Thousands of people descended on Washington today to attend Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's and
Though the rally, taking place just days before the midterm elections, has been billed as an opportunity for people to air frustrations with American politics and the media, Stewart claims the event is meant as a satirical comedy event rather than a serious political rally.
Stewart has also claimed that the rally coincides with scheduled tapings in Washington and has nothing to do with Tuesday's elections.
Speaking with Larry King on Wednesday, Stewart outlined the type of people he is targeting with the rally.
"This is for the people that are too busy, that have jobs and lives, and are tired of their reflection in the media as being a divided country and a country that's ideological and conflicted and fighting. This is for those people," Stewart said.
Attendees seem to be heading to the rally for a number of reasons, be it for entertainment value, comedy, political reasons or all of the above.
"It's a political rally," writer, political activist, street performer James O'Donnell told ABC News' Washington, D.C., affiliate TDB.com.
Hip-hop band The Roots took to the stage at 12:00 p.m., accompanied by Grammy-winning soul singer John Legend. Comedians Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of the TV show warmed up the crowd after the opening 40-minute set, followed by appearances by Sam Waterston, Don Novello, Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), Ozzy Osbourne, and Jeff Tweedy with Mavis Staples.
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