On Tuesday, Stewart's articulate and impassioned testimony on behalf of 9/11 first responders went viral—and saw nearly immediate results
Following the terrorist attacks on 9/11, late night had gone dark as comedians looked toLate Show
host did, delivering a vulnerable but composed address. Days later, Stewart gave us something else—a raw monologue in which he nervously tapped his pen against his desk, slapped his hand down and looked away from cameras in search of an emotional reprieve. Unlike Letterman, he openly wept.
this week, when he demanded to know why it was taking so long to pass a bill that will continue funding to cover health care for the first responders who risked their lives on September 11. His testimony was impassioned, articulate, and practically destined to go viral, like a milestone segment from an oldepisode. As he spoke, Stewart fiddled with his pen and even threw it at one point. He slapped his hand against the table. He wept.
At a time when there is no shortage of things to be mad about, Stewart managed to make this issue—this one issue—feel like the only battleground that mattered.
“Since Stewart was clearly so rightfully angry about this, and has been forever, it felt authentic,” Dagnes said. “He wasn't doing this because he just hates Presidentbut his influence on the late-night genre has been both indelible and undeniable. Just look at all the series hosted by his former correspondents:
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