Curb your enthusiasm; It’s only the president

Comedian Larry David, of “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fame, will be a guest of CNN this year at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 21, Yeas & Nays has learned.

David’s wife, Laurie, a producer of the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth,” also has been invited, according to a network spokeswoman. After all, the timing couldn’t be better. Along with musician Sheryl Crow, Laurie David is concluding the two-week Stop Global Warming College Tour across the southeastern United States. Traveling by biodiesel bus, Crow and David are combining music, presentations, clips from “An Inconvenient Truth” and Q&A.

On the day of the dinner, the pair is stopping by the University of Maryland for a 1 p.m. show. The following day, Earth Day, they will appear at George Washington University, after Crow sings at the National Cathedral in the morning.

Also that weekend, the Creative Coalition is bringing in a handful of celebs for a charity poker night they’re co-hosting on Friday with Capitol File at the Park Hyatt.

Expected to attend from the Left Coast: George Washington University grad Kerry Washington, who starred in “Ray” and “The Last King of Scotland”; Tim Daly, who returns again in this week’s episode of “The Sopranos”; “Sopranos” alum Joe Pantoliano; and Tim Blake Nelson of “Syriana” and “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” among other actors.

Robin Bronk, executive director of the Creative Coalition, told us that as of now, she and Washington are attending the dinner.

Among People magazine’s guests: rapper Wyclef Jean, “Project Runway” design guru Tim Gunn, comedian Eddie Izzard and Zac Ephron of “High School Musical.”

The Weekly Standard is looking not West but north for its guests. The conservative magazine is hosting Canadian Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, Ontario Minister of Tourism James Bradley, and Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sue Pupatello.

We’re also hearing as-yet-unsubstantiated rumors involving the attendance of cover girls Farrah Fawcett and Tyra Banks, as well as Borat himself, Sacha Baron Cohen.

And TMZ.com, the Los Angeles-based gossip site that’s set to launch in D.C. this spring, is also rumored to be planning something big, although mum’s the word from TMZ brass.

As we hear of more guests, we’ll let you know.

Ever the senator, Kerry basks in the glow

Just in case anyone forgot, John Kerry left little doubt as to who the senator was as he and Newt Gingrich prepared to take the stage on Tuesday for their debate on climate change before a packed room in the Russell Senate Office Building.

Entering about 10 minutes early, Gingrich said a couple hellos and quickly took his seat in front of the podium. As New York University’s Paul Light, who moderated the discussion, began his opening remarks, he noticed Kerry standing in the doorway at the far end of the room. “Senator, would you like to join us?” he asked.

And so entered Kerry, to a hearty round of applause that the punctual Gingrich didn’t enjoy.

Then again, perhaps it was their views. The crowd was polite, but wasn’t afraid to take sides, cheering Kerry’s remarks over and over.

Even those that went on a bit long. (Light was forced to ask Kerry to wrap up his opening remarks, so they could move on to rebuttals.)

Gingrich’s biggest applause line came when Kerry asked what he would say to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., and other skeptics of global warming. “The evidence is sufficient that we should move as soon as possible to reduce carbon loading in the atmosphere,” replied Gingrich. “There has to be a green conservatism.”

Mayor Fenty: Hoping for better numbers

Despite the feel-good subject matter of Tuesday’s news conference by Mayor Adrian Fenty —the mayor was there to discuss the April 16 Emancipation Day celebrations and the march for District voting rights — turnout at the conference was less than impressive.

Before the mayor emerged from the Wilson Building to speak, one D.C. government employee was overheard urging her colleagues to come outside.

“Grab the others and come out here so we have a little bit of a crowd,” she said.

Despite the weak showing, Fenty and other Emancipation Day planners are sure that D.C. residents will come out in full force on Monday, which is a local holiday. Fenty told the crowd, “I am very confident that the residents of the District of Columbia are going to come out in large numbers.” After all, as Fenty stated, “District of Columbia citizens are Americans just like everyone else.”

When asked about President Bush’s reluctance to embrace the D.C. voting rights bill, Fenty seemed flustered. “I think the chief of staff is the lead point person on the issue,” he said.

At-large Council Member Phil Mendelson said, “Citizens of the District of Columbia get it, but the rest of the country does not.”

Speakeasy

“I’m perfectly content to be the only candidate in the second tier.”

– New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, D., quoted by the Los Angeles Times on his presidential campaign

Media mix

Some people call Berman & Company founder and President Richard Berman “Dr. Evil,” since he’s a lobbyist who’s famous for opposing Mothers Against Drunk Driving and food watchdog groups. When he was profiled by “60 Minutes” this weekend, he explained why he’s simply an advocate for personal freedom. He gave us his Media Mix via e-mail.

Q: What are you listening to now?

“Best of Johnny Cash”

Q: What was the last movie you saw?

“Casino Royale”

Q: What Web sites do you visit in the morning?

Laborpains.org, Consumerfreedom.com and Hit and Run, Reason’s Blog

Q: What book are you reading?

“In Defense of Negativity” by John G. Geer

Q: What’s your favorite TV show?

“The Sopranos”

Kristin Laubach contributed to this page.