Late-night host Trevor Noah defended former Daily Show staffer Michelle Wolf following her controversial remarks on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

On The Daily Show on Monday, Noah sarcastically expressed dissatisfaction with Wolf’s routine including noting her jokes about Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s appearance.

Wolf's jabs at Sanders, in particular, drew an outpouring of criticism after the event.

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"Comedy isn’t just about jokes," Noah continued, pretending to be outraged by Wolf's comments. "It’s also about being polite and respecting authority. Unfortunately, it seems that some comedians, like Michelle Wolf, don’t understand that."

“Michelle should have had the decency not to comment on women’s appearances in any way, shape or form,” Noah joked to viewers. “She’s a comedian for God’s sake, not the president.”

“When Trump’s insulting women, he just says ‘fat, ugly face.’ That’s why you don’t send a woman to do a man’s job.”

The late-night host also proposed a new plaque, telling viewers: “In memory of the brave Trump officials who were roasted to death by Michelle Wolf #NeverForget.”

Wolf on Sunday defended her jokes about Sanders, saying they “were about her despicable behavior.”

Wolf responded to a tweet by Maggie Haberman, a White House reporter for The New York Times, who praised Sanders for absorbing “intense criticism of her physical appearance, her job performance, and so forth” instead of walking out of the dinner.

“All these jokes were about her despicable behavior. Sounds like you have some thoughts about her looks though?” Wolf replied.

On Tuesday, The Hill announced it is pulling out of future White House correspondents' dinners without “major reforms” to the event following the controversy over Wolf's performance.