Photos: ‘Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear’

Hundreds showed up in MacArthur Park to watch a remote broadcast of the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” put on by Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert at the National Mall.  (Barbara Davidson / The Los Angeles Times)

Mark Caulb, center, joined other “Thrill The World LA” dancers to perform to Michael’s Jackson’s “Thriller” at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park for the local counterpart to the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”  (Barbara Davidson / The Los Angeles Times)

Comedian Jon Stewart works the crowd at the Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall on October 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Thousansd attended the rally.  (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

A woman holds a placard mocking conservative talk show host Glenn Beck as people gather for the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. Thousands of people streamed into Washington’s National Mall for the event.  (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)

Thousands gather for the Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Comedians Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert put on the event.  (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Satirist Stephen Colbert gives a high-five to a giant paper mache puppet of himself during Comedy Central’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of people filled the east end of the mall to see comedians, musicians, sports stars and others perform during the televised event.  (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of people descended on the National Mall Saturday to attend the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” put on by Comedy Central hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Many of them hoisted signs written with the same wry humor as their hosts.  (Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images)

A Fox News TV truck is used as a backdrop for picture-taking by attendees of the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”  (Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA)

A view of the crowd at the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”  (Saul Loeb / AFP/ Getty Images)

Some people who attended the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” came dressed in Lady Liberty and Captain America garb.  (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Buttons for sale at the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”  (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Stephen Colbert, left, and Jon Stewart speak in front of thousands gathered for their “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”  (Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images)