U.S. President Barack Obama is hamming it up online to promote his health care plan.
Obama joked Tuesday with comedian Zach Galifianakis, including poking fun at the poorly reviewed Hangover Part III during an interview on the website Funny or Die.
Galifianakis typically poses awkward questions to celebrity guests appearing on Between Two Ferns, and Obama was no exception. After being asked how it felt to be “the last black president” and about the false notion that he was born in Kenya, the president pitched sign-ups for health care by the March 31 deadline.
Obama’s appearance is part of an effort to reach young Americans crucial to the program’s success.
“Let’s get this out of the way,” said Galifianakis halfway through the interview. “What did you come here to plug?”
Obama asked whether the actor had heard of healthcare.gov and the Affordable Care Act.
“Oh yeah I heard about that. That’s the thing that doesn’t work,” said Galifianakis.
Asked by Galifianakis whether he’d want a third term – which in any case is barred by the Constitution – Obama said that would be about as successful as the poorly reviewed third Hangover movie, in which Galifianakis starred.
“It must kind of stink though that you can’t run three times,” said Galifianakis.
“No, actually I think it’s a good idea,” said Obama. “If I ran a third time it would be sort of like doing a third Hangover movie – it didn’t really work out very well, did it?”
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