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On Obama, he stated, "If I had to describe Obama as a comedy project, I would say, 'Degree of difficulty, 10 point 10.' It’s like being a rock climber looking up at a thousand-foot-high face of solid obsidian, polished and oiled. There’s not a single thing to grab onto—certainly not a flaw or hook
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as biased toward Obama. After the first sketch aired, candidate
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Fusaro, Dave (March 17, 1985). "Joliet Native Top TV Writer".
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1439:"Pro-Clinton? 'SNL' Says You're Joking"
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1575:podcasts.apple.com (July 9, 2019).
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1219:Belkin, Lisa (March 29, 1987).
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557:Democratic presidential debates
307:Late Night with David Letterman
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113:(born 1952) is an American
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784:Episode: "Groundbreaking"
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805:Episode: "Impeachment"
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2007:Marilyn Suzanne Miller
1421:The Hollywood Reporter
1393:The Dennis Miller Show
495:". He is a registered
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507:, author of the book
493:conservative Democrat
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111:James Woodward Downey
34:James Woodward Downey
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1665:on February 26, 2008
1503:(October 30, 2002).
1044:Sacks, Mike (2014).
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922:Martin, Homeless Guy
732:Curb Your Enthusiasm
467:Paul Thomas Anderson
277:, Alan Zweibel, and
145:Berkeley, California
39:Berkeley, California
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2753:, Ken Scarborough,
2511:, Shannon Gaughan,
2471:, Gerard Mulligan,
2437:, Gerard Mulligan,
2357:, Gerard Mulligan,
2117:, Franelle Silver,
1821:, Robert Hilliard,
1554:The Huffington Post
1379:on August 26, 2013.
1205:Saturday Night Live
1119:The Chicago Tribune
934:There Will Be Blood
626:Saturday Night Live
485:Saturday Night Live
472:There Will Be Blood
455:He appeared in the
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374:Saturday Night Live
231:Saturday Night Live
187:Saturday Night Live
143:Downey was born in
124:Saturday Night Live
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2425:, Larry Jacobson,
2391:, Larry Jacobson,
2067:Michael O'Donoghue
2011:Michael O'Donoghue
1804:, Arnie Rosen and
1724:, Peter Bellwood,
1581:podcasts.apple.com
1472:Live From New York
1444:The New York Times
1306:The New York Times
1288:on March 29, 2012.
1259:The New York Times
1226:The New York Times
1047:Poking a Dead Frog
901:The Little Patriot
837:The Brain Machine
559:that depicted the
157:Harvard University
70:Harvard University
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