"Saddam Hussein was executed last week by hanging. Or, as they call that in Iraq, death by natural causes." --Jay Leno

"How many folks were in Times Square for the New Year's Eve celebration? ... Here in the United States they celebrate by dropping a ball off a roof. In Iraq they celebrate by dropping the dictator through the floor." --David Letterman

They executed Saddam Hussein. I guess that means that whole Iraqi thing is over. We can all go home now." --David Letterman

"A cell phone video has surfaced of Saddam Hussein's hanging and officials are trying to figure out who shot the video. People who were at the hanging say it was probably the guy who kept yelling, 'Hey, keep it down. I'm on the phone here.'" --Conan O'Brien