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Jon Stewart was so fired up on the Monday, February 24, episode of The Daily Show that he accidentally sliced his hand open in the middle of an intense bit.
The incident occurred when the 62-year-old political comedian — in character — slammed his mug on the table for emphasis, shattering it into pieces. While the audience applauded Stewart for what quickly became a viral moment, he soon realized he did more than accidentally break the tableware — he also cut his hand, which he glanced at briefly before putting it under his desk.
“I’ll be going to the hospital soon,” he dead-panned to the camera.
Though Stewart continued his commitment to the bit — through any pain and bleeding — he periodically let fans in on just how bloody the injury was, including in one moment where he revealed his bleeding hand several minutes after he accidentally broke the mug.
The audience reacted in shock.
“It’s fine!” the late-night host yelled in response, before jokingly hanging his head.
A little while later, Stewart — whose hand had been bandaged during the commercial break — made a joke about the incident, while also acknowledging just how bad the cut was.
Move over, DOGE. @jonstewart whips out his trusty calculator to identify where America’s waste, fraud, and abuse really is pic.twitter.com/UUDJrBFFL9
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) February 25, 2025
“Oh, wow, this thing’s really coming out,” the Comedy Central icon told the audience, in reference to how much blood he was losing from the injury. “In the commercial break, I had a lightsaber battle with one of the crew members, and that’s how that happened.”
In the end, despite the severity of the on-air mishap, Stewart was all about the jokes.
“We’re back! New Daily Show tonight!” he teased the episode on Monday via X (formerly known as Twitter).
“It’s a bloody good episode…emphasis on bloody…I’m an idiot,” he quipped.
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