The Daily Show
-Season 14
Episodes
1. David Gregory
Jan 5, 2009
Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.
2. Michael Wolff
Jan 6, 2009
Author Michael Wolff.
3. Rachel Maddow
Jan 7, 2009
Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.
4. Dana Perino
Jan 8, 2009
Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.
5. Maxwell Kennedy
Jan 12, 2009
Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.
6. Daniel Craig
Jan 13, 2009
No overview available.
7. Fareed Zakaria
Jan 14, 2009
Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.
8. Bethany McLean
Jan 15, 2009
No overview available.
9. Abderrahim Foukara
Jan 19, 2009
No overview available.
10. Bishop Gene Robinson
Jan 20, 2009
A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.
11. David Sanger
Jan 21, 2009
Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.
12. Liam Neeson
Jan 22, 2009
Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.
13. President Jimmy Carter
Jan 26, 2009
Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.
14. Gwen Ifill
Jan 27, 2009
No overview available.
15. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Jan 28, 2009
No overview available.
16. P.W. Singer
Jan 29, 2009
No overview available.
17. Lawrence Lindsey
Feb 2, 2009The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.
18. Dev Patel
Feb 3, 2009The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.
19. Karen Greenberg
Feb 4, 2009No overview available.
20. Randall Balmer
Feb 5, 2009Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.
21. Walter Isaacson
Feb 9, 2009No overview available.
22. Thomas Ricks
Feb 10, 2009Barack Obama gives thoughtful answers at a press conference. Samantha Bee meets a few robot soldiers, and Thomas Ricks says we'll be in Iraq for a long time.
23. Daniel Sperling
Feb 11, 2009The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.
24. John Sununu
Feb 12, 2009No overview available.
25. Jeff Bezos
Feb 23, 2009
Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.
26. Ricky Gervais
Feb 24, 2009
No overview available.
27. Tom Selleck
Feb 25, 2009
No overview available.
28. Brian Williams
Feb 26, 2009
Fox News reports on a Joe Biden gaffe, and Congressman Rob Bishop opposes the "monkey bite bill." Hillary Clinton discusses poetry in Asia, and Brian Williams doesn't Twitter.
29. Harold Varmus
Mar 2, 2009
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.
30. Sandra Day O'Connor
Mar 3, 2009
No overview available.
31. Joe Nocera
Mar 4, 2009
No overview available.
32. Billy Crudup
Mar 5, 2009
No overview available.
33. Nathaniel Frank
Mar 9, 2009
Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.
34. Craig Mullaney
Mar 10, 2009
West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.
35. Paul Rudd
Mar 11, 2009
Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.
36. Jim Cramer
Mar 12, 2009
Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job reporting the financial market.
37. Gen. Richard B. Myers
Mar 16, 2009
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers talks about his new book 'Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security'.
38. Ian McShane
Mar 17, 2009
Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.
39. Nandan Nilekani
Mar 18, 2009
Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.
40. Bruce Springsteen
Mar 19, 2009
Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.
41. Jack Cafferty
Mar 30, 2009Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.
42. Seth Rogen
Mar 31, 2009Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.
43. Peter Orszag
Apr 1, 2009Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.
44. Tom Zoellner
Apr 2, 2009Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.
45. Michael J. Fox
Apr 6, 2009Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.
46. Jehan Sadat
Apr 7, 2009Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.
47. Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Apr 8, 2009No overview available.
48. William Cohan
Apr 9, 2009Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.
49. Ron Darling
Apr 14, 2009Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling currently works as a color commentator for national baseball coverage on TBS as well as for the Mets on both SNY and WPIX. During his 13-year career, Darling amassed a 136–116 won-loss record, with 13 shutouts. He threw 1,590 strikeouts and had a 3.87 ERA. In 1985, he was picked for the All-Star team. Darling's weak point was control; he finished seasons in the top four in base on balls three times. He was considered one of the better fielding pitchers of the time, and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. Darling had one of the best pickoff moves among right-handers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner. In 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts.
50. Elizabeth Warren
Apr 15, 2009No overview available.
51. Ben Affleck
Apr 16, 2009Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".
52. Reza Aslan
Apr 20, 2009President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is fighting a war of the imagination.
53. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Apr 21, 2009Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.
54. Philip Alcabes
Apr 22, 2009Philip Alcabes is an infectious-disease epidemiologist who talks about his new book 'Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu'.
55. Richard Beeman
Apr 23, 2009Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.
56. Christine Lagarde
Apr 27, 2009France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.
57. Clifford D. May
Apr 28, 2009The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.
58. Doris Kearns Goodwin
Apr 29, 2009Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.
59. Hugh Jackman
Apr 30, 2009Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
60. Denis Leary
May 4, 2009Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.
61. Fareed Zakaria
May 5, 2009Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.
62. George Stephanopoulos
May 6, 2009The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.
63. Ken Salazar
May 7, 2009The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.
64. Frank Partnoy
May 11, 2009Financial commentator and author of "The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals", Frank Partnoy is on the show tonight.
65. Tom Hanks
May 12, 2009Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.
66. Ambassador Husain Haqqani
May 13, 2009Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.
67. Lisa P. Jackson
May 14, 2009EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.
68. Sarah Fisher
May 18, 2009No overview available.
69. Newt Gingrich
May 19, 2009No overview available.
70. Elizabeth Edwards
May 20, 2009Michael Steele says gay marriage is bad for small business, and President Obama sets a national fuel efficiency standard. John Oliver defends England's moat scandal, and Elizabeth Edwards fights for health care.
71. Larry King
May 21, 2009One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.
72. Bob Woodruff
Jun 1, 2009No overview available.
73. P.J. O'Rourke
Jun 2, 2009No overview available.
74. Michael Lewis
Jun 3, 2009No overview available.
75. Will Ferrell
Jun 4, 2009No overview available.
76. Gretchen Peters
Jun 8, 2009No overview available.
77. Peter Schiff
Jun 9, 2009No overview available.
78. Saad Mohseni
Jun 10, 2009No overview available.
79. Katie Couric
Jun 11, 2009No overview available.
80. Ed Helms
Jun 15, 2009No overview available.
81. Tom Folsom
Jun 16, 2009No overview available.
82. Peter Laufer
Jun 17, 2009No overview available.
83. Mike Huckabee
Jun 18, 2009No overview available.
84. Bill Russell
Jun 22, 2009No overview available.
85. Larry David
Jun 23, 2009No overview available.
86. Reza Aslan
Jun 24, 2009No overview available.
87. Cameron Diaz
Jun 25, 2009No overview available.
88. Dr. Oliver Sacks
Jun 29, 2009No overview available.
89. Mike Kim
Jun 30, 2009The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Mike Kim discusses his mission to help North Koreans escape to China.
90. Justin Fox
Jul 1, 2009No overview available.
91. Robert Kenner
Jul 2, 2009Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.
92. Rep. Barney Frank
Jul 13, 2009The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.
93. Peter Mancall
Jul 14, 2009No overview available.
94. Kathleen Sebelius
Jul 15, 2009No overview available.
95. Robert Glennon
Jul 16, 2009No overview available.
96. Brian Williams
Jul 20, 2009No overview available.
97. Steven Chu
Jul 21, 2009Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
98. Kevin Nealon
Jul 22, 2009The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon would never engage in autoerotic asphyxiation.
99. Sally Jenkins
Jul 23, 2009The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.
100. Bill Kristol
Jul 27, 2009No overview available.
101. Spinal Tap
Jul 28, 2009No overview available.
102. John Bolton
Jul 29, 2009No overview available.
103. Judd Apatow
Jul 30, 2009No overview available.
104. Ronald Kessler
Aug 3, 2009No overview available.
105. Rep. Henry Waxman
Aug 4, 2009No overview available.
106. Paul Giamatti
Aug 5, 2009No overview available.
107. Dara Torres
Aug 6, 2009No overview available.
108. Douglas Brinkley
Aug 10, 2009No overview available.
109. Austan Goolsbee
Aug 11, 2009No overview available.
110. Jeff Sharlet
Aug 12, 2009No overview available.
111. Rachel McAdams
Aug 13, 2009No overview available.
112. David Cross
Aug 17, 2009No overview available.
113. Christopher McDougall
Aug 18, 2009No overview available.
114. Tim Gunn
Aug 19, 2009No overview available.
115. Betsy McCaughey
Aug 20, 2009No overview available.
116. LeBron James
Sep 14, 2009No overview available.
117. Matt Damon
Sep 15, 2009
The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.
118. Wed, Sep 16, 2009
Sep 16, 2009
No overview available.
119. Thu, Sep 17, 2009
Sep 17, 2009
No overview available.
120. Tue, Sep 22, 2009
Sep 22, 2009
No overview available.
121. Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Sep 23, 2009
No overview available.
122. Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Sep 24, 2009
No overview available.
123. Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Sep 28, 2009
No overview available.
124. Tue, Sep 29, 2009
Sep 29, 2009
No overview available.
125. Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Sep 30, 2009
No overview available.
126. Thu, Oct 1, 2009
Oct 1, 2009
No overview available.
127. Mon, Oct 5, 2009
Oct 5, 2009
No overview available.
128. Tue, Oct 6, 2009
Oct 6, 2009
No overview available.
129. Wed, Oct 7, 2009
Oct 7, 2009
No overview available.
130. Thu, Oct 8, 2009
Oct 8, 2009
No overview available.
131. Mon, Oct 12, 2009
Oct 12, 2009
No overview available.
132. Tue, Oct 13, 2009
Oct 13, 2009
No overview available.
133. Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Oct 14, 2009
No overview available.
134. Thu, Oct 15, 2009
Oct 15, 2009
No overview available.
135. Mon, Oct 26, 2009
Oct 26, 2009
No overview available.
136. Tue, Oct 27, 2009
Oct 27, 2009
No overview available.
137. Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Oct 28, 2009
No overview available.
138. Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Oct 29, 2009
Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".
139. Mon, Nov 2, 2009
Nov 2, 2009No overview available.
140. Tue, Nov 3, 2009
Nov 3, 2009No overview available.
141. Wed, Nov 4, 2009
Nov 4, 2009No overview available.
142. Thu, Nov 5, 2009
Nov 5, 2009No overview available.
143. Mon, Nov 9, 2009
Nov 9, 2009No overview available.
144. Tue, Nov 10, 2009
Nov 10, 2009No overview available.
145. Wed, Nov 11, 2009
Nov 11, 2009No overview available.
146. Thu, Nov 12, 2009
Nov 12, 2009No overview available.
147. Mon, Nov 16, 2009
Nov 16, 2009No overview available.
148. Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Nov 17, 2009No overview available.
149. Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Nov 18, 2009No overview available.
150. Thu, Nov 19, 2009
Nov 19, 2009No overview available.
151. Mon, Nov 30, 2009
Nov 30, 2009No overview available.
152. Tue, Dec 1, 2009
Dec 1, 2009No overview available.
153. Wed, Dec 2, 2009
Dec 2, 2009No overview available.
154. Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Dec 3, 2009No overview available.
155. Mon, Dec 7, 2009
Dec 7, 2009No overview available.
156. Tue, Dec 8, 2009
Dec 8, 2009No overview available.
157. Wed, Dec 9, 2009
Dec 9, 2009No overview available.
158. Thu, Dec 10, 2009
Dec 10, 2009No overview available.
159. Mon, Dec 14, 2009
Dec 14, 2009No overview available.
160. Tue, Dec 15, 2009
Dec 15, 2009No overview available.
161. Wed, Dec 16, 2009
Dec 16, 2009No overview available.