washington. this time after a hiatus, atemded by president joe biden and first lady jill biden. there s also a number of celebrities here this evening including kim kardashian and her boyfriend pete davidson. but the night was to celebrate journalism and the first amendment. the president roasting himself. i expected to face stiff opposition in the senate. i just hoped it would be from republicans. but i m not worried about the mid-terms. i m not worried about them. we may end up with more partisan gridlock, but i m confident we can work it out during my remaining six years in the presidency. reporter: also host trevor noah did his fair share of joke also roasting the president as well as the many, many members of the media in attendance this evening. for those who don t know my name is trevor noah and i m honored to be here honestly because you could have picked any comedian. you could have picked anyone but