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Specific answer required. During one of these events, a woman was described as using ash from burnt facts to create a “perfect smokey eye”. (15[1])The phrase “reality has a well-known liberal bias” was coined during one of these events, where a certain group was described to have been “rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg”. During one of these events, a man played a clip from The Lion King as proof of his “official (*) birth (10[1])video”. It’s not a talk show, but a 2016 mic drop (10[1])was performed (-5[1])at the end of one (10[1])of these events (-5[1])by Barack Obama. (-5[1])Seth Meyers (10[2])hosted the 2011 version of this event, where his quip “I thought he was running as a joke” supposedly goaded Donald Trump into starting a presidential campaign. For 10 points, name these gatherings hosted by Washington-based journalists featuring comedians roasting the President. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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