joining me now, john fugelsang, liberal calm tarotat a timer and comedian.is the most talented person that's ever been on "saturday night live"? there's one for you. >> a lot of those guys are friends of mine but my vote goes to darrell hammond. i think he's one of the greatest impersonators. i love dana carvey and phil hartman, but i think darrell really channels people like dick cheney. of course he did 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 g