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The Daily Show

  • TV-14
  • 1996–
  • 31 seasons
  • News, Comedy
  • 6.4

When news breaks we fix it.

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

Episodes

160 episodes
  1. 1Ronald Seeber

    Jan 7, 2008

    Tonight, a professor of labor relations at Cornell University who shares his views on worker strikes, Ronald Seeber. Jon begins tonights show by sharing his statement of solidarity with the writer's strike by showcasing his unibrow. Also, the show's name has been changed until the strike is over to A Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Jon then reports on the winners of the Iowa caucus. Finally, Jon summarizes the conflict surrounding the Writers Guild strike in a segment called "Space Reserved For Clever Pun".

  2. 2David Frum

    Jan 8, 2008

  3. 3John Zogby

    Jan 9, 2008

  4. 4Lou Dobbs

    Jan 10, 2008

  5. 5Fareed Zakaria

    Jan 14, 2008

  6. 6Amb. John Bolton

    Jan 15, 2008

  7. 7Jonah Goldberg

    Jan 16, 2008

  8. 8Allen Raymond

    Jan 17, 2008

  9. 9Jon Meacham

    Jan 21, 2008

  10. 10Jim Wallis

    Jan 22, 2008

  11. 11P.J. O'Rourke

    Jan 23, 2008

  12. 12Gerri Willis

    Jan 24, 2008

  13. 13Phil Simms

    Jan 28, 2008

  14. 14Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Jan 29, 2008

  15. 15Peggy Noonan

    Jan 30, 2008

  16. 16Karen Tumulty

    Jan 31, 2008

  17. 17Tim Gunn

    Feb 4, 2008

  18. 18Chris Wallace

    Feb 5, 2008

  19. 19Tom Brokaw

    Feb 6, 2008

  20. 20Laton McCartney

    Feb 7, 2008

  21. 21Philip Shenon

    Feb 11, 2008

  22. 22Bill Kristol

    Feb 12, 2008

  23. 23Mark Siegel

    Feb 13, 2008

  24. 24Lee Siegel

    Feb 14, 2008

  25. 25Madeleine Albright

    Feb 26, 2008

  26. 26Allen Guelzo

    Feb 27, 2008

  27. 27Brian Williams

    Feb 28, 2008

    Tonight, the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams. Jon begins tonight's show with a look at Bush's recent presidential news conference and his trip to Africa in a segment called "Bushman of Africa". Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver was along for the ride with President Bush in Africa and talks with Jon about his experience. Finally, Expert Youth Politics Reporter on Voting Demetri Martin reports on why the youth vote is so important this election year in a segment called "Trendspotting with Demetri Martin". The TDS Street Team hits the New York City bar scene and asks young people who their voting for.

  28. 28Hillary Clinton

    Mar 3, 2008

    Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

  29. 29Ralph Nader

    Mar 4, 2008

  30. 30Martin Fletcher

    Mar 5, 2008

  31. 31Sen. Tom Daschle

    Mar 6, 2008

  32. 32Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell

    Mar 10, 2008

  33. 33Grover Norquist

    Mar 11, 2008

  34. 34Ronald Kessler

    Mar 12, 2008

  35. 35Dana Perino

    Mar 13, 2008

  36. 36Brian Fagan

    Mar 17, 2008

  37. 37Jeffrey Sachs

    Mar 18, 2008

  38. 38Sen. Arlen Specter

    Mar 19, 2008

  39. 39Alex Kingsbury

    Mar 20, 2008

  40. 40Sen. Chuck Hagel

    Mar 31, 2008

  41. 41Simon LeVay

    Apr 1, 2008

  42. 42William Safire

    Apr 2, 2008

  43. 43George Clooney

    Apr 3, 2008

  44. 44Nathan Lane

    Apr 7, 2008

  45. 45Cokie Roberts

    Apr 8, 2008

  46. 46Steve Coll

    Apr 9, 2008

  47. 47Aram Roston

    Apr 10, 2008

  48. 48Judd Apatow

    Apr 14, 2008

  49. 49Jack Goldsmith

    Apr 15, 2008

  50. 50Peter Steinfels

    Apr 16, 2008

  51. 51Uma Thurman

    Apr 17, 2008

  52. 52Sen. Barack Obama

    Apr 21, 2008

  53. 53John Waters

    Apr 22, 2008

    Tonight, cult film director John Waters. Jon begins the show tonight looking at the presidential candidates addressing the audience of the WWE. Next, Jon takes a look at so-called military analysts the media uses, but the Pentagon call message force multipliers in a segment called "The Less You Know". Senior Military Analyst Rob Riggle talks with Jon about the recent Pentagon report about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists. Finally, Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore visit Pennsylvania and talk with some voters.

  54. 54Howard Fineman

    Apr 23, 2008

  55. 55Colin Firth

    Apr 24, 2008

  56. 56Jimmy Carter

    Apr 28, 2008

  57. 57Newt Gingrich

    Apr 29, 2008

  58. 58Robert Schlesinger

    Apr 30, 2008

  59. 59Howard Dean

    May 1, 2008

  60. 60Sen. Harry Reid

    May 5, 2008

  61. 61Fareed Zakaria

    May 6, 2008

  62. 62John McCain

    May 7, 2008

  63. 63David D. Perlmutter

    May 8, 2008

  64. 64Douglas J. Feith

    May 12, 2008

  65. 65Bill Moyers

    May 13, 2008

  66. 66John Harwood

    May 14, 2008

  67. 67Denis Leary

    May 15, 2008

  68. 68Matt Taibbi

    May 27, 2008

  69. 69Fred Burton

    May 28, 2008

  70. 70Richard Clark

    May 29, 2008

  71. 71Scott McClellan

    Jun 2, 2008

  72. 72David Sedaris

    Jun 3, 2008

  73. 73Barbara Walters

    Jun 4, 2008

  74. 74Adam Sandler

    Jun 5, 2008

  75. 75Sen. Jim Webb

    Jun 9, 2008

  76. 76Ralph Reed

    Jun 10, 2008

  77. 77Rick Shenkman

    Jun 11, 2008

  78. 78Richard Engel

    Jun 12, 2008

  79. 79David Iglesis

    Jun 16, 2008

  80. 80Lara Logan

    Jun 17, 2008

  81. 81Steve Carell

    Jun 18, 2008

    Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.

  82. 82Mike Myers

    Jun 19, 2008

    Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.

  83. 83James McAvoy

    Jun 23, 2008

    Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.

  84. 84James Harding

    Jun 24, 2008

    Tonight, the editor from The Times in London, James Harding talks about his new book Alpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global Business.

  85. 85Coldplay

    Jun 25, 2008

    Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.

  86. 86Ted Koppel

    Jun 26, 2008

    Tonight, Ted Koppel talks about his new special about the symbiotic relationship between the U.S. and China on the Discovery Channel called The People's Republic of Capitalism.

  87. 87Andrew Ward

    Jul 14, 2008

    Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.

  88. 88Pierce Brosnan

    Jul 15, 2008

  89. 89Kenneth Pollack

    Jul 16, 2008

  90. 90Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Jul 17, 2008

    Jon breaks out the Dobbs-O-Meter to measure how well the presidential candidates are doing with the Latino community. Kristen Schaal studies the cougar species, and invents her own name for men who date younger women. Maggie Gyllenhaal tells Jon how Batman made her weak in the knees.

  91. 91Richard Bitner

    Jul 21, 2008

    Barack Obama travels to the Middle East with all three major network news anchors tagging along. Rob Riggle, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac and Ed Helms are excited to cover Obama's trip to Baghdad. Wyatt Cenac goes to South Florida to find out which candidate the elderly Jews are voting for, and Richard Bitner explains the risky business of subprime mortgages.

  92. 92Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly

    Jul 22, 2008

    Obama Quest continues as Barack Obama visits his birthplace in Bethlehem. Former high-ranking Bush administration officials refuse to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee, while John Oliver explains we're in a golden age of obstructive politics, and we don't even know it. Lewis Black lists America's insane deals in its End of an Empire Sale, and Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly show off their calves.

  93. 93T.J. English

    Jul 23, 2008

    Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.

  94. 94Geo Beach

    Jul 24, 2008

    Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.

  95. 95Nancy Pelosi

    Jul 28, 2008

    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.

  96. 96Bill Bishop

    Jul 29, 2008

  97. 97Ben Wattenberg

    Jul 30, 2008

  98. 98Brian Williams

    Jul 31, 2008

  99. 99Dennis Hopper

    Aug 4, 2008

  100. 100Seth Rogan

    Aug 5, 2008

  101. 101Sen. Chuck Schumer

    Aug 6, 2008

  102. 102David Gregory

    Aug 7, 2008

  103. 103Ron Suskind

    Aug 11, 2008

  104. 104Sen. Mel Martinez

    Aug 12, 2008

  105. 105Philip Pan

    Aug 13, 2008

  106. 106Ben Stiller

    Aug 14, 2008

  107. 107Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)

    Aug 26, 2008

  108. 108Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)

    Aug 27, 2008

  109. 109Evan Bayh

    Aug 28, 2008

  110. 110Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech

    Aug 29, 2008

  111. 111Brian Williams

    Sep 2, 2008

  112. 112Newt Gingrich

    Sep 3, 2008

  113. 113Mike Huckabee

    Sep 4, 2008

  114. 114Senator McCains Acceptance Speech

    Sep 5, 2008

  115. 115Barton Gellman

    Sep 15, 2008

    Jon Stewart discusses the importance of blinking. Sarah Palin will talk to the press as soon as they stop asking her questions. Jason Jones is the only correspondent in the news team with his own spin-off. Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman discusses his book Angler about Dick Cheney's time as the vice-president.

  116. 116Ricky Gervais

    Sep 16, 2008

    Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.

  117. 117Charlize Theron

    Sep 17, 2008

    Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.

  118. 118Tony Blair

    Sep 18, 2008

  119. 119Bill Clinton

    Sep 23, 2008

    Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.

  120. 120Aaron Eckhart

    Sep 24, 2008

    Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.

  121. 121Bob Schieffer

    Sep 25, 2008

    Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.

  122. 122Hooman Majd

    Sep 29, 2008

    Wyatt Cenac watches the debate with some elderly Jewish residents, and Hooman Majd explains that it's within Iran's rights to have nuclear enrichment of uranium on their own soil.

  123. 123Bill Maher

    Sep 30, 2008

  124. 124Peggy Noonan

    Oct 1, 2008

  125. 125Clint Eastwood

    Oct 2, 2008

  126. 126Tim Robbins

    Oct 6, 2008

  127. 127Sarah Vowell

    Oct 7, 2008

  128. 128Michelle Obama

    Oct 8, 2008

  129. 129Robert De Niro

    Oct 9, 2008

  130. 130Amity Shlaes

    Oct 13, 2008

    Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".

  131. 131Ari Fleischer

    Oct 14, 2008

  132. 132Richard Lewis

    Oct 15, 2008

  133. 133Robert Reich

    Oct 16, 2008

  134. 134Eugene Jarecki

    Oct 20, 2008

  135. 135Christopher Buckley

    Oct 21, 2008

  136. 136Tom Brokaw

    Oct 22, 2008

  137. 137Gov. Jon Corzine

    Oct 23, 2008

    Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.

  138. 138Campbell Brown

    Oct 27, 2008

  139. 139Steve Martin

    Oct 28, 2008

  140. 140Senator Barack Obama

    Oct 29, 2008

  141. 141Bill Kristol

    Oct 30, 2008

    Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.

  142. 142Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Nov 3, 2008

    Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.

  143. 143Indecision 2008: America's Choice

    Nov 4, 2008

    The towering giants of fake news reunite for their hour-long Election Night special, Indecision 2008: America's Choice. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.

  144. 144Chris Wallace

    Nov 5, 2008

    The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.

  145. 145Paul Rudd

    Nov 6, 2008

    With guest Paul Rudd.

  146. 146Thomas Friedman

    Nov 11, 2008

  147. 147T. Boone Pickens

    Nov 12, 2008

    Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.

  148. 148Bill O'Reilly

    Nov 13, 2008

    Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.

  149. 149Sir David Frost.

    Nov 17, 2008

    George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.

  150. 150Denis Leary

    Nov 18, 2008

  151. 151Jon Meacham

    Nov 19, 2008

    Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.

  152. 152Richard Belzer

    Nov 20, 2008

    Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.

  153. 153Anne Hathaway

    Dec 1, 2008

    Three people die in an attempt to get a jump on their holiday shopping. John Oliver explains who is responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Plaxico Burress lets down America's youth by shooting himself in the thigh. MSNBC replaces Fox News as the new administration's mouthpiece, and Anne Hathaway vows to become a train wreck.

  154. 154Calvin Trillin

    Dec 2, 2008

    Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.

  155. 155Arianna Huffington

    Dec 3, 2008

    The new Planned Parenthood gift cards make great holiday presents. George W. Bush winds down his presidency with a Charlie Gibson interview. John Hodgman lets Jon know he's also a lame duck, and Arianna Huffington explains blogging.

  156. 156Ron Howard

    Dec 4, 2008

    Three auto industry CEOs carpool to Washington to ask again for a bailout. Dr. Aasif Mandvi learns there's no cure for liberalism. Ron Howard does a cheesy Richard Nixon impression.

  157. 157Matthew Alexander

    Dec 8, 2008

    Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuts Parliament down. Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi discuss Canada's dependence on Great Britain. Matthew Alexander explains why torture is counterproductive in interrogating terrorists.

  158. 158Mike Huckabee

    Dec 9, 2008

    Rod Blagojevich couldn't have made it any easier for the authorities to arrest him. Many of the nation's newspapers are on the brink of collapse thanks to the Internet. Mike Huckabee says the reason we have so much government is because people don't behave well with each other.

  159. 159Don Rickles

    Dec 10, 2008

    Jason Jones shows some telling footage from his interview with Rod Blagojevich three years ago. Rob Riggle and his uniquely physical interviewing style won't soon be forgotten. Don Rickles gloats over beating Jon at the Emmys.

  160. 160Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Dec 11, 2008

    Hall & Oates perform a song about Alan Colmes and how much he means to all of us. Larry Wilmore says African-Americans support Proposition 8 because marriage is their holiest of holy institutions. Philip Seymour Hoffman shares what he learned about the catholic church while filming "Doubt.

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Series cast

Jon StewartSelf - Guest2772 episodes
Trevor NoahSelf1091 episodes
Jordan KlepperSelf123 episodes
Michael KostaWaffle House Spokesperson122 episodes
Desi LydicSelf - Host112 episodes
Ronny ChiengSelf96 episodes
Craig KilbornSelf57 episodes
Stephen ColbertSelf -Correspondent47 episodes
Josh JohnsonSelf44 episodes
Lewis BlackSelf - Guest Correspondent39 episodes
John OliverSelf - Senior Policy Analyst25 episodes
Jason JonesSelf - Correspondent25 episodes
Grace KuhlenschmidtGordie Howe Bridge Troll25 episodes
Troy Iwata24 episodes
Steve CarellSelf - Correspondent18 episodes
Ed HelmsSelf18 episodes
Aasif MandviSelf - Correspondent18 episodes
Rob CorddrySelf - Guest Correspondent17 episodes

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