Episode 1
Ronald 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".
Episode 2
David Frum
Jan 8, 2008
Episode 3
John Zogby
Jan 9, 2008
Episode 4
Lou Dobbs
Jan 10, 2008
Episode 5
Fareed Zakaria
Jan 14, 2008
Episode 6
Amb. John Bolton
Jan 15, 2008
Episode 7
Jonah Goldberg
Jan 16, 2008
Episode 8
Allen Raymond
Jan 17, 2008
Episode 9
Jon Meacham
Jan 21, 2008
Episode 10
Jim Wallis
Jan 22, 2008
Episode 11
P.J. O'Rourke
Jan 23, 2008
Episode 12
Gerri Willis
Jan 24, 2008
Episode 13
Phil Simms
Jan 28, 2008
Episode 14
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Jan 29, 2008
Episode 15
Peggy Noonan
Jan 30, 2008
Episode 16
Karen Tumulty
Jan 31, 2008
Episode 17
Tim Gunn
Feb 4, 2008
Episode 18
Chris Wallace
Feb 5, 2008
Episode 19
Tom Brokaw
Feb 6, 2008
Episode 20
Laton McCartney
Feb 7, 2008
Episode 21
Philip Shenon
Feb 11, 2008
Episode 22
Bill Kristol
Feb 12, 2008
Episode 23
Mark Siegel
Feb 13, 2008
Episode 24
Lee Siegel
Feb 14, 2008
Episode 25
Madeleine Albright
Feb 26, 2008
Episode 26
Allen Guelzo
Feb 27, 2008
Episode 27
Brian 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.
Episode 28
Hillary Clinton
Mar 3, 2008
Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Episode 29
Ralph Nader
Mar 4, 2008
Episode 30
Martin Fletcher
Mar 5, 2008
Episode 31
Sen. Tom Daschle
Mar 6, 2008
Episode 32
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell
Mar 10, 2008
Episode 33
Grover Norquist
Mar 11, 2008
Episode 34
Ronald Kessler
Mar 12, 2008
Episode 35
Dana Perino
Mar 13, 2008
Episode 36
Brian Fagan
Mar 17, 2008
Episode 37
Jeffrey Sachs
Mar 18, 2008
Episode 38
Sen. Arlen Specter
Mar 19, 2008
Episode 39
Alex Kingsbury
Mar 20, 2008
Episode 40
Sen. Chuck Hagel
Mar 31, 2008
Episode 41
Simon LeVay
Apr 1, 2008
Episode 42
William Safire
Apr 2, 2008
Episode 43
George Clooney
Apr 3, 2008
Episode 44
Nathan Lane
Apr 7, 2008
Episode 45
Cokie Roberts
Apr 8, 2008
Episode 46
Steve Coll
Apr 9, 2008
Episode 47
Aram Roston
Apr 10, 2008
Episode 48
Judd Apatow
Apr 14, 2008
Episode 49
Jack Goldsmith
Apr 15, 2008
Episode 50
Peter Steinfels
Apr 16, 2008
Episode 51
Uma Thurman
Apr 17, 2008
Episode 52
Sen. Barack Obama
Apr 21, 2008
Episode 53
John 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.
Episode 54
Howard Fineman
Apr 23, 2008
Episode 55
Colin Firth
Apr 24, 2008
Episode 56
Jimmy Carter
Apr 28, 2008
Episode 57
Newt Gingrich
Apr 29, 2008
Episode 58
Robert Schlesinger
Apr 30, 2008
Episode 59
Howard Dean
May 1, 2008
Episode 60
Sen. Harry Reid
May 5, 2008
Episode 61
Fareed Zakaria
May 6, 2008
Episode 62
John McCain
May 7, 2008
Episode 63
David D. Perlmutter
May 8, 2008
Episode 64
Douglas J. Feith
May 12, 2008
Episode 65
Bill Moyers
May 13, 2008
Episode 66
John Harwood
May 14, 2008
Episode 67
Denis Leary
May 15, 2008
Episode 68
Matt Taibbi
May 27, 2008
Episode 69
Fred Burton
May 28, 2008
Episode 70
Richard Clark
May 29, 2008
Episode 71
Scott McClellan
Jun 2, 2008
Episode 72
David Sedaris
Jun 3, 2008
Episode 73
Barbara Walters
Jun 4, 2008
Episode 74
Adam Sandler
Jun 5, 2008
Episode 75
Sen. Jim Webb
Jun 9, 2008
Episode 76
Ralph Reed
Jun 10, 2008
Episode 77
Rick Shenkman
Jun 11, 2008
Episode 78
Richard Engel
Jun 12, 2008
Episode 79
David Iglesis
Jun 16, 2008
Episode 80
Lara Logan
Jun 17, 2008
Episode 81
Steve Carell
Jun 18, 2008
Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.
Episode 82
Mike Myers
Jun 19, 2008
Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.
Episode 83
James McAvoy
Jun 23, 2008
Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.
Episode 84
James 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.
Episode 85
Coldplay
Jun 25, 2008
Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.
Episode 86
Ted 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.
Episode 87
Andrew Ward
Jul 14, 2008
Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.
Episode 88
Pierce Brosnan
Jul 15, 2008
Episode 89
Kenneth Pollack
Jul 16, 2008
Episode 90
Maggie 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.
Episode 91
Richard 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.
Episode 92
Will 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.
Episode 93
T.J. English
Jul 23, 2008
Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.
Episode 94
Geo 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.
Episode 95
Nancy 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.
Episode 96
Bill Bishop
Jul 29, 2008
Episode 97
Ben Wattenberg
Jul 30, 2008
Episode 98
Brian Williams
Jul 31, 2008
Episode 99
Dennis Hopper
Aug 4, 2008
Episode 100
Seth Rogan
Aug 5, 2008
Episode 101
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug 6, 2008
Episode 102
David Gregory
Aug 7, 2008
Episode 103
Ron Suskind
Aug 11, 2008
Episode 104
Sen. Mel Martinez
Aug 12, 2008
Episode 105
Philip Pan
Aug 13, 2008
Episode 106
Ben Stiller
Aug 14, 2008
Episode 107
Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)
Aug 26, 2008
Episode 108
Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)
Aug 27, 2008
Episode 109
Evan Bayh
Aug 28, 2008
Episode 110
Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech
Aug 29, 2008
Episode 111
Brian Williams
Sep 2, 2008
Episode 112
Newt Gingrich
Sep 3, 2008
Episode 113
Mike Huckabee
Sep 4, 2008
Episode 114
Senator McCains Acceptance Speech
Sep 5, 2008
Episode 115
Barton 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.
Episode 116
Ricky Gervais
Sep 16, 2008
Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.
Episode 117
Charlize Theron
Sep 17, 2008
Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.
Episode 118
Tony Blair
Sep 18, 2008
Episode 119
Bill Clinton
Sep 23, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.
Episode 120
Aaron Eckhart
Sep 24, 2008
Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.
Episode 121
Bob Schieffer
Sep 25, 2008
Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.
Episode 122
Hooman 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.
Episode 123
Bill Maher
Sep 30, 2008
Episode 124
Peggy Noonan
Oct 1, 2008
Episode 125
Clint Eastwood
Oct 2, 2008
Episode 126
Tim Robbins
Oct 6, 2008
Episode 127
Sarah Vowell
Oct 7, 2008
Episode 128
Michelle Obama
Oct 8, 2008
Episode 129
Robert De Niro
Oct 9, 2008
Episode 130
Amity Shlaes
Oct 13, 2008
Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".
Episode 131
Ari Fleischer
Oct 14, 2008
Episode 132
Richard Lewis
Oct 15, 2008
Episode 133
Robert Reich
Oct 16, 2008
Episode 134
Eugene Jarecki
Oct 20, 2008
Episode 135
Christopher Buckley
Oct 21, 2008
Episode 136
Tom Brokaw
Oct 22, 2008
Episode 137
Gov. Jon Corzine
Oct 23, 2008
Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.
Episode 138
Campbell Brown
Oct 27, 2008
Episode 139
Steve Martin
Oct 28, 2008
Episode 140
Senator Barack Obama
Oct 29, 2008
Episode 141
Bill Kristol
Oct 30, 2008
Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.
Episode 142
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Nov 3, 2008
Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.
Episode 143
Indecision 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.
Episode 144
Chris Wallace
Nov 5, 2008
The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.
Episode 145
Paul Rudd
Nov 6, 2008
With guest Paul Rudd.
Episode 146
Thomas Friedman
Nov 11, 2008
Episode 147
T. Boone Pickens
Nov 12, 2008
Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.
Episode 148
Bill O'Reilly
Nov 13, 2008
Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.
Episode 149
Sir David Frost.
Nov 17, 2008
George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.
Episode 150
Denis Leary
Nov 18, 2008
Episode 151
Jon Meacham
Nov 19, 2008
Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.
Episode 152
Richard Belzer
Nov 20, 2008
Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.
Episode 153
Anne 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.
Episode 154
Calvin Trillin
Dec 2, 2008
Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.
Episode 155
Arianna 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.
Episode 156
Ron 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.
Episode 157
Matthew 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.
Episode 158
Mike 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.
Episode 159
Don 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.
Episode 160
Philip 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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