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 me that she thought that people overestimated "saturday night live's" influence on voters but i think it may not actually materialize in the voting booth, like somebody who is questioning to vote for mccain and palin doesn't say, well, all of a sudden i'm going to vote for obama and biden because of that one "saturday night live" receive but it gives if an image of something. will ferrell playing bush 43 dana carvy, bush 41 gives us a sense who they are, fairly or unfairly. >> tom s