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Long hours deep into the night, constantly revising the script. revisions made necessary by last-minute changes in a changing world. >> bob hope was the first guy to utilize an actual staff of writers to give you topical material of the day. >> he really did invent the idea of the comedian being the head writer, managing editor, and having a bunch of writers. >> the traditions of standup comedy in the '50s were still really derived from vaudeville. those performers like bob hope had nothing more on their mind than just getting laughs. that was plenty. the guy who really came along and changed ...

Drier, more crusty muffin. >> and tina fey was brought on as a writer. >> in 25-plus years of "saturday night live," you are the first female head writer. >> i heard, that place is a boy's club, it's horrible, horrible. and when i got there, my experience was, it's not that bad. i think i've been lucky to get to places as they change. >> i quit being head writer. we all sat in the room, clearly it's tina fey that should succeed me. we all knew, yep. we all knew tina was the sharpest, strongest writer coming up. >> research is being conducted on the world's first contraception patch for women. ...

He's thirsty. it's only a matter of weeks before he single white females putin. can you imagine what the private meeting was like? i'm worried he let putin annex one of the 50 states. >> he's strong and powerful. he does not skip leg day. and i know because right now i am smooching his gluts. >> this is what you get when you put a kgb agent up against a kfc agent. >> i don't know. i know i'm getting older here but i thought they would be funnier. they don't seem to be very balanced. i didn't get much of a chuckle out of that. we're pleased to have with us jimmy fala, head writer on the kennedy...

Can you imagine what the private meeting was like? i'm worried he let putin annex one of the 50 states. here's an electoral map. pick one of the blue ones. >> he's strong and powerful. he does not skip leg day. and i know because right now i am smooching his gluts.w >> this is what you get when you put a kgb agent up against a kfc agent. >> jason: i don't know. i know i'm getting older here but i thought they would be funnier. they don't seem to be very balanced. i didn't get much of a chuckle out of that. we're pleased to have with us jimmy fala, head writer on the kennedy program on fox busi...

Do think it was his fault. >> that's good. listen, as frustrated people might be about you maybe having pulled in donald trump, you know, you also may be pushed out sarah palin. you were at "saturday night live" and you were head writer when tina fyey created this iconic person. >> this speaks to how little power maybe us comedians have bought in 2008, we got a lot of create. oh my god they buried the political aspirations of sarah palin palin, but i would say donald trump took that tenfold and didn't make a difference. the thing i'll say we got lucky with was we had to do sarah palin six time...