Comedy stars Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson host second 9/11 benefit show
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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.
- 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
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Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson first joined forces in 2021 to host a comedy show marking the 20th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks, in which nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Both men have personal and long-standing ties to the tragedy: Davidson's father was a New York firefighter who was killed responding to the attacks, and Stewart has spent years campaigning publicly for healthcare and compensation for first responders made ill by their work at Ground Zero.
The pair are now bringing back the format for the 25th anniversary, with a lineup of well-known stand-up comedians performing at Madison Square Garden, one of New York's largest venues. As with the earlier event, the show is a charity fundraiser, with money raised going to organisations that support people affected by 9/11.
The anniversary itself carries broader significance in the US, where 11 September is widely marked each year with memorial events, and where debates continue about ongoing support for surviving responders and families.
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Originally published by Variety as “Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson Plan Another All-Star Comedy Event to Benefit 9/11 Charities, 25 Years After the Attacks”.