[Applause] any moments any moments in the convention that really resonated with you well John I have to say the moment that resonated with me the most was Tim Wall's speech about small town America that family down the road they may not think like you do they may not pray like you do they may not love like you do but they're your neighbors think small towns have a monopoly on American values John Stewart's about to blow your mind with a hilarious takedown of Trump's rural fantasy H brace yourself for some truth bombs and belly laughs now you might think you know small towns but have you ever imagined one that could fit in your pocket steuart's correspondents are about to paint a Norman Rockwell Masterpiece of Rural America that's so perfect it can't possibly be real or can it picture this A Tiny Town of just 400 people where everyone knows your name your dog's name and probably what you had for breakfast sounds cozy right well Stuart's team of intrepid reporters have stumbled upon this mythical place and boy do they have stories to tell first up we've got Bob from accounting who swears he's never met a stranger in his life in our town he says with a grin we don't just welcome newcomers I agree with Super Bowl champion Jordan klepper because I too came from a very very small town full of god-loving patriots who patriotically loved our God and what I loved about my perfect small town was a sense of community I used to walk down the street Street and total strangers in pickup trucks would make sure I was from around these parts we throw them a parade bake them 50 pies and name our firstborns after them Stuart's eyebrow practically hits the ceiling at this point but wait there's more Sarah from marketing chimes in with her own tall tail oh that's nothing she laughs last week old Mrs Johnson stubbed her toe and the whole town showed up with casseroles get well cards and a marching band steuart's jaw dropped so low practically scraping the floor and let's not forget about the pie situation according to these small town enthusiasts Pie baking isn't just a hobby it's a competitive sport we have more pies Than People boasts Tom from HR Apple Cherry blueberry you name it we've got it and if you don't like pie well we'll bake you a cake instead Stuart ever the skeptic can't help but interject so let me get this straight he says rubbing his temples you're telling me that in this town everyone's best friends there's a parade for everything and diabetes is just a fancy word for too much love The Correspondents nod enthusiastically completely missing the sarcasm dripping from steuart's voice it's like watching puppies try to understand quantum physics adorable but hopelessly misguided as the tales get taller and the pies pile higher steuart's expression morphs from disbelief to outright Amusement it's clear he's not buying what these small town salespeople are selling I watched the convention from my hotel and to me they highlighted the best of what makes small towns so great coaches who love their kids slogans like Clear Eyes Full Hearts can't lose no we don't we're all Godless heathens with no values and bed bugs okay and we like it that way we don't bake each other pies I don't take food from a stranger like a psychopath and can you blame him in a world where most of us are lucky if our neighbors don't steal our Amazon packages this Mayberry on steroid seems about as real as a unicorn riding a rainbow but here's the kicker folks these over-the-top stories aren't just harmless fun they're exposing something deeper the flaws and how we view Rural America it's like we've taken Norman Rockwell paintings dipped them in sugar and decided that's what small town life is all about but wait a minute if small towns aren't all Norman Rockwell paintings come to life what does that mean for big cities brace yourselves as Stuart flips the script on urban life our city dwellers really just a bunch of rude I hating Maniacs the answer might surprise you and make you laugh steuart's about to take us on a wild ride through the concrete jungle where apparently everyone's a Godless Heathen who wouldn't know a pie if it hit them in the face but hold on to your Metro cards folks because this Urban carachure is about to get as ridiculous as Trump's hair on a windy day Picture This a New York City apartment building where neighbors actually know each other's names shocking right according to Stuart's hilarious take city Folk are so disconnected that they communicate exclusively through angry wall pounding and colorful curse words in the city Stuart quips yeah we don't bake pies for our neighbors we just scream shut up through the walls and call it a day but wait it gets better apparently in the land of skyscrapers and Subway rats Community spirit is as rare as a parking spot on a Friday night Stuart paints a picture of urbanites so self-absorbed they'd step over their own grandmother to grab the last avocado toast at brunch City dwellers don't have time for small he jokes we're too busy pushing past each other on the sidewalk and pretending we don't see that guy dressed as Elmo in Time Square and let's not forget about the legendary rudess of city Folk Desi how many stop lights were in this town M no stoplight just a dishwasher and a sink yeah Desi I think you're just describing a house a townhouse I'm from a small town myself only 300 people but we shared common values Faith friendship in steuart's world New Yorkers are born with a natural ability to flip the bird while hailing a cab and insulting your mother all at the same time it's like a twisted Urban superpower in the city Stuart deadpans we consider it a warm greeting if someone only tells you to go to hell once before their morning coffee but here's where Stuart's comedic genius really shines just when you think he's buying into the cities are full of jerks narrative he flips it on its head suddenly we're seeing scenes of neighbors helping each other carry groceries up five flights of stairs or organiz izing building wide potluck where the Only Rule is bring whatever you want as long as it's not another kale salad steuart even throws in a Zinger about how City dwellers are so good at looking out for each other they've turned minding your own business into an Olympic sport we may not bake pies he jokes but we'll definitely pretend we didn't see you ugly crying on the subway after a bad breakup that's true Urban compassion right there and just like that steuart's absurd Urban Cur ceter start to reveal something deeper behind the jokes about Rudy New Yorkers and self-absorbed La types we see glimpses of real Community it turns out that whether you're in a small town or a big city people are just people they help each other out they form bonds and yes sometimes they yell at each other to turn down the damn music at 2 a.m. speaking of people being people Trump seems to think small town folks are a different species altogether and you look out for them and they look out for you yeah yeah yes Josh I I I have to say that actually sounds like a dark undercurrent of racism ran through your small town Stuart's got news for the Donald and it's not the fake kind what happens when the king of late night satire meets the Emperor of oversimplification it's a showdown that'll make you laugh think and maybe even snort your cubf Stuart kicks things off by tackling Trump's romanticized view of Rural America head on he quips Trump's idea of a small town is like a Hallmark movie on steroids everyone's white Christian and mysteriously able to afford a picket fence on a part-time salary the audience Roars as Stuart Nails the absurdity of it all but our comedy hero doesn't stop there he dives into Trump's logical fallacies faster than you can say make America great again Stuart points out according to Trump small towns are bastions of Traditional Values you know like gossiping about your neighbors and pretending you don't see Farmer John's tupe the crowd loses it as steart exposes the flaws in Trump's simplistic narrative Stewart then pulls out his secret weapon absurd analogies Trump's view of smalltown America is like thinking all New Yorkers are Pizza tossing Mobsters who commute by taxi he pauses for effect wait that might actually be true the audience is in stitches as Stuart masterfully Compares Trump's oversimplification to other ridiculous stereotypes but it's not all laughs Stuart gets serious for a moment pointing out the danger in tying values to geography Trump acts like morality is based on your ZIP code like if you move from Nebraska to New York you suddenly forget how to be nice and start cursing in your sleep the crowd nods realizing how ridiculous it sounds when put that way yeah and we took care of each other John if one of us needed Salt someone would pass them that salt baking pies for our neighbors 10 20 sometimes 30 pies a day per neighbor and Stuart then drops a truth bomb that makes the audience go quiet the real America isn't split between small towns and big cities it's not red States versus blue States it's just America a messy complicated Beautiful Mess of people trying their best the silence is deafening as this sinks in but don't worry folks Stuart doesn't leave us on a serious note for long he wraps up with a Zinger that has the crowd in stitches again so next time Trump tries to sell you his small town fantasy remember the only place that exists is in his very big very state able genius brain the audience erupts in laughter and Applause as the laughter dies down Stuart leans in for his final Point here's the thing folks whether you're from a town of 400 or a city of 4 million we're all part of the same American story and that story is a lot more interesting than Trump's fairy tale version the audience nods realizing they've just been taken on a journey that's both hilarious and profound Stuart's comedic takedown doesn't just make us laugh it makes us think by poking holes in Trump's small town myth he's challenging us to look Beyond geographical stereotypes he's asking us to question the political narratives were fed no matter which side they come from and that's the real power of Stuart's comedy it's not just about Landing punchlines though he does that with the Precision of a comedy sniper it's about using humor to shine a light on the absurdities in our political discourse it's about making us laugh yes but also making us see our shared Humanity