Our Dermot needs a few lessons from the First Lady of Comedy

WE didn’t realise it, but there are two comedians in the White House. The other is Laura Bush.

Our Dermot needs a few lessons from the First Lady of Comedy
Fri, 06 May, 2005 - 01:00
Pat Brosnan

The world supposed it would help to have a sense of humour to be married to Dubya, and she confirmed it.

At a White House correspondents' dinner in Washington, Laura decided she had had enough of her husband's droning. Quicker than Dubya could say "Iraq," the former librarian grabbed the microphone, and centre stage, to launch into husband and mother-in-law jokes.

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