Amid a star-studded coterie of $350-per-seat-paying celebrities, President Biden poked fun at himself (and was roasted by others) at the revived White House Correspondents' Dinner as DC's biggest annual party returned after two years of COVID-19 restrictions.

With remarks from a sitting president for the first time since 2016, Biden commented that "This is the first time the president attended this dinner in six years. It's understandable, we had a horrible plague - followed by two years of COVID."

"Just imagine if my predecessor came to this dinner this year. Now that would have been a real coup if that occurred," he added.

As Biden took to the stage he began with some self-reflection:

"Special thanks to the 42 percent of you that actually applauded," going to mock the reporters present, adding:

"I'm really excited to be here tonight with the only group of Americans with a lower approval rating than I have."