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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 called donald 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 th...

>> youve been tough on president 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 s...

>> okay. >> im familiar with the total scrubbing. >> okay. you know im in character. >> youre everything. >> that im an idiot. >> its wonderful to see you out of character. >> thank you very much. >> there are comedians who have the credibility and have the ability to tap into things that are happening right this second, you know, it couldnt be more urgent, it couldnt be more on peoples mind. they want somebody to say something about it so we turn to them and were so desperate for it that it the...

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. >> the first job of the candidate is to get elected. sometimes youll see the most dignified men do the craziest things. >> g...

Him. i notice there were no cutaway shots to the roots. i wonder why. network exec -- yeah. >> especially now, comedians have more of a responsibility because they have more power. you can reach people with comedy. it all goes back to siderman. with great power comes great responsibility. i think more comedians are asking themselves, how do i want to use my comedy. >> are people giving you a hard time for being too soft on trump? >> no. have you seen my show? im never too hard on anyone.

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 my god. donald trump is like th...

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. >> you go to t...

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 around, if you wish. whatever makes you [ bleep ] laugh. >> you know, the power of comedy, when it comes to politics, in my opinion, is just getting people to...

Our main goal, we would just stop doing jokes and collapse inwardly. >> and please, dont even think of writing something stupid like what a lucky break it is for comedians. the jokes write themselves. no, they dont write themselves. jews write jokes and they are scared [ bleep ]less. >> the only responsibility is to tell the story correctly, to get your facts straight so that you have that credibility. the show is not intended to make change and, you know, its not -- thats not my intention. that...