there is a difference between wholesome and an outright asshole
You’re not familiar with his comedy. Observe as Jon Stewart laughs his head off as Norm pokes fun at Marlon Brando’s Oscar acceptance speech. You either get it or you don’t. That’s comedy. Everyone who knows him loves him.
I am more than familiar with him and have laughed at some of his jokes in the past , however , in that article you posted , the equating of Down Syndrome to a lack of empathy diminishes my opinion of him as his comment diminishes those with down syndrome . He calls for forgiveness and a second chance and then makes that comment ? WTF ?
He makes comments like that all of the time. He even uses the dreaded “r-word” from time to time. It’s a dumb comment, but that’s the sort of thing he does. He’s no saint, but he is funny. I imagine saints aren’t that funny anyway.