In his acceptance speech, Stewart takes a serious turn when talking about the future of comedy, making a reference to actor Will Smith's onstage slap of comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars.
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Comedian Jon Stewart became the 23rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, April 24, with tributes from late night television hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel plus music from singer Bruce Springsteen.The Daily Show
“He really is the kind of guy that wants to see his friends and people around him succeed,” Kimmel told reporters before the show.Stewart left, which is now hosted by Trevor Noah, before President Donald Trump’s time in the White House.The Daily Show “Jon Stewart changed my life,” said actress Olivia Munn, a former correspondent on Stewart’s show. She then mocked Stewart for keeping his Emmys in a cardboard box. “Because that’s who he is: lazy and vaguely disrespectful.”“I know now that what I was really saying to you was the best job on television was working for you,” Colbert said. “I meant that when I said it in 2000. And 22 years later, I no longer mean that,” he said, drawing laughter from the audience.
“Comedy survives every moment,” he said. “It’s not the fragility of audiences. It’s the fragility of leaders.”
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