Olbermann named Stewart the "Worst Person in the World" today... I can't believe Stewart's little comment is being blown up like this.
John Stewart DID NOT DEFEND THE COMEDIAN.
He played some other offensive material of his to show how ridiculous it was that the Trump campaign booked him and then he said that he found the dude funny.
In the clip he played, Kevin Hart was laughing his ass off at the guy making a joke about his ancestors being slaves. Low brow humor but it actually was a clever punchline. The comedian can be funny and capable in his element.
You can disagree with John Stewart, me and Kevin Hart about the guy's capabilities. (And to be clear, I don't like roasts and think the guy is a Trump supporting moron, so I'm never going to check him out.) But that's all Stewart was talking about and it was a little side comment as he attacked the Trump campaign for putting the guy on.