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Punch lines. the alternative comedy was all the personal story telling. >> my father got cancer. >> you could just be talking about what happened that day. it was like somebody coming up and reading their diary. >> i am sorry, i did not study theaters for twelve years just so i can go, margar"margaret no" >> it created its whole new way of comedians and women comedians. >> this was happening alongside the rise of women at "saturday night live." >> you had molly shannon and you had sherry o' terry. a bigger view generation may tend towards a dryer and

Guy! >> by the time we get to the '70s, comedy started to get away from punch lines. steve martin was poking fun at the whole nature of comedy, taking the standard conventions and turning it on its ear. >> all right. just lost my mind. >> steve martin had fun with making fun of taking yourself seriously and the schmoozy we're going to have some fun tonight. it seemed to mock what everyone else was doing. >> steve martin was so goofy and beautiful writing. i don't know if i appreciate that as a kid, but now i appreciate it, just the succinctness. he had very good ta-ta-ta-timing. that's another...

Here's johnny. >> there was only one real king of late-night. >> we have a humdinger of a show tonight. >> johnny carson held court for 30 years. but when it came to politics, he chose punch lines over political attacks, razoring presidents like reagan. >> does the picture of reagan riding his horse on the ranch george bush behind with a popper scopper. >> he was looking for the joke of it. he would look for the silliness of it. >> well, i don't know, brian. >> my fellow americans. >> you just remember those things, you know. >> former "snl" cast member joe piscopo took his own jabs at preside...

Showing concern for other human beings. that becomes her job. >> in a new interview house speaker paul ryan says he thinks president trump's heart is in the right place on race relations. oh, sorry, i misread that his heart is in the white place. [applause] >> dean: so why are all these late night hosts trading traditional comedy for political commentary? pete: help us out here, phil, is this for ratings? is this because they have always been leftists and now they are unleashed because of trump? why are we getting politics late night? >> well, making fun of the president has always been part o...

>> by the time we get to the '70s, comedy started to get away from punch lines. steve martin was poking fun at the whole nature of comedy, taking the standard conventions and turning it on its ear. [ applause ] >> all right. just lost my mind. >> steve martin had fun with making fun of taking yourself seriously and the schmoozy we're going to have some fun tonight. it seemed to mock what everyone else was doing. >> steve martin was so goofy and beautiful writing. i don't know if i appreciate that as a kid, but now i appreciate it, just the succinctness. he had very good ta-ta-ta-timing. that's...