Los Angeles — In response to his highly praised and highly humorous speech at the 2010 White House Correspondents dinner, television network NBC has announced this morning that it will radically alter the late night comedy landscape once again by pushing Jay Leno out of the 11:35 Tonight Show spot he recently grabbed back from former Conan O’Brien, and place the 44^th President of the United States, Barack Obama in the coveted hosting position.

“He killed it,” said Defense Secretary Robert Gates, “He just slayed them with quips and his ultra-fast wit. The guy’s gonna be great at 11:35. That thing he said about ‘socialized media’ was classic.” The joke referenced by Mr. Gates is one in which president Obama claimed that while his popularity may be waning, he is still a hit on Twitter and Facebook “Or as Sarah Palin calls it, the socialized media.”

Upon the announcement of President Obama’s new late night job, a White House press release was disseminated among media outlets:

“You love him when he governs the free world, and you’ll love him even more as he chats up mega stars like Brad Pitt and Will Farrell every weeknight. Joined by his trusty sidekick, the scrappy Joe Biden (what’s he gonna say next?), and his band, the House Subcommittee of Funk, President Obama will have you laughing at night after sparking intelligent debate about important issue during his day job.”

On the subject of the move, President and CEO of NBC/Universal Jeff Zucker said, “Only now do we realize that bringing back Jay was mistake. Sadly, Conan is already taken by TBS, so we all feel that there was only one logical solution to the problem of Jay’s inherent unfunniness: get the President of the United States to host ‘Tonight.’”