Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 with star-studded comedy event

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(CNN)Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson are gathering immoderate of comedy's biggest names successful remembrance of the 20th day of 9/11.

"NYC Still Rising After 20 Years: A Comedy Celebration" was announced Monday arsenic a one-night-only lawsuit to beryllium held September 12 astatine Madison Square Garden.

Scheduled performers see Amy Schumer, Bill Burr, Colin Jost, Colin Quinn, Dave Attell, Dave Chappelle, Jay Pharoah, Jimmy Fallon, John Mulaney, Jon Stewart, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Ronny Chieng, Tom Segura and Wanda Sykes.

    "We wanted to enactment connected a amusive solemnisation to grant this large city's resilience," Stewart and Davidson said successful a associated statement. "It's bully to beryllium capable to bash this with friends and radical we love."

      The brace conceptualized the lawsuit and worked with James Dixon of Dixon Talent, Mike Berkowitz of WME, Tim Sarkes of Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Geof Wills of Live Nation to signifier it.

      Attendees indispensable supply impervious of afloat Covid-19 vaccination and recognition matching the sanction connected the documentation. No compartment phones, cameras oregon signaling devices volition beryllium allowed and volition beryllium collected anterior to the amusement and returned after.

        The aboriginal merchantability for tickets volition statesman via Live Nation and MSG starting Wednesday, August 11, astatine 12 p.m. ET until Thursday, August 12, astatine 10 p.m. ET astatine Ticketmaster.com.

        General tickets are connected merchantability opening Friday, August 13, astatine 12 p.m. ET astatine Ticketmaster.com.

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