# Comedy stars Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson host second 9/11 benefit show

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jon-stewart-and-pete-davidson-plan-another-all-star-comedy-event-to-benefit-9-11-charities-25-years-after-the-attacks/
- Published: 2026-07-27T16:02:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-27T22:12:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jon-stewart-pete-davidson-nyc-still-rising-comedy-benefit-1236821842/
- Topics: Americas, Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Stewart and Davidson staged a second 9/11 anniversary comedy benefit show
- Held 10 September at Madison Square Garden with Live Nation
- Lineup included Chappelle, Burr, Ansari, Glaser; phones were banned

## Summary

Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson reunited to organise a second all-star comedy benefit marking the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Held at Madison Square Garden and produced with Live Nation, the one-night show, "NYC Still Rising After 25 Years: A 9/11 Comedy Benefit", raised money for various 9/11 charities and followed an inaugural version staged in 2021 for the 20th anniversary. Davidson, whose firefighter father died on 9/11, and Stewart, a longtime advocate for sick first responders and veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, fronted the event as hosts.

The show took place on Thursday 10 September at Madison Square Garden, featuring sets from Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Ronny Chieng, Nikki Glaser and Josh Johnson alongside Stewart and Davidson. Ticket presales opened on Wednesday 29 July, with general sale following on Friday 31 July via LiveNation.com, and organisers banned phones, smartwatches and similar accessories from the performance space.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Comedy stars Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson host second 9/11 benefit show](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jon-stewart-pete-davidson-nyc-still-rising-comedy-benefit-1236821842/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson Set 9/11 Comedy Benefit at Madison Square Garden](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jon-stewart-pete-davidson-911-comedy-show-25th-anniversary-1236657122/)

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