New York, New York - Jerry Seinfeld and Jon Stewart, two of the biggest Jewish comedians of our generation, shared their thoughts on the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle's Saturday Night Live (SNL) appearance over the weekend.

On Tuesday night's episode of The Late Show, Stewart sat down with host Steven Colbert to discuss several recent instances of antisemitism involving celebrities, including with Kanye West and Kyrie Irving.

The former Daily Show host delivered a handful of jokes before recounting how someone described Chappelle's SNL monologue to him as having "normalized antisemitism."

He explained that antisemitism is already "incredibly normal," adding, "I don't believe that censorship and penalties are the way to end antisemitism or gain understanding. I don't believe in that, and I think it's the wrong way for us to approach it."

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"Comedy is reductive," the star continued. "We play with tropes because everyone has prejudices in their lives and the way they view things, and comics rely on those prejudices as a shorthand for our material. Even the wokest of comics play with tropes to a certain extent."

Stewart went on to say that having constructive conversations about these difficult topics, deconstructing bad ideas, and coming to understandings is a better way to handle situations like Chappelle's.

Chappelle has come under fire for Saturday's monologue, which many have argued supported antisemitic ideas pushed by West. Some angry viewers have called for the comedian to "be cancelled," while fans and some other comedians have come to his defense.

Fellow comedian Jerry Seinfeld also shared his thoughts on the debacle in a recent interview with Hollywood Reporter, echoing Stewart's sentiments on opening up dialogue. But he didn't seem to give as much of an endorsement of Chappelle as his colleague.

When asked what he thought of the monologue, Seinfeld said, "I did think the comedy was well-executed, but I think the subject matter calls for a conversation that I don't think I'd want to have in this venue."

He was then asked if it made him uncomfortable, which he responded, "It provokes a conversation which hopefully is productive."

Seinfeld was also asked if he'd have the conversation with Chappelle, to which he responded, "I don't have a close relationship with him. We're friends and it's not a close relationship."