Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong took aim at Barack Obama and Washington 's elite when she hosted the Correspondents ' Dinner . The comedian famous for her portrayal of 'Girl You Wish You Had n't Started a Conversation With at a Party ' started off Saturday 's fete by saying that 'it feels right to have a woman follow President Obama , does n't it ? ' . She continued with a barrage of jokes skewering the president 's inner circle and assembled media , including Hillary Clinton and NBC at the annual event dubbed the 'nerd prom ' . Scroll down for video . Cecily Strong , ( center ) the Saturday Night Live cast member and host of the White House Correspondents Dinner , skewered Hillary Clinton , Barack Obama and Republican hopefuls during her 20-minute speech . One of Strong 's best jokes poked fun at both the president and police brutality , when she said Obama 's graying hair 'is so white now it can talk back to the police ' J.Mendel Floral Halterneck Mermaid Gown . 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Strong said that the president security force is 'the only law enforcement organization in the country that will get in trouble if a black man gets shot . ' She also said that Obama 's graying hair 'is so white now it can talk back to the police ' . Saying that she 'would never endorse someone I do n't play on SNL ' , Strong spent much of her speech riffing on the Clinton family . The comedian made media outlets assembled promise not to report on Hillary Clinton 's appearance because it was 'not journalism ' , and poked fun at foreign donation to the Clinton Foundation . Strong said that Michelle Obama ( left ) was the 'most important person in the room ' , but that her garden would be turned into an above ground pool by Bill Clinton . 'Let ’ s talk about the most important person in the room , my leader : Michelle Obama . Now Michelle , you take care of that garden while you can . In 18 months , you know Bill is turning that thing into an above-ground pool ' . After making media outlets promise not to report about Hillary 's appearance , Strong also said that US 's tense relationship with Israel could be fixed if the Middle Eastern country 'made a generous donation to the Clinton Foundation ' . Republicans eyeing for the presidency in 2016 also came under fire during the annual event , with Senator Ted Cruz being called the exact opposite of Obama , ' a Canadian Latino who will never be president ' . 'Jeb Bush is probably in the race . The presidential race , not the Hispanic race , ' she said , referencing his checking 'Hispanic ' on a voter registration form in 2009 . However , the comedian went after other figures beyond politicians , taking shots at the media executives seated in the audience . 'BuzzFeed is here , but I could show you a listicle of 17 reasons why they shouldn ’ t be , ' she said . 'USA Today is here , of course , they ’ re only here because they were slipped under the hotel door . That ’ s USA Today , unless today is Saturday or Sunday ' . She touched on the media 's biggest scandal over the past year with a quick quip at her own network . 'And what can I say about Brian Williams ? ” Strong asked . 'Nothing , because I work for NBC , ' she said .
SNL castmember skewers Hillary Clinton , Obama and Republican hopefuls . tonight speech poked fun at BuzzFeed , Brian Williams scandal . Jokes touched on police brutality and Secret Service security lapses .