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Juiced. >> i can't be a wife. i can't be a writer. i can't be everything. i can't, i can't, i can't. and edgar said you're right. he said you're right. i understand this completely. he said tomorrow morning, joan, first thing we're going to go out tomorrow and hire a woman to come in and be a wife. >> that period was the start of all the stand-up comedians that came after, who were experimenting with standup comedy as a form of personal expression in all sorts of ways. >> when i first saw him before the show, he was still trying to decide whether to be a drunken eskimo, the queen of the viking...

Author of the comedian, drunks, thieves, scoundrels and the history of comedy. >> good to see you. >> we watched that clip about dick gregory. how influential do you think he was in changing standup comedy, in opening up or changing the way america discusses race? >> he was and is one of the most influential comedians of all time. not just in terms what have did on the standup stage. a white comedian cancelled at the last minute, dick gregory filled, in became the media sensation of 1960, '61, he was profiled in the new york times, washington post. because he did so well, and resonated with th...

It was the president. now, you may remember that kasich refused to endorse president trump after receiving the republican nomination. well, he was also a no-show to the rnc in his own home state. so we'll follow that for you. finally, it is a very sad morning for our fox family as we remember alan colmes the liberal commentator known for going head to head with sean hannity he passed away yesterday following a brief illness. >> all that plus the anti-american panel tonight featuring bill ayers, sean penn, and anybody from france. grab your hammer and sickle, colmes starts right now. heather: g...

>> keep in mind mitch mcconnell says the nominee will be confirmed. does that mateen nuclear option? does that mean no filibuster senator mcconnell said chris, i just told you have the nominee will be confirmed. brian. steve: judge, thank you very much. >> i'm off to d.c. today. brian: so we will see you on "special report"? >> yes, tonight. with james rosen hosting. what a lively "special report" that will be. we might be able to see a little bit of standup comedy. [laughter] were. brian: the meter will be off the charts. steve: hundreds of thousands swarming the streets to protest president ...

Moments away from the start of it. it is her final rally in that state, and really to get the pomp and circumstance, it's a smart play of the media. bill clinton will be there, chelsea clinton will be there, president obama will be there, michelle obama will be there. beginning in moments. we're going to hear bill clinton speak. michelle, it is unprecedented to see something like this, a sitting president spending this amount of time on the campaign trail. >> reporter: right, and so energetically, tee. the kinds of speeches he's been giving, they're been lengthy. they've been emotional. going ...