Published: August 9, 2021, 6:00 AM
Updated: August 9, 2021, 8:17 AM
Tags: Dave Attell, Tom Segura, Pete Davidson, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes, John Mulaney, Colin Quinn, Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Colin Jost, Arts, Ronny Chieng, Michael Che, entertainment, Jay Pharoah, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon
Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart to perform at 9/11 benefit show
Published: August 9, 2021, 6:00 AM Updated: August 9, 2021, 8:17 AM
Comedian Dave Chappelle arrives at Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to receive the 22nd Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington on Oct. 27, 2019, left, actor-comedian Pete Davidson attends the premiere of "Big Time Adolescence" on March 5, 2020, in New York, center, and comedian Jon Stewart performs at the 9th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event in New York on Nov. 10, 2015. Chappelle, Davidson and Stewart will perform in a star-studded group of comedians to perform for one night only at Madison Square Garden to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11. All proceeds from NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration will benefit 9/11 charities. (AP Photo)
NEW YORK – Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon and Amy Schumer are part of a star-studded group of comedians that will perform for one night only at Madison Square Garden to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
All proceeds from "NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration" will benefit 9/11 charities. Proof of vaccination is required.
"We wanted to put on a fun celebration to honor this great city's resilience. It's nice to be able to do this with friends and people we love," Stewart said in a statement.
The show is his brainchild with Pete Davidson, who will also perform.
A ticket pre-sale for the Sept. 12 show begins at noon Wednesday on Live Nation, Ticketmaster.com and MSG and runs until 10 p.m. Thursday, with general tickets on sale starting at noon Friday at Ticketmaster.com.
Bill Burr, Colin Jost, Colin Quinn, Dave Attell, Jay Pharoah, John Mulaney, Michael Che, Ronny Chieng, Tom Segura and Wanda Sykes are also in the line up.