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