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>> donald trump is here tonight! now, i know that he's taken some flack lately, but no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the donald. and that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like, did we fake the moon landing? >> not even a smile there. joining us now is david litt. he wrote speeches and jokes for president obama, and is now the head writer and producer for funny or die. so david, what's your take on president trump skipping this event now two years in a row? >> i think it's an admission that he is not g...

Is there a six flags down there? >> there is not. >> we can move on. >> the new media sites, especially those just for comedy, i think they're a good thing for the business. there is a democratization there. >> the things that succeed on the internet, is happening organically, i'm seeing a hilarious video, it's largely because someone shared it. >> watch the history of comedy tonight at 10:00, right here on cnn. the fifth sharknado movie airs this weekend. producers of the third film nearly cast donald trump as president before he launched his campaign, to see how that role could have played...

Again with women and -- or can romney hold him? that's what this next debate's going to be. i sound like a broken record, but -- >> i actually think the comedy tonight gave both men to give us a chance to see them in a different way. i think the bar was set low for governor romney. i don't think many people think he's a -- >> they were surprised. >> they were surprised he was funny. >> yeah. i was surprised that he was funny. i thought they were both very funny. >> greta: but we've seen president obama be very funny. >> yes. no. that's what i'm saying. women are -- it's that likability factor,...

Again with women and -- or can romney hold him? that's what this next debate's going to be. i sound like a broken record, but -- >> i actually think the comedy tonight gave both men to give us a chance to see them in a different way. i think the bar was set low for governor romney. i don't think many people think he's a -- >> they were surprised. >> they were surprised he was funny. >> yeah. i was surprised that he was funny. i thought they were both very funny. >> greta: but we've seen president obama be very funny. >> yes. no. that's what i'm saying. women are -- it's that likability factor,...

>> so there we have it, the teleprompters going up, obama known to use them. so scott, is his ability to poke fun at himself his greatest weapon? >> absolutely. people say who does the best jokes about president obama, the president. not just for the president, but seth myers. ron nevin said the best way to handle this crowd, the white house correspondents dinner is be self-deb pra indicating. poke fun at yourself. it's hard to find a common bond in the crowd. you only have about 200 washington correspondents out of 2600. celebrities, republicans, democrats. if you talk about yourself in the b...