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Big screen is punishable by death. kim understands why the movie would push north korea to launch a cyber attack. something the regime denies doing. this former comedy writer is now in the unfunny business of reporting news from the outside world, sending it via proxies into north korea. he doesn't joke as he reads about the global crisis surrounding "the interview," because he wants his former homeland to understand the serious consequences of what began as a comedy. kyung lah, cnn, seoul. just ahead, a westerner embedded with isis. you're about to see a cnn exclusive.

Was a little tense between them. generally on the late night shows on leno, on letterman when the politicians go on those shows it seems more like there's a little coordination ahead of time where, hey, i'll make this joke, i'll do a top ten list for you. your show was more they're walking into a bee's nest potentially. >> a couple times it was clear the politician had tried to find a comedy writer but their delivery was deadly. it was really sad. >> obama is good. obama is funny. president obama is good. >> he's show worthy. >> a comedy legend. >> working out her abortion circuit act. a list,...

No, we're not. we're going to talk about david letterman ree letterman's retirement. joining us, nancy, contributor to cbs "sunday morning". comedy writer and performer julie clausener. maybe a friend some day. professor thompson, tv and pop culture at syracuse university. nancy, who's going to replace david letterman? >> one of the things that's been annoying him. first, how much i love him and how bummed i am. it's a mission to get on his show before he leaves. having said that, when they talk about the replacements, i'm annoyed how casually they mention another list of white men. ari, you'r...

Forgetting up on the west coast. >> amen. >> so head writer sounds like a frooem dream job. tell us, how did you get it? >> it's kind of a convoluted story. it is a dream job. i always watched the "dick vandyke" show and saw rob petri as the writer of and i fantasized about that. i was in philadelphia working in advertising. but i always wanted to write jokes and be a comedy writer. i actually believe it or not took a correspondent course in joke writing. for a number of years i wrote for comics and i heard that jay was buying jokes for a stand-up act and he came to philadelphia and my wife --...

What we call our main stages. she decided to move on. >> to new york in 1996. where she cofounded rival improv comedy group up right citizensbucitizens brigade. >> she needed to come to new york. she needed to find a new niche. she was polishing her skills backstage. >> in '97 tina gets her own summons to new york. and it's a life changer. >> she just came to interview with lorne michaels to be a writer on "snl" which is hysterically brave. here she is this little improve kid. you go to see lorne michael is who is like god. >> what did lorne michaels see in her? >> incredible mind. incredible ...