and a conversation with creator george schlatter. it features highlights from the ground breaking comedy series. we are glad you joined us for mike huckabee and george schlatter coming up now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- tavis: mike huckabee is the former governor of arkansas that mounted a bid for the white house back in 2008. he is the host of his own weekly show on the fox news channel and author of a text, 12 thin

up next, george schlatter. stay with us. tavis: george schlatter is an award winning producer that created one of the most influential comedy programs of all time. "laugh in." it helped foster the careers of great actors like a lily tomlin and goldie hawn. you can catch highlights of the groundbreaking series. >> we are perfectly compatible. my psychiatrist contracts his psychiatrist and they work it out. [laughter] >> is all and how you look at it. what you call right, i call group therapy. [laughter] >> i prefer older men, they can show you a few new wrinkles. [laughter] [applause] tavis: 4 generation that did not see it to but has seen the all the things that it brought that we'd have to watch today, it was all about what? >> it was about having a good time in getting something said. while we were saying something important, next to that, we would do something silly. tavis: how do you combine commentary and comedy and make it work? >> if you make it funny and then make it serious, you were never aware of what we were tell

presidential candidate muck huckabee and legendary tv producer george slatter next time. -- schlattert time. see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> this is "bbc world news." funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global expertise to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> gaddafi's troops launched counterattack. the current themselves claim -- blames osama bin laden

presidential candidate muck huckabee and legendary tv producer george slatter next time. -- schlattert time. see you then. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.