and i was born of course in hawaii. >> this year saturday night live's cecily strong will be the fourth woman to tackle the job of headlining the event. she talked about her strategy to keep the crowd entertained. >> you've got one of the most powerful audiences in the room. you have the leader of the free world right there. >> i'm going to ask for a lot of favors. >> ask for favors. it's also a very corrupt room. >> i want an ambassadorship. >> belgium here you come. >> yes, waffles. >> waffle diplomacy very porn. >> that's what you want to do is point out the stupid things. there's a lot of stupid going on. >> joining me is someone that knows all about what it takes to crack up an audience. actress and comedian judy gold. she is currently playing eleanor roosevelt in clinton the musical that has a new podcast called kill me now. you're doing political comedy. what is it to do good political