Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner

And then Craig Carton's coming on at the bottom of the hour.

So it was at the Al Smith dinner last night.

It was pretty cool.

And everyone was talking about my YouTube page.

It's filled with some of the most powerful, influential, wealthy, and respected people in America.

And Brian Kilmeade.

Yes, the legendary Al Smith dinner took place last night.

We got the highlights.

Who else was there?

So, so the Al Smith dinner, 81 years.

Oh.

You know the Al Smith dinner, right? So the-

Uh, I know of it, yeah.

Never been invited.

the dais was.

Who else was there? So the Al Smith dinner, 81 years.

You know the Al Smith dinner, right? I know

of it, yeah.

So it's where the

Who else was there?

So, so the Al Smith dinner, 81 years.

Oh.

You know the Al Smith dinner, right? So the-

Uh, I know of it, yeah.

Never been invited.

It, it's possible, but I, I would hope and pray of course not as well.

Tonight was the Al Smith Dinner, a big Catholic event in New York City.

Did you ever go to that?

I have not.

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...

Father Jim Drucker, the rock and roll priest, to the Al Smith Dinner.

Thank you very much, Father Drucker.

Al Smith? That Governor Patterson is all upset about.

And between the Al Smith dinner that Governor Patterson was sitting in front of me right next to Tish James.

Between, I mean, it didn't stop all week.

It didn't stop.

I got another dinner tonight.

Of course you do.

Remember what they said to me at the Al Smith dinner? He doesn't see color.

I don't think you saw anything.

Over many years, Sid has distinguished himself as one of the most authentic and recognizable voices in American airwaves, and he's built a smart, loyal, gigantic audience, and I happen to be one of those people in the audience, and I have for a long time, long before I became president.

The movers and shakers of New York City gather for the annual Al Smith dinner.

It is a fundraiser for the Catholic Church, but it's also a political roast.

Dick Brennan is just back from the Waldorf to tell us all about it.

All right, Christine.

It had to be a difficult night hosting this event for Archbishop Ronald Hicks, whose father just died last night, and there were prayers for Pope Leo suffering from cancer.

But the Al Smith dinner, a $5,000-a-plate fundraiser, always becomes a joke fest, and in some cases, the zingers come from people you least expect.

The Waldorf Astoria Ballroom was packed for the 2026 Al Smith dinner, with Mayor Mamdani alongside Governor Hochul, and a first for the new Archbishop of New York, Ronald Hicks.

Not a lot of time to do anything.

So, hey, last night was the Al Smith dinner.

It's an off-year Al Smith dinner.

It's not a presidential year where the candidates show up.

But the strangest sight of all at the Al Smith dinner... was Zohran Mamdani in a white tie and tails.

But there he was at the Al Smith dinner.

It's black tie in the audience, but up on the dais, it's white tie and tails.

So you would think he wouldn't do that.

Not, not a lot of time to do anything.

So, uh, hey, last night was the Al Smith Dinner.

Uh, not a...

It's an off-year Al Smith Dinner.

It's not a presidential year where the candidates show up.

But, uh, the strangest sight of all at the Al Smith Dinner was Zohran Mamdani in a white tie and tails, but there he was at the Al Smith Dinner.

It's black tie in the audience, but up on the dais it's white tie and tails.

So you would think he wouldn't do that.