Zach Galifianakis Talks Donald Trump At White House Correspondents Dinner

For once, the spotlight was off of Zach Galifianakis at a comedy show. While he's gone from standup snob favorite to major international star, he still gets outshined by one performer: the President of the United States.

Galifianakis got a seat in the audience at the White House Correspondents Dinner, where Barack Obama made major headlines with his biting comedy routine, especially with his shots at now-former Presidential flirt Donald Trump. Galifianakis gave his account of the event to Conan O'Brien last night, and made no bones about what he thought of the Donald.

"Donald Trump was sitting nearby. Everybody was laughing at Donald Trump and it was the most beautiful thing, to have the bully of the world -- it was fantastic," said Galifianakis, who sat with Jon Hamm (who also gave his account of the event to Conan recently). "It was really great. I wanted to go up to him and go, 'Didn't you think any of that was funny?' But you don't want to engage with somebody that's so grotesque."

The other major memory Galifianakis took from the event? Seeing McGruff the Crime Dog.

Check out the rest of the interview below; among other things, he talks about kissing his dad on the lips.

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Comments

[NevaforLeadership]

06:27 AM on 05/19/2011

Obama trumped Trump. He couldn't take the heat, not even the humor.

Now for Sarah Palin.

[Seafarer61]

02:55 AM on 05/19/2011

Exactly how is Donald Trump a "bully of the world" Zach? Could you possibly be any more melodramatic? Is there some kind of contest among the Hollywood crowd to see who can be the most pretentious this spring?

[ItsJustCommonSense]

03:30 AM on 05/19/2011

Take a deep breath. Only drama seems to be here.

[Jim Lokus]

11:21 AM on 06/10/2011

Boo-Hoo-Hoo!! Are you a little upset that your favorite ex-candidate for the Republican (rofl) Presidential nomination was thoroughly whipped?? Here's box of tissues skippy!

[CompliantMedia]

02:32 AM on 05/19/2011

Zach was sort of funny, but what about Conan?

Nice guy and very clever sometimes, but I had forgotten how weak he is as an interviewer.

[paulwl]

01:38 AM on 05/19/2011

Trump keep in mind this: "Boy, you've got a pretty mouth!" New nick name...Prison Bit*h(able).
That mouth of yours is useable...we know, you will soon find out, if you are not cautious as to what comes out; for who knows what may get in.

[Sad But True]

01:40 PM on 05/18/2011

Three words:

"Between Two Ferns".

If you've never seen it, look it up.

[indieprncss75]

03:19 PM on 05/18/2011

Love it! He is absolutely hilarious doing those interviews. IMHO, "Between Two Ferns" is the best web show on tv

[norsegirl]

01:22 PM on 05/18/2011

If you've never seen Zack's stand up, rent "The Comedians of Comedy" with Patton Oswalt. So Funny!

[shantiquax]

12:57 PM on 05/18/2011

Is he the new Danny McBride? Ah, what the heck, I love em both.

[cratic497]

12:42 PM on 05/18/2011

trump won... bir ther iss use gone...

[Sad But True]

01:38 PM on 05/18/2011

By all means explain how this has "helped" Trump.

[Seafarer61]

02:56 AM on 05/19/2011

$60 million for re-upping The Apprentice.

Anymore tough questions?

[CaroleK1970]

01:39 PM on 05/18/2011

trump lost - laughing stock of the country, such a wimp dropping out of the 'race' because he knows he will NEVER come within 1 million miles of beating Obama and wants to save his ego from losing to a black man

[Lona Tucker]

12:29 PM on 05/18/2011

"grotesque" a perfect word to describe Trump.

[hoagie76]

05:50 AM on 05/18/2011

for those of you new to zach g, I highly recommend checking out Out Cold.

[JayAtlas]

01:53 AM on 05/18/2011

Classic... not only is Donald made the joke of one of the biggest dinners of the years but he's also put to shame by Zach Galifianakis lol... I wonder if Donald finds that funny...

[YOKEL13]

02:01 AM on 05/18/2011

What kind of person can't laugh at himself.... hehe!

[ywcachieve]

12:20 AM on 05/18/2011

''''"Donald Trump was sitting nearby. Everybody was laughing at Donald Trump and it was the most beautiful thing, to have the bully of the world -- it was fantastic," said Galifianakis, who sat with Jon Hamm (who also gave his account of the event to Conan recently). "It was really great. I wanted to go up to him and go, 'Didn't you think any of that was funny?' But you don't want to engage with somebody that's so grotesque."''''

Sweet!

[aceshigh11]

12:01 AM on 05/18/2011

First Mel Gibson, now Trump?

I think Zach is a lot deeper and more sensitive than his persona lets on.

[andywan]

06:04 AM on 05/18/2011

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[paid troll]

08:50 AM on 05/18/2011

to be successful at comedy requires huge intellect.

[kimbanyc]

08:55 AM on 05/18/2011

HEY

REMIND ME AGAIN OF YOUR PREVIOUS ID???

I NOW THINK OF YOU AS THIS ONE.

WERE YOU RG?

[dissentiscool]

11:53 PM on 05/17/2011

So funny! Zach Galifinakis is crazy awesome!

I love that Trump's star crashed and burned after the release of the birth certificate, the President's searing comedy routine, and the killing of Osama bin Laden. I hope Trump feels as though it was all worth it. He got a lot of free advertisement for his show and its upcoming season.

[KJLSanDiego]

11:45 PM on 05/17/2011

oh, that Zach!