Kennedy Center Honorees (L-R) Barbaa Cook, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma, Sonny Rollins and Meryl Streep laugh on a joke by US President as he speaks during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2011. AFP Photo/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)