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Im sorry if youre hearing this just now for the first time but don rickles passed away this morning. he was 90 years old, and i know it sounds crazy to say he was too young, but he was. >> nice to see my black brothers and sisters. hallelujah, hallelujah. ever since roots, you got to make a fuss over them. >> theres no booing. theres no booing. if theres another outburst, were going to let bob hope get up and do his jokes. chinese, filipino, japanese, three years in a jungle looking for your fat...

>> well, so do i. >> you do? >> yeah. >> youre so good at it. >> trust me, i hate myself. >> much of modern television comedy can be traced back to a lot of the chances garry took. >> it still doesnt add up for me that hes gone. it doesnt make sense. not having his voice doesnt feel right. even long before i met him, he felt like a comedic friend to me. >> all my journey is to be authentically who i am. >> he was a mentor to a lot of people. he almost seemed like he was floating through the worl...

Im sorry for hearing this just now for the first time but don rickles passed away this morning. he was 90 years old. i know its crazy to say he was too young but he was. >> nice to see my black brothers and sisters. hallelujah. hallelujah. >> there is no booing. there is no booing. if there is another outburst, well let bob hope do his joke. >> filipino. japanese. three years in a jungle looking for your father. >> comedy doesnt have an age. you can die at 125. if youre a great comedian who is s...

With larry sanders, he broke that mold, too. he turned tv on its head twice. >> oh, comfortable. >> so do i. >> you do? >> yeah. >> youre so good at it. >> trust me, i hate myself. >> much of modern television comedy can be traced back to a lot of chances garry took. >> it still doesnt add up for me that hes gone. it doesnt make sense. not having his voice doesnt feel right. long before i met him, he felt like a comedic friend to me. >> my journey is to be who i am. >> he was a mentor to a lot o...

Im sorry for hearing this just now for the first time but don rickles passed away this morning. he was 90 years old. i know its crazy to say he was too young but he was. >> nice to see my black brothers and sisters. hallelujah. >> there is no booing. there is no booing. if there is another outburst, well let bob do his joke. >> filipino. >> comedy doesnt have an age. you can die at 125. if youre a great comedian who is still bringing it, you died too young. >> am i right or wrong? i dont want th...

Im sorry for hearing this just now for the first time but don rickles passed away this morning. he was 90 years old. i know its crazy to say he was too young but he was. >> nice to see my black brothers and sisters. halleluj hallelujah. >> there is no booing. there is no booing. if there is another outburst, well let bob do his joke. >> filipino. >> comedy doesnt have an age. you can die at 125. if youre a great comedian who is still bringing it, you died too young. >> am i right or wrong? i don...

Donald trump luck, and im going to give him a chance and we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too. >> whew. thats powerful. comedy doesnt just make us laugh, it makes us think and here are some more great moments in late night from this year. ♪ i have done an outstanding job this semester ♪ im saying all as. >> can i have my desk back? >> yes, of course, mr. president. ill go sit at my desk. >> in her new book hillary clinton calls donald trump, this is true, a cr...

Weak and now spicer is gone. what role do you think comedy plays in forming peoples political opinions. >> i dont think it changes too many peoples political opinions unless they are young. the impressionable age of 12, 13, 14, 15, at that sage tage in have an affect. i dont know if it will change the opinion of someone 40 or 50. it does help illuminate the absurdity. saturday night live is great for that reason. we look for it on a timely sketch. comedy doesnt last that long. for instance, we a...

Array -- seems like we have a broad array offing may fun of everything thats going on -- of make fun of everything that goes on with trump -- >> i think the difference is this, jon stewart and stephen colbert politicize my children who are 25 and 20 and i think they -- >> jeff jarvis kids were going to be neocons. >> geeks and other things. they werent as into politics. hearing your fatr blabber on doesnt do a darn thing. comedy doesnt do much, fathers do nothing. they have the impact of mobiliz...

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