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Rearranging the deck chairs on the hindenburg. >> i watch it at home and they cut away to the audience and -- huh? what? >> they didnt get the joke. so youre screwed from jump street. but it was his character, thats the character he does. what -- who did you buy? >> thank you very much. good night. >> i dont know if its a good thing that comedians and politicians get together in that room, because i think it definitely makes you pull your punches a little bit. >> it was bushs last one that i did...

>> gee, sarge, i understand now. im not afraid anymore. i can kill. but i still cant vote. >> the smothers brothers was a great show, but it was taken off the air. >> if cbs has its way and we dont go on the air anymore and theres nothing said about it, nobody else will come forward. theres no one in the business trying to do anything that steps out or say anything. >> when the government starts censoring us, thats a real genuine problem. censoring an artist is the ultimate obscenity.

Republican, and hes just cheeky. >> they didnt know that it was a joke. i mean, come on. >> president bush. great president or the greatest president? >> he did that classic satire thing. im going to make my points through the other side. >> are you familiar with what we do here? >> i am. >> okay. >> im familiar with the total scrubbing im about to walk into. >> well, you know im in character. >> yes. >> then im an idiot. >> its wonderful to see out of character. >> thank you very much. >> there...

Cant run three times, you know -- >> no, i think its a good idea. you know, if i ran a third time it would be sort of like doing a third "hangover" movie. didnt work out very well, did it? >> the big thing with it, it was actually funny. and i couldnt believe that i was actually laughing. >> how long have you had that? >> oh, just four months. >> zach, you need to get that checked right away. get on healthcare.gov. thats one of the most disgusting things ive seen. >> is your plug finally over? >...

With a special edition of "the colbert report," stephen colbert. >> i think you show up at the press correspondents dinner, you better go for the throat, and you better risk being booed. and thats what i loved about what colbert did. >> i believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least and by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in iraq. >> stephen colbert at that white house correspondents dinner, i watched with deep jealousy. here he was doing sub...

>> the bar has always been like, are you funny or are you not funny. >> john denver dying, you can joke about it that afternoon. >> people can do the cliches about timing and tragedy, and all that, but i think you have to have a level of discomfort. i dont know if you have seen me with anderson cooper, but i count on his discomfort. >> youre doing a jon benet routine in boulder, colorado, you better be nailing it. my first announcement is one i think youve all been waiting for. >> lying and bu...

The most popular person in the party, thats the main animating issue of the party right now, and thats unfortunate for us, i think, moving forward. >> lets talk about how you deal with that popularity. mcconnell says on vaccinations -- people should know hes a polio survivor, and thats why hes sensitive about vaccines. its discouraging so many people remain unvaccinated. its pretty clear if you get the disease youre more likely to survive it if you get vaccinated. i think we need to keep preachi...

And in the aftermath of the election about how good of a job he did on the vaccine, on the economy -- whatever you wanted to talk about, but he got solely focused on the idea of election r fraud, and thats what he talks about every day. because the party has no platform and because he remains the most popular person in the party, thats the main animating issue of the party right now, and thats unfortunate for us, i think, moving forward. >> lets talk about how you deal with that popularity. mcco...

>> people elected him, yes. >> legitimate? so he was a natural-born citizen? >> i didnt make that judgment when he was brought in. >> are you, tom delay, with your political and professional career history in the united states government questioning this mans button fides -- bon fides -- >> no. >> youre questioning it. you want to see his paper. >> chris, the constitution of the united states says -- >> i know it. but im not asking for yours. a couple of his people said they believe president ob...

>> historically, what we would call right wing politics tends to be more about protecting the status quo, and i think good comedy is about attacking the status quo, questioning it, challenging it, satirizing it. >> in just eight years, i have given you enough material for 20 years. >> the president does this speech every year at the white house correspondents dinner. historically speaking, this is the most, like, disgusting display of elites in a room together, right? its journalists, members of...