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With the White House Correspondents Dinner happening the following evening, the cast of The View wanted to give President Biden a hand on Friday by pitching him jokes targeting people on the right to roast during his speech. But things didn’t go as they expected as each of the three “jokes” fell flat with an audience that groaned and had to be cued to clap by their guest co-host Jane Lynch.
They led into the segment by questioning if Biden should even deliver jokes since the country was so divided and the world was in turmoil. And after praising former President Obama as “hilarious,” co-host Sunny Hostin looked to comedian and co-host Joy Behar to pitch the jokes written by their “comedy writer” Frank Santa Padre. “Joe, take these. Write it down,” declared co-host Sara Haines.
Behar then delivered this stinker: “Madison Cawthorn wanted to be here, but there was a sale at Victoria's Secret.” You could hear a pin drop as the audience sat there in silence. There were a couple of sparse laughs as the awkwardness of the situation crept in.
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