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Billy Eichnerrecently found himself as material in another comedian’s standup.
The Emmy Award nominee, 43, thanked PresidentJoe Bidenfor giving him and his showBilly on the Streetan “unexpected” shoutout during his speech at Saturday’sWhite House Correspondents' Dinner.
“Last night President Biden gave me this very unexpected shout out during the White House Correspondents dinner, which is a very, very crazy thing to happen,” hewroteon Twitter, sharing a video of the moment. “Thanks for the mention, @POTUS! Can’t wait for you to seeBROS!!!”
Biden was in good company at the (usually) annual dinner, taking the stage after Eichner andJames Corden. “And it’s tough to follow pros like James and Billy Eichner. Billy, where are you again? Do you — where is he?” he said.“Well, Billy, you’re famous for interviewing — your interviewing skills. Billy, you sure know what you’re doing, pal. You know it — you know it well,” Biden continued. “And you should — I think you should hostMeet the Press. Maybe they’ll start to watch it again.”
Eichner got in on the joke with a followuptweet, in which he taggedMeet the Presshost Chuck Todd. “I’m coming for you, @chucktodd!!!” he wrote.
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TheAmerican Horror Storystar also put himself in the running to be the next White House press secretary. “WAIT maybe this means Biden wants me to take over forJEN PSAKI?!?!” Eichnerwrote.
“At the risk of being sentimental AF, my dad was a Korean War veteran and a very patriotic guy and nothing would’ve made him happier than this,” the comedian shared in anothertweet.
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Eichner previouslytold PEOPLEthat he was happy to be at the “strange intersection of Hollywood and politics” again as the event took place for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s all bizarre and absurd,” he said.
source: people.com
