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Jon Stewart tries to forget torture report: Dissects the royal visit to New York

Jessica Williams offers her opinion on the trip: "The Royals came here looking for a black friend"

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Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

On Thursday night Jon Stewart took a break from his exhaustive indictment of America’s torture practices to discuss some lighter news. The duke and duchess of Cambridge — William and Kate — were in New York this past week.

Stewart begins to understand why people are so obsessed with the “antiquated relic” that is the monarchy: The couple is so attractive — and a welcome distraction from finding out the methods of “enhanced interrogation” our country used on prisoners.

Not everyone, however, was pleased with the royal visit. Jessica Williams has her own thoughts: “The Royals came here looking for a black friend.” Watch below:

By Sarah Gray

Sarah Gray is an assistant editor at Salon, focusing on innovation. Follow @sarahhhgray or email sgray@salon.com.

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