“I often joke about tensions between me and the press. But, honestly, what they say doesn’t bother me. I’m a mellow sort of guy. And that’s why I invited Luther, my anger translator, to join me here tonight.”
Yes, President Obama brought the Key & Peele character Luther, played by Keegan-Michael Key, to join him at the podium during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. As always, Key was hilarious in the role as the energetic embodiment of Obama’s inner anger.
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He helped the president talk about everything from the fact that the Correspondents’ Dinner is such a strange event:
To how Hilary Clinton will raise lots of money for her presidential bid:
#AngerTranslator Luther showed up at #whcd! And he compared Hilary to khaleesi.
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And about the way the media went way overboard with covering Ebola:
Finally, Obama freaked out over climate change, and Luther needed to calm him down.”
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“With all due respect, sir, you don’t need an anger translator. You need counseling,” said Luther.
After the event, the comedian thanked his Comedy Central co-creator for the opportunity to perform the role.
Obama had actually enlisted the help of Key and Peele when he was promoting the Affordable Care Act, but the comedic duo was too busy for him!
In case you’re unfamiliar with Luther, we first met the character back in January of 2012:
And he’s been a recurring character on the on the sketch comedy show ever since.
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