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The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Episode 160 : Philip Seymour Hoffman
December. 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.
Episode 159 : Don Rickles
December. 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 158 : Mike Huckabee
December. 09,2008
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 157 : Matthew Alexander
December. 08,2008
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 156 : Ron Howard
December. 04,2008
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 155 : Arianna Huffington
December. 03,2008
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 154 : Calvin Trillin
December. 02,2008
Episode 153 : Anne Hathaway
December. 01,2008
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 152 : Richard Belzer
November. 20,2008
Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.
Episode 151 : Jon Meacham
November. 19,2008
Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.
Episode 150 : Denis Leary
November. 18,2008
Episode 149 : Sir David Frost.
November. 17,2008
George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.
Episode 148 : Bill O'Reilly
November. 13,2008
Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.
Episode 147 : T. Boone Pickens
November. 12,2008
Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.
Episode 146 : Thomas Friedman
November. 11,2008
Episode 145 : Paul Rudd
November. 06,2008
Episode 144 : Chris Wallace
November. 05,2008
Episode 143 : Indecision 2008: America's Choice
November. 04,2008
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 142 : Doris Kearns Goodwin
November. 03,2008
Episode 141 : Bill Kristol
October. 30,2008
Episode 140 : Senator Barack Obama
October. 29,2008
Episode 139 : Steve Martin
October. 28,2008
Episode 138 : Campbell Brown
October. 27,2008
Episode 137 : Gov. Jon Corzine
October. 23,2008
Episode 136 : Tom Brokaw
October. 22,2008
Episode 135 : Christopher Buckley
October. 21,2008
Episode 134 : Eugene Jarecki
October. 20,2008
Episode 133 : Robert Reich
October. 16,2008
Episode 132 : Richard Lewis
October. 15,2008
Episode 131 : Ari Fleischer
October. 14,2008
Episode 130 : Amity Shlaes
October. 13,2008
Episode 129 : Robert De Niro
October. 09,2008
Episode 128 : Michelle Obama
October. 08,2008
Episode 127 : Sarah Vowell
October. 07,2008
Episode 126 : Tim Robbins
October. 06,2008
Episode 125 : Clint Eastwood
October. 02,2008
Episode 124 : Peggy Noonan
October. 01,2008
Episode 123 : Bill Maher
September. 30,2008
Episode 122 : Hooman Majd
September. 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 121 : Bob Schieffer
September. 25,2008
Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.
Episode 120 : Aaron Eckhart
September. 24,2008
Episode 119 : Bill Clinton
September. 23,2008
Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.
Episode 118 : Tony Blair
September. 18,2008
Episode 117 : Charlize Theron
September. 17,2008
Episode 116 : Ricky Gervais
September. 16,2008
Episode 115 : Barton Gellman
September. 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 114 : Senator McCains Acceptance Speech
September. 05,2008
Episode 113 : Mike Huckabee
September. 04,2008
Episode 112 : Newt Gingrich
September. 03,2008
Episode 111 : Brian Williams
September. 02,2008
Episode 110 : Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech
August. 29,2008
Episode 109 : Evan Bayh
August. 28,2008
Episode 108 : Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)
August. 27,2008
Episode 107 : Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)
August. 26,2008
Episode 106 : Ben Stiller
August. 14,2008
Episode 105 : Philip Pan
August. 13,2008
Episode 104 : Sen. Mel Martinez
August. 12,2008
Episode 103 : Ron Suskind
August. 11,2008
Episode 102 : David Gregory
August. 07,2008
Episode 101 : Sen. Chuck Schumer
August. 06,2008
Episode 100 : Seth Rogan
August. 05,2008
Episode 99 : Dennis Hopper
August. 04,2008
Episode 98 : Brian Williams
July. 31,2008
Episode 97 : Ben Wattenberg
July. 30,2008
Episode 96 : Bill Bishop
July. 29,2008
Episode 95 : Nancy Pelosi
July. 28,2008
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.
Episode 94 : Geo Beach
July. 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 93 : T.J. English
July. 23,2008
Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.
Episode 92 : Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly
July. 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 91 : Richard Bitner
July. 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 90 : Maggie Gyllenhaal
July. 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 89 : Kenneth Pollack
July. 16,2008
Episode 88 : Pierce Brosnan
July. 15,2008
Episode 87 : Andrew Ward
July. 14,2008
Episode 86 : Ted Koppel
June. 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 85 : Coldplay
June. 25,2008
Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.
Episode 84 : James Harding
June. 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 83 : James McAvoy
June. 23,2008
Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.
Episode 82 : Mike Myers
June. 19,2008
Episode 81 : Steve Carell
June. 18,2008
Episode 80 : Lara Logan
June. 17,2008
Episode 79 : David Iglesis
June. 16,2008
Episode 78 : Richard Engel
June. 12,2008
Episode 77 : Rick Shenkman
June. 11,2008
Episode 76 : Ralph Reed
June. 10,2008
Episode 75 : Sen. Jim Webb
June. 09,2008
Episode 74 : Adam Sandler
June. 05,2008
Episode 73 : Barbara Walters
June. 04,2008
Episode 72 : David Sedaris
June. 03,2008
Episode 71 : Scott McClellan
June. 02,2008
Episode 70 : Richard Clark
May. 29,2008
Episode 69 : Fred Burton
May. 28,2008
Episode 68 : Matt Taibbi
May. 27,2008
Episode 67 : Denis Leary
May. 15,2008
Episode 66 : John Harwood
May. 14,2008
Episode 65 : Bill Moyers
May. 13,2008
Episode 64 : Douglas J. Feith
May. 12,2008
Episode 63 : David D. Perlmutter
May. 08,2008
Episode 62 : John McCain
May. 07,2008
Episode 61 : Fareed Zakaria
May. 06,2008
Episode 60 : Sen. Harry Reid
May. 05,2008
Episode 59 : Howard Dean
May. 01,2008
Episode 58 : Robert Schlesinger
April. 30,2008
Episode 57 : Newt Gingrich
April. 29,2008
Episode 56 : Jimmy Carter
April. 28,2008
Episode 55 : Colin Firth
April. 24,2008
Episode 54 : Howard Fineman
April. 23,2008
Episode 53 : John Waters
April. 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 52 : Sen. Barack Obama
April. 21,2008
Episode 51 : Uma Thurman
April. 17,2008
Episode 50 : Peter Steinfels
April. 16,2008
Episode 49 : Jack Goldsmith
April. 15,2008
Episode 48 : Judd Apatow
April. 14,2008
Episode 47 : Aram Roston
April. 10,2008
Episode 46 : Steve Coll
April. 09,2008
Episode 45 : Cokie Roberts
April. 08,2008
Episode 44 : Nathan Lane
April. 07,2008
Episode 43 : George Clooney
April. 03,2008
Episode 42 : William Safire
April. 02,2008
Episode 41 : Simon LeVay
April. 01,2008
Episode 40 : Sen. Chuck Hagel
March. 31,2008
Episode 39 : Alex Kingsbury
March. 20,2008
Episode 38 : Sen. Arlen Specter
March. 19,2008
Episode 37 : Jeffrey Sachs
March. 18,2008
Episode 36 : Brian Fagan
March. 17,2008
Episode 35 : Dana Perino
March. 13,2008
Episode 34 : Ronald Kessler
March. 12,2008
Episode 33 : Grover Norquist
March. 11,2008
Episode 32 : Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell
March. 10,2008
Episode 31 : Sen. Tom Daschle
March. 06,2008
Episode 30 : Martin Fletcher
March. 05,2008
Episode 29 : Ralph Nader
March. 04,2008
Episode 28 : Hillary Clinton
March. 03,2008
Episode 27 : Brian Williams
February. 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 26 : Allen Guelzo
February. 27,2008
Episode 25 : Madeleine Albright
February. 26,2008
Episode 24 : Lee Siegel
February. 14,2008
Episode 23 : Mark Siegel
February. 13,2008
Episode 22 : Bill Kristol
February. 12,2008
Episode 21 : Philip Shenon
February. 11,2008
Episode 20 : Laton McCartney
February. 07,2008
Episode 19 : Tom Brokaw
February. 06,2008
Episode 18 : Chris Wallace
February. 05,2008
Episode 17 : Tim Gunn
February. 04,2008
Episode 16 : Karen Tumulty
January. 31,2008
Episode 15 : Peggy Noonan
January. 30,2008
Episode 14 : Doris Kearns Goodwin
January. 29,2008
Episode 13 : Phil Simms
January. 28,2008
Episode 12 : Gerri Willis
January. 24,2008
Episode 11 : P.J. O'Rourke
January. 23,2008
Episode 10 : Jim Wallis
January. 22,2008
Episode 9 : Jon Meacham
January. 21,2008
Episode 8 : Allen Raymond
January. 17,2008
Episode 7 : Jonah Goldberg
January. 16,2008
Episode 6 : Amb. John Bolton
January. 15,2008
Episode 5 : Fareed Zakaria
January. 14,2008
Episode 4 : Lou Dobbs
January. 10,2008
Episode 3 : John Zogby
January. 09,2008
Episode 2 : David Frum
January. 08,2008
Episode 1 : Ronald Seeber
January. 07,2008
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".
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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.
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