cerebrum was in place. but you can see the occipital recount was too close to call. >> they had to pretend it was normal, whereas we dealt an absurdity. this was in our, you know, sweet spot. >> suddenly jon stewart is topping lists of trusted journalists, which is very weird. >> he was doing comedy with the genes of a journalist. >> a more serious world demanded a more serious style of comedy really tackling what was going on. >> and some of that might have rubbed off on letterman's show. >> dave was getting older, and as he was getting older, he was getting deeper and he's becoming a more serious guy. >> wait till you hear what