WASHINGTON — Jon Stewart, accepting the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, warned Sunday night that speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity was ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world. “When a society feels under threat, comedians are who gets sent away first.” Stewart pointed to Egyptian comedian Bassem …
Jon Stewart says the 'fragility of leaders' is the real threat to humor Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Suchman/The Kennedy Center Scott Suchman/The Kennedy Center Mark Twain once said, "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." Sponsor Message As one of the correspondents on The Daily Show, Steve Carrell told of an early assignment, "to …
