{"id":2254933,"date":"2026-01-28T18:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2254933"},"modified":"2026-01-28T18:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:28:42","slug":"jon-stewart-dave-chappelle-to-appear-at-wyso-benefit-in-dayton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jon-stewart-dave-chappelle-to-appear-at-wyso-benefit-in-dayton\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle to appear at WYSO benefit in Dayton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"12283436002\" title=\"VIDEO: Dave Chappelle introduces Snoop Dogg at Cincinnati Music Fest\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/07\/23\/PCIN\/947637da-b710-4d7b-9905-dd0cc67ffb27-Saturday.CMF3.jpg?crop=3799,2137,x0,y193\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>VIDEO: Dave Chappelle introduces Snoop Dogg at Cincinnati Music Fest<\/p>\n<p>Dave Chappelle surprises fans at Cincinnati Music Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedians Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart will appear together at a benefit for Yellow Springs radio station WYSO on Feb. 13 at the Schuster Center in Dayton.<\/li>\n<li>Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 30, online and in person at the Schuster Center box office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>On the surface, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/10\/03\/dave-chappelle-saudi-arabia\/86504694007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/10\/03\/dave-chappelle-saudi-arabia\/86504694007\/\">Dave Chappelle<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/comedy\/2024\/11\/22\/daily-show-host-jon-stewart-to-perform-sold-out-show-at-ohio-theatre-columbus\/76338613007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/comedy\/2024\/11\/22\/daily-show-host-jon-stewart-to-perform-sold-out-show-at-ohio-theatre-columbus\/76338613007\/\">Jon Stewart<\/a> seemingly have little in common, but both strive for a similar goal: maintaining independent voices.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>So, it\u2019s fitting that the two comedians will pair up for an appearance benefiting a radio station dedicated to independent journalism.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyso.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wyso.org\/\">WYSO<\/a>, a community-owned station in Yellow Springs, where Chappelle lives, is gearing up for a move with \u201cRadio Guide Presents: The Relocation Celebration.\u201d The series of events will launch with \u201cWYSO After Dark\u201d featuring Chappelle and Stewart in conversation at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13, at Dayton\u2019s Benjamin &amp; Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"80331296007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see them as aligned even though they\u2019re very different,\u201d said Luke Dennis, general manager of WYSO, the flagship NPR member station for the Miami Valley, including Dayton and Springfield.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re two of the most important voices calling out how dangerous it is that First Amendment rights are being trampled, that we\u2019re seeing censorship of important voices and legacy media capitulating to the Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 30 online at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.daytonlive.org\/events\/wyso\/\">daytonlive.org<\/a> and in person at the Schuster Center box office. Tickets cannot be purchased by phone until 2 p.m. Jan. 30, if available. There is a four-ticket maximum per household.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/27\/NCOD\/88382517007-stewart-chappelle-wyso.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/27\/NCOD\/88382517007-stewart-chappelle-wyso.jpg?crop=446,333,x27,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/27\/NCOD\/88382517007-stewart-chappelle-wyso.jpg?crop=250,333,x125,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/01\/27\/NCOD\/88382517007-stewart-chappelle-wyso.jpg?crop=500,281,x0,y26 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Provided by WYSO\" caption=\"Comedians Jon Stewart and Dave Chappelle will appear in conversation at a &quot;WYSO After Dark&quot; event on Feb. 13 at the Schuster Center in Dayton. Proceeds from the evening will benefit WYSO, a nonprofit, community-owned radio station in Yellow Springs.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dennis said the evening with Chappelle and Stewart will have a \u201ctalk show vibe,\u201d and there will be presentations about WYSO and music by Columbus hip-hop artist Tronee Threat.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>It was Chappelle who suggested Stewart for the \u201cAfter Dark\u201d conversation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Chappelle) has a list of friends he likes to collaborate with, and Jon Stewart is on that list,\u201d Dennis said. \u201cHe said yes immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The WYSO-Chappelle connection dates back several years. The comic, who\u2019s a listener, performed a show for the station in 2019, and his son is a past intern there. Chappelle also owns Union Schoolhouse, the new location for WYSO.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact features and entertainment reporter Belinda M. Paschal at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"bpaschal@dispatch.com\">bpaschal@dispatch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-01-28 11:04:27.054099112 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-01-28 11:04:27.054099112 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dispatch.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: Dave Chappelle introduces Snoop Dogg at Cincinnati Music Fest Dave Chappelle surprises fans at Cincinnati Music Festival Comedians Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart will appear together at a benefit for Yellow Springs radio station WYSO on Feb. 13 at the Schuster Center in Dayton. 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