. >> dana carvey and the "snl" effect on politics. i'm chuck todd. and joining me to provide insight and analysis this morning are nbc's joe scarborough, white house correspondent april ryan, the washington post's kathleen parker and former senior adviser to president obama, david axelrod. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press," with chuck todd. >> good morning. for the second time this year, a european capital is recovering from an apparent terrorist attack, linked to islamic extremism. this time it is copenhagen, denmark. police shot dead a gunman they believe was responsible for a pair of attacks that left two people dead. one in a cafe, where a free speech event was taking place. and another at a synagogue. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been following the story and joins me now from istanbul. richard, what can you tell us? do we know for sure the attacker was doing this on behalf or inspired by al qaeda? >> reporter: certainly officials in denmark believe that this w

dana carvey, pleasure. >> you use tide pods? yeah!hought you were the queen of the pre-treat soak treat soak? those are fond memories, but those things are amazing. once i saw what they did, i actually started to relax. don't touch my things. those little guys clean, brighten and fight stains. so now i can focus on more pressing matters. like your containers. isn't it beautiful? your sweet peppers aren't next to your hot peppers. [ gasps ] [ sarah ] that's my tide. what's yours? 0 >>> welcome back. big news affecting politics and showbiz this week. jon stewart is stepping down from "the daily show." want to bring in the panel on this. liberals are just in mourning, mr. axelrod about losing stewart. it was a reminder to me that when you think about it political satire dominated by liberals, stewart, oliver colbert, bill maher. conservative talk radio is limbaugh, mark leven, hugh hewitt. liberals can't succeed on radio and conservatives aren't succeeding in political satire. >> there is a long history of this. go back to the beginning

he'll sit down with dana carvey to talk about the state of political attire in america. tomorrow night is when the "saturday night live" special will air. stick around after the special for nbc 10 news at 11:30. tracy davidson bill henley and vai sikahema will make a special appearance on the late news and then pulling an all nighter. tracy will be posting on social media, leading up to the morning show on monday. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> a good saturday morning, i'm meteorologist michelle grossman. we were watching big weather changes over the next 36 hours. we're relatively quiet, looking at cold temperatures winds not all that strong. that will change drastically as we head in tonight and sunday. weather headlines, a first alert weather day later on tonight. we'll start that around 6:00 and that's because we are tracking the chance for some snow squalls today. and that will cause dangerous travel as you head through the area during the dinnertime hour 4:00, 5:00 6:00, 7:00. i'll track that on future weather for you. temperature in the teens as the

we've got dana carvey mr.omes to president. >>> but we start the top of the show with the latest on den plashg and also check in with the new veterans affairs secretary to see how we're going to take care of these soldiers once they come back from the war. >> we will see you very shortly. chuck, thanks. >>> that does it for us on a sunday morning. thanks for being with us. dylan, thanks for taking one for the team as always. try to stay warm out there. we have a feeling you're not coming home any time soon but when you do we promise we'll take good care of you. >> poor dylan. we'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." >>> good morning. coming up on "today in the bay" we'll have more on the manhunt that led to police shooting and killing of a man suspected of two terror attacks in denmark. >>> plus classic cars going up in smoke. 24 hours after it began, fire crews are still on the scene of an auto body shop fire in the south bay. >>> warm again across the bay area. will it be another record breake

we've got dana carvey mr.es to president. >>> but we start the top of the show with the latest on den plashg and also check in with the new veterans affairs secretary to see how we're going to take care of these soldiers once they come back from the war. >> we will see you very shortly. chuck, thanks. >>> that does it for us on a sunday morning. thanks for being with us. dylan, thanks for taking one for the team as always. try to stay warm out there. we have a feeling you're not coming home any time soon but when you do we promise we'll take good care of you. >> poor dylan. we'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." >>> right now on nbc 10 news today, dangerous cold and wind in many neighborhoods. it feels like it is well below zero. this is a live look down the shore where the winds have been whipping up the snow on the streets here in cape may. a rude awakening this morning at this apartment complex this philadelphia. the wind snapped this tree, causing the limbs to land on the roof. we'll take

. >> chris farley dana carvey?e "today" show's matt lauer asked lorne michaels to reveal the secret to becoming a not ready for prime time player. >> the criteria i used when hiring people if it was 2:00 in the morning and walking down the hall and saw what i wanted to duck into another office. you have to have people you can drive cross country with people you find interesting and bright and look at things a different way than you do. >> matt's full interview will air on "today." as part of "snl's" extravaganza nbc has released an app of 300 hours of clips from the show. be sure to download that. that special on sunday. "way too early" starts now. ♪ >>> we're house broken.-- heart broken, sad, but honored by all fellow americans who are supporting us. our family friends, our children were adored and loved by everybody. >> #muslimlivesmatter thousands turning out to mourn three young victims shot to death in north carolina as the community demanding answers. was this a hate crime or argument gone wrong? will he sta

. >> i am mad because we saw the tape and that was dana carvey's moment in the sun and he comes up there -- there is the thing about kanye. he said he is the greatest innovator of all time and he can't think of two prept stunts stunts -- two different stunts to pull at the grammys. same one different guy. >> and again he will not go after a giant band of death metallers. does beck not respect artist re as kanye says? >> he doesn't. he is named after a beer. beck's. there is an s. i wasn't sure if people would put two and two together. >> it was a valiant try. >> it may not be art you enjoy, but there are people who enjoy it. just because you don't enjoy it kanye doesn't mean he does president deserve an award. kanye is attacking the grammys saying they commercial liesed what should be art and inspiration. and yet he just performed that evening and he goes to the award shows constantly and he has won like 40 grammys? they said it yesterday. i am not good with numbers, lou. if you really don't stand for it then stop going. >> beyonce has a hell of a publicist though. >> he is entitled to a

mike myers and dana carvey brought "wayne's world." back.rrell hosted another round of "jeopardy!" as alex trebek and sean connery. burt reynolds also made an appearance. there's burt. there was a star-packed episode of "the californians" that has everyone talking this morning. that's betty white and bradley cooper. talk about a surprise. david spade and cicely strong made a quick appearance as sarcastic flight attendants. let us know what your favorite sketch was using #snl40. those impressions are so good. maya rudolph was so spot-on. >> she was in character. introducing different acts. and she held it and nailed it the whole time. >> so funny. >>> coming up commercial drones could be flying around after a landmark decision by the faa. not everybody can start flying. we'll tell you who the agency left out. >>> and it's being called the 21st century bank heist. how hackers stole millions from financial institutions all over the world. >>> a live look at the -- what are we looking at, guys? all right. we're going to have more for you on the

. >> dana carvey. >> that will be great. >> snl 40th. you guys have been doing stuff.to snl. why not? but dana carvey when it comes to presidential impressions, who did it between he phil hartman, and daryl hammond. >> it will be fun. >> it will be prudent, i promise you. it will be prudent. >> all right. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," president obama signs a bipartisan bill that will help veterans returning from combat. paul was at the ceremony. he joins us ahead. >>> plus, white house press secretary josh earnest is our guest. and it's been a heavy news morning. we're going to lighten things up with the -- >> schnauzer? >> he went to lengths. >> with the lengths this mini schnauzer went to find its owner. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals overshopping. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger. ...that sound good? not being on this phone call sounds good. it's not muted. was that you jason? it was geoffrey! it was jason. it could've been brenda. i don

after reagan was dana carvey as george bush senior always at war with the english language.re were two actors who played clinton. but phil hartman was bill clinton for the first two years. this was hartman as bill clinton. then dan ackroyd comes back as bob dole in this sketch. >> all right, hillary, one more word out of you, you're going to be a stain on that back wall. do you want to go? >> hey, come on you two. >> you stay out of this bill. i'm doing something you could have done a long time ago. >> to complete our tour will farrell as george w. bush and now jay farow has taken over for obama. any way, that does it for us tonight. now it's time for you to go to prison, as ms. rachel would say. >>> i can be your best friend, at the same time, if you cross me or do me wrong, i can be your worst enemy. >> an inmate with a record dating back to age 14 comes to terms with his past and present. >> i'm not coming back. >> i'm sure i heard that last time. >> beat up bloody and beat up on grandville avenue, thrown down the stairs with my bra and underwear in the snow. >> she was o

i love dana carvey and phil hartman, but i think darrell really channels people like dick cheney.al gore bill clinton and he famously did john mccain. and he's just a natural born genius. >> you know the way the show evolved over the decades, it's become very important. "saturday night live's" political critique is really now part of the american consciousness, isn't it? >> it's ebbed and flowed. when the show first began in the early belushi days it was almost deconstructionist. it wasn't just taking on politics, it was taking on society and how we viewed tv. they would have sketches that just ended and went nowhere. it was really revolutionary stuff. as the show has grown and become more establishment, sometimes they play it safe and sometimes they go for the jugular. i became a political comedian in part because dennis miller before the fall meant so much to me and i think he's a great joke writer. i really miss the dennis miller era of just that -- the weekend update anchor desk being a place for scathing political commentary. >> it's become a necessary stop for candidates has

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dana carvey as george h.w. bush. a lot of trouble sometimes stringing sentences together.now where they would end up. here he was, this is the fake presidential debate in 1988. dana carvey versus michael dukakis. >> all i can say is we are on the track, we're getting the job done. we can do more but let's stay the course. a thousand points of light, well, unfortunately, i see my time is up. >> mr. vice president, you still have 1:20. >> what? well, no diane, i must have spoken for at least two minutes. thank you. >> governor dukakis, rebuttal. >> i can't believe i'm losing to this guy. >> but michael dukakis did lose to george bush sr. and then bush senior defeated in 1992 by bill clinton, and you talk about someone who "snl" could have a lot of fun with bill clinton certainly at the top of that list. we associate i think darrell hammond for most of the '90s as the bill clinton impersonator. my favorite for the first couple years was phil hartman again. he played reagan he played clinton. he was my favorite all-time cast member. really talented and versatile. here is a gre

they'll air a three and a half hour special, featuring sketches with members like chevy chase, dana carveyecutive producer invited every host and almost every cast member to take part. here are some of the more memorable moments. >> you were with the beatles. >> sure. >> guess what. i got a fever. and the only prescription is more cow bell. >> tell you something, patrick, we know about flexibility. >> here is some flexibility for you. >> i am here today to dispute the charge that movers have too much sex. i always thought too much sex is like saying too much christmas. >> that's the clip we would pull. now with me in studio, tim meadows, the ladies man. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> happy belated birthday. >> yeah yeah i don't celebrate them like i used to. sort of ignore them. >> you look great. you're still very busy. you have a new movie coming out. >> i do? oh, yeah, that's right! i forgot i was in a movie. that's great. thanks for reminding me. >> movie of mine coming out, bill hader, a lot of people in this. >> amy schumer is the star and writer and i totally forgot i

also, he's going to be talking to former "snl" cast member dana carvey ahead of the "snl" 40th anniversary. they'll be talking about it will state of satire in the country. that's all coming up this morning on "meet the press" at 10:30 right here on nbc 10. we'll be right back. >>> "saturday night live" will celebrate a major milestone tonight. >> live from new york it's saturday night! >> yep, "snl" will commemorate its 40th anniversary with a special show at 8:00 this evening, right here on nbc 10. "snl" has invited all of its former cast members, guest hosts, and writers to join in the celebration. hey, and right after this special, be sure to stick around for nbc 10 news at 11:30. our morning show team will be making a special appearance on the late news. and then they're going to pull an all-nighter. that's right they're going to be with you in the morning. tracy, by the way, will be posting on social media overnight to give you a special look at what happens behind the scenes leading up to the show on monday morning. and i'm sure on her social media page and on nbc's social media pag

here's a look back at some of snl's leading cast members playing american president starting with dana carveygeorge herbert walker bush in a debate with michael dukakis. >> all i can say is we are on the track. we're getting the job done. we can do more but let's stay the course. a thousand points of light. well unfortunately i see my time is up. >> mr. vice president, you still have a minute 20. >> what? well, no i must have spoken for at least two minutes. thank you. >> governor dukakis, rebuttal? >> i can't believe i'm losing to this guy. >> in 1992 the late phil hartman stepped into the role of bill clinton and his most classic sketch he explained foreign policy while making a pit stop at mcdonald's. >> do you favor the decision to send military forces to somalia? >> are that's a good question. yes, i do and let me tell you why. you see right now, we're sending food to somalia. but it's not getting to the people who need it because it's being intercepted by war lords. >> filet of fish sandwich aid from italy, war lord. >> well, the role of george w. bush was a perfect match for will ferre

." >> you had iconic portrayals whether dana carvey being george h.w. him in a way, of course, you have to include the sarah palin impression that a lot of people believe very much contributed to her downfall, her sort of cultural downfall. is "saturday night live" at this point more than a comedy show? it's had its critics in terms of whether it's funny every year, of course. is it now as you said something presidential candidates actually need to fear? >> i think it's part of the political process. i interviewed senator mccain and governor palin about their appearances in 2008. senator mccain was very clear about the fact he felt like he had to go on. it's a great delivery system for young eyeballs and it's something that you know, you want to do to show that you can make fun of yourself and you can take some heat. >> and one of the other things i think, you know "saturday night live" has done and it's been iconic for is really confronting issues of race in a forthright way. i think a lot of people think about the funny portrayals you saw eddie murphy

liz: there was a season he said the nbc suits would call him say, fire dana carvey or fire adam sandlerthese guys -- >> glad he didn't. liz: they're huge comics. they're big guys. talk about "ghostbusters" though, the all-female. would you have liked to have been part of that? will you be part of that. >> yes, i'm going to be executive producer. of course i will be helping in any way i can. and i have got three daughters, though i believe in female empowerment. you know and paul's script is really funny. it will get better. we're going to have a very big hit there. david: do you have any part in writing any of these scripts? you didn't the first one. >> yes. i mean of course, if called upon i will help i think we'll leave it in the hands of creators, let them do their thing. i think of ecto mobile. has a chassis and wheels but need as new engine. needs new steering and transmission. this is what the movie will do for it. david: good stuff. liz: dogs and cats living together line. that scene. >> that is murray. that is murray. you know -- liz: you had preceding line which was real fire a

mike myers and dana carvey reunitings for episode of wayne's world.ant. kanye west was all over the show. cameos here and there. >> didn't recognize bradley cooper. >> it was hard to. such a serious world we could stop and use some laughs from time to time, especially now. great to have you with us a patti ann. martha is back tomorrow. we'll pet out of here. dress warmly. >> for sure. still cold here in new york city. >> "happening now" starts right now. >> take care. jenna: breaking developments in the war on terror on multiple fronts as egypt quickly follows through on promise to retaliate against isis. in europe new details about the gunman who killed two people in separate attacks. hope you're off to a great monday. i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. egypt hits back hard launching multiple airstrikes on isis targets in libya, hours after the group released a video purportedly showing beheading of 21 coptic christians. the first by isis to show an act outside of barbarism outside of iraq or syria. new information emerging about the gunman behind tw

dana carvey george bush sr. awkwardly trying to string sentences together.d, of course, then bill clinton. you had darrell hammond and phil hartman, took turns playing bill clinton in the 1990s. a clip to show you, too, hillary clinton a present day political figure played by january hooks and bill clinton and a special appearance by dan aykroyd as bob dole. >> all right hillary, one more word out of you you'll be a stain on the back wall. want to go, do ya? >> come on! >> come on you two, come on. >> you stay out of this bill. i'm doing something you should have done a long time ago. >> dan aykroyd left the cast but would come back for that too. sarah palin played by tina fey even after she left the cast and will ferrell, george w. bush in the 2000s and a famous one and brings you to barack obama and jay pharaoh playing barack obama. another two years. see what he comes up with. >> and hopefuls are great. amy and tina doing hillary clinton and sarah palin together on the podium. so many. msnbc steve kornacki thanks for that. >>> makes you quantity to watch

some of its most celebrated cast members will be there, including chevy chase, tina fey, dana carvey some of the most enduring political impersonations. here's some of our favorites from over the years. >> if i don't win, i will continue to run in the primaries, even if there are none. and now for my second announcement. >> remember mr. hussein, the venom of the american cobra spits far and true. not spitting yet, wouldn't be prudent. >> what's your name sweetheart? >> her name is shakira. >> shakira, that means african princess, doesn't it? >> why, yes! >> well she certainly is beautiful enough to be a princess. say, are you going to finish these fries? >> i'm the president of the united states and i need a straight answer. am i going to get the spy plane back? >> i believe that diplomacy should be the cornerstone of any foreign policy. >> and i can see russia from my house. >> so america, i know you're not in love with me anymore, but i want you to know that my heart still beats for you and i can prove it. ♪ i'm so in love with you ♪ that was fun, right? so do you want that or this