jon stewart, host of "the problem with jon stewart." jon stewart. on for a long time. you attended the white house bill signing. there's the president. there's you right there. >> jon: hey, look at me. >> stephen: there's you right there. >> jon: yeah, wonderful moment. >> stephen: you attended at the white house. i know you love attention. i know you love attention. >> jon: yes. love it, baby. >> stephen: so doing that, like, being involved in that, what did you learn about the sausage being made? not your first rodeo down there. >> jon: it's not my first rodeo down in washington. here's what i want to tell the people. i know you're concerned about our democracy and you're concerned about our government. and i will tell you this, and this is why you can sleep well at night. this country is held together by hundreds of unbelievably talented and hardworking legislative aides who are the first people in and the last people out at night. and they -- [applause] >> stephen: they're doing it. >> jon: i'm not gona lie to you, their bosses, senators, and co

[trevor] hey, it's jon stewart. oh. ad taken over the show and then this was jon's first appearance back on his old show, again putting his equity into something that he cared about, something that he followed for five years. [jon] i actually have this issue. i care about it very deeply and i was wondering, you know, i wanna get some attention paid to it, but i was realizing that i don't have a show and nobody gives a [bleep] anymore. we tried to reconstitute that panel. because devlin had died, two of the guys are too sick, and kenny was the only one who was... who was left. when we did the show five and a half years ago... [jon] right. ...four men sat here. it's you and i. [john] i thought it was really powerful when jon had them back on when we're trying to get the bill passed again. to sit in the audience and watch that, i got choked up, you know? it was powerful. how about this, #worstresponders. everybody get online and you tell mitch mcconnell and paul ryan, and congress, do the right thing. pass this zadroga reau

and i was like, "you are -- you are -- you are jon stewart." >> jimmy: "you are jon stewart that's who, lizzo, jon stewart, if you're watching, rachel's a fan >> i - >> jimmy: and you really are you really are >> you are you really are >> jimmy: you really are >> you are [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: that's all they need to know. that's all they need to know how are the dogs last time, you were nice enough to come on our show through zoom because of covid and precautions. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and we did yoga with our dogs >> we did. >> jimmy: yeah >> which, they were -- mine was better than yours at yoga. >> jimmy: yeah, my dog, gary, was like, "i'm good. >> yeah, gary was like, "no, thank you. >> jimmy: yeah, no >> no, the dogs are good i -- i took them to see a pet medium recently. >> jimmy: wait, a pet medium >> mm-hm, a pet medium so, she promises to connect deeply with your dogs, psychically, and then tell you about them so, you know, i feel like i went into -- >> jimmy: this is fantastic. >> yeah, so i'll give you her number >> jimmy: i have to do this. >> yeah, absolutely. >> ji

it took comedian jon stewart to go to capitol hill with a very sick hero who has since passed away and congress but it took jon stewart, a celebrity, to get attention to this which i found that kind of amazing but in the city, there's another problem that we're dealing with and the mayor, he's now warning all new york city agencies they may have to splash up to 15 -- slash up to 15% from their budgets by the spring in response to the migrant crisis, like covid wasn't enough for new york city and the homeless hotels wasn't enough for new york city. now this, congressman. >> yeah. it's crazy that new york city residents, new york state residents now have their property and income taxes going -- they're supposed to be going to cops, firemen, schools. now those are being cut. they're being told you have to cut 15%. i was reading an article this morning, nypd, the corrections and sanitation were told they can cut their overtime. you know, these are emergencies. you can't plan emergencies. how do you know if you're going to have to cut your overtime? so i think it was like the cuts to the fi

it is not jon stewart who has a crowd of writers producing all of this but one man working at his desk with one brain. we have to go back to see how that was with the legendary and prolific writer. tom: i think the interesting turning point in mark twain's personal life which affected his writing was moving to europe in 1891. he lived in a beautiful house in hartford. if you ever get a chance to go to this house, believe me, it is right up there with monticello. he and his wife designed custom, and they lived there for several years, but the expense of keeping up the house with the friends dropping in for the overnight stay, and two weeks later they are still there. then you have mark twain every night for dinner spinning the stories, who would want to leave anyway? so the expense to keep up the house and the setbacks of personal finances forced him to move to europe. it was actually cheaper to live in europe than in the hartford. here is what happened. twain lost physical touch with america. he still came back, but it was a different kind of writing that he was doing. he was more inte

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jon stewart credited with convincing congress. >> they did their jobs. 18 years later, do yours!g all of it for a documentary film called "dust." >> thousands of people have become ill or died from causes related to the attacks. >> reporter: her take away from the project, the experts should have known better. >> doesn't really take rocket science to know how bad it was. when you hear the composition of what was in that dust. benzene, chromium, jet fuel, pulverized concrete. all these things alone are carcinogens. >> reporter: educating others now her life's mission, as the 22nd anniversary approaches. the new calculus, the impact of that day may reverberate for generations. >> a resident over here in battery park city, a newborn and was exposed, they have to have their life covered so they don't have to bear the burden of financial, medical expenses. >> reporter: and two decades after that unforgettable day of school, she thinks about it this way from the memorial glade, dedicated to those like her dad, lost after 9/11. >> you look behind me, the glade's very subtle, and there's

follow 9/11 activist jon stewart as they fight congress to ensure thousands of terminally ill first respondersed and forms on volunteerism and those who went to 9/11 voluntarily are paying the ultimate price. >> i've been vacillating from being incredibly sad to incredibly mad to being nervous. >> why are you nervous? >> i don't want to [ bleep ] this up for everybody, you know? >> could call it quits and go get a beer. [ laughter ] >> we've had to fight, overcome every obstacle, every hurdle for almost 18 years. >> how crazy is this? >> have they voted on the three bills? >> we're going to testify in front of the house judiciary committee to hopefully give some insight to congress as to why 9/11 survivors and victims are dying. >> no responders left behind airs tomorrow night at 9:00 right here on cnn. we'll be right back. a digital money coach in the chase mobile® app. use it to set and d track your goals, big and small... and see how changes you mamake today... could help put t them within reach. from your first big move to retiring poolside - and the other goals along the way. wealth plan

you, jon stewart, the way you went to congress fighting for the responders, for veterans.the meaning of today to you. you have gone to so many funerals. >> i've been to about 204 funerals. and soon, the 9/11 museum will display them in a case. not only are they a reflection, today is about giving of yourself. while jon and i have given of ourselves the last two decades, not just on 9/11. everybody has a chance to reach out and lend a shoulder or open their arms and hug those along the way. some kind words go a long way today. today is a day that we should put aside our religions, our politics, just like we did 22 years ago. and not only be americans, but be human beings towards each other. just say hello to -- >> that's a timely reminder. thinking of the fbi men and women who died that day. their headquarters was in one of the towers. and i want to thank you both for your service, the service of jay johnson and his son and all of the military. we'll be right back. can't stop adding stuff to your cart? get the bank of america customized cash rewards card, choose the online

>> jon stewart sucks china's [ bleep ]. china doesn't have a [ bleep ].'re thinking of florida. [ laughter ] >> why does halle berry's knee look like the face of that guy that came out of the book that harry found in a restricted section at the library at hogwarts? you need to stop looking at my knees. the show is up here, from here to here. >> the worst part about "curb your enthusiasm" is they portray larry as [ bleep ]. no one wants to [ bleep ] larry david. you know what? couldn't agree more. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we've got a great show for you tonight -- we have music from omar apollo. and we'll be right back with george clooney and julia roberts. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ around here, we like to keep things simple and honest. sure do. that's why at progressive, we show you rates from other companies, even if they're lower than ours, so you can choose what's best for your family. comparing rates used to be a hard day's work, but not with autoquote explorer. -need me to help again? -no. so join us and taste why progressive is the name peop

weapons inspector hans blix says iraq has failed to provide the weapons information -- >> good-bye, jon stewart>> good-bye, jimmy kimmel, we'll miss you. good luck, my friend. i'll tell battle bots you said bye. >> it's got to be a classic uniform like the raiders, the black and silver -- >> good-bye, melissa. >> oh, bye, jimmy. >> i can't stand it. >> i'll miss you. >> oh, yes. >> if such a resolution were ever brought before it -- >> good-bye, wolf blitzer. >> good-bye, jimmy. take care. >> the secretary-general repeated his call -- >> what's your favorite word? >> gypsy. >> very good. what's your -- >> good-bye, "inside the actors" studio. bye, history channel. >> oh, the humanity, the smoke and the flames -- >> jimmy kimmel? >> bye, wwe. good-bye. >> bye. >> what's jimmy kimmel doing here? >> good-bye. >> oh, my. >> the little war in the bedroom might be about the comforter -- >> good-bye. >> bye, jimmy. it should be luxurious enough for her, tailored enough for him. remember, you can do it. >> because you're the best, best dog in all the world. >> good-bye, anna nicole. >> he ate my pickle

he could not get me hired to play the jon stewart rolled the studio said no space a look there is a oneust come in it's a chine the chinese delivery guys got one line just come in so i come and did it and he said just come the next day i had no lines he said will come up with something but he made sure, adam this is what a good pal he is he made sure i was coming every day for a month and it made it into a big role is only one line original in the script regards that's awesome he broke out first you came to snl first? right over here this was the 51st dates right here? >> this is a first time i realized frequency of that outfit prior? [laughter] but you could see that who the leading man is and who the it is. first time i realized i was in a movie with real movie stars as drew barrymore and adam sandler, handsome and beautiful drew barrymore. they were romantically you could tell their sparks fight on the idiot with the mop on my head this was my good ivory we ad lib. most of the stuff. >> another franchise you can get started grown-ups. a bunch of buddies hanging out getting paid to th

> jesse: what happened is colbert came in on cbs and he came from "the daily show" so here goes jon stewartnd he was a natural political guy, and then he came in and his ratings went up and kimmel said, oh, my gosh, i have to start getting cash and kimmel loved obama and his son had a little health issue and he started getting into these little things with ted cruz, and then he became a political guy. and fallon is the least political guy out there and resisted going political, and is also the most talented, but then was pushed into politics by executives. he didn't want to go political. so all of them go political, and then trump leaves, the pandemic happens, and then there is the writers strike, and someone named greg gutfeld comes along, and all of their audience -- >> jeanine: king of late-night. >> jesse: audience looking around like what happened? where all of the jokes? the jokes are nowhere because they cannot poke fun at biden. you think about biden, this is a guy who went to maui and said you know what? i had a kitchen fire and i almost lost my cat. this is a guy whose son is in h

. >>> tomorrow night on cnn follow 9/11 activist jon stewart as they fight congress to ensure that thousandsesponders get the health care they deserve. here's a preview of "no responders left behind." >> the one lady said to him, you have to forget about 9/11. i have to take 32 pills a day. i never took pills in my life in i got sick. i take a cocktail like jon said, put it basically in a shot glass and i do a quick hit, i take four xanax, four aleve. my heart, ptsd, lungs, reflux, the heart, so it helps me sleep. the aspirin, six foot of ptsd, and then all of the other medication, with the inhaler, n neblizer, i've got to use this while nobody is around, it's embarrassing. >> you can catch that tomorrow night right here on cnn. we'll be right back.k. struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1? ask about vraylar. because you are greater than your bipolar 1, and you can help take control of your symptoms - with vraylar. some medicines only treat the lows or highs. vraylar treats depressive, acute manic, and mixed episodes of bipolar 1 in adults. proven, full-spectrum relief for all bipol

. >>> and tonight on cnn, follow 9/11 activists jon stewart and john feal, as they fight to make surethe health care they deserve. >> the pundits at the time, the medical experts, told us possibly we might find cancers 10 to 20 years down the road. and we started finding them almost immediately, within two years, which is unprecedented. >> one toxin over time will give you cancer. but 2,500 different chemicals mixed together, we were lab rats. >> think about a halogen light bulb with a trace of mercury in it. you break a light bulb, you're not worried you're going to get mercury poisoning. you break 2 million light bulbs, it's a lot of mercury. >> we've heard stories of folks identified by carrying other person's dna or other person's body fluids. >> did we know we were going to get sick? we joked about it. the fire burned for three months. we were putting fires out for three months. >> don't miss "no responders left behind," tonight at 9:00 on cnn. >>> and police say an escaped killer is taking new steps to blend in. the latest on the manhunt in pennsylvania next. you're in t "cnn ne

illnesses many are not with us anymore, thank you to those advocates out there including john thiel and jon stewartr our loved ones. >> and my uncle, matthew j burke, the live you lived and the memories you left behind will be forever cherished. family members are like stars you don't always see them, but you always know they're there. god bless you, uncle matt, and god bless america. [applause] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] [reading names] >> and my cousin, craig damian, thinking about him that day i'm reminded romans 12:21, do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil by good. how we remember our loved ones is how to conquer the evil. ceremonies like this must be a mainstay to ensure their names live on in the years to come. americans in the future should never forget what happened here and every innocent souls. my god bless the countries and god bless america. >> and my cousin and judy hazel fernandez, forever in our hearts and in our prayers. we love you dearly, we miss you so much. continue to rest in peace. continue to watch o

jon stewart called him, we can see it. it's worse than that. he's reckless. he's irresponsible. seen before. he's the equivalent of a political suicide bomber. he's going in and blowing up everything in support of his quest, his personal quest that is a very radical, political quest. and grand standing. try to make himself this new second coming of the far right within the gop which is a very narrow group they think we need to start to call the confederate wing of the gop. the same guy who welcomed white nationalists into the military. he continues to be out of touch with reality. he's opposed by seven former secretaries of defense and people on all sides of every political aisle. he is very much in isolated place. and no doubt he is damaging our military. hundreds of officers are paralyzed. their enemies can't move. north korea loves this putin loves this. anyone who wants to do harm can only wish for something like this to happen. i think we get to the point now, joy, it's about action. a lot of democrats and republicans have been talking a great game. but what are they doing

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became the first woman to ever host a late-night satire show after she left "the daily show" with jon stewartbout your sex ed class than the ones i took in middle school? >> i did have sex ed. of course it was administered by a very reluctant gym teacher as many of our sex ed teachers were, like so reluctant, like wishing for a bolt of lightning to come and strike her dead. so i feel like we are not getting the comprehensive sex education that we need. that's 100% true. people are so afraid of it. people don't know very basic things about their bodies. i felt the repercussions when i entered perimenopause. why didn't anybody mention the part where all that happens? what? yeah. >> i read an article at the beginning of the summer on starting hrt and the whole menopause thing. i've never gotten a bigger reaction from women who were like thank you for talking about this. we could talk about menopause more in a big way. i also think that there's a lot of republicans -- i mean, kamala harris has sort of encapsulated this by saying they don't understand how a woman's body works. i actually don't thi

well, it's just like john stewart mill famously said "all it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to depend on jared kushner." [applause] >> jon: exactly what he said. >> stephen: he was good. that guy was good. lately the news has been kinda repetitive and somewhat depressing, so i've gotta say -- and i hope this is never taken out of context -- thank you, qanon. i'll update you on their latest unhinged whack-job hijinx in tonight's edition of "the q files: the truth is out there. way out there." now, if you watch the show, you know that a few weeks ago, i told you the tale of a group of q-anon followers who had gathered in dallas, texas, in anticipation of a big announcement from john f. kennedy, jr. unfortunately, john f. kennedy jr. was, shall we say, not able to attend. but the q-faithful believe john-john faked his own death, as did his father, and that's not the crazy part. the crazy part is, two weeks later, hundreds of qanon believers are still in dallas waiting for jfk to show up. oh, yeah! because if jfk ever came back, he'd wanna go straight to dallas. just like... you know. just like if lincoln ever comes back, he