Jon Stewart apologizes for having way too much to talk about on The Daily Show

Stewart tackled Donald Trump's parade, the No Kings protests, Israel's strike on Iran, and the shooting in Minnesota in an episode he described as "almost too much show."

By Emma Keates  |  June 17, 2025 | 9:59am
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Jon Stewart apologizes for having way too much to talk about on The Daily Show
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Jon Stewart began his Daily Show monologue Monday with a very relatable “fuck!” and a sincere apology. “I’m so sorry,” the host said. “We were in the office on Friday. We planned a very fun show!… We were going to talk about little Kim Jong Trump and his big military parade-slash-quinceañera.” Well, that did happen. And then some other things happened. A whole lot of other things, in fact. At least someone is apologizing.

Stewart did talk about the military parade, which he critiqued for being overwhelmingly lame. “This was less a show of overwhelming force, and more like a military museum getting in its steps,” he said. “All the VIPs lucky enough to see it… bored out of their fucking minds.”

“Meanwhile, the real crowds turned out for the No Kings march,” he continued, to raucous cheers from the audience. While he gave the people’s answer to Trump’s parade an appropriate amount of airtime, it wasn’t the primary topic of the evening. “The reason why we couldn’t spend the whole show on the parade—perhaps the reason why the parade wasn’t as extravagant as it could have been—was because our most impressive military shit, this weekend, was being used elsewhere,” the host continued as a lead in to the conversation everyone knew was coming: Israel’s strike on Iran. 

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the amount of news this weekend, this writer recommends watching the whole monologue. Stewart does a good job making some semblance of sense out of what he characterizes as “almost too much show,” one that also included the horrific, politically motivated murder of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. It’s so much that, at one point, Stewart “breaks form” and takes a short intermission to consume a sandwich and several shots of booze. Even our most exalted commentators need a break sometimes.

You can watch the full Daily Show clip below:

 
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