Jon Stewart argues what the biggest threat to comedians, art, progress and more is during his Mark Twain Prize for American Humor acceptance speech at the Kennedy Center. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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"Jon Stewart argued for comedy’s importance to a healthy culture as he warned that authoritarian leaders remain the greatest threat to comedians.
The former Daily Show host was honored at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on Sunday night with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. After roasts from Dave Chapelle, Jimmy Kimmel and his old Daily Show colleagues in attendance, Stewart gave a speech while accepting the award, and warned about what comedy’s place in society says about the world at large."
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