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♪ identify called you dick and ive called you mr. vice president and ive called you mr. nixon. im sorry, i shouldnt be so informal on the air. what would i -- what should i call you? >> jack, i wouldnt really worry about that. ive been called everything. >> the intersection of politics and comedy especially in late night is a two-way street. on the one hand, the audience and the shows themselves are interested to get to know politicians but theres a way for politicians to humanize themselves...

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Donald trump, everybody! >> it can humanize people that some people say shouldnt be humanized. of course, half the people say that person shouldnt be humanized. >> oh, trump can be a total sweetheart for someone who has no reason to be terrified of him. i notice there were no cutaway shots to the roots. i wonder why. network exec -- yeah. >> especially now, xheedance have more of a responsibility because they have more power. you can reach people with comedy. it all goes back to siderman. with g...

Truth sayer. and even though youre doing it with humor, youre going right up to the line. so its a very, very courageous thing to do. >> comedy and politics were married. it shows the true spirit of what our democracy is. you know, were not afraid to make fun of the people that are in power. i think thats beautiful. >> what are your impressions of the night that is the white house correspondents dinner. >> do you think president trump will invite me to be his comedian? i cant wait to find out. >...

I cant put -- i cannot put a -- i cant put a happy face on that and thats my job. >> cnn can report that hillary clinton has calle ddald trump to concede the race. >> i dont necessarily think that comedy can change minds but i do believe if youre at a tipping point, then you can give someone ammunition and that ammunition is conversation. >> in general, i am hopeful for president trump because hope is always the best possible path to take and we know from interviews hes given over the years that...

Obama, too. >> yeah, thats my job, is to hold their feet to the fire no matter what party and whos in power. >> as much as hes loved, hes hated. hes doing it right. >> jon stewart changed the face of late night comedy in america and altered the trajectory of humor. >> you wonder sometimes how our government puts on its pants in the morning. >> the value of satire and comedy when it regards the government is important in the sense of, by finding the funny of the situation that is happening, we fi...

Eight years. >> the goal of comedy is to entertain and to be funny, to tap into commentary about what is going on, either about politicians specifically or media coverage. thats where it starts to resonate for people on a deeper level. >> the more angry, the more crazy for exactly the same reason. because the democrats make us angry and the republicans make us crazy. or switch it ound, if you wish. whatever makes you [ bleep ] laugh. >> you know, the power of comedy, when it comes to politics, i...

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>> how about another hand for the president. >> you have this mix of reporters who know all the ins and outs of every political story then all the celebrity guests and theyre coming in with a totally different sense and so figuring out whats going to appeal to everyone is definitely tricky. >> ladies and gentlemen, here with a special edition of the colbert report, stephen colbert. >> i mean, you can show up at the press correspondents dinner, you better go for the throat and risk being booed. t...

Egregiously hypocritical areas of society, thus, great fodder for comedy. >> in the white house in the oval office, on the wall, obama has the original copy of the emancipation proclamation. which im sure is just there in case the tea party says, youre not free. >> politicians are loathsome, but were stuck with them. we cant prosecute all of them so lets at least mock them. >> i believe if you cant say something nice about somebody, you must be talking about hillary clinton. >> donald trump, oh ...