While a comedic address traditionally takes center stage for the night, this year, the White House Correspondents' Association dinner's keynote was given instead by Ron Chernow — the historian who wrote the book on which the musical “Hamilton” is based.

In a New York Times piece about Saturday’s White House Correspondents Dinner, the idea was raised that Michelle Wolf might have killed off the dinner. There are talks that there might not be a comedian at the dinner next year — instead this role would be substituted by a speaker or even a musician.

As most Americans know, the White House Correspondents Dinner is basically the Comedy Central roast, except it’s for the president of the United States instead of some random, sometimes irrelevant celebrity....