The Daily Show
Season 14
2009 • 161 Episodes
Episodes
1. David Gregory
January 5, 2009
Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.
2. Michael Wolff
January 6, 2009
Author Michael Wolff.
3. Rachel Maddow
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 13, 2009
No overview available.
7. Fareed Zakaria
January 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
January 15, 2009
No overview available.
9. Abderrahim Foukara
January 19, 2009
No overview available.
10. Bishop Gene Robinson
January 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
January 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
January 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
January 26, 2009
Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.
14. Gwen Ifill
January 27, 2009
No overview available.
15. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
January 28, 2009
No overview available.
16. P.W. Singer
January 29, 2009
No overview available.
17. Lawrence Lindsey
February 2, 2009
The 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
February 3, 2009
The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.
19. Karen Greenberg
February 4, 2009
No overview available.
20. Randall Balmer
February 5, 2009
Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.
21. Walter Isaacson
February 9, 2009
No overview available.
22. Thomas Ricks
February 10, 2009
Barack 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
February 11, 2009
The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.
24. John Sununu
February 12, 2009
No overview available.
25. Jeff Bezos
February 23, 2009
Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.
26. Ricky Gervais
February 24, 2009
No overview available.
27. Tom Selleck
February 25, 2009
No overview available.
28. Brian Williams
February 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
March 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
March 3, 2009
No overview available.
31. Joe Nocera
March 4, 2009
No overview available.
32. Billy Crudup
March 5, 2009
No overview available.
33. Nathaniel Frank
March 9, 2009
Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.
34. Craig Mullaney
March 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
March 11, 2009
Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.
36. Jim Cramer
March 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
March 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
March 17, 2009
Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.
39. Nandan Nilekani
March 18, 2009
Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.
40. Bruce Springsteen
March 19, 2009
Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.
41. Jack Cafferty
March 30, 2009
Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.
42. Seth Rogen
March 31, 2009
Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.
43. Peter Orszag
April 1, 2009
Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.
44. Tom Zoellner
April 2, 2009
Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.
45. Michael J. Fox
April 6, 2009
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.
46. Jehan Sadat
April 7, 2009
Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.
47. Rep. Nancy Pelosi
April 8, 2009
No overview available.
48. William Cohan
April 9, 2009
Segments: - - 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
April 14, 2009
Ronald 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
April 15, 2009
No overview available.
51. Ben Affleck
April 16, 2009
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".
52. Reza Aslan
April 20, 2009
President 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
April 21, 2009
Liberia'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
April 22, 2009
Philip 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
April 23, 2009
Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.
56. Christine Lagarde
April 27, 2009
France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.
57. Clifford D. May
April 28, 2009
The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.
58. Doris Kearns Goodwin
April 29, 2009
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.
59. Hugh Jackman
April 30, 2009
Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
60. Denis Leary
May 4, 2009
Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.
61. Fareed Zakaria
May 5, 2009
Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.
62. George Stephanopoulos
May 6, 2009
The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.
63. Ken Salazar
May 7, 2009
The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.
64. Frank Partnoy
May 11, 2009
Financial 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, 2009
Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.
66. Ambassador Husain Haqqani
May 13, 2009
Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.
67. Lisa P. Jackson
May 14, 2009
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.
68. Sarah Fisher
May 18, 2009
No overview available.
69. Newt Gingrich
May 19, 2009
No overview available.
70. Elizabeth Edwards
May 20, 2009
Michael 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, 2009
One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.
72. Bob Woodruff
June 1, 2009
No overview available.
73. P.J. O'Rourke
June 2, 2009
No overview available.
74. Michael Lewis
June 3, 2009
No overview available.
75. Will Ferrell
June 4, 2009
No overview available.
76. Gretchen Peters
June 8, 2009
No overview available.
77. Peter Schiff
June 9, 2009
No overview available.
78. Saad Mohseni
June 10, 2009
No overview available.
79. Katie Couric
June 11, 2009
No overview available.
80. Ed Helms
June 15, 2009
No overview available.
81. Tom Folsom
June 16, 2009
No overview available.
82. Peter Laufer
June 17, 2009
No overview available.
83. Mike Huckabee
June 18, 2009
No overview available.
84. Bill Russell
June 22, 2009
No overview available.
85. Larry David
June 23, 2009
No overview available.
86. Reza Aslan
June 24, 2009
No overview available.
87. Cameron Diaz
June 25, 2009
No overview available.
88. Dr. Oliver Sacks
June 29, 2009
No overview available.
89. Mike Kim
June 30, 2009
The 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
July 1, 2009
No overview available.
91. Robert Kenner
July 2, 2009
Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.
92. Rep. Barney Frank
July 13, 2009
The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.
93. Peter Mancall
July 14, 2009
No overview available.
94. Kathleen Sebelius
July 15, 2009
No overview available.
95. Robert Glennon
July 16, 2009
No overview available.
96. Brian Williams
July 20, 2009
No overview available.
97. Steven Chu
July 21, 2009
Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
98. Kevin Nealon
July 22, 2009
The 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
July 23, 2009
The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.
100. Bill Kristol
July 27, 2009
No overview available.
101. Spinal Tap
July 28, 2009
No overview available.
102. John Bolton
July 29, 2009
No overview available.
103. Judd Apatow
July 30, 2009
No overview available.
104. Ronald Kessler
August 3, 2009
No overview available.
105. Rep. Henry Waxman
August 4, 2009
No overview available.
106. Paul Giamatti
August 5, 2009
No overview available.
107. Dara Torres
August 6, 2009
No overview available.
108. Douglas Brinkley
August 10, 2009
No overview available.
109. Austan Goolsbee
August 11, 2009
No overview available.
110. Jeff Sharlet
August 12, 2009
No overview available.
111. Rachel McAdams
August 13, 2009
No overview available.
112. David Cross
August 17, 2009
No overview available.
113. Christopher McDougall
August 18, 2009
No overview available.
114. Tim Gunn
August 19, 2009
No overview available.
115. Betsy McCaughey
August 20, 2009
No overview available.
116. LeBron James
September 14, 2009
No overview available.
117. Matt Damon
September 15, 2009
The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.
118. Wed, Sep 16, 2009
September 16, 2009
No overview available.
119. Thu, Sep 17, 2009
September 17, 2009
No overview available.
120. Tue, Sep 22, 2009
September 22, 2009
No overview available.
121. Wed, Sep 23, 2009
September 23, 2009
No overview available.
122. Thu, Sep 24, 2009
September 24, 2009
No overview available.
123. Mon, Sep 28, 2009
September 28, 2009
No overview available.
124. Tue, Sep 29, 2009
September 29, 2009
No overview available.
125. Wed, Sep 30, 2009
September 30, 2009
No overview available.
126. Thu, Oct 1, 2009
October 1, 2009
No overview available.
127. Mon, Oct 5, 2009
October 5, 2009
No overview available.
128. Tue, Oct 6, 2009
October 6, 2009
No overview available.
129. Wed, Oct 7, 2009
October 7, 2009
No overview available.
130. Thu, Oct 8, 2009
October 8, 2009
No overview available.
131. Mon, Oct 12, 2009
October 12, 2009
No overview available.
132. Tue, Oct 13, 2009
October 13, 2009
No overview available.
133. Wed, Oct 14, 2009
October 14, 2009
No overview available.
134. Thu, Oct 15, 2009
October 15, 2009
No overview available.
135. Mon, Oct 26, 2009
October 26, 2009
No overview available.
136. Tue, Oct 27, 2009
October 27, 2009
No overview available.
137. Wed, Oct 28, 2009
October 28, 2009
No overview available.
138. Thu, Oct 29, 2009
October 29, 2009
Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".
139. Mon, Nov 2, 2009
November 2, 2009
No overview available.
140. Tue, Nov 3, 2009
November 3, 2009
No overview available.
141. Wed, Nov 4, 2009
November 4, 2009
No overview available.
142. Thu, Nov 5, 2009
November 5, 2009
No overview available.
143. Mon, Nov 9, 2009
November 9, 2009
No overview available.
144. Tue, Nov 10, 2009
November 10, 2009
No overview available.
145. Wed, Nov 11, 2009
November 11, 2009
No overview available.
146. Thu, Nov 12, 2009
November 12, 2009
No overview available.
147. Mon, Nov 16, 2009
November 16, 2009
No overview available.
148. Tue, Nov 17, 2009
November 17, 2009
No overview available.
149. Wed, Nov 18, 2009
November 18, 2009
No overview available.
150. Thu, Nov 19, 2009
November 19, 2009
No overview available.
151. Mon, Nov 30, 2009
November 30, 2009
No overview available.
152. Tue, Dec 1, 2009
December 1, 2009
No overview available.
153. Wed, Dec 2, 2009
December 2, 2009
No overview available.
154. Thu, Dec 3, 2009
December 3, 2009
No overview available.
155. Mon, Dec 7, 2009
December 7, 2009
No overview available.
156. Tue, Dec 8, 2009
December 8, 2009
No overview available.
157. Wed, Dec 9, 2009
December 9, 2009
No overview available.
158. Thu, Dec 10, 2009
December 10, 2009
No overview available.
159. Mon, Dec 14, 2009
December 14, 2009
No overview available.
160. Tue, Dec 15, 2009
December 15, 2009
No overview available.
161. Wed, Dec 16, 2009
December 16, 2009
No overview available.