. >> lorne michaels said he'd do real political sapphire in an election year because that's the only attention. that's over with, they're paying complete attention and it's going to continue. >> lorne michaels is not just "snl." el he's seth meyers and others. he's got his irons in there. what do you think about in the year ahead, there's no reason to believe anything changes in terms of our political culture in the dialogue that's going on. what are the variables in terms of what late night tv brings in this year? >> this is an open question whether this is starting to get tiring, meaning these comedians whether it's stephen colbert or seth meyers, they have six months ago said president trump should step down, resign. these comedians have gone so far so early on in the trump presidency, makes you wonder if they can keep it up and if the audience wants them to. >> is there evidence in the ratings people are tiring? >> i don't see anything. colbert has only risen as he adopted, since jimmy kimmel when he got personally involved. >> we have this moment. let's remind everybody of what