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Well, hello there, John Boehner! The former Speaker of the House, who made news this week by likening Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz to  “Lucifer in the flesh,” turned out to be the unexpected guest star of President Barack Obama‘s eighth and final speech at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner In a pre-taped bit that closed out POTUS’ intermittently hilarious monologue, Obama and Boehner strolled through the White House donning Ray-Bans, wiped away tears while screening  Toy Story  and even threatened to partake of publicly verboten cigarettes. “You want one? Hmm?” asked Boehner, as Obama eyed the carcinogen with a goofy desire funnier than anything we’ve seen on  Saturday Night Live  in the last few months. (Hey, can we get an #ObamaForSNLHost hashtag trending tonight?) Still, it was the President’s half hour-plus address that brought the loudest and most varied laughs. (Was it me, or did Obama hit his former Secret...

i President Barack Obama drops the microphone and the line "Obama out," after his eighth and final appearance at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner on Saturday. Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images If the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner is "nerd prom," Mr. President is the class clown. In his final run as comedian in chief at the event on Saturday evening, President Obama closed his speech with "Obama out," and a mic drop before receiving a standing ovation from Washington's bigwigs and Hollywood. That's right, Obama pulled a Kobe Bryant in a nod to his own retirement from correspondent dinners, and soon the White House. In his roasting session, the president united celebrities, journalists, politicos and his potential successors by taking them down. Known for his comedic timing and one-liner delivery, Obama didn't disappoint. He likened Hillary Clinton to an aunt who couldn't figure...