>> essly, mostly to jim. we both worked on the first become but jim did -- this new version was jim's idea and he talked to most of the new cast members who are a study in contrast to the old ones. >> we had a lot of hosts and writers and people like governor palin, senator mccain obviously "saturday night live" had a great role during the 2008 presidential election and talked to tina fey about what went on. that was a lot of fun. and hosts from christopher walken to scar let johansen. so very interesting. probably more than 100 interviews. >> m mr. miller, how important is "saturday night live" to politics or -- has it always been a political show? >> well, it has. i mean right from the beginning when chevy chase used to make fun of gerald ford and fall down i think it's an important part of the political process. every four years when there's a presidential election, you kind of look to "saturday night live" to see how they're going to characterize and even brand some of the characters. governor palin told