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- How you been, man?
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Looks great.
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{\an1}- ♪ Here come old flat top
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{\an1}♪ He come grooving up slowly
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{\an1}♪ He got juju eyeball
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{\an1}♪ He one holy roller
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♪ He got hair down
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♪ To his knee
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♪ Got to be a joker
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♪ He just do
what he please, yeah ♪
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{\an1}- ♪ He wear no shoeshine,
he got toe-jam football ♪
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{\an1}♪ He got monkey fingers
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{\an1}♪ He shoot Coca-Cola
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{\an1}♪ He say, "I know you
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♪ You know me"
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{\an1}♪ One thing I can tell you
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{\an1}♪ Is you got to be free
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- ♪ Come together
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both: ♪ Right now
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♪ Over me
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[indistinct chatter]
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♪ He roller coaster
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{\an1}♪ He got early warning
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{\an1}♪ He got muddy water
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{\an1}♪ He one mojo filter
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♪ He say one and one
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- Ha.
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{\an1}both: ♪ Got to be good-looking
'cause he's so hard to see ♪
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- Come on.
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♪ Right now
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♪ Over me
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- Sing it if you want.
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{\an1}both: ♪ Come together
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- ♪ Yeah
both: ♪ Right now
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♪ Come together
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- ♪ Yeah
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♪ Over me
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{\an1}- Please welcome the recipient
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{\an1}of the 23rd Mark Twain Prize
for American Humor,
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Jon Stewart, y'all.
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[cheers and applause]
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♪
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{\an1}- Thank you very much.
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That's our show.
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♪
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{\an1}Thank you very much. Thank you.
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{\an1}[cheers and applause continue]
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{\an1}- Ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. Jon Stewart!
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- My grandmother...
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It's embarrassing,
to be honest with you.
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{\an1}We go into restaurants,
and she's like,
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"Hello?
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Reservations
for the chosen ones."
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Hey, I'm Jon Stewart,
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{\an1}and welcome to
"You Wrote It, You Watch It."
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{\an8}- He's always been the same guy.
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{\an7}As long as I've known him,
he's exactly the same.
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{\an7}- Welcome to "The Daily Show,"
ladies and gentlemen.
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{\an7}Are you eating it with a fork?
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{\an8}A [bleep] fork?
Oh,
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{\an8}marone!
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{\an7}- He doesn't take himself
seriously.
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{\an8}He takes what he does seriously.
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{\an8}- Gitmo, it's true.
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{\an7}President Obama's already
started closing Guantanamo.
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{\an8}He's even put an end
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{\an7}to those enhanced-interrogation
techniques.
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{\an7}- Then why Gitmo still have
hand up his [bleep]?
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{\an1}- America didn't create
all the corruption
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that cripples
Middle Eastern governments.
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{\an1}You know what?
♪ We didn't start the fire
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{\an7}- He became a cornerstone
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{\an7}for what political comedy
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{\an8}and news comedy is
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{\an7}and political satire is,
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{\an1}not just in the United States,
but everywhere else.
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{\an1}- What Jon's really great at
is, when there's something
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so negative,
he always finds the positive.
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Even if it's
the [bleep] smallest thing,
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{\an1}he always knows how to bring
people together
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{\an1}in a very kind and, like,
effortlessly genuine way.
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{\an1}And there's not a lot
of people in this business
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that can do that.
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- We hear how fragile
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{\an1}torn by polarizing hate,
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{\an1}and how it's a shame
that we can't work together
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to get things done.
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{\an1}But the truth is we do.
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We work together
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every damn day.
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{\an1}- He's, like, fearless.
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{\an1}Like, he doesn't care
about what other people think.
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{\an1}He's always been instrumental
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{\an1}in just, like, sharing
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{\an1}and being, like, fearless.
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{\an7}- The impact can be seen
around the world.
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{\an7}But for me, specifically,
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{\an8}I just feel
like both Dave and Jon
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{\an7}have freed me to be
the comedian I need to me.
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{\an1}- I think Jon Stewart might be
the single best person
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{\an1}I've ever met in comedy.
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{\an1}He's a great, great, great man.
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{\an1}announcer: Please welcome
the 2019 recipient
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{\an1}of the Mark Twain Prize,
Dave Chappelle.
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[cheers and applause]
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{\an1}- You know, this might come
as a surprise to many of you.
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{\an1}I didn't prepare a speech.
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{\an1}[chuckles] But that's not
because I didn't care.
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In fact, it's because
I cared so much.
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If you could imagine
sitting down
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{\an1}and trying to write something
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about someone
that you feel so much about,
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{\an1}the way I feel about Jon,
it's very difficult.
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{\an1}I won this prize two years ago,
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{\an1}and I imagine, Jon,
this is a surreal experience.
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{\an1}I imagine you probably
didn't even give a [bleep]
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till last night.
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{\an1}And then last night you saw
all your friends gathering,
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{\an1}you saw everyone dressed nice,
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{\an1}and you realized you were
still alive to see this.
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{\an1}It's like getting a preview
to your funeral.
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{\an1}In our line of work,
context is everything.
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{\an1}And me and Jon have
a very unlikely friendship.
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{\an1}The context of that friendship
happened in a comedy club
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in New York City...
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{\an1}Jon being ten years my senior.
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{\an1}I was 17 the first time
I saw Jon Stewart.
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Right before
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{\an1}I heard two waitresses
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talking about
how handsome he was.
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{\an1}And then they go,
"Oh, my God, there he goes."
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{\an1}And I looked over, and I said,
"Eh, he's all right."
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- So, what happened
was at night,
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I would go to the Comedy Cellar,
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{\an1}and they'd put me on
as the last guy every night.
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{\an1}There's six billion people
in the world.
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{\an1}You can't make six billion
anything
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{\an1}without some of them
being very [bleep] up.
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{\an1}Open up a bag of potato chips.
What are there, 40 in there?
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{\an1}At least five of them
are [bleep] burnt and bent over
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and [bleep]...
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It's the slot
that they give someone
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that, for some reason,
they think,
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"Let's just see
what happens to this guy."
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{\an1}- The thing I remember,
being 17 in an adult world
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{\an1}trying to make something
of myself, is how kind he was.
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People like Jon
made me feel safer.
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He's a friendly guy.
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{\an1}Now, the early part
of any comedian's career
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{\an1}is embarrassing in hindsight
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{\an1}because so many of us
imitate our influences
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or try on different
personalities
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to see what works.
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But Jon has been...
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he's been the same
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{\an1}since the very first time
I met him...
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nice and present.
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[sighs] In 1999,
he got "The Daily Show."
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{\an1}That show languished for
three years before he got it.
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{\an1}No disrespect to Craig Kilborn,
but you know what I mean?
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Yuck.
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{\an1}It was like the body
of the show was there,
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{\an1}but when Jon got the show,
it had a soul.
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{\an1}It made people take notice.
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{\an1}And in 2002, suddenly, somehow,
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{\an1}he became the most popular
news show on television.
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Actually, I know how.
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{\an1}He had a good lead-in
with "Chappelle's Show."
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[cheers and applause]
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And in that context,
it was post-9/11.
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In my career,
it was the first time
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{\an1}that I can really remember
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{\an1}that there was a stove
too hot to touch.
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{\an1}No comedian was allowed
to talk about the war
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{\an1}or Janet Jackson's [bleep]
coming out at the Super Bowl.
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You remember that?
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{\an1}You remember that memo
that went around?
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[chuckles]
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As we've all learned
in our lives,
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{\an1}war time is crazy in America.
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{\an1}They do what Noam Chomsky
called "manufacture consent."
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{\an1}And the news was off the chain,
and Jon was the only voice
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that helped people
decipher that madness.
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{\an1}It was a really remarkable
thing to watch.
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{\an7}- We told you that
it wasn't gonna go so well.
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{\an8}Yes, we called it Shock and Awe,
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{\an8}but we meant that in the way of,
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{\an1}you'll be shocked
at how it doesn't go so well.
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And that
will make you say, "Aw."
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{\an1}- He's been a great friend
to me.
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I'm not here
because I love Jon Stewart.
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{\an1}I'm here because he loves me.
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{\an1}'Cause there's never been
a time that I called on him
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{\an1}and asked him for his help
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that he wasn't
the first responder.
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{\an1}When it was "Half Baked"
and I was doing my first movie
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{\an1}and I needed a celebrity lift,
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{\an1}Jon was the first one to say,
"Ah, [bleep] it, I'll do it."
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I didn't even know
if he smoked weed.
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{\an1}He seemed like a coke guy.
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And a few years back,
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{\an1}the city close to where I live,
Dayton, Ohio,
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{\an1}had a terrible mass shooting.
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{\an1}Nine people were killed.
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{\an1}And I called my friends,
and they all pulled up.
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{\an1}But, Jon, you were
the first one that said,
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"Oh, I'll be there."
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And just days
after that massacre,
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{\an1}we took that neighborhood
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{\an1}and made a much better memory
for them.
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{\an1}They saw love and support
from voices that they trust.
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When we were on Comedy Central,
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I picked the brand
of irreverence.
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{\an1}I said, "I'll touch everything
they say I can't touch."
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{\an1}But Jon's voice became one
that was synonymous with trust.
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{\an1}And he left right before
the Trump administration,
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{\an1}the most cynical time
in American politics...
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a time when nobody
trusts our media,
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{\an1}when a guy like Donald Trump
can just say "fake news,"
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{\an1}and you say, "[bleep] it.
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I just believe
this orange-haired guy."
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{\an1}And we miss you very much.
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[applause]
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{\an1}During the pandemic,
when my town was dying
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and I needed to help raise money
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to get the economy
of the town straight,
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{\an1}Jon was the first responder.
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{\an1}He was terrified of COVID,
and he got on a plane anyway.
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{\an1}After his friends had died
and he lost loved ones,
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he had the courage
to get on a plane.
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{\an1}He came out and met me,
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and we did shows
that whole weekend.
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{\an1}And every comic who came
out there had been off
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{\an1}for at least 100 nights.
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{\an1}They were all nervous,
and they were all scared,
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except for Jon.
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{\an1}Jon did 25 minutes off the rip
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because he had something to say,
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{\an1}because he actually means
what he says,
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{\an1}because he actually thinks
about what he says.
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{\an1}A lot of comics
will take this job for granted.
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{\an1}The younger comics,
they do what I call wokes.
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They're not jokes.
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{\an1}They don't know the difference
between a good point
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and a good joke.
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{\an1}Jon is very true to the muse.
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{\an1}He takes a good point,
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{\an1}and he makes a good joke of it.
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Jon, it's a miracle
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to watch you work.
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You are a cure
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{\an1}to what ails our culture.
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{\an1}You're a voice that people
consistently trust.
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I wish that you'd run
for president.
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[cheers and applause]
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But I imagine that would be hard
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for a coke guy to do.
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{\an1}When you started your career,
you never imagined
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that you would reach
a point like this.
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{\an1}And the Mark Twain Prize
might feel like a finish line
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or an end to a movie.
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It's not.
It is a starter gun.
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You are still young.
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You are still strong.
You are still funny.
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And I do not have
the words to say
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{\an1}in front of these people
how much I love you
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{\an1}and how much I respect you,
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but just know,
whenever you call on me,
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I will come,
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{\an1}because you have been
one of the greatest friends
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{\an1}that I've made in 35 years.
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Congratulations.
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I'm honored
that you got this award.
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[applause]
- Thank you.
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Thank you.
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- I'm sorry I got it before you.
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{\an1}But I'm your lucky lead-in.
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Jon Stewart,
ladies and gentlemen.
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[cheers and applause]
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{\an1}- Thank you, David.
I can't thank you enough.
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I love you, my man.
Thank you.
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- I love you, too.
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[rock music playing]
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♪
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{\an1}- You crushed that, man.
You really crushed that.
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{\an1}- For comedians, it's kind of
a solitary existence.
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You're a bit
of a traveling salesman,
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and you've got
these group of people
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{\an1}that you kind of grew up with
in the New York clubs,
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but when you graduate,
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{\an1}you're sort of sent out
on your own postal route.
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To get a chance
to get back together
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{\an1}and just remember how much
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you really loved their company...
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{\an1}they're just some of
the funniest, smartest people
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I know in my life.
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{\an1}It's wonderful to get a chance
to just be with them
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in an environment without smoke.
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{\an7}- He's my Knicks buddy.
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{\an7}We go to watch them lose
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{\an7}at least, like, you know,
twice a month.
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{\an1}He's just such a good dude.
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{\an1}And, you know,
he's just, like, a comic icon.
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{\an1}So, like, never would I think,
in a million years,
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{\an1}I'd be homeys with him,
you know?
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It's cool.
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We met, like,
maybe four years ago
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when he was touring
with Chappelle.
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{\an1}And I would come and, you know,
bomb and open for them.
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{\an1}And we exchanged numbers.
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{\an1}And he always looks out for me.
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{\an1}I think people know
how good of a guy he is.
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{\an1}I've been at the Garden
tons of times.
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I've never seen
a reaction bigger
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{\an1}than when they throw
Jon Stewart up on the screen.
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{\an1}It's like, Nas, Jay-Z,
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{\an1}[bleep] this guy, that guy...
You know, big.
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{\an1}Jon Stewart goes up there,
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{\an1}it's like everybody loses
their [bleep] mind.
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{\an1}And I think that speaks true
to the person he is.
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Let me just say
how amazing it is
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to be here tonight
honoring Jon Stewart
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{\an1}in front of the largest
audience he's had in years.
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{\an1}I can't believe I'm here.
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Like, look
at all these respected giants
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of political satire
and Ed Helms.
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{\an1}Jon is the voice of reason
for a generation,
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{\an1}and I'm the reason
you stopped watching "SNL."
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{\an1}I think the only thing
we all have in common
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{\an1}is we all keep losing Emmys
to "Last Week Tonight."
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{\an1}And don't worry, Trevor...
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{\an1}Jon can explain what an Emmy
is after the show.
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[laughter and groans]
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Ah, come on.
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It's not the Oscars.
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{\an1}Oh, all right. There you go.
[cheers and applause]
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There you go.
Thank you.
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{\an1}The reason we're all here
to honor Jon Stewart
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{\an1}is because he's just
so universally respected.
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I mean, like,
who couldn't love this guy?
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{\an1}Seriously, I mean,
the most controversial thing
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{\an1}he's ever done
is, like, be friends with me.
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And that really means
a lot to me, Jon,
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'cause, like,
I have other famous friends,
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but they're, like,
kind of in the closet
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about our friendship.
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I'm kind of, like,
Hollywood's side chick.
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{\an1}And that's why I love Jon,
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{\an1}'cause Jon isn't afraid
to [bleep] me in public.
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Jon is loyal.
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{\an1}You know, friendship isn't
something he half-[bleep],
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like acting.
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- [laughs]
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{\an1}You know, or gives up
on quickly, like directing.
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I...
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I'm sorry.
What?
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{\an1}It is really crazy to me,
though, that he's my buddy.
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{\an1}Like, I seriously don't know
if we're really friends
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or this is, like,
a Make-A-Wish type thing.
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You know?
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{\an1}Like, are you, like, my boy or
just, like, kind of concerned?
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Jon is really such
an exceptional person
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{\an1}that, you know, he really
could be president tomorrow,
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and he's smart enough
to not want the job.
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{\an1}Seriously, but he is a leader.
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In 2019, he testified
before Congress
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{\an1}about our government's
shameful lack of health care
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for the men and women
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{\an1}who responded to the events
of September 11th.
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Yeah, you know,
people like my dad,
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who ran
into the towers that day,
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{\an1}but instead of, you know,
giving their lives in a moment,
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{\an1}they walked away with
a lifetime of illness and pain.
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{\an1}And Jon sat there with those
responders behind him
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{\an1}and Congress before him
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{\an1}and gave the least funny speech
he's ever made.
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{\an8}- They did their jobs
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{\an7}with courage, grace...
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[voice breaking]
Tenacity, humility.
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{\an1}18 years later, do yours!
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{\an1}- He got them to reauthorize
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the 9/11
Victim Compensation Bill.
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[cheers and applause]
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And I know if my dad were here...
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{\an1}well, let's face it, I'd be
working at a Denny's somewhere,
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but if he was,
I know he'd be happy
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{\an1}that you're looking out for him
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and his friends
after all these years.
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So thank you.
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Yeah.
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{\an1}Jon Stewart is a hero
and a true man of the people.
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{\an1}And I'm so blessed and lucky
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{\an1}to be able to call him
my friend,
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{\an1}and I appreciate you as much
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{\an1}as whoever this [bleep]
Mark Twain guy is.
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{\an1}Thank you very much.
I love you so much, Jon.
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- Love you.
- Thanks for having me.
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[cheers and applause]
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- That was funny.
That was funny.
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[applause]
- Thank you. Thank you.
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{\an1}- Pete, you did great.
You did really great.
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- It's so scary,
but it's awesome.
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- Oh, my God. Thanks.
Oh, man.
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{\an4}- I mean, people call him
a kingmaker of...
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{\an4}
you know, the opportunities
he gave people.
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{\an1}But rather than just looking
at it that way,
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{\an1}I think it's more
that he built a whole family
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{\an1}of performers and writers,
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people all with the same vision.
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{\an1}- Senator, how to you reconcile
the fact
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that you were one
of the most vocal critics
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{\an1}of pork barrel politics,
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and yet, while you were Chairman
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{\an1}of the Commerce Committee,
that committee set a record
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for unauthorized appropriations?
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{\an1}[laughs] I'm just kidding.
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No, I don't even know
what that means.
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{\an1}He just wanted it to be good,
433
00:21:16,066 --> 00:21:18,042
{\an5}and he wanted you
to be good on the show.
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{\an5}And I think
he inspired everybody
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{\an1}to try to do their best work.
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00:21:21,466 --> 00:21:24,342
{\an1}And he's a nut. He would
basically try anything.
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00:21:24,366 --> 00:21:26,942
{\an1}And I always thought of him
as a collaborator.
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00:21:26,966 --> 00:21:30,876
{\an5}- Jon would pop
into the edit room and sit,
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{\an1}watch it down with us,
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{\an1}and then just give some quick
off-the-cuff notes,
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{\an1}and those notes were so...
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{\an1}so consistently perfect.
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{\an1}What if I told you that
I'm wearing Speedo right now?
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- Uh...
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You see?
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{\an5}- I am Seamus Murphy,
a simple, lazy dad
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{\an4}who drinks the Shamrock Shakes
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00:21:58,300 --> 00:22:00,342
{\an5}and roots
for the Dames of Notre.
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{\an4}- Was that your Russian accent?
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{\an4}Oh, uh, no, that was actually
my Irish accent.
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Announcer:
Please welcome Olivia Munn.
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[applause]
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- Hey, Jon.
[cheers and applause]
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- Hello.
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- So Jon Stewart
changed my life.
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{\an1}In 2010, I was cohosting a show
on a video game network,
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when I got a call
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that Jon Stewart
wanted to interview me.
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{\an1}So I went to "The Daily Show"
studio
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located in the heart
of New York City...
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52nd and 11th.
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{\an1}It was technically
in the river, if you remember.
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{\an1}I met Jon in his office
that day, and I was amazed.
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{\an1}His office, no exaggeration...
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was a garbage can.
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00:22:50,500 --> 00:22:53,942
{\an1}It was a mess.
There was actual trash in it.
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00:22:53,966 --> 00:22:55,809
Like, anything free
he had ever been given,
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00:22:55,833 --> 00:22:57,242
{\an1}he just put on his desk.
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{\an1}And then there was a treadmill
in the corner of his office,
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and the treadmill
had clothes on it.
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{\an1}I could describe it more,
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00:23:04,566 --> 00:23:07,176
but then
I would just be naming garbage.
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00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,009
{\an1}So I start getting nervous.
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{\an1}I'm like, "Oh, is this why
he wants to hire
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{\an1}an Asian-American woman...
To help organize?"
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00:23:17,833 --> 00:23:21,242
{\an1}But, honestly, we had an
amazing conversation that day,
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the first of many.
478
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,042
{\an1}And then he offered me a job
as a correspondent,
479
00:23:25,066 --> 00:23:26,809
{\an1}and it was incredible.
480
00:23:26,833 --> 00:23:28,576
So, on my way out of his office,
481
00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,309
{\an1}I see this gold, glowing light
coming from behind the door.
482
00:23:32,333 --> 00:23:34,642
{\an1}And then I see, on the ground,
483
00:23:34,666 --> 00:23:37,576
{\an1}there's this cardboard box
filled with Emmy Awards.
484
00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,176
{\an1}They were just, like,
haphazardly thrown in there.
485
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,209
{\an1}So I said, "Are these
your actual Emmy Awards?"
486
00:23:43,233 --> 00:23:46,809
{\an1}And he said, "Yeah,
that's where I keep them."
487
00:23:46,833 --> 00:23:48,876
Look, some people
might put their Emmys
488
00:23:48,900 --> 00:23:51,442
{\an1}on a shelf or behind glass.
489
00:23:51,466 --> 00:23:53,176
But not Jon Stewart.
490
00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,909
{\an1}His are in a cardboard box
shoved behind a door...
491
00:23:56,933 --> 00:23:59,242
{\an1}because that's who he is...
492
00:23:59,266 --> 00:24:02,533
{\an1}lazy and vaguely disrespectful.
493
00:24:04,633 --> 00:24:07,333
[applause]
494
00:24:08,766 --> 00:24:10,409
Jon, you know this,
495
00:24:10,433 --> 00:24:15,276
but you are
like a small big brother to me.
496
00:24:15,300 --> 00:24:17,409
You have given me so much wisdom
497
00:24:17,433 --> 00:24:19,376
{\an1}to navigate so much in my life.
498
00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,376
{\an1}You gave me advice
during the MeToo movement,
499
00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:23,542
{\an1}and more recently during
the Stop Asian Hate movement,
500
00:24:23,566 --> 00:24:27,242
{\an1}and I will always, always be
grateful for your friendship.
501
00:24:27,266 --> 00:24:30,742
{\an1}So, in 2015, Jon announced he
was leaving "The Daily Show."
502
00:24:30,766 --> 00:24:33,709
{\an1}He walked away from the desk
and the suits by Canali
503
00:24:33,733 --> 00:24:34,876
{\an1}in order to pursue his dream
504
00:24:34,900 --> 00:24:36,942
of dressing
like a maintenance worker
505
00:24:36,966 --> 00:24:38,733
{\an1}for the rest of his life.
506
00:24:41,033 --> 00:24:43,909
{\an1}Jon, I know that you left
the show for many reasons,
507
00:24:43,933 --> 00:24:45,076
but a big part of it
508
00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:46,776
{\an1}was to spend more time
with your family
509
00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,209
{\an1}and experience
more that life has to offer.
510
00:24:49,233 --> 00:24:52,676
{\an1}But then last year,
Jon decided to go back to work.
511
00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:53,909
{\an1}Yeah, as it turns out,
512
00:24:53,933 --> 00:24:55,642
{\an1}after spending more time
with his family,
513
00:24:55,666 --> 00:24:58,166
{\an1}Jon decided to spend less time
with his family.
514
00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:04,566
- Oh, she's kidding.
Come on. Come on.
515
00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:11,366
- It's too late.
It's too late.
516
00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:14,442
{\an1}Look, Jon, whether you
acknowledge it or not,
517
00:25:14,466 --> 00:25:16,976
{\an1}you changed the way
my generation saw the news
518
00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,709
{\an1}and saw public policy.
519
00:25:18,733 --> 00:25:21,976
{\an1}You made each issue relatable
and funny and human,
520
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,409
and you always,
in the most hilarious way,
521
00:25:24,433 --> 00:25:27,509
{\an1}placed the news of the day
in a larger historical context.
522
00:25:27,533 --> 00:25:30,109
{\an1}Jon actually made it cool
to be informed
523
00:25:30,133 --> 00:25:31,809
and have an opinion on the news.
524
00:25:31,833 --> 00:25:34,142
{\an1}And that's why today,
every [bleep]damn person
525
00:25:34,166 --> 00:25:36,242
has an opinion
on every [bleep]damn thing
526
00:25:36,266 --> 00:25:38,376
that happens
every [bleep]damn second.
527
00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,176
Well done, Jon.
Well done.
528
00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,233
{\an1}- Thank you. Thank you.
529
00:25:45,966 --> 00:25:47,476
{\an1}- Jon, I am so honored
to be here,
530
00:25:47,500 --> 00:25:49,176
{\an1}and I hope you're enjoying
this night
531
00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,542
{\an1}because you really deserve it.
532
00:25:50,566 --> 00:25:53,009
{\an1}And I really can't wait to see
what filthy cardboard box
533
00:25:53,033 --> 00:25:54,676
{\an1}you dump this award into.
534
00:25:54,700 --> 00:25:57,809
I love you, buddy.
[smooches]
535
00:25:57,833 --> 00:25:59,909
- Ah, Olivia!
536
00:25:59,933 --> 00:26:03,742
[applause]
537
00:26:03,766 --> 00:26:05,009
- Aw, thanks, guys.
538
00:26:05,033 --> 00:26:07,976
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
539
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,309
Aw, I did it. Thanks.
Thanks for your help.
540
00:26:10,333 --> 00:26:12,409
{\an7}- We all... all the people
who are pictured,
541
00:26:12,433 --> 00:26:15,276
{\an7}we gave so much of ourselves
to the show,
542
00:26:15,300 --> 00:26:18,642
{\an1}and so did he, just in terms
of molding your point of view
543
00:26:18,666 --> 00:26:21,642
{\an1}and molding kind of the way
you approach your work.
544
00:26:21,666 --> 00:26:24,809
It was like going
to comedy college, really.
545
00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:26,409
{\an1}So let's talk about race.
546
00:26:26,433 --> 00:26:28,376
- If you scared, say you scared.
547
00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,342
- [laughing]
Why would I be scared?
548
00:26:31,366 --> 00:26:34,109
{\an1}I'm so happy to be here.
It feels very full circle.
549
00:26:34,133 --> 00:26:36,876
{\an1}It is so great to be together
550
00:26:36,900 --> 00:26:39,542
for this event
after a two-year hiatus.
551
00:26:39,566 --> 00:26:41,542
You know,
I haven't been to D.C.
552
00:26:41,566 --> 00:26:43,276
since January 6th.
553
00:26:43,300 --> 00:26:46,076
No. No. No.
554
00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:48,976
{\an1}Not for the reasons you think.
555
00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,609
I had a lunch planned
with Ginni Thomas.
556
00:26:51,633 --> 00:26:53,409
I don't know.
She stood me up.
557
00:26:53,433 --> 00:26:55,576
{\an1}She must have been busy
with something else.
558
00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:56,642
No.
559
00:26:56,666 --> 00:26:58,042
I first met Jon
560
00:26:58,066 --> 00:27:01,076
when he rescued me
from obscurity
561
00:27:01,100 --> 00:27:03,209
{\an1}to work at "The Daily Show"
in 2003.
562
00:27:03,233 --> 00:27:04,809
And when I arrived,
563
00:27:04,833 --> 00:27:07,809
{\an1}I was ready to give up
on the entertainment industry.
564
00:27:07,833 --> 00:27:09,742
{\an1}When I learned that I was even
gonna have a chance
565
00:27:09,766 --> 00:27:12,976
to audition
for "The Daily Show," I cried.
566
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,976
{\an1}My husband said, "Babe, this is
just the audition.
567
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,342
{\an1}Cry if you get the job."
568
00:27:16,366 --> 00:27:19,109
{\an1}And then I actually got
the job, so I cried a lot more.
569
00:27:19,133 --> 00:27:22,576
{\an1}I will never forget how stunned
I was
570
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,276
that Jon actually...
571
00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:28,909
{\an1}he saw something in me,
and he took me seriously,
572
00:27:28,933 --> 00:27:31,076
and he believed in me
573
00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:34,342
{\an1}maybe when I didn't even
believe in myself.
574
00:27:34,366 --> 00:27:36,742
{\an1}Truly, if it weren't for Jon,
575
00:27:36,766 --> 00:27:39,709
{\an1}I'd probably be one
of those Disney princesses
576
00:27:39,733 --> 00:27:41,442
who comes
to children's birthday parties
577
00:27:41,466 --> 00:27:44,866
{\an1}and introduces them
to the hard truth about aging.
578
00:27:49,333 --> 00:27:52,276
{\an1}Look, it is no secret
that in the early days,
579
00:27:52,300 --> 00:27:55,276
"The Daily Show"
was a place where...
580
00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:58,709
{\an1}men could finally be free
to do comedy,
581
00:27:58,733 --> 00:28:02,176
just all together
in a sea of plaid
582
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:06,109
and, for some reason,
mainly shoeless.
583
00:28:06,133 --> 00:28:08,176
There I was,
plowing through scripts
584
00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,476
{\an1}that required multiple stopover
economy flights
585
00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:15,942
{\an1}to places where Ed Helms
couldn't safely pack his banjo.
586
00:28:15,966 --> 00:28:18,342
{\an1}But I knew that I was lucky.
587
00:28:18,366 --> 00:28:19,542
{\an1}Back in the early days,
588
00:28:19,566 --> 00:28:21,276
"The Daily Show"
felt like a startup.
589
00:28:21,300 --> 00:28:23,876
{\an1}We were all just kind of
figuring it out as we worked.
590
00:28:23,900 --> 00:28:25,842
{\an1}And what we learned...
591
00:28:25,866 --> 00:28:28,842
is that satire solves
the world's problems.
592
00:28:28,866 --> 00:28:30,109
Don't believe me?
593
00:28:30,133 --> 00:28:32,309
{\an1}Look at all the satirical shows
we now have
594
00:28:32,333 --> 00:28:35,866
and how amazing
the world is doing.
595
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:41,433
Yes.
596
00:28:42,866 --> 00:28:44,809
Jon taught me what it looks like
597
00:28:44,833 --> 00:28:47,976
{\an1}to stand behind the values
you espouse,
598
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:49,309
and he's taught me
599
00:28:49,333 --> 00:28:51,409
{\an1}that there's no such thing
as "it's perfect,"
600
00:28:51,433 --> 00:28:53,309
{\an1}which was so infuriating
601
00:28:53,333 --> 00:28:56,742
{\an1}when I came back with something
that was so perfect.
602
00:28:56,766 --> 00:29:00,409
{\an1}But perhaps most importantly,
603
00:29:00,433 --> 00:29:04,276
{\an1}he taught me how to have
a holiday party
604
00:29:04,300 --> 00:29:07,076
{\an1}and that I should never,
ever show up at it.
605
00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:09,276
{\an1}Like, shake some hands
and pretend to do a shot,
606
00:29:09,300 --> 00:29:10,277
and get the hell out.
607
00:29:10,301 --> 00:29:11,776
{\an1}I literally cannot believe
608
00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:15,442
{\an1}he hasn't done
an Irish exit tonight already.
609
00:29:15,466 --> 00:29:17,176
{\an1}Thank you so much, Jon.
610
00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:18,442
I love you.
611
00:29:18,466 --> 00:29:21,109
[applause]
612
00:29:21,133 --> 00:29:23,676
{\an8}[rock music]
613
00:29:23,700 --> 00:29:26,976
{\an8}♪
614
00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:28,976
{\an1}- I got to say... I think the
kids are having a good time
615
00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,942
{\an1}and not just because they were
doing shots in a wine bar.
616
00:29:31,966 --> 00:29:33,876
I love this boy.
- Yeah, I can tell.
617
00:29:33,900 --> 00:29:35,942
{\an1}- He's my favorite boy.
618
00:29:35,966 --> 00:29:38,409
{\an1}The best decision I ever made
was taking "The Daily Show."
619
00:29:38,433 --> 00:29:40,709
{\an1}And the other best decision
I ever made
620
00:29:40,733 --> 00:29:42,609
{\an1}was leaving "The Daily Show,"
621
00:29:42,633 --> 00:29:47,409
{\an1}because I got to spend
their years as teenagers
622
00:29:47,433 --> 00:29:49,176
just being with them.
623
00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,309
He's a bully.
He's a bully.
624
00:29:51,333 --> 00:29:55,342
{\an1}Being present in their lives
was such a great joy,
625
00:29:55,366 --> 00:29:57,142
{\an1}and something I know I...
626
00:29:57,166 --> 00:29:59,242
That's something
you can't get back.
627
00:29:59,266 --> 00:30:02,276
{\an1}When they were little,
in my office,
628
00:30:02,300 --> 00:30:06,042
{\an1}we got, like, "Blue's Clues"
tiny furniture.
629
00:30:06,066 --> 00:30:08,242
- Oh, yeah.
- And he...
630
00:30:08,266 --> 00:30:10,576
{\an1}Hey! What are you guys doing?
631
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,176
{\an8}- Coming to see you.
- Get in here.
632
00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,142
♪
633
00:30:17,166 --> 00:30:20,242
Announcer:
Please welcome Steve Carell.
634
00:30:20,266 --> 00:30:24,033
[cheers and applause]
635
00:30:26,866 --> 00:30:29,642
{\an1}- A humorist is a comedian
who has been dead
636
00:30:29,666 --> 00:30:32,576
for over 100 years.
637
00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,876
{\an1}But in the case of Jon Stewart,
we are making an exception.
638
00:30:36,900 --> 00:30:39,409
{\an1}I first met Jon, or Bulldog,
639
00:30:39,433 --> 00:30:41,376
{\an1}as all of his good friends
call him,
640
00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,076
in 1999 when I became
a correspondent
641
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:45,442
on "The Daily Show."
642
00:30:45,466 --> 00:30:46,742
It was a dream job.
643
00:30:46,766 --> 00:30:49,342
{\an1}I shared an office
with my friend Stephen Colbert.
644
00:30:49,366 --> 00:30:51,542
{\an1}I traveled the country
doing field reports
645
00:30:51,566 --> 00:30:53,842
about interesting
and eccentric people.
646
00:30:53,866 --> 00:30:56,742
{\an1}I worked with an incredibly
talented production team.
647
00:30:56,766 --> 00:30:59,742
And above all else,
I had front-row seats
648
00:30:59,766 --> 00:31:03,076
to witness
the magic of Jon Stewart.
649
00:31:03,100 --> 00:31:04,876
{\an1}It is impossible to exaggerate
650
00:31:04,900 --> 00:31:07,242
{\an1}the amount of physical
and mental effort
651
00:31:07,266 --> 00:31:09,476
that went in
to making "The Daily Show."
652
00:31:09,500 --> 00:31:12,476
{\an1}And Jon carried the bulk
of that work
653
00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:15,842
on his sinewy, narrow shoulders.
654
00:31:15,866 --> 00:31:17,476
He was our leader,
655
00:31:17,500 --> 00:31:20,042
and we would do
anything for him.
656
00:31:20,066 --> 00:31:22,676
{\an1}One of my first assignments
was an interview
657
00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:26,809
{\an1}with a man who ran a venom
research facility in Nebraska.
658
00:31:26,833 --> 00:31:29,776
When I got there,
the research facility
659
00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,533
{\an1}was actually a mobile home
full of snakes...
660
00:31:36,333 --> 00:31:39,500
{\an1}some in cages, some free-range.
661
00:31:40,900 --> 00:31:44,642
The "scientist"
who ran the facility
662
00:31:44,666 --> 00:31:48,909
{\an1}had been bitten by his snakes
so many times
663
00:31:48,933 --> 00:31:51,642
{\an1}that the hospital
wouldn't send an ambulance
664
00:31:51,666 --> 00:31:55,109
all the way out
to his home anymore.
665
00:31:55,133 --> 00:31:56,909
It was terrifying,
666
00:31:56,933 --> 00:32:00,566
{\an1}as I have a phobia
of things that can kill me.
667
00:32:01,966 --> 00:32:04,409
{\an1}Fortunately, I managed
to not get bitten
668
00:32:04,433 --> 00:32:05,809
or squeezed to death.
669
00:32:05,833 --> 00:32:07,942
{\an1}Jon loved the interview.
670
00:32:07,966 --> 00:32:11,576
{\an1}As he watched it,
he jokingly said over and over
671
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:13,176
{\an1}that it would have been great
672
00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,000
{\an1}if I'd actually been bitten
by a snake.
673
00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,976
{\an1}I remember him saying,
674
00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,476
{\an1}"That would have been great
675
00:32:22,500 --> 00:32:26,009
{\an1}"if you'd been bitten
by one of those snakes.
676
00:32:26,033 --> 00:32:28,776
{\an1}"I would have loved that.
677
00:32:28,800 --> 00:32:32,233
{\an1}That would have been so funny."
678
00:32:34,033 --> 00:32:37,300
{\an1}Do you remember that, Jon?
679
00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:39,776
- I do.
680
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:40,942
- Another time,
681
00:32:40,966 --> 00:32:43,176
{\an1}Jon sent Stephen and I out
to do a report
682
00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,276
{\an1}about the effects of alcohol
on motor skills.
683
00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:49,309
{\an1}In a loosely controlled
experiment,
684
00:32:49,333 --> 00:32:51,709
I drank 6 Long Island Iced Teas
685
00:32:51,733 --> 00:32:54,709
in the course
of about 45 minutes
686
00:32:54,733 --> 00:32:59,009
{\an1}while Stephen tested
my cognitive abilities.
687
00:32:59,033 --> 00:33:01,009
{\an1}On the way home, I threw up
688
00:33:01,033 --> 00:33:03,976
out the window of Stephen's car.
689
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,966
Unfortunately,
the window was closed.
690
00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:13,976
{\an1}Jon loved that I had pushed
the envelope,
691
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,976
{\an1}that I had jeopardized my
personal health and well-being
692
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,776
{\an1}for the sake
of a two-minute comedy sketch.
693
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,576
He asked if there was
any extended footage
694
00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:24,642
of the vomiting.
695
00:33:24,666 --> 00:33:26,042
There wasn't.
696
00:33:26,066 --> 00:33:27,476
He also reiterated
697
00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:30,800
{\an1}that he'd like to see me bitten
by a snake at some point.
698
00:33:32,866 --> 00:33:34,666
- You have to stop.
699
00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:39,642
{\an1}- Jon was always supporting us,
always cheering us on
700
00:33:39,666 --> 00:33:42,100
from the comfort
and safety of his office.
701
00:33:43,866 --> 00:33:47,409
He once had me
eat Crisco on camera.
702
00:33:47,433 --> 00:33:49,242
It could have been
vanilla frosting,
703
00:33:49,266 --> 00:33:50,942
because that looks
exactly the same,
704
00:33:50,966 --> 00:33:54,609
{\an1}and I told him so, but Jon,
Jon is a perfectionist
705
00:33:54,633 --> 00:33:57,209
{\an1}and would have none of it.
706
00:33:57,233 --> 00:33:59,642
"Go big or go home,"
Jon used to say.
707
00:33:59,666 --> 00:34:01,476
He loved that phrase.
708
00:34:01,500 --> 00:34:05,342
{\an1}He also liked, "I'm getting
too old for this [bleep]."
709
00:34:05,366 --> 00:34:09,876
{\an1}And also, "Did I do that?"
710
00:34:09,900 --> 00:34:12,133
[snickers]
711
00:34:14,033 --> 00:34:17,542
{\an1}My years of working with Jon
were wonderful,
712
00:34:17,566 --> 00:34:19,376
{\an1}full of excitement, fear,
713
00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,209
physical distress, and laughter.
714
00:34:22,233 --> 00:34:24,842
{\an1}And as much as pains me
to do this,
715
00:34:24,866 --> 00:34:26,809
I have to be earnest
for a minute.
716
00:34:26,833 --> 00:34:29,542
{\an1}Jon, you are a great writer
and performer.
717
00:34:29,566 --> 00:34:31,809
You are articulate
and thoughtful.
718
00:34:31,833 --> 00:34:35,242
{\an1}You are funny and kind,
and you care deeply.
719
00:34:35,266 --> 00:34:36,676
As most of you know,
720
00:34:36,700 --> 00:34:39,009
{\an1}"The Daily Show"
was shot in New York City,
721
00:34:39,033 --> 00:34:42,609
{\an1}and, naturally, the show
stopped filming after 9/11.
722
00:34:42,633 --> 00:34:44,076
{\an1}Production was shut down,
723
00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:46,242
and the city
struggled to recover.
724
00:34:46,266 --> 00:34:49,009
{\an1}We didn't know when
we would go back on the air
725
00:34:49,033 --> 00:34:51,876
{\an1}because it was hard to imagine
trying to be funny again.
726
00:34:51,900 --> 00:34:55,442
{\an1}When Jon finally decided
to resume the show,
727
00:34:55,466 --> 00:34:59,342
{\an1}his first night back,
he delivered a commentary.
728
00:34:59,366 --> 00:35:00,742
{\an1}Speaking from the heart,
729
00:35:00,766 --> 00:35:02,909
he took on
the immensely difficult job
730
00:35:02,933 --> 00:35:05,042
{\an1}of finding some context,
some hope
731
00:35:05,066 --> 00:35:08,109
in the wake
of such a devastating tragedy.
732
00:35:08,133 --> 00:35:10,909
{\an1}- Any fool can destroy.
[sniffles]
733
00:35:10,933 --> 00:35:12,909
{\an1}But to see these guys,
these firefighters,
734
00:35:12,933 --> 00:35:16,042
{\an1}these policemen, and people
from all over the country,
735
00:35:16,066 --> 00:35:19,776
{\an1}literally with buckets...
736
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,176
rebuilding...
737
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:25,242
{\an1}[sniffles] That, that is...
738
00:35:25,266 --> 00:35:27,376
that's extraordinary.
739
00:35:27,400 --> 00:35:28,909
- In that moment,
740
00:35:28,933 --> 00:35:30,742
he encapsulated, at least to me,
741
00:35:30,766 --> 00:35:33,776
{\an1}why the show existed
and what sets him apart.
742
00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,942
{\an1}He strives to make sense
out of the insane
743
00:35:36,966 --> 00:35:40,709
and to find joy within darkness.
744
00:35:40,733 --> 00:35:43,709
Jon, your intellect,
sense of humor,
745
00:35:43,733 --> 00:35:46,209
and fearlessness are
an inspiration to me.
746
00:35:46,233 --> 00:35:47,776
I thank you for that.
747
00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:49,809
{\an1}We thank you for that.
748
00:35:49,833 --> 00:35:52,876
{\an1}Congratulations, Bulldog!
749
00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:55,376
Thank you.
750
00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:57,109
[applause]
751
00:35:57,133 --> 00:35:59,476
{\an1}- One of the biggest things
that I ever did
752
00:35:59,500 --> 00:36:04,242
{\an1}when I was younger in my career
was I got to interview Carlin
753
00:36:04,266 --> 00:36:08,309
{\an1}for his 40th anniversary show
for HBO.
754
00:36:08,333 --> 00:36:09,976
It was like talking
755
00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:14,676
{\an1}to the old, wizened sage
of comedy.
756
00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:15,842
{\an1}You know, he was my hero.
757
00:36:15,866 --> 00:36:17,276
{\an1}Do you feel your place
in comedy now?
758
00:36:17,300 --> 00:36:20,109
{\an1}- I think, you know, longevity
is a wonderful thing.
759
00:36:20,133 --> 00:36:22,276
{\an1}Sometimes you get applause
just for not being dead,
760
00:36:22,300 --> 00:36:23,842
{\an1}when you say... It's true.
761
00:36:23,866 --> 00:36:26,309
{\an1}- Tonight I was thinking
for a second...
762
00:36:26,333 --> 00:36:28,076
{\an1}I was like, "That's so funny
that we're doing"...
763
00:36:28,100 --> 00:36:30,376
And then I'm like,
"Oh, wait a minute.
764
00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,876
I'm him now.
I'm the old man."
765
00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:37,209
{\an7}- 55, 58, whatever now
versus then is different.
766
00:36:37,233 --> 00:36:39,442
{\an7}Like, "The Golden Girls"
were 55.
767
00:36:39,466 --> 00:36:42,042
{\an1}Betty White was, like, 50.
- Except for Estelle Getty,
768
00:36:42,066 --> 00:36:43,442
who was, like, 80.
769
00:36:43,466 --> 00:36:44,976
{\an1}- No, actually, she wasn't.
- She was the youngest one.
770
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:46,876
{\an1}- She was the youngest.
She was in makeup.
771
00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:48,576
- It's pathetic
that we know this.
772
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,042
- Yeah.
- It is sad.
773
00:36:50,066 --> 00:36:51,642
- Like, No!
Getty was the...
774
00:36:51,666 --> 00:36:53,209
- [bleep] you, man!
- Bea Arthur!
775
00:36:53,233 --> 00:36:54,442
It was Bea Arthur!
776
00:36:54,466 --> 00:36:56,209
- No!
- Flips table.
777
00:36:56,233 --> 00:36:57,609
- What are you doing?
778
00:36:57,633 --> 00:37:01,042
{\an4}- Jon Stewart is as good
an interviewer as there is.
779
00:37:01,066 --> 00:37:02,776
{\an4}- You're here to fire me,
aren't you?
780
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:03,842
- Yes.
781
00:37:03,866 --> 00:37:04,876
{\an4}- We've longed for this moment.
782
00:37:04,900 --> 00:37:07,109
{\an5}I mean, you are
enormously popular
783
00:37:07,133 --> 00:37:09,376
{\an1}among the right sort of people.
784
00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,642
{\an1}
- He was kind of
the Mark Twain of our time.
785
00:37:11,666 --> 00:37:12,842
- Yeah.
786
00:37:12,866 --> 00:37:14,776
{\an7}- He brought his humor
to serious issues...
787
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,642
{\an8}- How's the world?
788
00:37:16,666 --> 00:37:19,209
{\an8}- And focused
people's attention with that.
789
00:37:19,233 --> 00:37:20,976
{\an5}- I believe
that there is no difference
790
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:22,642
{\an1}between a man and a woman.
791
00:37:22,666 --> 00:37:25,942
{\an4}I even believe that a woman
is more powerful than men.
792
00:37:25,966 --> 00:37:27,909
{\an1}- Wait. Whoa. Wait. What?
793
00:37:27,933 --> 00:37:29,276
What?
794
00:37:29,300 --> 00:37:31,176
Malala...
- [laughing]
795
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:34,809
{\an1}- This was going so well.
796
00:37:34,833 --> 00:37:37,276
{\an1}- Stewart's known not just
for doing good interviews
797
00:37:37,300 --> 00:37:39,042
but doing
very knowledgeable interviews.
798
00:37:39,066 --> 00:37:40,776
- With all
the financial shenanigans
799
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:42,176
{\an1}that have gone over the years,
800
00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,342
{\an1}the only person
we've really brought to heel
801
00:37:44,366 --> 00:37:46,309
{\an4}is Martha Stewart,
and that's got to tell you
802
00:37:46,333 --> 00:37:48,676
{\an4}something about just how tilted
this thing is.
803
00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:50,609
{\an4}- You've forgotten a little bit
about Bernie Madoff.
804
00:37:50,633 --> 00:37:51,742
{\an1}- Speaking of Bernie Madoff,
805
00:37:51,766 --> 00:37:54,209
{\an1}who came up with payment
for order flow?
806
00:37:54,233 --> 00:37:57,909
{\an1}- We have done things that some
folks don't even know about.
807
00:37:57,933 --> 00:37:59,142
Four million kids...
808
00:37:59,166 --> 00:38:00,809
{\an1}- What have you done
that we don't know about?
809
00:38:00,833 --> 00:38:02,342
{\an1}- Well...
810
00:38:02,366 --> 00:38:04,342
- Are you...
- No, no, no, no, no.
811
00:38:04,366 --> 00:38:07,576
{\an1}- Are you planning
a surprise party for us...
812
00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,509
filled with jobs
and health care?
813
00:38:10,533 --> 00:38:15,242
{\an8}announcer:
Please welcome Jimmy Kimmel.
814
00:38:15,266 --> 00:38:18,076
- Jimmy Kimmel!
[applause]
815
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:19,909
{\an1}- Thank you, thank you,
thank you.
816
00:38:19,933 --> 00:38:22,142
Hey, how great is it
that we're here?
817
00:38:22,166 --> 00:38:26,042
Right?
[cheers and applause]
818
00:38:26,066 --> 00:38:28,809
{\an1}Some of the funniest people
in the world are here.
819
00:38:28,833 --> 00:38:30,309
{\an1}At the end of this night,
820
00:38:30,333 --> 00:38:33,966
{\an1}Marjorie Taylor Greene
will have us all in handcuffs.
821
00:38:35,333 --> 00:38:36,642
{\an1}I've never worked for Jon,
822
00:38:36,666 --> 00:38:40,142
{\an1}so I can't talk about
what a kind and generous boss
823
00:38:40,166 --> 00:38:42,942
{\an1}or how brilliant
he was in the room, but...
824
00:38:42,966 --> 00:38:44,776
So I have to go
with what I know.
825
00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:46,342
{\an1}And what I know is that, Jon,
826
00:38:46,366 --> 00:38:49,009
when you wear
your tiny sweaters,
827
00:38:49,033 --> 00:38:52,176
{\an1}you look like Stuart Little.
828
00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:53,676
This is a big deal.
829
00:38:53,700 --> 00:38:55,542
{\an1}Jon doesn't go out much.
830
00:38:55,566 --> 00:38:58,409
{\an1}I wouldn't say he's a shut-in,
but his office at home...
831
00:38:58,433 --> 00:39:00,009
{\an1}on the shelf behind his desk,
832
00:39:00,033 --> 00:39:04,042
{\an1}there are more jars of urine
than Emmys.
833
00:39:04,066 --> 00:39:05,576
{\an1}And he has a lot of Emmys.
834
00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:07,776
I think he has
all of the Emmys there are.
835
00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:09,576
{\an1}In fact, Jon, they didn't
want me to tell you,
836
00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:12,442
{\an1}but this award tonight,
they didn't make a new trophy.
837
00:39:12,466 --> 00:39:15,033
We're giving you
Bill Cosby's old one.
838
00:39:17,500 --> 00:39:21,576
It's better
for your beloved "environment."
839
00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:25,376
{\an1}Before Jon, we had no idea
you could make a TV show
840
00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,709
{\an1}where you played clips
of another TV show
841
00:39:27,733 --> 00:39:31,376
{\an1}and then said, "Boy,
that other TV show sucked."
842
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,776
Jon took on Fox News
every night.
843
00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:37,609
{\an1}He exposed their hypocrisy,
their cynicism, their lies.
844
00:39:37,633 --> 00:39:39,742
{\an1}And thanks to his heroic work,
845
00:39:39,766 --> 00:39:41,900
they were never
heard from again.
846
00:39:44,633 --> 00:39:47,442
{\an1}I've known Jon since 1995,
847
00:39:47,466 --> 00:39:51,176
{\an1}back in the days when Jon
would wear a leather jacket
848
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,476
to...
849
00:39:53,500 --> 00:39:54,842
to get his headshot.
850
00:39:54,866 --> 00:39:56,176
{\an1}This was his headshot.
851
00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:59,809
He looks like
an even more Jewish Fonzie.
852
00:39:59,833 --> 00:40:01,842
This is...
853
00:40:01,866 --> 00:40:04,500
{\an1}Sylvester Shalom, if you will.
854
00:40:06,866 --> 00:40:09,309
{\an1}And I hesitate to share this
855
00:40:09,333 --> 00:40:12,176
because it doesn't
reflect well on me...
856
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,342
but I'm gonna do it
for Gilbert Gottfried
857
00:40:14,366 --> 00:40:17,442
{\an1}because I know he wouldn't
hesitate to share this story.
858
00:40:17,466 --> 00:40:19,342
[cheers and applause]
859
00:40:19,366 --> 00:40:21,809
So...
860
00:40:21,833 --> 00:40:23,576
when Jon was doing
"The Daily Show"
861
00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:24,842
on Comedy Central,
862
00:40:24,866 --> 00:40:27,076
{\an1}I was doing "The Man Show"
on Comedy Central.
863
00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:30,609
{\an1}Please don't tell anyone.
We'll keep that between us.
864
00:40:30,633 --> 00:40:32,176
{\an1}But we're doing "The Man Show,"
865
00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:34,376
{\an1}and for a while, Jon's show
came on right after ours
866
00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:37,142
on Wednesday nights,
and I had this idea.
867
00:40:37,166 --> 00:40:40,009
{\an1}And, again, I'm not proud of
this, all right? So...
868
00:40:40,033 --> 00:40:42,409
{\an1}But at the time, I thought
it was a really good idea.
869
00:40:42,433 --> 00:40:44,009
{\an1}I was with Jon in New York.
870
00:40:44,033 --> 00:40:46,442
And I said,
"What I want to do is...
871
00:40:46,466 --> 00:40:49,776
{\an1}"fart into a Ziploc bag...
872
00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,509
and mail it to you
to open on your show."
873
00:40:52,533 --> 00:40:54,009
{\an1}So, at the end of our show,
874
00:40:54,033 --> 00:40:55,676
as we're saying our good nights,
875
00:40:55,700 --> 00:40:58,642
{\an1}my plan was I would fart
into the bag, sandwich size,
876
00:40:58,666 --> 00:41:03,176
{\an1}and put it in a box,
and mail it to Jon in New York.
877
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,876
{\an1}And then Jon, the thought was,
would open it
878
00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:09,276
{\an1}and see if there was still
anything in the bag...
879
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:11,409
to teach people
about science, you know?
880
00:41:11,433 --> 00:41:13,842
But...
881
00:41:13,866 --> 00:41:17,142
{\an1}Jon very nicely said,
"No, I'm not gonna do that."
882
00:41:17,166 --> 00:41:19,842
{\an1}And that is why Jon Stewart
883
00:41:19,866 --> 00:41:23,309
is getting
the Mark Twain Prize...
884
00:41:23,333 --> 00:41:25,200
and I'm not.
885
00:41:29,500 --> 00:41:31,342
{\an4}- I don't think, like,
many people here
886
00:41:31,366 --> 00:41:34,076
{\an5}in the United States
realize the impact
887
00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:37,009
{\an5}that he has outside
of the United States.
888
00:41:37,033 --> 00:41:40,476
{\an7}- Jon Stewart leaves a legacy
of inspiring comedians
889
00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:41,576
{\an8}across the globe.
890
00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:43,309
{\an8}- His witty style
has inspired...
891
00:41:43,333 --> 00:41:46,076
{\an7}- Most comedians...
- Inspired by Jon Stewart.
892
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:48,409
{\an7}- It's all you, Jon. We're
getting everything from you.
893
00:41:48,433 --> 00:41:50,709
{\an8}You're the prophet.
- No. Yeah.
894
00:41:50,733 --> 00:41:52,142
{\an8}- You're the prophet.
- Prophet!
895
00:41:52,166 --> 00:41:53,776
{\an8}- Here he is... a man so hateful,
896
00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:56,442
{\an7}his hands won't even make
the heart symbol.
897
00:41:56,466 --> 00:42:00,476
{\an8}- [speaking German]
898
00:42:00,500 --> 00:42:01,876
- Here.
899
00:42:01,900 --> 00:42:04,409
{\an1}- The only show that we look
up to is "Daily Show," man.
900
00:42:04,433 --> 00:42:07,809
{\an1}- Do they know I'm Jewish?
- [laughing wildly]
901
00:42:07,833 --> 00:42:11,000
{\an7}- [speaking native language]
902
00:42:12,300 --> 00:42:13,942
{\an8}- Mm...
903
00:42:13,966 --> 00:42:15,576
{\an8}- Does satire get you
into trouble?
904
00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:17,209
{\an7}- It doesn't get me
into the kind of trouble
905
00:42:17,233 --> 00:42:19,242
{\an8}it gets you into.
906
00:42:19,266 --> 00:42:21,342
{\an7}[Red Hot Chili Peppers'
"Around the World"]
907
00:42:21,366 --> 00:42:23,542
{\an4}- Political satire is banned
in their country.
908
00:42:23,566 --> 00:42:28,176
{\an4}- ♪ That life is beautiful
around the world ♪
909
00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:29,676
{\an5}- Hello.
This is Baghdad calling.
910
00:42:29,700 --> 00:42:32,642
{\an4}- Satire has never been as
popular in Iraq as it is now,
911
00:42:32,666 --> 00:42:35,176
{\an4}even though it's an extremely
dangerous game to play.
912
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:37,476
{\an5}- We do it just like
"The Daily Show."
913
00:42:37,500 --> 00:42:40,642
{\an4}The government want our program
to disappear.
914
00:42:40,666 --> 00:42:42,176
{\an4}- [speaking native language]
915
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:44,509
{\an4}- Ladies and gentlemen,
Jon Stewart!
916
00:42:44,533 --> 00:42:48,500
[cheers and applause]
917
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:56,976
- Cairo, Egypt, 2003.
918
00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:58,209
Yes.
919
00:42:58,233 --> 00:43:00,942
{\an1}That was the first time
I ever saw Jon Stewart
920
00:43:00,966 --> 00:43:03,609
on something called
a television.
921
00:43:03,633 --> 00:43:05,976
We didn't have
Comedy Central there,
922
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:08,242
and YouTube
was not even invented.
923
00:43:08,266 --> 00:43:11,676
{\an1}But every Arab home had CNN.
924
00:43:11,700 --> 00:43:13,676
You see,
after the first Iraq war,
925
00:43:13,700 --> 00:43:16,876
CNN functioned
as an early warning system
926
00:43:16,900 --> 00:43:20,133
to know where America
will strike us next.
927
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,909
{\an1}And it was CNN
when I first saw Jon Stewart.
928
00:43:25,933 --> 00:43:29,542
{\an1}It was the once-a-week global
edition of "The Daily Show."
929
00:43:29,566 --> 00:43:32,576
{\an1}And, honestly, I didn't
really understand his jokes.
930
00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:35,076
{\an1}And for someone like me,
living in the Middle East,
931
00:43:35,100 --> 00:43:38,142
I didn't understand,
who are Democrats?
932
00:43:38,166 --> 00:43:40,176
What is a Republican?
933
00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:44,009
And why is he
so pissed at Fox News?
934
00:43:44,033 --> 00:43:47,742
{\an1}But because of Jon, I became
aware of political satire
935
00:43:47,766 --> 00:43:51,409
and American messed-up politics.
936
00:43:51,433 --> 00:43:55,509
{\an1}I had a dream to have
a similar show in Egypt.
937
00:43:55,533 --> 00:43:58,609
But at that time,
it was almost impossible.
938
00:43:58,633 --> 00:44:01,342
We had a president for 30 years,
939
00:44:01,366 --> 00:44:02,709
{\an1}and in the Middle East,
940
00:44:02,733 --> 00:44:04,833
that is a very short first term.
941
00:44:07,166 --> 00:44:10,776
{\an1}But Cairo, Egypt, 2011,
the Arab Spring happened,
942
00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:12,476
{\an1}and we had an opportunity.
943
00:44:12,500 --> 00:44:14,276
I made a couple
of YouTube videos
944
00:44:14,300 --> 00:44:16,876
channeling
a very cheap knockoff version
945
00:44:16,900 --> 00:44:19,676
of "The Daily Show,"
and it went viral.
946
00:44:19,700 --> 00:44:22,176
And before I knew it,
I was on television
947
00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:23,776
{\an1}with a very small show.
948
00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:27,676
{\an1}On that day, I left medicine,
and because of that decision,
949
00:44:27,700 --> 00:44:30,300
many more patients
are alive today.
950
00:44:34,666 --> 00:44:36,309
People in Egypt loved the show.
951
00:44:36,333 --> 00:44:37,642
{\an1}Authority, not so much.
952
00:44:37,666 --> 00:44:39,409
{\an1}And then during my show,
953
00:44:39,433 --> 00:44:41,242
there was a warrant
for my arrest.
954
00:44:41,266 --> 00:44:43,542
I was interrogated
for six hours.
955
00:44:43,566 --> 00:44:46,109
{\an1}And they asked me, straight up,
956
00:44:46,133 --> 00:44:48,509
{\an1}"Does Jon Stewart sponsor you?"
957
00:44:48,533 --> 00:44:50,409
{\an1}I said, "That's ridiculous.
958
00:44:50,433 --> 00:44:53,666
{\an1}Everybody knows
he's a cheap [bleep]," so...
959
00:44:56,100 --> 00:44:59,333
He keep Emmys
in a box behind the door.
960
00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:03,176
{\an1}I went on his show in 2012,
961
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,109
{\an1}and after the show, I told him,
962
00:45:05,133 --> 00:45:07,042
"I'm gonna make you a promise.
963
00:45:07,066 --> 00:45:09,342
{\an1}"I'm going to create the
biggest political satire show
964
00:45:09,366 --> 00:45:10,609
": in the Middle East,
965
00:45:10,633 --> 00:45:12,642
{\an1}"with the first-ever show
with live audience.
966
00:45:12,666 --> 00:45:14,242
{\an1}And I would love you to come."
967
00:45:14,266 --> 00:45:16,276
{\an1}And he made me a promise.
He's like, "I will come."
968
00:45:16,300 --> 00:45:18,776
{\an1}I had the most popular show
in the Middle East,
969
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:21,409
{\an1}but there were also riots
in the streets.
970
00:45:21,433 --> 00:45:22,476
There were teargas.
971
00:45:22,500 --> 00:45:24,809
We had to smell it in every day
972
00:45:24,833 --> 00:45:26,709
{\an1}when we were doing
the show in the theater.
973
00:45:26,733 --> 00:45:29,676
{\an1}And even the State Department
issued a warning
974
00:45:29,700 --> 00:45:32,509
telling Americans
not to go to Egypt.
975
00:45:32,533 --> 00:45:35,942
But you came.
You fulfilled your promise.
976
00:45:35,966 --> 00:45:38,209
[applause]
977
00:45:38,233 --> 00:45:41,009
{\an1}Two weeks after that,
the military seized power
978
00:45:41,033 --> 00:45:42,109
from the Islamists.
979
00:45:42,133 --> 00:45:43,709
I called Jon.
I said, "I'm scared.
980
00:45:43,733 --> 00:45:44,876
{\an1}"I don't know what to do.
981
00:45:44,900 --> 00:45:48,509
{\an1}"The new authority
is too popular, too loved.
982
00:45:48,533 --> 00:45:50,542
"I'm scared people
will turn against me
983
00:45:50,566 --> 00:45:52,276
and I would lose
my popularity."
984
00:45:52,300 --> 00:45:54,976
{\an1}So he said, "Well, you
need to ask yourself,
985
00:45:55,000 --> 00:45:56,476
{\an1}"do you want to do comedy,
986
00:45:56,500 --> 00:45:59,176
{\an1}or do you want to do something
that would last forever?"
987
00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:00,742
{\an1}So I went all the way.
988
00:46:00,766 --> 00:46:02,609
{\an1}I pushed the envelope.
I spoke up.
989
00:46:02,633 --> 00:46:05,276
And as expected,
my show was canceled.
990
00:46:05,300 --> 00:46:07,066
{\an1}People turned against me.
991
00:46:09,366 --> 00:46:11,042
I faced lawsuits and defamation,
992
00:46:11,066 --> 00:46:12,476
{\an1}and I had to escape from Egypt.
993
00:46:12,500 --> 00:46:14,066
So [bleep] you, Jon!
994
00:46:17,000 --> 00:46:19,076
Seriously, man!
- I don't...
995
00:46:19,100 --> 00:46:22,709
{\an1}- Thanks for nothing, buddy!
- I don't know what happened!
996
00:46:22,733 --> 00:46:26,242
{\an1}- I could have stayed and be
a sellout, a very rich sellout.
997
00:46:26,266 --> 00:46:28,766
{\an1}You had to be an "inspiration."
998
00:46:30,466 --> 00:46:33,442
{\an1}But I'm glad I'm here
to tell you I love you, man.
999
00:46:33,466 --> 00:46:37,476
{\an1}You all talk about his impact
in America,
1000
00:46:37,500 --> 00:46:39,842
{\an1}but you don't understand
the impact that he has
1001
00:46:39,866 --> 00:46:41,276
outside of America.
1002
00:46:41,300 --> 00:46:42,576
Even in my region,
1003
00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:44,942
{\an1}people learned about
American politics from you,
1004
00:46:44,966 --> 00:46:46,776
which I find it really pathetic.
1005
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,609
But it's...
1006
00:46:48,633 --> 00:46:50,976
{\an1}Like, you don't understand
the impact that you have
1007
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:53,176
on so many people
all around the world.
1008
00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,809
You are the source
of everything.
1009
00:46:55,833 --> 00:46:59,076
{\an1}You are the origin story
of every one of us.
1010
00:46:59,100 --> 00:47:02,876
{\an1}I am forever grateful for CNN
1011
00:47:02,900 --> 00:47:05,309
{\an1}because they introduced me
to you.
1012
00:47:05,333 --> 00:47:06,709
Thank you, man.
1013
00:47:06,733 --> 00:47:10,566
[cheers and applause]
1014
00:47:12,133 --> 00:47:13,776
- Hello, there, Kennedy Center.
1015
00:47:13,800 --> 00:47:16,676
{\an5}I'm so sorry
I couldn't be there tonight,
1016
00:47:16,700 --> 00:47:19,276
{\an5}but thank you so much
for having me on
1017
00:47:19,300 --> 00:47:21,109
{\an1}for this very sad evening...
1018
00:47:21,133 --> 00:47:23,409
{\an1}or at least I presume it's sad,
1019
00:47:23,433 --> 00:47:25,576
because when I heard
that Jon Stewart
1020
00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:27,009
was getting
the Mark Twain Award,
1021
00:47:27,033 --> 00:47:30,309
{\an1}I knew immediately
something was very wrong.
1022
00:47:30,333 --> 00:47:33,642
{\an1}There is just no way
that the Jon Stewart I knew
1023
00:47:33,666 --> 00:47:36,642
{\an1}would voluntarily put himself
in a situation
1024
00:47:36,666 --> 00:47:39,042
where he was publicly celebrated
1025
00:47:39,066 --> 00:47:41,942
{\an1}and had to sit in a room
with people
1026
00:47:41,966 --> 00:47:44,442
as they offered him
sincere compliments.
1027
00:47:44,466 --> 00:47:46,642
{\an1}There is just no way
that he would let that happen.
1028
00:47:46,666 --> 00:47:49,542
{\an1}Therefore, the only conclusion
that I come to
1029
00:47:49,566 --> 00:47:52,409
{\an1}is that Jon Stewart died.
1030
00:47:52,433 --> 00:47:54,409
He's dead.
He's no longer with us.
1031
00:47:54,433 --> 00:47:57,342
{\an1}And you're giving him
this award posthumously.
1032
00:47:57,366 --> 00:47:58,509
That is just literally
1033
00:47:58,533 --> 00:48:00,309
the only scenario
that makes sense.
1034
00:48:00,333 --> 00:48:03,209
{\an1}And, honestly, actually makes
me feel a lot more comfortable
1035
00:48:03,233 --> 00:48:05,009
{\an1}saying what I'm about to say.
1036
00:48:05,033 --> 00:48:07,642
{\an1}So, if you could just layer
in Sarah McLachlan's
1037
00:48:07,666 --> 00:48:11,242
{\an1}"In the Arms of an Angel"
under this, that'd be great.
1038
00:48:11,266 --> 00:48:13,842
{\an1}I know it might be a rights
and clearances issue for you.
1039
00:48:13,866 --> 00:48:17,809
{\an1}So, really, any sad song,
but ideally...
1040
00:48:17,833 --> 00:48:20,009
the sad dog one.
1041
00:48:20,033 --> 00:48:22,309
{\an1}And try and remember,
even if it is expensive,
1042
00:48:22,333 --> 00:48:24,576
it is what Jon
would have wanted.
1043
00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:26,942
{\an1}And he is, after all, dead.
1044
00:48:26,966 --> 00:48:29,509
So play it now.
[music starts]
1045
00:48:29,533 --> 00:48:33,109
Perfect. Thanks.
[clears throat]
1046
00:48:33,133 --> 00:48:36,809
Jon Stewart's death
is a blow to all of us.
1047
00:48:36,833 --> 00:48:40,342
{\an1}He was one of the most
important comedic minds
1048
00:48:40,366 --> 00:48:43,642
{\an1}of his generation,
and he will be sadly missed.
1049
00:48:43,666 --> 00:48:47,709
{\an1}I know it seems like
he hasn't died, doesn't it?
1050
00:48:47,733 --> 00:48:49,409
{\an1}That he's still here with us.
1051
00:48:49,433 --> 00:48:52,709
{\an1}And I think that speaks to just
what a huge figure he was
1052
00:48:52,733 --> 00:48:54,909
{\an1}and how long his influence
will be felt.
1053
00:48:54,933 --> 00:48:57,376
{\an1}And I know that you might be
thinking, "No, no, no.
1054
00:48:57,400 --> 00:48:58,576
"Jon is here.
1055
00:48:58,600 --> 00:49:01,509
He's in this room
with us right now."
1056
00:49:01,533 --> 00:49:03,609
{\an1}And I understand that feeling.
1057
00:49:03,633 --> 00:49:04,942
I really do.
1058
00:49:04,966 --> 00:49:06,776
{\an1}He's in this room, too,
isn't he?
1059
00:49:06,800 --> 00:49:10,409
{\an1}He's in all of our rooms
in spirit.
1060
00:49:10,433 --> 00:49:12,776
But he's, of course,
definitely dead.
1061
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:14,109
He just has to be,
1062
00:49:14,133 --> 00:49:16,542
otherwise this evening
makes no sense to me.
1063
00:49:16,566 --> 00:49:19,109
{\an1}He just would not put himself
in the position
1064
00:49:19,133 --> 00:49:23,609
{\an1}where he's spending two hours...
Conservatively, two hours...
1065
00:49:23,633 --> 00:49:25,376
Squirming in his seat
1066
00:49:25,400 --> 00:49:27,642
as he hears how much
he means to people.
1067
00:49:27,666 --> 00:49:29,742
{\an1}He would rather be dead
than let that happen,
1068
00:49:29,766 --> 00:49:32,209
{\an1}which is why I'm so glad
that he is.
1069
00:49:32,233 --> 00:49:33,442
He must be.
1070
00:49:33,466 --> 00:49:35,342
{\an1}There are so many things
1071
00:49:35,366 --> 00:49:40,042
{\an1}that I wish I could have said
to him when he was still alive.
1072
00:49:40,066 --> 00:49:41,576
{\an1}I wish I could have told him
1073
00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:43,942
just how much
he changed my life,
1074
00:49:43,966 --> 00:49:46,242
{\an1}how much so many people
owe to him,
1075
00:49:46,266 --> 00:49:50,276
{\an1}and how important a figure
he's been to so many of us.
1076
00:49:50,300 --> 00:49:53,442
{\an1}Also, if I got that chance,
I'd probably tell him
1077
00:49:53,466 --> 00:49:55,642
{\an1}that some of those field pieces
that he sent us on
1078
00:49:55,666 --> 00:49:57,909
{\an1}as "Daily Show" correspondents
were an absolute nightmare.
1079
00:49:57,933 --> 00:50:00,809
{\an1}I don't think he ever fully
understood how bad that was.
1080
00:50:00,833 --> 00:50:04,142
{\an1}But I can't tell him any
of that, can I, frustratingly?
1081
00:50:04,166 --> 00:50:07,909
{\an1}Because, of course,
he's so definitely dead.
1082
00:50:07,933 --> 00:50:10,576
So, from the bottom of my heart,
1083
00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:15,176
{\an1}thank you for everything, Jon,
wherever you are.
1084
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:17,242
And thank you
to Sarah McLachlan as well.
1085
00:50:17,266 --> 00:50:18,642
{\an1}I presume you got that.
1086
00:50:18,666 --> 00:50:20,409
{\an1}[music ends, applause]
1087
00:50:20,433 --> 00:50:21,842
{\an1}announcer: And now, everyone,
1088
00:50:21,866 --> 00:50:25,776
it's time for
the seventh-inning stretch.
1089
00:50:25,800 --> 00:50:29,109
{\an1}[upbeat organ music playing]
1090
00:50:29,133 --> 00:50:33,776
- ♪ Take me out
to the ball game ♪
1091
00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:37,809
{\an1}♪ Take me out to the crowd
1092
00:50:37,833 --> 00:50:41,809
♪ Buy me some peanuts
and Cracker Jack ♪
1093
00:50:41,833 --> 00:50:45,009
♪ I don't care
if I ever get back ♪
1094
00:50:45,033 --> 00:50:49,309
{\an1}♪ 'Cause it's root, root, root
for Jon Stewart ♪
1095
00:50:49,333 --> 00:50:53,076
♪ If he doesn't win,
it will be awkward ♪
1096
00:50:53,100 --> 00:50:57,009
{\an1}♪ 'Cause it's one, two,
three strikes you're out ♪
1097
00:50:57,033 --> 00:51:01,742
{\an1}♪ At the old Mark Twain
1098
00:51:01,766 --> 00:51:04,809
{\an1}[2 Unlimited's "Get Ready"
playing]
1099
00:51:04,833 --> 00:51:09,009
{\an1}- Oh! What is happening?
1100
00:51:09,033 --> 00:51:11,442
{\an1}- ♪ Y'all ready for this?
1101
00:51:11,466 --> 00:51:17,900
♪
1102
00:51:20,166 --> 00:51:23,876
[music ends,
cheers and applause]
1103
00:51:23,900 --> 00:51:26,276
- Wow. Oh.
1104
00:51:26,300 --> 00:51:29,509
{\an1}True story... that was actually
Mark Twain's T-shirt cannon.
1105
00:51:29,533 --> 00:51:31,242
It's on loan from
the Smithsonian.
1106
00:51:31,266 --> 00:51:32,976
Pretty cool.
1107
00:51:33,000 --> 00:51:36,842
{\an1}Of course, Jon's love
of the game is legendary,
1108
00:51:36,866 --> 00:51:40,676
{\an1}but did you know
he's also an amazing player?
1109
00:51:40,700 --> 00:51:42,209
It's true...
Jon was actually invited
1110
00:51:42,233 --> 00:51:44,076
{\an1}to throw out the first pitch
at a Mets game.
1111
00:51:44,100 --> 00:51:45,109
- Oh, no.
1112
00:51:45,133 --> 00:51:48,042
- And it kind of
blew people away.
1113
00:51:48,066 --> 00:51:50,842
{\an1}I actually have the clip here.
- No, no, don't do it, Ed.
1114
00:51:50,866 --> 00:51:53,076
- Can we take a look?
- Ed! Don't...
1115
00:51:53,100 --> 00:51:55,276
{\an8}No! Ed!
1116
00:51:55,300 --> 00:51:58,076
{\an8}I love you, Ed!
1117
00:51:58,100 --> 00:51:59,609
{\an8}No!
1118
00:51:59,633 --> 00:52:02,342
{\an8}[indistinct chatter
over PA system]
1119
00:52:02,366 --> 00:52:05,576
{\an7}[scattered cheers and shouting]
1120
00:52:05,600 --> 00:52:09,709
{\an7}[crowd groans, booing]
1121
00:52:09,733 --> 00:52:13,909
{\an7}- Ladies and gentlemen,
Jon Stewart.
1122
00:52:13,933 --> 00:52:17,209
{\an1}- If you put a comedian
on a pitcher's mound,
1123
00:52:17,233 --> 00:52:19,242
{\an1}you expect it to go badly.
1124
00:52:19,266 --> 00:52:21,309
{\an1}But Jon, being who he is,
1125
00:52:21,333 --> 00:52:25,309
he exceeded
those expectations, right?
1126
00:52:25,333 --> 00:52:28,676
{\an1}Anyone can throw a baseball
well or accurately
1127
00:52:28,700 --> 00:52:32,176
{\an1}or most of the way
to where it's supposed to go.
1128
00:52:32,200 --> 00:52:34,909
But Jon plays sports
on his own terms,
1129
00:52:34,933 --> 00:52:38,009
unencumbered
by the burdens of athleticism
1130
00:52:38,033 --> 00:52:40,842
and coordination.
1131
00:52:40,866 --> 00:52:45,709
{\an1}As I stand here dressed like
Ned Flanders at a Trump rally,
1132
00:52:45,733 --> 00:52:48,342
I just...
1133
00:52:48,366 --> 00:52:50,009
{\an1}I feel so lucky to be here,
1134
00:52:50,033 --> 00:52:52,742
{\an1}because I finally have a chance
to tell you
1135
00:52:52,766 --> 00:52:55,742
{\an1}what you have meant to me
over all these years.
1136
00:52:55,766 --> 00:52:58,942
{\an1}I owe you so much, Jon.
1137
00:52:58,966 --> 00:53:00,109
I really do.
1138
00:53:00,133 --> 00:53:01,676
{\an1}Honestly, if it wasn't
for Jon Stewart,
1139
00:53:01,700 --> 00:53:03,642
I don't even think
I would be here tonight
1140
00:53:03,666 --> 00:53:05,233
honoring Jon Stewart.
1141
00:53:07,866 --> 00:53:09,409
In all seriousness,
1142
00:53:09,433 --> 00:53:11,309
and I do say that
knowing that I'm dressed
1143
00:53:11,333 --> 00:53:14,876
{\an1}like Orville Redenbacher
at a Pride Parade,
1144
00:53:14,900 --> 00:53:18,476
{\an1}I just... I want to say...
1145
00:53:18,500 --> 00:53:22,642
{\an1}of course, you are outrageously
and ridiculously funny.
1146
00:53:22,666 --> 00:53:24,109
Everyone knows that.
1147
00:53:24,133 --> 00:53:26,076
And that makes you very special.
1148
00:53:26,100 --> 00:53:29,476
{\an1}But your passion, generosity,
and integrity
1149
00:53:29,500 --> 00:53:31,409
{\an1}are what make you great.
1150
00:53:31,433 --> 00:53:33,576
Congratulations.
1151
00:53:33,600 --> 00:53:35,442
- [mouths words]
1152
00:53:35,466 --> 00:53:37,676
[applause]
1153
00:53:37,700 --> 00:53:40,642
{\an1}[Gary Clark Jr.'s
"Low Down Rolling Stone" plays]
1154
00:53:40,666 --> 00:53:47,900
♪
1155
00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:52,242
{\an1}I haven't been talked about
enough tonight,
1156
00:53:52,266 --> 00:53:54,976
so we're just gonna...
1157
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:56,776
- Well, I want you
to know two things.
1158
00:53:56,800 --> 00:53:58,542
I mean, first of all,
I love you dearly,
1159
00:53:58,566 --> 00:54:00,409
and I think you are...
1160
00:54:00,433 --> 00:54:02,409
I mean, I have a lot
of respect...
1161
00:54:02,433 --> 00:54:05,442
{\an1}I don't know if you've read
the work of Mark Twain.
1162
00:54:05,466 --> 00:54:08,842
- Not that funny,
to be honest with you.
1163
00:54:08,866 --> 00:54:12,500
{\an1}- Well, that's why I think
you guys are very much alike.
1164
00:54:14,200 --> 00:54:18,276
{\an1}No, but, Jon, besides
you being the funniest,
1165
00:54:18,300 --> 00:54:21,342
you are the best guy,
and a toast to you.
1166
00:54:21,366 --> 00:54:22,542
- Thank you.
1167
00:54:22,566 --> 00:54:24,309
{\an1}- And I'm sorry to put you
on the spot again.
1168
00:54:24,333 --> 00:54:26,042
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
1169
00:54:26,066 --> 00:54:30,342
{\an8}♪
1170
00:54:30,366 --> 00:54:31,709
{\an8}- Oh, look at this!
1171
00:54:31,733 --> 00:54:34,276
{\an8}Jon Meacham? What?
1172
00:54:34,300 --> 00:54:35,900
{\an8}What?
1173
00:54:37,166 --> 00:54:39,609
- President Kennedy
once remarked
1174
00:54:39,633 --> 00:54:41,342
{\an5}that there are only
three things in life
1175
00:54:41,366 --> 00:54:42,909
that are truly real...
1176
00:54:42,933 --> 00:54:46,076
{\an1}God, human folly, and laughter.
1177
00:54:46,100 --> 00:54:47,942
{\an1}"The first two,"
the president said,
1178
00:54:47,966 --> 00:54:49,676
{\an1}"Are beyond our comprehension,
1179
00:54:49,700 --> 00:54:52,376
so we must do
what we can with the third."
1180
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,976
- Jon Stewart!
[cheers and applause]
1181
00:54:56,000 --> 00:54:58,609
{\an1}- And few Americans
in the history of the republic
1182
00:54:58,633 --> 00:55:03,109
{\an1}have done quite as much
with laughter as Jon Stewart.
1183
00:55:03,133 --> 00:55:05,309
He likes to say
that he's not an activist,
1184
00:55:05,333 --> 00:55:09,276
{\an1}not a player in the arena,
but only an observer.
1185
00:55:09,300 --> 00:55:10,709
{\an1}Well, Jon, we love you,
1186
00:55:10,733 --> 00:55:13,542
{\an1}but you're really wrong
about that.
1187
00:55:13,566 --> 00:55:15,709
{\an1}Lincoln was right when he said,
1188
00:55:15,733 --> 00:55:18,576
{\an1}"In this age, in this country,
1189
00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:21,742
public sentiment
is everything."
1190
00:55:21,766 --> 00:55:25,576
{\an1}And Jon is an architect
of that public sentiment.
1191
00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:27,242
- What am I
at my highest aspiration?
1192
00:55:27,266 --> 00:55:28,542
Who am I?
Am I Edward R. Murrow?
1193
00:55:28,566 --> 00:55:30,642
{\an1}Or am I Mark Twain?
- Of those two? Mark Twain.
1194
00:55:30,666 --> 00:55:31,909
{\an1}- So has that existed?
1195
00:55:31,933 --> 00:55:33,509
{\an1}- Mark Twain had a lot
of political impact.
1196
00:55:33,533 --> 00:55:37,509
{\an1}- The country's 24-hour
politico pundit
1197
00:55:37,533 --> 00:55:40,176
{\an1}perpetual panic conflictinator
1198
00:55:40,200 --> 00:55:42,576
{\an1}did not cause our problems,
1199
00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:46,709
{\an1}but its existence makes
solving them that much harder.
1200
00:55:46,733 --> 00:55:49,709
{\an1}- It has taken an entertainer
to show us
1201
00:55:49,733 --> 00:55:54,442
{\an1}that news and politics must be
more than entertainment,
1202
00:55:54,466 --> 00:55:58,542
{\an1}more than show business
starring the bow-tied
1203
00:55:58,566 --> 00:55:59,976
and the bombastic.
1204
00:56:00,000 --> 00:56:02,709
{\an4}- When you talk about, you're
holding politicians' feet
1205
00:56:02,733 --> 00:56:05,076
{\an5}to the fire,
I think that's disingenuous.
1206
00:56:05,100 --> 00:56:07,409
{\an4}No, this is theater.
I mean, how old are you?
1207
00:56:07,433 --> 00:56:09,242
{\an5}- 35.
- And you wear a bow tie.
1208
00:56:09,266 --> 00:56:10,842
{\an5}- Yeah, I do.
1209
00:56:10,866 --> 00:56:13,909
{\an4}- News organizations
are being criticized...
1210
00:56:13,933 --> 00:56:16,542
{\an1}- Who would criticize the news?
1211
00:56:16,566 --> 00:56:18,409
{\an1}Who would do such a thing?
1212
00:56:18,433 --> 00:56:22,309
{\an1}- Night after night, Jon,
you gave a divided America
1213
00:56:22,333 --> 00:56:25,076
a chance
to get its moral bearings.
1214
00:56:25,100 --> 00:56:26,942
Then and now,
1215
00:56:26,966 --> 00:56:31,076
{\an1}you've loved America enough
to tell it the truth.
1216
00:56:31,100 --> 00:56:33,676
[applause]
1217
00:56:33,700 --> 00:56:36,276
- We know,
instinctively as a people,
1218
00:56:36,300 --> 00:56:39,009
that if we are
to get through the darkness
1219
00:56:39,033 --> 00:56:41,076
{\an1}and back into the light,
1220
00:56:41,100 --> 00:56:43,209
{\an1}we have to work together.
1221
00:56:43,233 --> 00:56:46,609
{\an1}And the truth is,
there will always be darkness.
1222
00:56:46,633 --> 00:56:49,609
{\an1}And sometimes the light
at the end of the tunnel
1223
00:56:49,633 --> 00:56:52,009
{\an1}isn't the promised land.
1224
00:56:52,033 --> 00:56:54,742
Sometimes it's just New Jersey.
1225
00:56:54,766 --> 00:56:58,733
[laughter, cheers, and applause]
1226
00:57:02,266 --> 00:57:04,242
[cheers and applause
grow louder]
1227
00:57:04,266 --> 00:57:07,200
- Good evening!
Congratulations, Jon.
1228
00:57:09,400 --> 00:57:12,509
From the days of his stewardship
1229
00:57:12,533 --> 00:57:13,876
{\an1}of "The Daily Show" to now,
1230
00:57:13,900 --> 00:57:15,809
Jon's been one of the few voices
1231
00:57:15,833 --> 00:57:19,509
{\an1}that have kept me
and many other Americans sane.
1232
00:57:19,533 --> 00:57:22,176
{\an1}His humor always carried
with it the undercurrent
1233
00:57:22,200 --> 00:57:25,676
of the deep respect
and the love of country
1234
00:57:25,700 --> 00:57:28,709
{\an1}and the democratic values
for which we stand.
1235
00:57:28,733 --> 00:57:30,709
Jon, you're
an American treasure.
1236
00:57:30,733 --> 00:57:33,909
{\an1}I play this tonight for you
as a proud American
1237
00:57:33,933 --> 00:57:37,409
{\an1}but, more importantly,
as a proud New Jerseyan.
1238
00:57:37,433 --> 00:57:40,809
{\an1}Tramps like us, pal...
1239
00:57:40,833 --> 00:57:44,342
[strumming chords]
1240
00:57:44,366 --> 00:57:47,342
[Bruce Springsteen's
"Born to Run" plays]
1241
00:57:47,366 --> 00:57:52,609
♪
1242
00:57:52,633 --> 00:57:56,842
{\an1}♪ In the day, we sweat it out
on the streets ♪
1243
00:57:56,866 --> 00:58:00,842
{\an1}♪ Of a runaway American dream
1244
00:58:00,866 --> 00:58:05,476
{\an1}♪ At night, we ride
through mansions of glory ♪
1245
00:58:05,500 --> 00:58:10,276
{\an1}♪ In suicide machines
1246
00:58:10,300 --> 00:58:14,476
{\an1}♪ Yeah, sprung from cages
on Highway 9 ♪
1247
00:58:14,500 --> 00:58:16,609
♪ Chrome-wheeled,
fuel-injected ♪
1248
00:58:16,633 --> 00:58:20,076
♪ And stepping out
over the line ♪
1249
00:58:20,100 --> 00:58:23,509
{\an1}♪ Baby, this town rips
the bones from your back ♪
1250
00:58:23,533 --> 00:58:27,542
♪ It's a death trap,
suicide rap ♪
1251
00:58:27,566 --> 00:58:30,642
♪ We got to get out
while we're young ♪
1252
00:58:30,666 --> 00:58:34,009
♪
1253
00:58:34,033 --> 00:58:36,909
{\an1}♪ 'Cause tramps like us
1254
00:58:36,933 --> 00:58:40,709
{\an1}♪ Baby, we were born to run
1255
00:58:40,733 --> 00:58:48,733
♪ Wendy, let me in
1256
00:58:49,133 --> 00:58:51,542
{\an1}♪ I want to be your friend
1257
00:58:51,566 --> 00:58:55,509
♪ I want to guard
your dreams and visions ♪
1258
00:58:55,533 --> 00:59:00,309
{\an1}♪ Yeah, just wrap your legs
round these velvet rims ♪
1259
00:59:00,333 --> 00:59:04,776
{\an1}♪ And strap your hands
across my engines ♪
1260
00:59:04,800 --> 00:59:09,176
♪ And together
we could break this trap ♪
1261
00:59:09,200 --> 00:59:13,209
{\an1}♪ We'll run till we drop
1262
00:59:13,233 --> 00:59:15,342
♪ And never go back
1263
00:59:15,366 --> 00:59:18,509
♪ Walk with me
out on the wire ♪
1264
00:59:18,533 --> 00:59:22,676
♪ I'm just a scared
and lonely rider ♪
1265
00:59:22,700 --> 00:59:25,676
♪ I want to find out
how it feels ♪
1266
00:59:25,700 --> 00:59:32,176
♪ I want to know
if love is wild ♪
1267
00:59:32,200 --> 00:59:36,976
♪ I want to know
if love is real ♪
1268
00:59:37,000 --> 00:59:43,209
♪
1269
00:59:43,233 --> 00:59:45,609
{\an1}♪ Oh, beyond the palace
1270
00:59:45,633 --> 00:59:48,109
{\an1}♪ Hemi-powered drones
1271
00:59:48,133 --> 00:59:51,509
{\an1}♪ Scream down the boulevard
1272
00:59:51,533 --> 00:59:54,376
{\an1}♪ The girls comb their hair
1273
00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:56,742
{\an1}♪ In rearview mirrors
1274
00:59:56,766 --> 01:00:00,709
♪ And the boys try
to look so hard ♪
1275
01:00:00,733 --> 01:00:03,509
♪
1276
01:00:03,533 --> 01:00:07,409
{\an1}♪ The amusement park
rises bold and stark ♪
1277
01:00:07,433 --> 01:00:12,342
{\an1}♪ Kids are huddled
on the beach in the mist ♪
1278
01:00:12,366 --> 01:00:15,076
♪ I want to die
with you, Wendy ♪
1279
01:00:15,100 --> 01:00:17,342
{\an1}♪ On the streets tonight
1280
01:00:17,366 --> 01:00:21,509
{\an1}♪ In an everlasting kiss
1281
01:00:21,533 --> 01:00:23,509
♪
1282
01:00:23,533 --> 01:00:26,376
{\an1}♪ Well, the highway's jammed
1283
01:00:26,400 --> 01:00:28,742
{\an1}♪ With broken heroes
1284
01:00:28,766 --> 01:00:33,242
♪ On a last-chance
power drive ♪
1285
01:00:33,266 --> 01:00:38,109
♪ Everybody's out
on the run tonight ♪
1286
01:00:38,133 --> 01:00:42,209
{\an1}♪ But there's no place
left to hide ♪
1287
01:00:42,233 --> 01:00:44,776
{\an1}♪ Well, together, Wendy
1288
01:00:44,800 --> 01:00:48,542
{\an1}♪ We'll live with the sadness
1289
01:00:48,566 --> 01:00:51,976
♪ I'll love you
with all the madness ♪
1290
01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:53,776
♪ In my soul
1291
01:00:53,800 --> 01:00:56,509
{\an1}♪ Someday, I don't know when
1292
01:00:56,533 --> 01:00:59,809
♪ We're gonna get
to that place ♪
1293
01:00:59,833 --> 01:01:02,442
{\an1}♪ We really want to go
1294
01:01:02,466 --> 01:01:05,042
{\an1}♪ And we'll walk in the sun
1295
01:01:05,066 --> 01:01:07,742
♪
1296
01:01:07,766 --> 01:01:10,409
{\an1}♪ Till then, tramps like us
1297
01:01:10,433 --> 01:01:15,309
{\an1}♪ Baby, we were born to run
1298
01:01:15,333 --> 01:01:19,809
♪ Tramps like us
1299
01:01:19,833 --> 01:01:24,900
{\an1}♪ Baby, we were born to run
1300
01:01:26,333 --> 01:01:29,242
[vocalizing]
1301
01:01:29,266 --> 01:01:36,500
♪
1302
01:01:51,733 --> 01:01:54,276
[music ends,
cheers and applause]
1303
01:01:54,300 --> 01:01:58,700
{\an1}- Thanks, man. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
1304
01:02:01,366 --> 01:02:03,676
I'm just so delighted
1305
01:02:03,700 --> 01:02:06,309
{\an1}that we are in
the lowest-ceilinged wine bar
1306
01:02:06,333 --> 01:02:08,876
in all of D.C...
1307
01:02:08,900 --> 01:02:12,309
during a pandemic, obviously.
1308
01:02:12,333 --> 01:02:15,942
{\an1}Cheers to whatever variant
comes out of this get-together.
1309
01:02:15,966 --> 01:02:17,976
- Yeah!
1310
01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:21,776
{\an1}- And thank you all very much
for coming out.
1311
01:02:21,800 --> 01:02:23,142
This has been...
1312
01:02:23,166 --> 01:02:25,142
{\an1}The best part about this
is to catch up with people
1313
01:02:25,166 --> 01:02:27,176
that I haven't seen
in so many years
1314
01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:28,442
{\an1}and who I love dearly.
1315
01:02:28,466 --> 01:02:32,076
{\an1}So this has been lovely.
1316
01:02:32,100 --> 01:02:35,776
{\an1}And by the way, my mother
is incredibly proud of me.
1317
01:02:35,800 --> 01:02:37,142
- She is!
1318
01:02:37,166 --> 01:02:39,242
- Said you're gonna
get the award,
1319
01:02:39,266 --> 01:02:43,242
{\an1}and then like a month later,
my wife said to me,
1320
01:02:43,266 --> 01:02:45,509
{\an1}"We should tell your mom."
1321
01:02:45,533 --> 01:02:48,476
[cheers and applause]
1322
01:02:48,500 --> 01:02:52,376
{\an1}[Gary Clark Jr.'s
"When My Train Pulls in" plays]
1323
01:02:52,400 --> 01:02:53,709
- Good evening.
1324
01:02:53,733 --> 01:02:55,009
I'm Stephen Colbert,
1325
01:02:55,033 --> 01:02:58,409
{\an1}coming to you love
from my secret mountain lair.
1326
01:02:58,433 --> 01:03:01,709
I really wish
I could be there tonight,
1327
01:03:01,733 --> 01:03:04,476
{\an1}but, unfortunately,
Anthony Fauci is standing
1328
01:03:04,500 --> 01:03:07,133
just outside my door
with a Taser.
1329
01:03:08,533 --> 01:03:12,376
{\an1}I am honored to celebrate
my friend Jon Stewart
1330
01:03:12,400 --> 01:03:15,842
{\an1}receiving the Mark Twain Prize
for American Humor,
1331
01:03:15,866 --> 01:03:17,876
{\an1}sponsored by America's funniest
1332
01:03:17,900 --> 01:03:20,609
{\an1}corporate financial service
institution...
1333
01:03:20,633 --> 01:03:22,200
Capital One.
1334
01:03:24,633 --> 01:03:26,242
What's in your wallet?
1335
01:03:26,266 --> 01:03:28,242
Tonight...
1336
01:03:28,266 --> 01:03:30,266
it's laughter.
1337
01:03:32,000 --> 01:03:34,009
{\an1}First, entirely fitting that Jon
1338
01:03:34,033 --> 01:03:35,242
{\an1}is receiving the Twain Prize.
1339
01:03:35,266 --> 01:03:37,642
{\an1}In fact, I think Mark Twain
1340
01:03:37,666 --> 01:03:40,042
would be lucky to get
the Jon Stewart Prize.
1341
01:03:40,066 --> 01:03:41,076
- Boom! Boom!
1342
01:03:41,100 --> 01:03:44,342
{\an1}- They have a lot in common.
1343
01:03:44,366 --> 01:03:45,742
Yeah.
1344
01:03:45,766 --> 01:03:48,409
They're both brilliant
satirical writers.
1345
01:03:48,433 --> 01:03:51,442
{\an1}Both called out
the hypocrisies of their times.
1346
01:03:51,466 --> 01:03:53,376
And like Mark Twain,
1347
01:03:53,400 --> 01:03:56,833
{\an1}Jon also appears
to have been born in 1835.
1348
01:03:58,433 --> 01:04:01,276
{\an1}Jon's not only a comedian.
1349
01:04:01,300 --> 01:04:03,142
He's also a prophet.
1350
01:04:03,166 --> 01:04:06,009
Years before anyone
had heard of COVID-19,
1351
01:04:06,033 --> 01:04:08,476
Jon wore nothing
but stained sweatpants
1352
01:04:08,500 --> 01:04:10,733
{\an1}and avoided all human contact.
1353
01:04:13,033 --> 01:04:16,700
He tried to warn us,
but we didn't listen.
1354
01:04:18,466 --> 01:04:21,509
Now, it has been said
that "a genius"
1355
01:04:21,533 --> 01:04:24,276
{\an1}is one who's work changes
their art form forever.
1356
01:04:24,300 --> 01:04:26,109
{\an1}And Jon certainly changed
late night.
1357
01:04:26,133 --> 01:04:29,142
{\an1}All of us who do topical humor
on a daily basis
1358
01:04:29,166 --> 01:04:30,742
{\an1}are standing on his shoulders,
1359
01:04:30,766 --> 01:04:34,309
{\an1}which reminds me, I do hope
you're taking the Boniva, Jon.
1360
01:04:34,333 --> 01:04:36,676
{\an1}It looks like you drank
out of the wrong chalice
1361
01:04:36,700 --> 01:04:39,100
{\an1}in an Indiana Jones movie.
1362
01:04:44,766 --> 01:04:47,476
{\an1}Fun fact... I was already
working at "The Daily Show"
1363
01:04:47,500 --> 01:04:48,609
when Jon took over.
1364
01:04:48,633 --> 01:04:50,742
I had been there
with the first host,
1365
01:04:50,766 --> 01:04:53,576
Craig Kilborn...
God rest his soul.
1366
01:04:53,600 --> 01:04:56,309
Before Jon changed
the focus of "The Daily,"
1367
01:04:56,333 --> 01:04:58,076
it was my job as a correspondent
1368
01:04:58,100 --> 01:05:01,142
{\an1}to interview unmedicated
conspiracy theorists
1369
01:05:01,166 --> 01:05:02,442
who believe in Bigfoot
1370
01:05:02,466 --> 01:05:06,476
and aliens
who put babies in your butt.
1371
01:05:06,500 --> 01:05:09,600
But today those people
are in Congress.
1372
01:05:12,800 --> 01:05:16,542
[cheers and applause]
1373
01:05:16,566 --> 01:05:18,976
{\an1}Now, in addition to being
a legend of late night,
1374
01:05:19,000 --> 01:05:20,842
Jon is one
of my dearest friends.
1375
01:05:20,866 --> 01:05:23,542
One of my dearest work friends.
1376
01:05:23,566 --> 01:05:25,133
And...
1377
01:05:26,866 --> 01:05:29,576
So few people
understand the work
1378
01:05:29,600 --> 01:05:31,209
{\an1}that we late-night hosts do.
1379
01:05:31,233 --> 01:05:34,209
{\an1}So how blessed am I
that I can have a friend
1380
01:05:34,233 --> 01:05:37,309
{\an1}who can just check in with me,
or I can check in with him?
1381
01:05:37,333 --> 01:05:40,242
{\an1}Do you have any idea how rare
a friendship like that is
1382
01:05:40,266 --> 01:05:41,542
in show business?
1383
01:05:41,566 --> 01:05:45,633
{\an1}Rarer still, we didn't turn it
into a podcast.
1384
01:05:48,000 --> 01:05:49,976
{\an1}Of course, all of us here know
1385
01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:53,309
that Jon is
a brilliant comedian.
1386
01:05:53,333 --> 01:05:56,709
{\an1}But his close friends know
that Jon's true passion
1387
01:05:56,733 --> 01:05:58,376
{\an1}is recreational anxiety.
1388
01:05:58,400 --> 01:06:02,042
It's...
- [chuckles]
1389
01:06:02,066 --> 01:06:04,676
It's his superpower.
1390
01:06:04,700 --> 01:06:06,342
Instead of a radioactive spider,
1391
01:06:06,366 --> 01:06:09,433
{\an1}Jon was bitten by a clinically
depressed squirrel.
1392
01:06:13,466 --> 01:06:15,742
{\an1}But that, that is why
he's the perfect person
1393
01:06:15,766 --> 01:06:18,542
{\an1}to publicly worry about
the future of our democracy,
1394
01:06:18,566 --> 01:06:21,542
{\an1}why so many people think
he should run for president.
1395
01:06:21,566 --> 01:06:24,509
And I get it.
[cheers and applause]
1396
01:06:24,533 --> 01:06:25,809
Yeah.
1397
01:06:25,833 --> 01:06:28,042
{\an1}He's got a lot in common
with Bill Clinton...
1398
01:06:28,066 --> 01:06:31,042
A keen intelligence,
the veganism,
1399
01:06:31,066 --> 01:06:34,009
the rapid aging.
1400
01:06:34,033 --> 01:06:36,942
And...
1401
01:06:36,966 --> 01:06:39,509
those early days
of "The Daily Show"
1402
01:06:39,533 --> 01:06:40,976
were a special time
1403
01:06:41,000 --> 01:06:43,842
{\an1}that really had nothing to do
with the success of the show.
1404
01:06:43,866 --> 01:06:45,676
{\an1}No one was really watching.
1405
01:06:45,700 --> 01:06:48,076
{\an1}It was all about the fun
we had with each other
1406
01:06:48,100 --> 01:06:49,376
{\an1}and about how much we cared
1407
01:06:49,400 --> 01:06:52,076
{\an1}about getting the jokes right
every day.
1408
01:06:52,100 --> 01:06:53,476
{\an1}And that spirit of adventure,
1409
01:06:53,500 --> 01:06:55,876
{\an1}that feeling that we were
a band of happy pirates,
1410
01:06:55,900 --> 01:06:57,176
{\an1}that all started from the top,
1411
01:06:57,200 --> 01:07:00,009
with our fearless
and ridiculous leader.
1412
01:07:00,033 --> 01:07:03,909
{\an1}And the show really came into
its own in the 2000 election.
1413
01:07:03,933 --> 01:07:07,176
{\an1}I remember the night
that Al Gore conceded,
1414
01:07:07,200 --> 01:07:09,876
{\an1}after 32 days of indecision
and legal wrangling.
1415
01:07:09,900 --> 01:07:12,042
{\an1}We finally got to perform
all these pieces
1416
01:07:12,066 --> 01:07:14,209
we had been sitting on
for a month.
1417
01:07:14,233 --> 01:07:15,942
And it was a really great night.
1418
01:07:15,966 --> 01:07:18,576
{\an1}And I remember, I was sitting
at the desk with Jon,
1419
01:07:18,600 --> 01:07:20,976
{\an1}and as we went into
the last commercial break,
1420
01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:22,776
I turned to him,
and I don't know
1421
01:07:22,800 --> 01:07:24,976
{\an1}if you remember this, Jon,
but this is true.
1422
01:07:25,000 --> 01:07:28,276
{\an1}Under the applause, I said
to you what was in my heart,
1423
01:07:28,300 --> 01:07:29,809
{\an1}what I knew to be true.
1424
01:07:29,833 --> 01:07:33,209
{\an1}I said, "This is the best job
on television."
1425
01:07:33,233 --> 01:07:36,142
{\an1}And as well as the show had
gone that night... and it did...
1426
01:07:36,166 --> 01:07:38,476
{\an1}I know now that what
I was really saying to you
1427
01:07:38,500 --> 01:07:42,809
{\an1}was the best job on television
was working for you.
1428
01:07:42,833 --> 01:07:46,466
I meant that
when I said it in 2000.
1429
01:07:47,500 --> 01:07:51,176
And 22 years later,
I no longer mean that.
1430
01:07:51,200 --> 01:07:54,066
{\an1}I have a way better job now.
1431
01:07:55,500 --> 01:07:56,876
Okay?
1432
01:07:56,900 --> 01:08:00,342
{\an1}I make a lot more money.
1433
01:08:00,366 --> 01:08:02,342
{\an1}I have a much bigger audience.
1434
01:08:02,366 --> 01:08:03,909
People chant my name.
1435
01:08:03,933 --> 01:08:06,576
CBS has a plane
I can sometimes use.
1436
01:08:06,600 --> 01:08:07,676
It's really nice.
1437
01:08:07,700 --> 01:08:09,376
You can get up
and get your own Diet Coke
1438
01:08:09,400 --> 01:08:11,742
{\an1}or peanuts or whatever.
1439
01:08:11,766 --> 01:08:13,742
But...
1440
01:08:13,766 --> 01:08:15,942
I couldn't do my job,
1441
01:08:15,966 --> 01:08:17,842
{\an1}I wouldn't have my career
1442
01:08:17,866 --> 01:08:19,842
if it wasn't
for those years with Jon,
1443
01:08:19,866 --> 01:08:23,076
{\an1}if I hadn't seen his example
of working with intention,
1444
01:08:23,100 --> 01:08:26,009
of staying silly
while giving a damn,
1445
01:08:26,033 --> 01:08:28,242
{\an1}of always doing his best
to lead with clarity
1446
01:08:28,266 --> 01:08:30,476
and treat people
with respect along the way.
1447
01:08:30,500 --> 01:08:33,809
He is the kindest,
most thoughtful friend,
1448
01:08:33,833 --> 01:08:37,942
the fastest mind,
the stupidest doofus,
1449
01:08:37,966 --> 01:08:39,842
{\an1}and most passionate patriot
1450
01:08:39,866 --> 01:08:42,609
{\an1}for whom his love of country
is no joke.
1451
01:08:42,633 --> 01:08:45,576
{\an1}So, ladies and gentlemen,
join me in congratulating
1452
01:08:45,600 --> 01:08:48,409
{\an1}the most fitting recipient
of the Mark Twain Prize
1453
01:08:48,433 --> 01:08:49,776
I could imagine,
1454
01:08:49,800 --> 01:08:52,509
{\an1}my brother Jon Stewart.
1455
01:08:52,533 --> 01:08:55,776
[cheers and applause]
- Stephen!
1456
01:08:55,800 --> 01:08:57,976
Thank you!
1457
01:08:58,000 --> 01:09:00,976
[rock music plays]
1458
01:09:01,000 --> 01:09:02,409
The sum of your work
1459
01:09:02,433 --> 01:09:05,142
{\an1}isn't necessarily
a critic's reflection on it
1460
01:09:05,166 --> 01:09:07,409
{\an1}or an audience's response to it,
1461
01:09:07,433 --> 01:09:10,242
{\an1}but the people that
touched you and you touched
1462
01:09:10,266 --> 01:09:12,376
and the grace
that they've shown you
1463
01:09:12,400 --> 01:09:16,976
{\an1}and the just incredible
moments of creation.
1464
01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:18,509
It's those moments in the room
1465
01:09:18,533 --> 01:09:21,076
{\an1}where somebody lights a match
of inspiration,
1466
01:09:21,100 --> 01:09:25,609
{\an1}and that leads to a bit
that really satisfies
1467
01:09:25,633 --> 01:09:28,242
the itch
that you wanted to express.
1468
01:09:28,266 --> 01:09:31,576
{\an1}Look at all the things
and pictures and people
1469
01:09:31,600 --> 01:09:34,709
and places you got
to put in your book
1470
01:09:34,733 --> 01:09:36,609
just 'cause you wanted
to tell some jokes
1471
01:09:36,633 --> 01:09:39,609
{\an1}in a [bleep]-hole basement
in Greenwich Village.
1472
01:09:39,633 --> 01:09:42,076
Announcer:
And now please welcome
1473
01:09:42,100 --> 01:09:44,076
the chairman
of the John F. Kennedy Center
1474
01:09:44,100 --> 01:09:48,576
{\an1}for the Performing Arts,
David Rubenstein.
1475
01:09:48,600 --> 01:09:50,776
[music ends,
cheers and applause]
1476
01:09:50,800 --> 01:09:52,809
- There are many ways
that individuals
1477
01:09:52,833 --> 01:09:54,776
can give back to their country...
1478
01:09:54,800 --> 01:09:57,642
{\an1}military service, other types
of government service,
1479
01:09:57,666 --> 01:10:01,276
{\an1}volunteering, philanthropy,
to name just a few.
1480
01:10:01,300 --> 01:10:03,942
{\an1}And serving your country
and helping to make it better
1481
01:10:03,966 --> 01:10:05,809
is surely one
of the most ennobling
1482
01:10:05,833 --> 01:10:08,309
and fulfilling things
that anyone can do.
1483
01:10:08,333 --> 01:10:11,476
{\an1}That is what patriotism
is really all about.
1484
01:10:11,500 --> 01:10:13,742
{\an1}So it is altogether fitting,
1485
01:10:13,766 --> 01:10:16,342
{\an1}as we think about Mark Twain
and his legacy,
1486
01:10:16,366 --> 01:10:19,376
{\an1}that we honor someone who
is also more than a humorist,
1487
01:10:19,400 --> 01:10:21,942
someone who is also
a social commentator
1488
01:10:21,966 --> 01:10:25,209
{\an1}and someone who takes actions
designed to see
1489
01:10:25,233 --> 01:10:27,976
{\an1}that his social concerns
are actually addressed
1490
01:10:28,000 --> 01:10:30,809
by governments
in a timely and humane way.
1491
01:10:30,833 --> 01:10:33,842
{\an1}Tonight we thought it'd be
more appropriate
1492
01:10:33,866 --> 01:10:35,776
{\an1}for two men who have benefitted
1493
01:10:35,800 --> 01:10:38,209
{\an1}from Jon Stewart's persistence
and passion
1494
01:10:38,233 --> 01:10:40,909
{\an1}and commitment to right
what he has seen as wrong
1495
01:10:40,933 --> 01:10:43,409
to actually present
the Mark Twain Prize
1496
01:10:43,433 --> 01:10:44,909
to Jon Stewart.
1497
01:10:44,933 --> 01:10:48,142
{\an1}Those individuals have directly
had their lives made better
1498
01:10:48,166 --> 01:10:50,642
by the patriotic acts
of Jon Stewart
1499
01:10:50,666 --> 01:10:52,342
{\an1}and represent all
their brothers and sisters...
1500
01:10:52,366 --> 01:10:54,742
- Who is this?
- Across the nation.
1501
01:10:54,766 --> 01:10:56,176
{\an1}Coming to the stage on behalf
1502
01:10:56,200 --> 01:10:59,709
{\an1}of America's 9/11
first responders, John Feal...
1503
01:10:59,733 --> 01:11:01,942
- Oh, my God.
- And American hero, veteran,
1504
01:11:01,966 --> 01:11:05,042
and wounded warrior
Israel "DT" Del Toro.
1505
01:11:05,066 --> 01:11:08,233
[applause]
1506
01:11:10,766 --> 01:11:13,109
- Are you kidding me?
1507
01:11:13,133 --> 01:11:15,933
[applause continues]
1508
01:11:21,866 --> 01:11:24,476
{\an1}- It is our greatest honor
to present
1509
01:11:24,500 --> 01:11:28,109
{\an1}the 23rd Mark Twain Prize
for American Humor
1510
01:11:28,133 --> 01:11:30,042
to Jon Stewart.
1511
01:11:30,066 --> 01:11:33,042
[cheers and applause]
1512
01:11:33,066 --> 01:11:35,876
{\an1}[bluesy rock music playing]
1513
01:11:35,900 --> 01:11:43,133
♪
1514
01:11:51,500 --> 01:11:52,576
- Unbelievable.
1515
01:11:52,600 --> 01:11:56,900
♪
1516
01:11:58,366 --> 01:11:59,742
Thank you so much.
1517
01:11:59,766 --> 01:12:03,109
You know, that's
a wonderful surprise.
1518
01:12:03,133 --> 01:12:06,176
{\an1}You know, this night...
1519
01:12:06,200 --> 01:12:09,133
Is that it?
1520
01:12:12,166 --> 01:12:16,476
{\an1}I just... you know,
I've been in this 35 years.
1521
01:12:16,500 --> 01:12:19,600
I just... you know,
was that, like, 8 people?
1522
01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:24,609
{\an1}I don't know. I just...
1523
01:12:24,633 --> 01:12:26,766
{\an1}I guess I expected more.
1524
01:12:30,000 --> 01:12:32,576
This is incredible.
1525
01:12:32,600 --> 01:12:35,442
You know,
you're [bleep] amazing.
1526
01:12:35,466 --> 01:12:39,176
{\an1}Gary Clark, Jr. and the
whole band just is amazing.
1527
01:12:39,200 --> 01:12:41,976
{\an1}What an amazing night.
1528
01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:46,342
{\an1}When I first got the call
from the Kennedy Center,
1529
01:12:46,366 --> 01:12:48,776
I would receive the Twain Prize,
1530
01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:50,309
I said to my wife,
1531
01:12:50,333 --> 01:12:53,966
{\an1}"Don't give them any of
our credit card information."
1532
01:12:56,600 --> 01:13:00,233
{\an1}"'The Kennedys'
want to give you "the Twain.'"
1533
01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:05,976
[stammers]
"And it can be yours.
1534
01:13:06,000 --> 01:13:09,400
Just... there's
some shipping costs."
1535
01:13:10,500 --> 01:13:12,666
But I Googled it...
1536
01:13:15,066 --> 01:13:17,209
And it's real.
1537
01:13:17,233 --> 01:13:19,442
It's a real award.
It's incredible.
1538
01:13:19,466 --> 01:13:23,542
{\an1}And to see you all here,
masked, is so [bleep] weird.
1539
01:13:23,566 --> 01:13:25,976
{\an1}I can't even tell you.
1540
01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:29,176
It does feel
like a dystopian movie
1541
01:13:29,200 --> 01:13:31,809
or like
a weird O. Henry story,
1542
01:13:31,833 --> 01:13:34,009
{\an1}where, at the end,
they say to the comedian,
1543
01:13:34,033 --> 01:13:38,076
{\an1}"You know, you can perform,
but no mouths.
1544
01:13:38,100 --> 01:13:41,009
There can be"...
1545
01:13:41,033 --> 01:13:43,176
{\an1}You know, and backstage, I'm
sure the comedians are like,
1546
01:13:43,200 --> 01:13:44,842
"Yo, did you see
those eye crinkles?
1547
01:13:44,866 --> 01:13:47,776
{\an1}"I was [bleep] killing it.
1548
01:13:47,800 --> 01:13:52,566
Oh, my God,
they were squinting."
1549
01:13:53,666 --> 01:13:55,842
"It was amazing."
1550
01:13:55,866 --> 01:13:57,942
{\an1}This is a Faustian bargain.
1551
01:13:57,966 --> 01:13:59,176
But I'm so glad
1552
01:13:59,200 --> 01:14:02,442
{\an1}for us to finally be getting
back to normal
1553
01:14:02,466 --> 01:14:04,942
{\an1}and finally getting back
to honoring
1554
01:14:04,966 --> 01:14:06,742
{\an1}the nonessential worker.
1555
01:14:06,766 --> 01:14:09,709
That's really...
1556
01:14:09,733 --> 01:14:12,642
You're welcome.
1557
01:14:12,666 --> 01:14:14,642
I think the pandemic
taught us one thing.
1558
01:14:14,666 --> 01:14:17,842
{\an1}It's that, really, you don't
need any of us, do you?
1559
01:14:17,866 --> 01:14:21,166
{\an1}You just... you need
the grocery-store guy to...
1560
01:14:23,066 --> 01:14:26,609
{\an1}This is a wonderful award.
1561
01:14:26,633 --> 01:14:28,909
{\an1}To see all my friends here
1562
01:14:28,933 --> 01:14:30,876
{\an1}and all the people I've worked
with through the years,
1563
01:14:30,900 --> 01:14:34,009
it remind me of...
1564
01:14:34,033 --> 01:14:38,409
{\an1}of just how many people
I carried...
1565
01:14:38,433 --> 01:14:41,100
for so long.
1566
01:14:45,700 --> 01:14:48,866
{\an1}There were a lot of jokes
about how I look.
1567
01:14:51,700 --> 01:14:53,500
Touché.
1568
01:14:56,700 --> 01:14:59,309
I am a Jew.
1569
01:14:59,333 --> 01:15:01,566
This is what happens.
1570
01:15:04,666 --> 01:15:06,376
[chuckles]
1571
01:15:06,400 --> 01:15:08,776
Black don't crack,
1572
01:15:08,800 --> 01:15:10,642
but Jews...
1573
01:15:10,666 --> 01:15:13,566
We age like avocados.
1574
01:15:18,566 --> 01:15:21,476
{\an1}I have so many people to thank,
really, for all this.
1575
01:15:21,500 --> 01:15:25,309
{\an1}First and foremost, my mother
is here, who is right there.
1576
01:15:25,333 --> 01:15:28,176
She is gonna be 90.
1577
01:15:28,200 --> 01:15:30,842
[cheers and applause]
1578
01:15:30,866 --> 01:15:32,342
There you go!
1579
01:15:32,366 --> 01:15:34,133
Come on, woman!
1580
01:15:39,000 --> 01:15:40,476
{\an1}This year she is gonna be 90,
1581
01:15:40,500 --> 01:15:44,266
{\an1}or as that's known
in the U.S. Senate, a freshman.
1582
01:15:46,333 --> 01:15:48,242
{\an1}You know, everybody
talked about work ethic.
1583
01:15:48,266 --> 01:15:50,976
{\an1}That's where I learned it.
When...
1584
01:15:51,000 --> 01:15:52,976
1971 or 1972,
1585
01:15:53,000 --> 01:15:56,976
{\an1}my father left the family,
and we had tough times.
1586
01:15:57,000 --> 01:15:58,309
It was tough.
1587
01:15:58,333 --> 01:16:02,042
{\an1}And she could have rolled over,
but she didn't.
1588
01:16:02,066 --> 01:16:04,376
{\an1}She got up, and she showed me
1589
01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:07,676
that you're not
your circumstances.
1590
01:16:07,700 --> 01:16:09,176
{\an1}You're not what happens to you.
1591
01:16:09,200 --> 01:16:11,376
{\an1}You're what you make of it.
1592
01:16:11,400 --> 01:16:13,876
{\an1}And she got up, and she got
her [bleep] in gear,
1593
01:16:13,900 --> 01:16:15,709
{\an1}and she gave us a good life.
1594
01:16:15,733 --> 01:16:18,276
{\an1}And I can never repay her
for that.
1595
01:16:18,300 --> 01:16:20,409
And the punchline...
1596
01:16:20,433 --> 01:16:24,209
{\an1}my father died ten years ago.
1597
01:16:24,233 --> 01:16:27,709
{\an1}Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
That's what I'm saying.
1598
01:16:27,733 --> 01:16:30,276
Yeah!
1599
01:16:30,300 --> 01:16:32,466
Who's laughing now?
1600
01:16:34,466 --> 01:16:36,633
{\an1}Yeah, I still have issues.
1601
01:16:39,400 --> 01:16:41,176
{\an1}I want to thank my brother,
who is here.
1602
01:16:41,200 --> 01:16:44,609
My brother, who was
so academically gifted
1603
01:16:44,633 --> 01:16:47,809
{\an1}that I knew I would have to go
in a different direction.
1604
01:16:47,833 --> 01:16:49,642
So...
1605
01:16:49,666 --> 01:16:52,476
I thank him for that.
1606
01:16:52,500 --> 01:16:54,809
My family is here.
1607
01:16:54,833 --> 01:16:56,642
That is my boy.
1608
01:16:56,666 --> 01:16:59,809
{\an1}I can't tell you...
And this is advice for anybody.
1609
01:16:59,833 --> 01:17:03,742
{\an1}If you like to do dumb [bleep],
1610
01:17:03,766 --> 01:17:06,609
which is something
I like very much to do,
1611
01:17:06,633 --> 01:17:09,076
{\an1}I cannot recommend more
1612
01:17:09,100 --> 01:17:13,066
{\an1}creating a small child...
1613
01:17:14,666 --> 01:17:18,700
Who also likes to do
dumb [bleep]...
1614
01:17:19,900 --> 01:17:21,742
Because then...
1615
01:17:21,766 --> 01:17:25,476
you can do the dumb [bleep]
1616
01:17:25,500 --> 01:17:28,366
and say,
"That's what he want... What?"
1617
01:17:30,866 --> 01:17:32,642
{\an1}Little Maggie is also here.
1618
01:17:32,666 --> 01:17:34,876
{\an1}Nothing's better than
when little Maggie says to me,
1619
01:17:34,900 --> 01:17:36,309
"You want to go
for a drive?"
1620
01:17:36,333 --> 01:17:37,942
{\an1}And we get in the car,
and we go for a drive.
1621
01:17:37,966 --> 01:17:41,176
{\an1}And if any of you want to have
a transcendent experience,
1622
01:17:41,200 --> 01:17:42,576
get in the car
with your daughter
1623
01:17:42,600 --> 01:17:44,542
and drive down the Jersey Shore,
1624
01:17:44,566 --> 01:17:48,742
{\an1}and listen to J. Cole
"She's Mine, Parts 1 and 2"
1625
01:17:48,766 --> 01:17:52,276
{\an1}as the sun is setting,
and it's beautiful.
1626
01:17:52,300 --> 01:17:54,609
{\an1}And I can't be prouder
of the both of you,
1627
01:17:54,633 --> 01:17:56,933
{\an1}and I love you both so much.
1628
01:17:58,533 --> 01:18:00,976
And my wife, who...
1629
01:18:01,000 --> 01:18:05,609
I met my wife
on a blind date in 1995.
1630
01:18:05,633 --> 01:18:09,442
{\an1}And our first date...
I had it all picked out.
1631
01:18:09,466 --> 01:18:11,809
We went to a little
hole-in-the-wall place
1632
01:18:11,833 --> 01:18:14,842
called
Lupe's East L.A. Kitchen
1633
01:18:14,866 --> 01:18:18,842
{\an1}on Sixth Avenue and Watts
in New York.
1634
01:18:18,866 --> 01:18:23,566
{\an1}And we went there because
I am a [bleep] baller.
1635
01:18:25,466 --> 01:18:28,109
But it was
a really interesting date
1636
01:18:28,133 --> 01:18:32,909
{\an1}because she didn't say
anything...
1637
01:18:32,933 --> 01:18:35,366
the whole time.
1638
01:18:37,200 --> 01:18:38,676
So, afterwards,
1639
01:18:38,700 --> 01:18:40,942
{\an1}I thought, "Well, I'll take
one last shot."
1640
01:18:40,966 --> 01:18:44,309
{\an1}I was walking her back.
She lived on Mulberry Street.
1641
01:18:44,333 --> 01:18:46,709
{\an1}I said, "You want to just duck
into a bar real quick
1642
01:18:46,733 --> 01:18:48,242
{\an1}and just have a quick drink?"
1643
01:18:48,266 --> 01:18:50,176
Well...
1644
01:18:50,200 --> 01:18:52,776
{\an1}one Scotch and soda...
1645
01:18:52,800 --> 01:18:55,733
and it was on.
1646
01:18:56,766 --> 01:19:00,109
[imitating
high-pitched chattering]
1647
01:19:00,133 --> 01:19:03,976
And I was hooked.
1648
01:19:04,000 --> 01:19:06,009
And I have to say,
1649
01:19:06,033 --> 01:19:08,142
again, a lesson for all of you,
1650
01:19:08,166 --> 01:19:09,709
{\an1}if you're gonna go on a date,
1651
01:19:09,733 --> 01:19:13,433
make sure the place
has a liquor license...
1652
01:19:15,266 --> 01:19:17,609
{\an1}Because if it doesn't,
1653
01:19:17,633 --> 01:19:18,942
you could miss out
1654
01:19:18,966 --> 01:19:21,476
{\an1}on your favorite person
in the world.
1655
01:19:21,500 --> 01:19:25,042
[crowd aws, applause]
1656
01:19:25,066 --> 01:19:27,509
Love you.
1657
01:19:27,533 --> 01:19:29,542
Still the best laugh
I ever earned.
1658
01:19:29,566 --> 01:19:32,476
{\an1}And to all the people that came
here tonight to see this,
1659
01:19:32,500 --> 01:19:34,176
{\an1}I can't thank you enough.
1660
01:19:34,200 --> 01:19:37,676
It's ironic...
I carry around always
1661
01:19:37,700 --> 01:19:39,742
a quote by Twain.
1662
01:19:39,766 --> 01:19:42,842
It just so happens...
1663
01:19:42,866 --> 01:19:44,742
{\an1}that I'm never without it.
1664
01:19:44,766 --> 01:19:48,642
And it's about ideas,
and the quote is...
1665
01:19:48,666 --> 01:19:51,876
{\an1}"The radical invents the views.
1666
01:19:51,900 --> 01:19:55,142
{\an1}"But when he has worn them out,
1667
01:19:55,166 --> 01:19:57,542
{\an1}the conservative adopts them."
1668
01:19:57,566 --> 01:20:02,042
{\an1}And I keep that with me
as a reminder
1669
01:20:02,066 --> 01:20:04,242
that even for Twain,
1670
01:20:04,266 --> 01:20:07,233
{\an1}they're not all [bleep] gems.
1671
01:20:11,200 --> 01:20:16,076
{\an1}Even the most celebrated artist
amongst us
1672
01:20:16,100 --> 01:20:18,433
[bleep] the bed.
1673
01:20:20,066 --> 01:20:21,742
{\an1}But the point is this...
1674
01:20:21,766 --> 01:20:24,342
What we do
is an iterative business.
1675
01:20:24,366 --> 01:20:27,009
It's a grind.
It's work.
1676
01:20:27,033 --> 01:20:29,942
The best amongst us
just keep at it.
1677
01:20:29,966 --> 01:20:32,942
I began in 1987,
1678
01:20:32,966 --> 01:20:35,376
{\an1}and my journey began...
It's the weirdest thing.
1679
01:20:35,400 --> 01:20:39,076
{\an1}I walked into a basement
in Greenwich Village
1680
01:20:39,100 --> 01:20:40,676
{\an1}called the Comedy Cellar.
1681
01:20:40,700 --> 01:20:43,509
{\an1}And when you're a comic,
you look in a room,
1682
01:20:43,533 --> 01:20:48,242
and 200 seats
are facing one way.
1683
01:20:48,266 --> 01:20:50,076
{\an1}And there's one stool,
1684
01:20:50,100 --> 01:20:52,942
and it has a light
shining on it.
1685
01:20:52,966 --> 01:20:56,376
And you walk
into that room and go,
1686
01:20:56,400 --> 01:21:00,142
{\an1}"That's gonna be my chair.
I'm gonna sit in that one."
1687
01:21:00,166 --> 01:21:04,709
And you spend
the rest of your career
1688
01:21:04,733 --> 01:21:07,976
{\an1}trying to earn that stool.
1689
01:21:08,000 --> 01:21:12,776
{\an1}And some nights, man, you don't
even belong in the club.
1690
01:21:12,800 --> 01:21:15,642
You don't even belong
on the street.
1691
01:21:15,666 --> 01:21:19,809
{\an1}But you get back at it
because...
1692
01:21:19,833 --> 01:21:23,042
{\an1}there isn't any fixed point
in comedy
1693
01:21:23,066 --> 01:21:25,476
where you make it
or you don't make it.
1694
01:21:25,500 --> 01:21:28,776
It's the journey
with the greatest friends
1695
01:21:28,800 --> 01:21:31,176
I could ever possibly have made.
1696
01:21:31,200 --> 01:21:33,842
{\an1}And the terrible nights
and the great nights
1697
01:21:33,866 --> 01:21:35,842
and the fun we have
sitting at the table,
1698
01:21:35,866 --> 01:21:37,642
{\an1}that's what this weekend's
been about for me...
1699
01:21:37,666 --> 01:21:39,942
Is catching up
with great friends
1700
01:21:39,966 --> 01:21:42,076
{\an1}and sitting at the table
1701
01:21:42,100 --> 01:21:44,609
{\an1}and laughing our [bleep] off
and us all going, like,
1702
01:21:44,633 --> 01:21:47,142
{\an1}"Oh, God, what time do we have
to be there tonight?"
1703
01:21:47,166 --> 01:21:49,666
{\an1}Not that you're not great.
1704
01:21:51,966 --> 01:21:53,609
{\an1}And there's a lot of talk
right now
1705
01:21:53,633 --> 01:21:55,942
{\an1}about what's gonna happen
to comedy.
1706
01:21:55,966 --> 01:21:58,676
{\an1}You know, there was The Slap.
1707
01:21:58,700 --> 01:22:01,709
{\an1}And what does The Slap
say about comedy?
1708
01:22:01,733 --> 01:22:05,642
{\an1}And is comedy gonna survive
in this new moment?
1709
01:22:05,666 --> 01:22:09,509
{\an1}I've got news for you.
Comedy survives every moment.
1710
01:22:09,533 --> 01:22:12,776
{\an1}And having Bassem here
is a really great example
1711
01:22:12,800 --> 01:22:14,576
{\an1}of the true threat to comedy.
1712
01:22:14,600 --> 01:22:17,766
[applause]
1713
01:22:20,633 --> 01:22:23,142
{\an1}It's not the woke police
1714
01:22:23,166 --> 01:22:25,442
{\an1}that are gonna be an
existential threat to comedy.
1715
01:22:25,466 --> 01:22:28,942
{\an1}It's not the Fresh Prince,
it's the Crown Prince.
1716
01:22:28,966 --> 01:22:31,742
{\an1}It's not the fragility
of audiences,
1717
01:22:31,766 --> 01:22:34,542
{\an1}it's the fragility of leaders.
1718
01:22:34,566 --> 01:22:36,842
{\an1}You don't owe us anything
as an audience.
1719
01:22:36,866 --> 01:22:38,876
{\an1}If we say [bleep] you don't
like, say [bleep] back.
1720
01:22:38,900 --> 01:22:41,766
{\an1}Do whatever you got to do.
Don't get up and hit us.
1721
01:22:43,966 --> 01:22:46,442
But that's just
the game we're in.
1722
01:22:46,466 --> 01:22:48,609
{\an1}We talk [bleep] for a living,
you talk [bleep] back,
1723
01:22:48,633 --> 01:22:50,342
{\an1}and we've just got to be
better than you,
1724
01:22:50,366 --> 01:22:52,742
{\an1}and we've got to find a way
to entertain you.
1725
01:22:52,766 --> 01:22:54,709
But the threat to comedy...
1726
01:22:54,733 --> 01:22:56,776
Comedy doesn't change the world,
1727
01:22:56,800 --> 01:22:58,742
{\an1}but it's a bellwether.
1728
01:22:58,766 --> 01:23:01,842
We're the banana peel
in the coal mine.
1729
01:23:01,866 --> 01:23:05,409
{\an1}When a society is under threat,
1730
01:23:05,433 --> 01:23:08,242
{\an1}comedians are the ones
who get sent away first.
1731
01:23:08,266 --> 01:23:11,442
It's just a reminder
to people that...
1732
01:23:11,466 --> 01:23:13,976
{\an1}democracy is under threat.
1733
01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:18,142
{\an1}Authoritarians are the threat
to comedy, to art,
1734
01:23:18,166 --> 01:23:21,776
to music, to thought, to poetry,
1735
01:23:21,800 --> 01:23:26,000
to progress,
to all those things.
1736
01:23:27,900 --> 01:23:29,942
It's never been...
1737
01:23:29,966 --> 01:23:33,242
All that [bleep]
is a red herring.
1738
01:23:33,266 --> 01:23:36,976
{\an1}It ain't the pronoun police,
it's the secret police.
1739
01:23:37,000 --> 01:23:39,976
It always has been,
and it always will be.
1740
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:45,033
And this man's
decapitated visage...
1741
01:23:48,066 --> 01:23:51,442
{\an1}Is a reminder to all of us
1742
01:23:51,466 --> 01:23:56,433
that what we have
is fragile and precious.
1743
01:23:57,466 --> 01:23:59,342
{\an1}And the way to guard against it
1744
01:23:59,366 --> 01:24:02,876
isn't to change
how audiences think.
1745
01:24:02,900 --> 01:24:06,476
It's to change how leaders lead.
1746
01:24:06,500 --> 01:24:09,809
{\an1}And so I thank you so much
for your support tonight
1747
01:24:09,833 --> 01:24:11,909
and for this award.
1748
01:24:11,933 --> 01:24:15,242
[applause]
1749
01:24:15,266 --> 01:24:17,009
Thank you.
1750
01:24:17,033 --> 01:24:18,300
Good night.
1751
01:24:18,833 --> 01:24:21,400
[applause]
1752
01:24:21,933 --> 01:24:23,909
{\an8}Unbelievable.
1753
01:24:23,933 --> 01:24:26,842
{\an8}[Gary Clark Jr.'s
"Bright Lights" playing]
1754
01:24:26,866 --> 01:24:29,142
{\an8}♪
1755
01:24:29,166 --> 01:24:31,076
{\an8}Thank you.
1756
01:24:31,100 --> 01:24:38,333
{\an8}♪
1757
01:24:41,466 --> 01:24:42,909
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1758
01:24:42,933 --> 01:24:45,842
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1759
01:24:45,866 --> 01:24:49,076
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1760
01:24:49,100 --> 01:24:51,476
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1761
01:24:51,500 --> 01:24:54,242
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1762
01:24:54,266 --> 01:24:56,742
{\an7}- ♪ Going to my head
1763
01:24:56,766 --> 01:25:00,176
{\an7}♪ Bright lights, big city
1764
01:25:00,200 --> 01:25:03,042
{\an8}♪ Going to my head
1765
01:25:03,066 --> 01:25:06,609
{\an7}♪ Bright lights, big city
1766
01:25:06,633 --> 01:25:09,842
{\an8}♪ Going to my head
1767
01:25:09,866 --> 01:25:12,442
{\an8}♪ I don't care now
1768
01:25:12,466 --> 01:25:15,842
{\an7}♪ 'Cause you don't care
1769
01:25:15,866 --> 01:25:23,033
{\an8}♪
1770
01:25:35,266 --> 01:25:38,466
{\an8}[cheers and applause]