The Daily Show

Season 13

160 episodes 31 seasons

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The Daily Show Season 13 released on January 7, 2008.

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S13E01 Aired January 07, 2008

Ronald Seeber

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".

S13E02 Aired January 08, 2008

David Frum

S13E03 Aired January 09, 2008

John Zogby

S13E04 Aired January 10, 2008

Lou Dobbs

S13E05 Aired January 14, 2008

Fareed Zakaria

S13E06 Aired January 15, 2008

Amb. John Bolton

S13E07 Aired January 16, 2008

Jonah Goldberg

S13E08 Aired January 17, 2008

Allen Raymond

S13E09 Aired January 21, 2008

Jon Meacham

S13E10 Aired January 22, 2008

Jim Wallis

S13E11 Aired January 23, 2008

P.J. O'Rourke

S13E12 Aired January 24, 2008

Gerri Willis

S13E13 Aired January 28, 2008

Phil Simms

S13E14 Aired January 29, 2008

Doris Kearns Goodwin

S13E15 Aired January 30, 2008

Peggy Noonan

S13E16 Aired January 31, 2008

Karen Tumulty

S13E17 Aired February 04, 2008

Tim Gunn

S13E18 Aired February 05, 2008

Chris Wallace

S13E19 Aired February 06, 2008

Tom Brokaw

S13E20 Aired February 07, 2008

Laton McCartney

S13E21 Aired February 11, 2008

Philip Shenon

S13E22 Aired February 12, 2008

Bill Kristol

S13E23 Aired February 13, 2008

Mark Siegel

S13E24 Aired February 14, 2008

Lee Siegel

S13E25 Aired February 26, 2008

Madeleine Albright

S13E26 Aired February 27, 2008

Allen Guelzo

S13E27 Aired February 28, 2008

Brian Williams

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.

S13E28 Aired March 03, 2008

Hillary Clinton

Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

S13E29 Aired March 04, 2008

Ralph Nader

S13E30 Aired March 05, 2008

Martin Fletcher

S13E31 Aired March 06, 2008

Sen. Tom Daschle

S13E32 Aired March 10, 2008

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell

S13E33 Aired March 11, 2008

Grover Norquist

S13E34 Aired March 12, 2008

Ronald Kessler

S13E35 Aired March 13, 2008

Dana Perino

S13E36 Aired March 17, 2008

Brian Fagan

S13E37 Aired March 18, 2008

Jeffrey Sachs

S13E38 Aired March 19, 2008

Sen. Arlen Specter

S13E39 Aired March 20, 2008

Alex Kingsbury

S13E40 Aired March 31, 2008

Sen. Chuck Hagel

S13E41 Aired April 01, 2008

Simon LeVay

S13E42 Aired April 02, 2008

William Safire

S13E43 Aired April 03, 2008

George Clooney

S13E44 Aired April 07, 2008

Nathan Lane

S13E45 Aired April 08, 2008

Cokie Roberts

S13E46 Aired April 09, 2008

Steve Coll

S13E47 Aired April 10, 2008

Aram Roston

S13E48 Aired April 14, 2008

Judd Apatow

S13E49 Aired April 15, 2008

Jack Goldsmith

S13E50 Aired April 16, 2008

Peter Steinfels

S13E51 Aired April 17, 2008

Uma Thurman

S13E52 Aired April 21, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama

S13E53 Aired April 22, 2008

John Waters

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.

S13E54 Aired April 23, 2008

Howard Fineman

S13E55 Aired April 24, 2008

Colin Firth

S13E56 Aired April 28, 2008

Jimmy Carter

S13E57 Aired April 29, 2008

Newt Gingrich

S13E58 Aired April 30, 2008

Robert Schlesinger

S13E59 Aired May 01, 2008

Howard Dean

S13E60 Aired May 05, 2008

Sen. Harry Reid

S13E61 Aired May 06, 2008

Fareed Zakaria

S13E62 Aired May 07, 2008

John McCain

S13E63 Aired May 08, 2008

David D. Perlmutter

S13E64 Aired May 12, 2008

Douglas J. Feith

S13E65 Aired May 13, 2008

Bill Moyers

S13E66 Aired May 14, 2008

John Harwood

S13E67 Aired May 15, 2008

Denis Leary

S13E68 Aired May 27, 2008

Matt Taibbi

S13E69 Aired May 28, 2008

Fred Burton

S13E70 Aired May 29, 2008

Richard Clark

S13E71 Aired June 02, 2008

Scott McClellan

S13E72 Aired June 03, 2008

David Sedaris

S13E73 Aired June 04, 2008

Barbara Walters

S13E74 Aired June 05, 2008

Adam Sandler

S13E75 Aired June 09, 2008

Sen. Jim Webb

S13E76 Aired June 10, 2008

Ralph Reed

S13E77 Aired June 11, 2008

Rick Shenkman

S13E78 Aired June 12, 2008

Richard Engel

S13E79 Aired June 16, 2008

David Iglesis

S13E80 Aired June 17, 2008

Lara Logan

S13E81 Aired June 18, 2008

Steve Carell

Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.

S13E82 Aired June 19, 2008

Mike Myers

Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.

S13E83 Aired June 23, 2008

James McAvoy

Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.

S13E84 Aired June 24, 2008

James Harding

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.

S13E85 Aired June 25, 2008

Coldplay

Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.

S13E86 Aired June 26, 2008

Ted Koppel

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.

S13E87 Aired July 14, 2008

Andrew Ward

Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.

S13E88 Aired July 15, 2008

Pierce Brosnan

S13E89 Aired July 16, 2008

Kenneth Pollack

S13E90 Aired July 17, 2008

Maggie Gyllenhaal

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.

S13E91 Aired July 21, 2008

Richard Bitner

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.

S13E92 Aired July 22, 2008

Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly

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.

S13E93 Aired July 23, 2008

T.J. English

Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.

S13E94 Aired July 24, 2008

Geo Beach

Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.

S13E95 Aired July 28, 2008

Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.

S13E96 Aired July 29, 2008

Bill Bishop

S13E97 Aired July 30, 2008

Ben Wattenberg

S13E98 Aired July 31, 2008

Brian Williams

S13E99 Aired August 04, 2008

Dennis Hopper

S13E100 Aired August 05, 2008

Seth Rogan

S13E101 Aired August 06, 2008

Sen. Chuck Schumer

S13E102 Aired August 07, 2008

David Gregory

S13E103 Aired August 11, 2008

Ron Suskind

S13E104 Aired August 12, 2008

Sen. Mel Martinez

S13E105 Aired August 13, 2008

Philip Pan

S13E106 Aired August 14, 2008

Ben Stiller

S13E107 Aired August 26, 2008

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)

S13E108 Aired August 27, 2008

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)

S13E109 Aired August 28, 2008

Evan Bayh

S13E110 Aired August 29, 2008

Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech

S13E111 Aired September 02, 2008

Brian Williams

S13E112 Aired September 03, 2008

Newt Gingrich

S13E113 Aired September 04, 2008

Mike Huckabee

S13E114 Aired September 05, 2008

Senator McCains Acceptance Speech

S13E115 Aired September 15, 2008

Barton Gellman

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.

S13E116 Aired September 16, 2008

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.

S13E117 Aired September 17, 2008

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.

S13E118 Aired September 18, 2008

Tony Blair

S13E119 Aired September 23, 2008

Bill Clinton

Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.

S13E120 Aired September 24, 2008

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.

S13E121 Aired September 25, 2008

Bob Schieffer

Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.

S13E122 Aired September 29, 2008

Hooman Majd

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.

S13E123 Aired September 30, 2008

Bill Maher

S13E124 Aired October 01, 2008

Peggy Noonan

S13E125 Aired October 02, 2008

Clint Eastwood

S13E126 Aired October 06, 2008

Tim Robbins

S13E127 Aired October 07, 2008

Sarah Vowell

S13E128 Aired October 08, 2008

Michelle Obama

S13E129 Aired October 09, 2008

Robert De Niro

S13E130 Aired October 13, 2008

Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".

S13E131 Aired October 14, 2008

Ari Fleischer

S13E132 Aired October 15, 2008

Richard Lewis

S13E133 Aired October 16, 2008

Robert Reich

S13E134 Aired October 20, 2008

Eugene Jarecki

S13E135 Aired October 21, 2008

Christopher Buckley

S13E136 Aired October 22, 2008

Tom Brokaw

S13E137 Aired October 23, 2008

Gov. Jon Corzine

Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.

S13E138 Aired October 27, 2008

Campbell Brown

S13E139 Aired October 28, 2008

Steve Martin

S13E140 Aired October 29, 2008

Senator Barack Obama

S13E141 Aired October 30, 2008

Bill Kristol

Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.

S13E142 Aired November 03, 2008

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.

S13E143 Aired November 04, 2008

Indecision 2008: America's Choice

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.

S13E144 Aired November 05, 2008

Chris Wallace

The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.

S13E145 Aired November 06, 2008

Paul Rudd

With guest Paul Rudd.

S13E146 Aired November 11, 2008

Thomas Friedman

S13E147 Aired November 12, 2008

T. Boone Pickens

Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.

S13E148 Aired November 13, 2008

Bill O'Reilly

Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.

S13E149 Aired November 17, 2008

Sir David Frost.

George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.

S13E150 Aired November 18, 2008

Denis Leary

S13E151 Aired November 19, 2008

Jon Meacham

Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.

S13E152 Aired November 20, 2008

Richard Belzer

Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.

S13E153 Aired December 01, 2008

Anne Hathaway

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.

S13E154 Aired December 02, 2008

Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.

S13E155 Aired December 03, 2008

Arianna Huffington

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.

S13E156 Aired December 04, 2008

Ron Howard

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.

S13E157 Aired December 08, 2008

Matthew Alexander

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.

S13E158 Aired December 09, 2008

Mike Huckabee

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.

S13E159 Aired December 10, 2008

Don Rickles

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.

S13E160 Aired December 11, 2008

Philip Seymour Hoffman

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.