Jon's most vocal fans have openly wished he'd run for elective office, but he says you'll never see his name on a ballot. "My ability to recognize not having the answers is what keeps me sane," he says. "I don't solve problems. If my job became solving problems, I would suddenly become a lot less good at what I do. You know, unless the problem that was being had by the country was a lack of jokes."

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