Newt Gingrich invited Chris Farley to D.C.
Carvey was at a party for Bush 41 and walked out to "Hail to the Chief", while Bush was in the crowd.
Nancy Reagan reportedly laughed so hard that she fell out of a chair.
I saw Hartman do Barbara Bush twice. The second time was pretty amusing (Jan Hooks was Hillary). The first time was downright mean, nasty and insulting (that was the writing of the sketch as much as it was Hartman, granted).
I agree - well written humor can draw a laugh from anyone. A few days ago, I saw a skit from SNL. It had about 10 republican congressmen in a room, one of whom was Joe Wilson. They all agreed that when Obama said “... no illegal will be covered by healthcare...” they would all yell out “You Lie”. The thinking was that they couldn’t ALL get in trouble. They practiced it. Then, Joe Wilson went to the bathroom and while he was gone, the group decided not to do it. Joe didn’t get the message and was the only one who yelled. Afterwards, they tried to console him and said not to worry because nobody heard it, anway. Besides, he’s not very well known, except for the Confederate flag episode in SC...
I admit - I laughed out loud!