. >> larry: stephen colbert. >> the guys like us we don't pay attention to the polls. we know that -- that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in reality. >> larry: and wanda sykes. >> even the media you know you guys have been very favorable towards the president. you know it's funny to me that they've never caught you smoking but they somehow always catch you with your shirt off. >> larry: next on "larry king live." welcome to a very special weekend edition of "larry king live." the black ties and cocktail dresses are now in washington tonight where the white house correspondents' association dinner is under way, and as usual, we expect lots of great comedy, lots of laughs and over the years, i've interviewed some of the best political comedians and impersonators around. in 2006, i sat down with steve bridges, remember him? his dead-on impersonation of george w. bush at that year's gala. gave us two presidents for the price of one. great stuff. >> members of the white house correspondents' association, distinguished guests,

i'm stephen colbert. congratulating "lost" on a great run. now, i've never seen lost. but i was a huge fan of the series it was based on, "gilligan's island." i have to say, in this new version, it was even harder to choose between ginger and m maryanne. my only disappointment was the globetrotters never showed up. or did they? rewatch season three, episode seven very carefully. anyway, "lost," congratulations on finally going off the air. i got to say, i never saw that ending coming. that j.j. abrams is a genius. >> announcer: abc's "jimmy kimmel live" "aloha to lost" brought to you by bud light. everyone, listen up. i found the plane's beverage cart. and it's full of bud light. - here we go! - ( cheering ) ♪ we're gonna be okay, we're gonna be okay! it's the sure sign of a good time. the just right taste of bud light. here we go. whooo! [bushes rustling]taste of bud light. here we go. [large growl] ♪ begins with a balanced breakfast. country crock has 70% less saturated fat than butter, and 30% fewer calories. add multigrain toast, fresh fruit and low fat milk, and t

comedian stephen colbert had fun with hawking's views on alien life encounters. >> he is back with a the universe with stephen hawking." here, here is what he had to say about the prospect of man kind encountering aliens. >> the outcome would be such as when christopher columbus first landed in america. which didn't turn out very well for the native-americans. >> why do the aliens get to be columbus in this scenario? i think we humans have a track record. it's there on man kind's resume. 50 words per minute, power point, smallpox. >> larry: you could have a lot of fun with this. do you accept the humor of it? >> i do. and we think hollywood likes david versus goliath stories. it could be goliath versus the mosquito in real life. they could be that advanced. however, goliath is not going to go where there's a swamp of mosquitos. even though our technology may be primitive compared to goliath it's not going to be a one to one combat like in science fiction. >> larry: as an older physicist, what puzzles you the most? >> what puzzles me the most is the question, why aren't they here? if

now for the "sideshow," jon stewart and stephen colbert both mocked reaction.bomb plot in times square. here they go. >> it was an amateurish type of bomb. >> it looked amateurish is a nice way to phrase it. >> it was an incompetent bomber. >> this was frankly, pretty pitiful. >> this was so incompetent. >> it was a failure, guys. >> no, guys, it was scary, don't you remember? hi, mr. terrorist, whoever you are, these people are just jealous. that was a wonderful bomb and we are all sufficiently terrified. there's no need to try again, okay! >> at about 6:30 this last night, an alert t-shirt vendor who is a vietnam veteran noticed an unoccupied suspicious vehicle. he alerted police officer wayne rhatigan who was with the nypd mounted unit. who was on his horse, migs, patrolling times square. >> i'm sorry, mr. mayor, mr. mayor. jon stewart, daily show. what type of vendor and what war did he serve in and what was the name of the horse. and do you have any information that matters! >> i'm not trying to tell the mayor how to do his job but the best look for the bo