Wanda Sykes will host the White House Correspondents Dinner...

What a great choice!

Wanda Sykes, our new favorite lesbian next to Ellen, will entertain President Barack Obama and a mix of Washington elite, press corps and some Hollywood celebs at the annual White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner on May 9.

A story on Huffington Post quotes Sykes as saying: "The first thing I did when they asked me to do this gig _ I made sure my taxes were paid," quipped Sykes, taking a dig at the withdrawal of former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle from Obama's cabinet due to unpaid taxes.

She said it's her job to "poke fun and ridicule," and even a popular figure like Obama isn't off limits. She already has some ideas about what she could mine for laughs. For example, she noted, Obama can be "a little long-winded. So we can get him on that."

The White House Correspondents' Association was formed in 1914 as a liaison between the White House press corps and the presidents they cover. Every president since Calvin Coolidge has attended the dinner.