Comedian slammed for mocking COVID-cautious people still wearing masks

Comedian Jon Stewart is facing backlash after joking about people who continue to wear masks for COVID safety on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart. Stewart mocked mask-wearers in progressive workplaces, prompting criticism from medically vulnerable viewers who say his jokes “punch down” on marginalized populations. Critics highlighted the hypocrisy of Stewart ridiculing long COVID survivors and those protecting medically fragile loved ones while previously championing 9/11 first responders facing chronic illness.