over the year and i have come to be a fan of director or writer barry levinson and he do not let me down with this very funny look at politics . popular tv comedian tom dobbs ( robin williams ) have enlighten the nation with his scathing joke about the state of the country and elect politician responsible . night after night and he have his fan roll in the isle while then the question be propose that dobbs run for president himself . his manager jack menken ( christopher walken ) say go for it . dobb flippant truism flame a grass root movement that put him on the ballot . comedian to president elect . meanwhile and a young woman ( laura linney ) find a flaw in the computer system that will count the ballot coast to coast . my favorite sequence be linney meltdown in the coffee shop . williams be absolutely hysterical with his rapid quip . others of note in the cast represent jeff goldblum and lewis black and rick robert .