A footnote to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner story

From the Examiner:

Colbert says no to Correspondents’ Dinner in D.C.

Comedy Central’s Steven [sic] Colbert won’t be returning to Washington for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner — but it’s not because he’s lacking an invitation.

The host of the “Colbert Report,” whose headlining performance at last year’s dinner was both praised and panned, was invited back as a guest by Correspondents’ Association President Steve Scully, who serves as C-SPAN’s political director. Scully said he and Colbert had a gracious phone conversation recently and Colbert informed him that he’d be unable to attend the event this year. Still, he said, he greatly enjoyed his time in D.C. last April and was honored to be invited.

And Colbert also had something to say about his successor, Rich Little, who will headline the April 21 dinner. Referring to this year’s headliner, Colbert told Scully, “Watch out for that Rich fellow; he can be very funny.”

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