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♪ identify called you dick and i've called you mr. vice president and i've called you mr. nixon. i'm sorry, i shouldn't be so informal on the air. what would i -- what should i call you? >> jack, i wouldn't really worry about that. i've been called everything. >> the intersection of politics and comedy especially in late night is a two-way street. on the one hand, the audience and the shows themselves are interested to get to know politicians but there's a way for politicians to humanize themselves. >> the first j of the candidate is to get elected. sometimes you'll see the m dignified men...

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Donald trump, everybody! >> it can humanize people that some people say shouldn't be humanized. of course, half the people say that person shouldn't be humanized. >> oh, trump can be a total sweetheart for someone who has no reason to be terrified of him. i notice there were no cutaway shots to the roots. i wonder why. network exec -- yeah. >> especially now, xheedance have more of a responsibility because they have more power. you can reach people with comedy. it all goes back to siderman. with great power comes great responsibility. i think more comedians are asking themselves, how do i want...

Truth sayer. and even though you're doing it with humor, you're going right up to the line. so it's a very, very courageous thing to do. >> comedy and politics were married. it shows the true spirit of what our democracy is. you know, we're not afraid to make fun of the people that are in power. i think that's beautiful. >> what are your impressions of the night that is the white house correspondents' dinner. >> do you think president trump will invite me to be his comedian? i can't wait to find out. >> you go to the democratic convention and you've got silverman up there being really funny an...

I can't put -- i cannot put a -- i can't put a happy face on that and that's my job. >> cnn can report that hillary clinton has calle ddald trump to concede the race. >> i don't necessarily think that comedy can change minds but i do believe if you're at a tipping point, then you can give someone ammunition and that ammunition is conversation. >> in general, i am hopeful for president trump because hope is always the best possible path to take and we know from interviews he's given over the years that he has, at any given point, held every position on every issue. he's been pro choice, pro lif...