In an interview in August 2015, you said: “Maybe some of the new G.O.P. batch will grow on me, but as of right now they seem slightly less interesting. Though I guess Trump has enough color for the whole group.” How has this presidential campaign surprised you?

This election has certainly provided a lot of material to work with, which has been great and a little overwhelming. There was just so much footage. I still think the candidates from the last presidential election were more interesting in general, though I had fun tackling this batch. I was surprised to find that Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz were the candidates I had the most fun with.

Bernie, in particular, is such a distinctive character. Interestingly, I’ve found it more of a challenge to work with Trump footage. I think part of it is that he is already somewhat comical and broad, which can make Bad Lip Reading a bit less effective from where I’m sitting. It still works, but just not as well as it does with say a Ted Cruz or Mitt Romney. The more serious a person’s public persona, the better the results are when putting nonsense in their mouths. At least that’s how I feel from a creative standpoint.

How do these candidates stack up in terms of their mannerisms, facial expressions and gestures? Would you have preferred to see a different matchup for comedic purposes?

Hands down, Bernie Sanders is the king of gesticulation and provided so much good material. His mannerisms and speaking cadence were a dream to work with. I actually ended up basing an entire segment around the physical gestures he made while simply listening to Hillary Clinton talk; he wasn’t even speaking, he was just physically reacting to what she said, and it resulted in one of my personal favorite pieces from the election (“Time to Act”).

I enjoy working with Hillary footage, primarily because it’s just nice to have a female character in there for a change. Good to have the contrast with all the male characters. I actually would have liked to have done more with Ben Carson. I feel like that was a missed opportunity. His sort of gentle, halting speech pattern was fun to work with.