Political benefits. He also frequently attended comedies at fords theater and he was known for telling jokes, for his witty stories and selfdeprecation. The ability for a leader or politician to laugh at oneself and at politics more broadly is a hallmark of our democracy. In humor we not only have a to callvalve but a way attention to ideological differences while still maintaining the balance of democratic discourse. Today in these polarized times and as we head toward a president ial election we bring together a panel known for their ability to laugh about the business of leadership and politics. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished guest today. Log before Stephen Colbert and jon stewart mark russell dared to joke and sing about the often absurd political process. Though he actually knew little about politics when he first began performing russells ability to find humor in anything made him an immediate hit. His career spanned from a piano is mark0 years working russell comedy s
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. So please welcome him back to the program. The as i claimed author of looks like midnight children and out with his latest, its called the golden house. Sal mo solomon, glad youre back. Good to be here. You can correct me if im wrong, im hearing that youre starting to get alittle bit annoyed by the comparisons that people are making to a particular character who has green hair in your book yeah. To another guy whos sort of orange. You wrote the book, why are you getting annoyed by the comparisons . Thats on purpose. Thats the deliberate satirical idea, one of the characters says whats happening in america is the d. C. , like comics, its taking over d. C. Yeah. Spot character of the joker who has very, very white skin and green hair, and hes running for president. That stuff im not what im saying is its a minor character. Its in the background of the story. The story is about somebody else. And thats just part he
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. So please welcome him back to the program. The as i claimed author of looks like midnight children and out with his latest, its called the golden house. Sal mo solomon, glad youre back. Good to be here. You can correct me if im wrong, im hearing that youre starting to get alittle bit annoyed by the comparisons that people are making to a particular character who has green hair in your book yeah. To another guy whos sort of orange. You wrote the book, why are you getting annoyed by the comparisons . Thats on purpose. Thats the deliberate satirical idea, one of the characters says whats happening in america is the d. C. , like comics, its taking over d. C. Yeah. Spot character of the joker who has very, very white skin and green hair, and hes running for president. That stuff im not what im saying is its a minor character. Its in the background of the story. The story is about somebody else. And thats just part he
Please try to be impartial here. Who do you think is the most qualified to hold office in 2016 . The lady i saw singing on saturday night live. And speaking of late night, tonight show takeover. I think i pulled a hammy on that one. I think i have to tag out on that one. A surprise appearance for jay leno jumping in on fallons monologue. This morning jay is live with us from tonight to today, today, wednesday, october 7th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Weve got willie in this morning for matt and some breaking news at the top this morning, a startling revelation. The Associated Press is reporting this morning that the fbi has helped foil several attempts by russianlinked smugglers to sell Nuclear Materials to muslim extremists, including isis. Lets get right to nbcs key simmons in london reporter implications are chilling, an
Ticking. New calls this morning for Vice President joe biden to run for presidtent. The new ad urging him to get into the race while bill clinton makes a late night pitch. Please try to be impartial here. Who do you think is the most qualified to hold office in 2016 . The lady i saw singing on saturday nigh live. And speaking of late night, tonig i show takeover. I think i pulled a hammy on that one. N i think i have to tag out on that one. A surprise appearance for jay leno jumping in on fallons monologu this morning jay is live with us from tonight to today, today, wednesday, october 7th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller aza. And good morning, everyone. Weve got willie in this mornings for matt and some breaking news at the top this mornin a startling revelation. The Associated Press is repoating this morning that the fbi has helped foil several attempts by russianlinked smugglers to sell Nuclear Mate