>> merry kau caucasia. >> i had this dummy and i can get away with saying things that no mere mortald say because these are characters. >> we have people of asian descent here this evening. >> oh, so sorry. >> when people criticize me for being racist or whatever and i say, wait a second. i have a character. but the difference is that, you know, this is you. >> this thing is attached to your hand. >> it is me but it's a play on stage. it's a sitcom. i'm carrying on a conversation. >> how you doing, milwaukee? >> his success is often attributed to red state middle-america popularity but dunham says his biggest sales are in the northeast. either way he'll perform for whoever will watch. >> can you survive without talking to walter or -- >> i -- >> you don't know? >> it's not the dummies i fall in love with it's the audiences. it's too much fun. i am not doing it for the money. the money is great but i was doing this for 20 years, sure at the top of my game but making a tiny percentage of what i'm doing now and i still loved it. >> say good night, ahmed. >> i kill you. >> john berman fo