Jon Stewart Gets Nathan Lane, Tim Gunn, ‘Jersey Boys’ Cast To Beg Hannity To Stay In NY

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You see, it all started two weeks ago, when the Democratic governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, was talking about conservative Republican politicians.

“You have a schism within the Republican Party,” Gov. Cuomo said. “They’re searching to define their soul, that’s what’s going on. Is the Republican party in this state a moderate party or is it an extreme conservative party? That’s what they’re trying to figure out.”

Hard to disagree with that, right?

“The Republican Party candidates are running against the SAFE Act — it was voted for by moderate Republicans who run the Senate!,” Cuomo continued. “Their problem is not me and the Democrats; their problem is themselves. Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay? Is that who they are? Because if that’s who they are and they’re the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York, because that’s not who New Yorkers are.”
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Clearly, he was talking about extreme conservative Republican politicians, but the radical right wing noise machine, including the likes of Fox News, decided to cherry-pick his comments.

And then, Fox News’ own Sean Hannity announced that since he wasn’t welcome in his home state of New York (when did Hannity become a politician?) he would move to Florida or Texas.

Enter John Stewart.

Last night, the “Daily Show” pundit brought together New Yorkers of all stripes, to beg Sean Hannity to stay in the Empire State.

Nathan Lane, Tim Gunn, the cast of “Jersey Boys,” and many more, all begging Hannity to stay.

It’s a comedy of epic proportions!

Like, when Stewart plays a clip of Texas Gov. Rick Perry telling Texans — actual residents, not politicians — to move to another state if they support same-sex marriage.

Or when Stewart mocks Hannity by saying, “if he goes, there’ll be one less state-funded cocaine party for our homeless.”

Or, the taxi driver who promises, “I will lose my accent if you stay. Let’s grab a beer, and watch the game.”

Or the same-sex couple who say, “We’re in love, but we’ll marry women” if you stay.

Watch, all the way to the end: