Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson 9/11 Charity Benefit Lineup Sparks Questions

July 31, 2026

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Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson's 9/11 Charity Lineup Raises Eyebrows

The September 10th comedy benefit at Madison Square Garden—organized by Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson for the 25th anniversary of 9/11—has an unusual pattern in its announced lineup. The host noticed that Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Ronnie Chieng, and Pete Davidson himself all performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. As he put it: "Isn't this line up curious?" The full announced roster also includes Nikki Glaser, Josh Johnson, Jon Stewart, and "plus special guests," but the clustering of Riyadh veterans among the first names stood out. The benefit is called "New York City Still Rising," and the host wondered whether Mayor Eric Adams would attend—and if so, what the reception would be.

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1 Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac – September 10, 2025
2 (01:47) **9/11 Charity Lineup Raises Eyebrows** - Johnny Mac flags that most headliners for the Jon Stewart/Pete Davidson MSG benefit also performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival
3 (03:25) **Mary Beth Barone on Supporting Mayor Adams** - Comedian explains on *We're Not Kidding* how she got involved with the Adams campaign
4 (04:11) **JFL Montreal State of the Industry** - Jay Jurden and Jermarco Serrazzi deliver the annual roast-style address, with Marco promising a YouTube upload
5 (06:45) **Comedy Fee Tracker Launches** - Seth Simons debuts a searchable FOIA-based database of comedian pay at Humorism.xyz
6 (11:10) **Stock Picks: Barone, Stavros, and Fallon** - Johnny recommends buying "a little bit" on Mary Beth Barone, buying Stavros Halkias (new special coming), and buying Jimmy Fallon
7 (12:08) **Jimmy Fallon's New Micro-Drama Series** - USA Today details Fallon's experimentation with short-form vertical video content, beating *The Daily Show* to the punch

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Guests on this episode

Pete Davidson Dave Chappelle Nikki Glaser Josh Johnson

Show Notes

Johnny Mac discusses the Sept. 10 “New York City, Still Rising” 9/11 charity comedy benefit at Madison Square Garden, noting Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson’s involvement and that several announced performers (Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Ronny Chieng, and Davidson) also played the Riyadh Comedy Festival, while wondering if NYC Mayor Mamdani would attend and how he’d be received. He covers comedian Mary Beth Barone’s support of Mamdani and her criticism of Democratic Party leadership. From Just for Laughs Montreal’s State of the Industry, he highlights jokes and commentary from Jay Jurden and Gianmarco Soresi about various comedians and the festival. He then spotlights Seth Simons’ FOIA-based Comedy Fee Tracker database (humorism.xyz) with reported booking fees for major comics. Finally, he gives “buy” recommendations: Mary Beth Barone, Stavros Halkias (new special coming), and Jimmy Fallon, citing a USA Today profile on Fallon’s new short-form microdrama and recent ratings momentum.

00:17 9/11 Benefit Lineup
01:50 Mamdani Supporter Spotlight
02:33 JFL Industry Roast
05:10 Comedy Fee Tracker
07:53 Comedy Stock Picks
09:07 Jimmy Fallon Fluff Piece

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