The Daily Show
TV-14
8.3
1996
Comedy
, News
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Episode 161 : Mike Huckabee
December. 16,2010
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Episode 160 : Paul Rudd
December. 15,2010
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Episode 159 : Ricky Gervais
December. 14,2010
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Episode 158 : Gordon Brown
December. 13,2010
John Oliver and Olivia Munn sell riot souvenirs, and Gordon Brown discusses the financial crisis.
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Episode 157 : Edmund Morris
December. 09,2010
Author Edmund Morris discusses Teddy Roosevelt.
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Episode 156 : Michelle Williams
December. 08,2010
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Episode 155 : Seth Green
December. 07,2010
Creator, "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Special" The actor and director talks about his latest Star Wars parody.
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Episode 154 : Gen. Hugh Shelton
December. 06,2010
In this complete, unedited interview, Hugh Shelton discusses Julian Assange's threat to national security and expresses his concerns over the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell.
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Episode 153 : Stacey Schiff
December. 02,2010
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Episode 152 : Sting
December. 01,2010
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Episode 151 : Susan Casey
November. 30,2010
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Episode 150 : Judah Friedlander
November. 29,2010
The actor and comedian discusses the most important book in karate history, which he just wrote.
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Episode 149 : Philip K. Howard
November. 18,2010
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Episode 148 : Jay-Z
November. 17,2010
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Episode 147 : Bethany McLean
November. 16,2010
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Episode 146 : Marion Jones
November. 15,2010
The former Olympic track star talks about finding a road to redemption after her career-ending performance enhancing drug conviction.
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Episode 145 : Rosario Dawson
November. 11,2010
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Episode 144 : Mick Foley
November. 10,2010
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Episode 143 : Harrison Ford
November. 09,2010
Harrison Ford: Actor, "Morning Glory" The acclaimed movie star returns to the show to talk about his latest film.
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Episode 142 : Gov. Rick Perry
November. 08,2010
Rick Perry: Author, "Fed Up!" The Texas governor discusses his new book about the failure of Washington to serve the people.
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Episode 141 : David Sedaris
November. 04,2010
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Episode 140 : Chris Wallace
November. 03,2010
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Episode 139 : Michael Beschloss
November. 02,2010
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Episode 138 : Zach Galifianakis
November. 01,2010
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Episode 137 : Washington Recap
October. 28,2010
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Episode 136 : President Barack Obama
October. 27,2010
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Episode 135 : Sen. Ted Kaufman
October. 26,2010
The former Joe Biden staffer talks about his brief term in the Senate and what will happen to the Democrats after November 2.
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Episode 134 : Austan Goolsbee
October. 25,2010
Chariman, President's Council of Economic Adviser. The economist and former journalist discusses the administration's plan for restoring the economy.
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Episode 133 : David Rakoff
October. 14,2010
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Episode 132 : Condoleezza Rice
October. 13,2010
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Episode 131 : Rep. Eric Cantor
October. 12,2010
The House minority whip discusses his book promoting the new generation of Republican leaders.
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Episode 130 : Johnny Knoxville
October. 11,2010
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Episode 129 : Naomi Watts
October. 07,2010
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Episode 128 : Philip Dray
October. 06,2010
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Episode 127 : Bruce Willis
October. 05,2010
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Episode 126 : Sam Harris
October. 04,2010
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Episode 125 : Justin Timberlake
September. 30,2010
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Episode 124 : Linda Polman
September. 29,2010
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Episode 123 : Arianna Huffington
September. 28,2010
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Episode 122 : Bill O'Reilly
September. 27,2010
Stephen Colbert ruins Congress, and Bill O'Reilly refuses to attend the Rally to Restore Sanity.
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Episode 121 : His Majesty King Abdullah II
September. 23,2010
Republicans unveil their new ideas, and King Abdullah II of Jordan hopes for Middle East peace.
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Episode 120 : Edward Norton
September. 22,2010
The Senate fails to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," and Edward Norton thinks Robert De Niro is weird.
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Episode 119 : Sigourney Weaver
September. 21,2010
President Obama meets his kryptonite, and Sigourney Weaver remembers her high school years.
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Episode 118 : Jimmy Carter
September. 20,2010
The 39th President of the United States returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new book.
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Episode 117 : Bill Clinton
September. 16,2010
Jon announces the Rally to Restore Sanity, and Bill Clinton contributes to the economic stimulus.
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Episode 116 : Jon Hamm
September. 15,2010
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Episode 115 : Tony Blair
September. 14,2010
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Episode 114 : Ben Affleck
September. 13,2010
The actor and director returns to the show to talk about his latest project.
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Episode 113 : Meghan McCain
September. 09,2010
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Episode 112 : Gov. Tim Kaine
September. 08,2010
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Episode 111 : Tim Gunn
September. 07,2010
The "Project Runway" co-host discusses his new book about how to "make it work" in your career, relationships and life.
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Episode 110 : Mayor Michael Bloomberg
August. 26,2010
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Episode 109 : Drew Barrymore
August. 25,2010
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Episode 108 : Brian Williams
August. 24,2010
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Episode 107 : Rod Blagojevich
August. 23,2010
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Episode 106 : Jennifer Aniston
August. 19,2010
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Episode 105 : Edward Kohn
August. 18,2010
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Episode 104 : Dick Armey
August. 17,2010
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Episode 103 : Emma Thompson
August. 16,2010
The Academy Award-winning actor talks about her latest movie tonight on the show.
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Episode 102 : Arcade Fire
August. 12,2010
The band Arcade Fire plays a song from their new album "The Suburbs".
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Episode 101 : Laura Linney
August. 11,2010
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Episode 100 : Jason Bateman
August. 10,2010
The star of "Arrested Development" and "Extract" returns to the show to talk about his new movie with Jennifer Aniston and Jeff Goldblum.
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Episode 99 : Akbar Ahmed
August. 05,2010
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Episode 98 : Bruce Henderson
August. 04,2010
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Episode 97 : Will Ferrell
August. 03,2010
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Episode 96 : Mary Roach
August. 02,2010
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Episode 95 : Liev Schreiber
July. 29,2010
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Episode 94 : Robert O'Connell
July. 28,2010
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Episode 93 : Fareed Zakaria
July. 27,2010
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Episode 92 : William Rosen
July. 26,2010
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Episode 91 : Marilynne Robinson
July. 08,2010
Prize winning novelist Marilynne Robinson talks about her new book "Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self".
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Episode 90 : Daniel Okrent
July. 07,2010
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Episode 89 : Julianne Moore
July. 06,2010
Actress Julianne Moore talks about technology, acting and crying on cue.
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Episode 88 : Denis Leary
July. 05,2010
Actor and comedian Denis Leary talks about the new season of Rescue Me.
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Episode 87 : Jere Van Dyk
July. 01,2010
Journalist and author Jere Van Dyk talks about his new book "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban".
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Episode 86 : Landon Donovan, Bob Bradley
June. 30,2010
From the U.S. soccer team, Landon Donovan and manager Bob Bradley.
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Episode 85 : Helen Mirren
June. 29,2010
The Academy Award-winning actor discusses her latest film about Nevada's first legal brothel.
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Episode 84 : David Axelrod
June. 28,2010
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Episode 83 : Adam Sandler, Chris Rock
June. 24,2010
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Episode 82 : Dr. Connie Mariano
June. 23,2010
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Episode 81 : Cameron Diaz
June. 22,2010
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Episode 80 : Josh Fox
June. 21,2010
The writer and filmmaker discusses his latest documentary about the environmental and social impact of the largest natural gas drilling boom in history.
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Episode 79 : Fred Thompson
June. 17,2010
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Episode 78 : Louis C.K.
June. 16,2010
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Episode 77 : James Tabor
June. 15,2010
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Episode 76 : Betty White
June. 14,2010
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Episode 75 : Gov. Tim Pawlenty
June. 10,2010
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Episode 74 : Spencer Wells
June. 09,2010
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Episode 73 : Christopher Hitchens
June. 08,2010
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Episode 72 : John C. Reilly
June. 07,2010
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Episode 71 : Jonah Hill
June. 03,2010
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Episode 70 : Morgan Freeman
June. 02,2010
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Episode 69 : Arthur Brooks
June. 01,2010
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Episode 68 : Ian Bremmer
May. 13,2010
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Episode 67 : Michael Patrick King
May. 12,2010
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Episode 66 : Sebastian Junger
May. 11,2010
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Episode 65 : Jack Rakove
May. 10,2010
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Episode 64 : Mario Batali
May. 06,2010
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Episode 63 : Jon Meacham
May. 05,2010
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Episode 62 : Rosalynn Carter
May. 04,2010
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Episode 61 : Jonathan Eig
May. 03,2010
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Episode 60 : Michael Caine
April. 29,2010
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Episode 59 : Ken Blackwell
April. 28,2010
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Episode 58 : Richard Whittle
April. 27,2010
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Episode 57 : Lisa P. Jackson
April. 26,2010
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Episode 56 : Zoe Saldana
April. 22,2010
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Episode 55 : Fred Pearce
April. 21,2010
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Episode 54 : John O'Hara
April. 20,2010
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Episode 53 : Rep. John Dingell
April. 19,2010
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Episode 52 : Tracy Morgan
April. 15,2010
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Episode 51 : Richard R. Burt
April. 14,2010
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Episode 50 : Rachel Maddow
April. 13,2010
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Episode 49 : Bryan Cranston
April. 12,2010
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Episode 48 : David Remnick
April. 08,2010
Obama signs a treaty to limit nuclear arms, and David Remnick discusses Obama's ambition.
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Episode 47 : Steve Carell
April. 07,2010
Michael Steele plays the race card, and Jon doesn't remember Steve Carell.
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Episode 46 : Capt. Richard Phillips
April. 06,2010
Tiger Woods returns to golf, and Richard Phillips describes his capture by Somali pirates.
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Episode 45 : Reza Aslan
April. 05,2010
Insurance companies look for a way to deny kids, and Reza Aslan questions the war in Afghanistan.
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Episode 44 : Liz Claman
April. 01,2010
CNN hires Erick Erickson, and Liz Claman compares Wall Street to a casino.
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Episode 43 : Roxana Saberi
March. 31,2010
A C-SPAN host takes a racist phone call, and Roxana Saberi describes her ordeal in an Iranian prison.
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Episode 42 : Robin Williams
March. 30,2010
Sarah Palin tries to save John McCain, and Robin Williams discusses his new cow valve.
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Episode 41 : Ben Stiller
March. 29,2010
Jason Jones proves how racist basketball has become, and Ben Stiller invites Jon over for Seder.
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Episode 40 : Gary Locke
March. 18,2010
Jon warns America about progressivism, and Gary Locke discusses the census form.
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Episode 39 : Snoop Dogg
March. 17,2010
The Texas school board votes against Oscar Romero, and Snoop Dogg discusses his GPS voice.
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Episode 38 : Jude Law
March. 16,2010
Chris Dodd introduces his own financial reform bill, and Jude Law discusses health care.
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Episode 37 : Michael Lewis
March. 15,2010
Aasif Mandvi dresses up as Captain Moneybags, and Michael Lewis discusses subprime mortgages.
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Episode 36 : Eamon Javers
March. 11,2010
Obama campaigns for health care reform, and Eamon Javers exposes the world of corporate espionage.
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Episode 35 : Jerry Seinfeld
March. 10,2010
Eric Massa disappoints Glenn Beck, and Jerry Seinfeld sees the humor in marriage.
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Episode 34 : Marc Thiessen
March. 09,2010
Conservative lawyers attack Liz Cheney, and Marc Thiessen discusses the rights of enemy combatants.
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Episode 33 : Harry Markopolos
March. 08,2010
John Oliver thanks everyone for the Iraq invasion, and Harry Markopolos discusses Wall Street fraud.
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Episode 32 : Scott Patterson
March. 04,2010
Jon tries Chat Roulette, and Scott Patterson describes the quants controlling Wall Street.
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Episode 31 : Lynne Olson
March. 03,2010
Sarah Palin does stand-up comedy, and Lynne Olson looks at the start of the Anglo-American alliance.
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Episode 30 : Robert Pattinson
March. 02,2010
Samantha Bee tries to find Jonah Falcon a job, and Robert Pattinson worries about over-saturation.
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Episode 29 : Neil DeGrasse Tyson
March. 01,2010
Rick Sanchez covers the tsunami threat, and Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses life on other planets.
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Episode 28 : Rep. James Clyburn
February. 25,2010
John Oliver covers the bipartisan summit after-party, and James Clyburn recalls his healthy lunch.
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Episode 27 : Tracy Morgan
February. 24,2010
John Hodgman tries to fix the Winter Olympics, and Tracy Morgan dreams of opening Chickendales.
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Episode 26 : Jeff Garlin
February. 23,2010
Wyatt Cenac looks into Bank of America's hidden fees, and Jeff Garlin discusses his food addiction.
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Episode 25 : Ricky Gervais
February. 22,2010
CPAC holds its conservative Woodstock, and Ricky Gervais ridicules Karl Pilkington.
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Episode 24 : Lee Daniels
February. 11,2010
Iran launches pets into space, and Lee Daniels believes in the intelligence of the American audience.
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Episode 23 : Willie Mays
February. 10,2010
Geraldo Rivera defends Haiti's children-takers, and Willie Mays buys soul food with steak money.
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Episode 22 : Newt Gingrich
February. 09,2010
Richard Shelby releases nominees, and Newt Gingrich discusses the radical Obama administration.
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Episode 21 : Jenny Sanford
February. 08,2010
Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jenny Sanford misses the inmates at the governor's mansion.
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Episode 20 : Rep. Anthony Weiner
February. 04,2010
Rachel Maddow eviscerates everyone, and Anthony Weiner fights for health care reform.
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Episode 19 : Atul Gawande
February. 03,2010
Sam Bee learns how hard it is to be a man, and Atul Gawande hopes to save lives with a checklist.
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Episode 18 : Brian Williams
February. 02,2010
Jason Jones speeds in his Camry, and Brian Williams remembers his prom night with Jon.
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Episode 17 : Austan Goolsbee
February. 01,2010
Obama joins his political rivals for lunch, and Austan Goolsbee tries to avoid Great Depression Land.
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Episode 16 : Doris Kearns Goodwin
January. 28,2010
Wyatt Cenac forgets he's black, and Doris Kearns Goodwin dares the Republicans to filibuster.
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Episode 15 : Ethan Watters
January. 27,2010
The ACORN pimp is arrested, and Ethan Watters discusses America's impact on mental health.
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Episode 14 : Elizabeth Warren
January. 26,2010
Wall Street responds to President Obama's threat, and Jon wants to make out with Elizabeth Warren.
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Episode 13 : Bill Gates
January. 25,2010
John Oliver celebrates a huge victory for corporations, and Bill Gates starts Twittering.
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Episode 12 : Julie Andrews
January. 21,2010
Keith Olbermann resorts to name-calling, and Julie Andrews talks about her new movie, "Tooth Fairy.
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Episode 11 : Wed, Jan 20, 2010
January. 20,2010
Scott Brown becomes the new president-elect, and Jim Wallis wants to take greed out of Wall Street.
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Episode 10 : Colin Firth
January. 19,2010
Larry Wilmore reviews Obama's first year, and Colin Firth recalls floating naked in a fish tank.
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Episode 9 : David M. Walker
January. 18,2010
Wyatt Cenac waits for Harry Reid's apology, and David Walker hopes to reform America's spending.
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Episode 8 : Thu, Jan 14, 2010
January. 14,2010
Glenn Beck reads Sarah Palin a journal entry, and Tom Brokaw talks about his new documentary.
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Episode 7 : Ringo Starr & the Ben Harper Band
January. 13,2010
Sarah Palin joins Fox News, and Ringo Starr performs with Ben Harper and Relentless7.
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Episode 6 : Paul Ingrassia
January. 12,2010
Wall Street hands out big bonuses, and Paul Ingrassia talks about the auto industry bailout.
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Episode 5 : John Yoo
January. 11,2010
John Oliver explains the rules of terrorball, and John Yoo discusses the legal limits of torture.
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Episode 4 : Maggie Gyllenhaal
January. 07,2010
President Obama breaks a promise, and Maggie Gyllenhaal watches scary cartoons with her daughter.
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Episode 3 : Admn. Mike Mullen
January. 06,2010
Obama finally responds to the Christmas terror plot, and Mike Mullen praises the U.S. military.
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Episode 2 : George Lucas
January. 05,2010
John Oliver searches for the best time in American history, and George Lucas talks about his book.
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Season 29
Following the departure of host Trevor Noah at the end of 2022, a series of guest hosts from both within and outside "The Daily Show's" correspondents roster filled the program's anchor chair throughout 2023, each sitting in for a one-week assignment. On January 24, 2024, it was announced that Jon Stewart would return to the show he had hosted from 1999 to 2015. This time around, in addition to serving as an executive producer, Stewart will host Monday episodes through at least the end of the 2024 U.S. election cycle.
From Tuesdays through Thursdays, members of "The Best F#@king News Team" will rotate hosting duties.
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