The NY press corps transformed into standup comedians lampooning Mayor
Bloomberg and other politicos at the traditional 91st annual Inner Circle dinner
at the Hilton. This year’s event was titled, appropriately, “Last Gulp,” a reference
to Hizzoner’s now infamous soda ban, while also referring to his last hurrah at
the Inner Circle.
Jokes were literally on the menu, with dishes like “Smoke-Free Salmon,” “Tea
Party Platter,” and “Boehner-Less Chicken With Barackoli Spears.” The press
corps poked fun at Gristedes owner and mayoral hopeful John Catsimatidis,
zinged Chris Christie and the end of Twinkies, and likened the locks of Christine
Quinn to those sported by Jersey Shore types. Of course Anthony Weiner
couldn’t escape his past sexploits.
During the second show, Bloomberg had a chance to give his rebuttal, which
he performed with four Broadway shows: Phantom of the Opera, Nice Work if You
Can Get It, Rock of Ages, and Annie. Thankfully, the great voices of the Great
White Way drowned out Hizzoner, who sang off-key and danced with two left
feet while his face was etched in pain. Throughout the evening, he donned
various costumes, from an Easy Rider motorcycle jacket to Facebook founder
Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie: “Bloomberg. Zuckerberg. No difference,” the mayor
quipped.
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