NBC to bring Lorne Michaels, Arne Duncan to WHCD

The pressure’s on for White House Correspondents’ Association dinner entertainer Cecily Strong — the “Saturday Night Live” comedienne’s boss will be among those in the audience.

{mosads}NBC Universal announced Thursday that “SNL” creator and producer Lorne Michaels will be attending Saturday’s dinner in Washington as a guest of the media company.

Also attending the festivities as guests of NBC: figure skaters and former Olympians Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), “Top Chef’s” Tom Colicchio, director Peter Farrelly, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), former NBA player Don Nelson, speechwriter Cody Keenan, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), first lady Michelle Obama’s chief of staff Tina Tchen, and White House domestic policy council director Cecilia Muñoz.

Tags Cecily Strong Lorne Michaels WHCD White House Correspondents Weekend White House Correspondents' Association

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