They stood in solidarity with the victims of Wednesday’s massacre in Paris.
Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, Louis C.K. and Tina Fey were among the leading U.S. comedians to pay tribute to the satirists killed in the Charlie Hebdo shootings yesterday.
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"I think we'd all agree 2014 was not a great year for… people. But I think the hope was that 2015 would provide a bit of respite from the terrible events that have become all too familiar for us.
But our hearts are with the staff of Charlie Hebdo and their families tonight. I know very few people go into comedy as an act of courage, mainly because it shouldn't have to be that — it should be taken as established law — but those guys at Hebdo had it, and they were killed for their cartoons.
A stark reminder that, for the most part, the legislators and journalists and institutions that we jab at and ridicule are not in any way the enemy. For however frustrating and outraged the back and forth can become, it's a still back and forth — a conversation between those people on, shall we call it, "Team Civilization." This type of violence only clarifies that reality.
But of course, our goal tonight is not to make sense of this: because there is no sense to be made of this. Our goal as it is always, is to keep going. "Keep Calm And Carry On," or whatever version of that saying is in your dorm room.
We spent the majority of our day honestly in shock and grief…"
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