig.

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Cecily Strong hosted the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association dinner Pool/Getty Images As it would turn out, anchoring the "Weekend Update" segment wasn't the only time that Cecily Strong.

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Cecily Strong of "Saturday Night Live" will be this year's featured entertainment at the April 25 White House Correspondents Assn. dinner, but the gig may be one of the tougher comic.

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Saturday Night Live star Cecily Strong will host the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner, it was announced Wednesday. "Her political humor is sly and edgy, and it comes with a Chicago accent.

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The SNL comedian poked fun at the President, Congress, and the future presidential candidates.

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Cecily Strong managed to make the most powerful man on earth - President Barack Obama - laugh when she hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

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But on Saturday, Ms. Strong, a 31-year-old comic actor, will take center stage at the Washington Hilton as the host of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, and she was justifiably.

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Strong is the second female comedian to host it in more than 20 years, which says a lot about the White House Correspondents Dinner, or how women are regarded in stand-up comedy, or both. Probably.

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Here are some of her best jokes of the night: To Obama: "Your hair is so white now, it can talk back to the police." "The Washington Hilton is great and I bet when the president walked in and saw.

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Apr 25, 2015, 11:42 PM EDT | Updated Apr 27, 2015. "Saturday Night Live" cast member Cecily Strong was the host of the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and she brought down the house with jokes about women's rights, the 2016 candidates and President Barack Obama. Watch a video of Strong's speech above, and see more.

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That said, the format for all roasts is basically "burns by taking roll call", but Cecily Strong is delivering this like a frantic death race. It's stepping on even the half-hearted laughter.

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SNL's Cecily Strong and President Barack Obama both gave hilarious addresses at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night, roasting Congress, the media, and 2016 presidential hopefuls.

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Cecily Strong From SNL to Headline 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner, Is the 4th Woman Chosen for Role The sketch comic, who used to co-anchor Weekend Update, is the first woman to be named.

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Celebrity host Cecily Strong took a jab at politicians, media and President Obama at the 2015 White House correspondents' dinner on Saturday. (Video: AP)