Dennis Miller is lost somewhere in Antarctica, Bill O'Reilly said on Wednesday's O'Reilly Factor, so he had Miller's former Saturday Night Live colleague Colin Quinn on to fill the conservative funnyman's seat. Quinn and Miller are very different types of comedians, though, from style to politics. (Quinn says he isn't a party guy, and usually votes for the Green Party, though it was hard to tell if he was being serious.) O'Reilly asked for Quinn's thoughts on a handful of leading 2016 presidential contenders, and Quinn obliged, as maybe only Colin Quinn could.
Donald Trump is like a character from the movie Trading Places, Quinn said, running for president on a cheap bet and now caught having to pretend he wants the job. O'Reilly then asked Quinn if he likes Hillary Clinton. Clinton "isn't looking to be liked by anybody," Quinn said. "No world leader can charm her or fool her — that's her strength." Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is "a little religious for my taste," he said, and also "very nasal — he needs to quit dairy." That's "superficial," Quinn admitted, but "he's going to have to work on the vocal quality." Celebrities are supposed to love Bernie Sanders, O'Reilly said. Quinn was decidedly meh. Sanders is "not battle-tested," Quinn said. "Here's the problem with Bernie: He's been in Vermont all these years.... It's like being senator of Crate & Barrel: as long as you don't break anything — everything's set up perfectly there. You can't mess up Vermont." Watch Quinn make O'Reilly laugh, and maybe laugh along with him, below. Peter Weber
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