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The Daily Show - S18 - E30
Mitt Romney joins President Obama for a private White House meeting, John Hodgman threatens to secede, and Calvin Trillin recounts the presidential race in verse.
The Daily Show: Season 18 - 80 Episode s
18x1 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
October 1, 2012
The Obama and Romney camps aim low at the debates, the White House responds to violence in Libya, and Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses time travel and his book, "Total Recall".
18x2 - Liam Neeson
October 2, 2012
A Pennsylvania judge rules against the state's voter ID law, John Oliver asks Herman Cain to save America from foreign debt, and Liam Neeson talks kicking ass in "Taken 2".
18x3 - Rand Paul
October 3, 2012
An explosive Obama video resurfaces, Stephen Colbert plays the part of Bill O'Reilly, and Rand Paul shares libertarian anecdotes from his book, "Government Bullies".
18x4 - Bill O'Reilly
October 4, 2012
Mitt Romney's lies win the first debate, Barack Obama breaks Chris Matthews, Al Gore ponders elevation sickness, and Bill O'Reilly discusses "Killing Kennedy".
18x5 - Pete Townshend
October 8, 2012
Slightly lower unemployment numbers spark conservative conspiracy theories, Sesame Street comes under fire, and Pete Townshend discusses his memoir, "Who I Am".
18x6 - Ben Affleck
October 9, 2012
Mitt Romney presents his vague deficit reduction plan, Jessica Williams interviews black Mormons in Utah, and Ben Affleck rescues hostages in "Argo".
18x7 - Magic Johnson
October 10, 2012
President Obama slams Mitt Romney over Big Bird comments, Jason Jones explains the polling of polls, and Magic Johnson reveals the secret to his rivalry with Larry Bird.
18x8 - Paul Thomas Anderson
October 11, 2012
Down-ticket congressional races intensify, John Oliver reports on a fast-growing sector of the US economy, and Paul Thomas Anderson talks writing and directing "The Master".
18x9 - J. K. Rowling
October 15, 2012
Joe Biden debates Paul Ryan, Martha Raddatz draws praise as debate moderator, and author J.K. Rowling discusses writing a novel without magic or Harry Potter.
18x10 - Eugene Jarecki
October 16, 2012
Paul Ryan visits a homeless shelter in Ohio, Herman Cain touches on American exceptionalism, and Eugene Jarecki discusses the war on drugs and "The House I Live In".
18x11 - Nate Silver
October 17, 2012
Barack Obama shows up for the second presidential debate, John Oliver recruits a focus group, and Nate Silver shares his book, "The Signal and the Noise".
18x12 - Barack Obama
October 18, 2012
Samantha Bee explains why women voters are turned off by the debates, and President Obama weighs in on the election, Libya and Joe Biden's swimwear.
18x13 - D.L. Hughley
October 22, 2012
The conservative media exploits an Obama sound bite, Jessica Williams and Samantha Bee follow the President's last campaign, and DL Hughley explains "The Endangered List".
18x14 - Gerard Butler
October 23, 2012
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama debate foreign policy, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi share closing election arguments, and Gerard Butler talks surfing in "Chasing Mavericks".
18x15 - Dakota Meyer
October 24, 2012
Donald Trump challenges President Obama, military veterans fight the civilian economy, and war hero Dakota Meyer describes a dark day in Afghanistan.
18x16 - Nancy Pelosi
October 25, 2012
Both parties pick winners and losers, an Indiana Senate candidate stirs up controversy, and Nancy Pelosi shares her take on the 2012 presidential election.
18x17 - Jon Ronson
October 31, 2012
Hurricane Sandy reveals government competence, John Oliver and Jason Jones run eighth grade political campaigns, and Jon Ronson shares examples of investigative satire.
18x18 - Bob Woodruff
November 1, 2012
Ohio suffers a storm of political ads, Jason Jones and John Oliver raise student council election funds, and Bob Woodruff promotes the "Stand Up For Heroes" fundraiser.
18x19 - Martha Raddatz
November 5, 2012
The presidential campaigns wind down, John Oliver and Jason Jones coach young politicians, and Martha Raddatz shares the secret to her debate moderating authority.
18x20 - Democalypse 2012: Election Night - This Ends Now
November 6, 2012
Election night wraps up, the Best F#@king News Team Ever reports future election results, and Samantha Bee interviews undecided voters.
18x21 - Nate Silver
November 7, 2012
Barack Obama defeats Mitt Romney, Karl Rove refuses to admit defeat, Fox News plays the blame game, and Nate Silver explains his forecasting methodology.
18x22 - Katie Dellamaggiore & Pobo Efekoro
November 8, 2012
Colorado legalizes marijuana, John Oliver offers a unique interpretation of the election, and Katie Dellamaggiore and Pobo Efekoro talk "Brooklyn Castle".
18x23 - Mike Huckabee
November 12, 2012
New York cleans up after Hurricane Sandy, General Petraeus resigns as head of the CIA, and Mike Huckabee calls for a more inclusive GOP.
18x24 - Jason Sudeikis
November 13, 2012
White House petitioners threaten secession, the Petraeus scandal widens with a second implicated general, and Jason Sudeikis channels Joe Biden and Mitt Romney.
18x25 - Jon Meacham
November 14, 2012
The GOP does well among married women, the BBC confronts a decades-long child sex scandal, and Jon Meacham talks "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power".
18x26 - Andrew Napolitano
November 15, 2012
Mitt Romney accuses President Obama of bribery, Al Madrigal investigates Arizona's legislative landscape, and Andrew Napolitano waxes Constitutional.
18x27 - David Nasaw
November 26, 2012
Israel and Hamas call a ceasefire, God works in mysterious ways, and David Nasaw discusses "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy".
18x28 - Warren Buffett & Carol Loomis
November 27, 2012
Wal-Mart employees surrender their front row Black Friday seats, several parties receive blame for the Twinkie's death, and Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis talk tax fairness.
18x29 - Neil Young
November 28, 2012
John McCain and Lindsey Graham attack Susan Rice, Marcia Fudge attacks their attack, Jason Jones examines political consulting, and Neil Young brings vinyl sound to digital.
18x30 - Calvin Trillin
November 29, 2012
Mitt Romney joins President Obama for a private White House meeting, John Hodgman threatens to secede, and Calvin Trillin recounts the presidential race in verse.
18x31 - Denis Leary
December 3, 2012
Fox News continues fighting the war on Christmas, Congress debates the filibuster, and Denis Leary spreads holiday cheer in his book, "Merry F**kin' Christmas".
18x32 - R.A. Dickey
December 4, 2012
The left and right debate fiscal cliff resolutions, House Republicans pass on diversity, and Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey describes the brotherhood of the knuckleball.
18x33 - Alan Simpson
December 5, 2012
Senate Republicans oppose the UN's disability rights treaty, Al Madrigal investigates pot-smoking seniors, and Alan Simpson untangles the fiscal cliff.
18x34 - Chris Christie
December 6, 2012
Kate Middleton battles morning sickness, Samantha Bee predicts the royal child's future, and Chris Christie shares details of his hug with Bruce Springsteen.
18x35 - Bishop Gene Robinson
December 10, 2012
Sports commentator Bob Costas switches subjects, Mitch McConnell's plan backfires, and Gene Robinson talks being the first openly gay bishop in Christendom.
18x36 - Laura Linney
December 11, 2012
Michigan and Indiana wage economic warfare, Silvio Berlusconi serenades the Italian electorate, and Laura Linney discusses "Hyde Park on Hudson".
18x37 - Cory Booker
December 12, 2012
Atheists assault Christmas, North Korea's Kim Jong-un averts Armageddon, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker touts his city's economic resurgence.
18x38 - Kristen Stewart
December 13, 2012
California's Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act face legal hurdles, Wyatt Cenac completes one last investigation, and Kristen Stewart dances in "On the Road".
18x39 - Anne Hathaway
January 7, 2013
America temporarily avoids the Fiscal Cliff, House Republicans vote against a Hurricane Sandy relief package, and Anne Hathaway divulges the ending to "Les Miserables".
18x40 - Gen. Stanley McChrystal
January 8, 2013
America debates gun control, Wayne LaPierre calls for a lunatic database, and retired General Stanley McChrystal discusses his memoir, "My Share of the Task".
18x41 - Jeff Bridges
January 9, 2013
Former AIG CEO Hank Greenberg sues America, Al Madrigal reports on Detroit's Canadian problem, and Jeff Bridges talks "The Dude and the Zen Master".
18x42 - Josh Brolin
January 10, 2013
The government considers minting a trillion dollar coin, Al Gore sells Current TV to Al Jazeera, and Josh Brolin discusses his handsome role in "Gangster Squad".
18x43 - Roger Waters
January 14, 2013
Paul Krugman teaches brand awareness, Jessica Williams parses President Obama's personal diversity, John Oliver investigates investigations, and Roger Waters battles the flu.
18x44 - Bob Schieffer
January 15, 2013
Lance Armstrong opens up to Oprah, Clarence Thomas speaks for the first time in seven years, and Bob Schieffer prepares for his 13th presidential inauguration.
18x45 - Jessica Chastain
January 16, 2013
The White House and the NRA debate gun control measures, House Republicans vote against Hurricane Sandy relief, and Jessica Chastain talks "Zero Dark Thirty".
18x46 - Lena Dunham
January 17, 2013
President Obama addresses gun control, the White House rebuffs a petition to build a Death Star, and Lena Dunham is a Golden Globes newbie.
18x47 - Sonia Sotomayor
January 21, 2013
President Obama is sworn in for a second term, the Best F#@king News Team Ever experiments with inauguration hairstyles, and Sonia Sotomayor talks "My Beloved World".
18x48 - Jennifer Lopez
January 22, 2013
President Obama is sworn in for his second presidential term, Beyonce "sings" the National Anthem, and Jennifer Lopez discusses her new action film, "Parker".
18x49 - Missy Cummings
January 23, 2013
Paul Ryan reviews President Obama's inaugural speech, Israel is no friend to Benjamin Netanyahu, and Missy Cummings shares the many applications of drones.
18x50 - Christopher Walken
January 24, 2013
House Republicans press Hillary Clinton on Benghazi intelligence, China's smog problem helps America's self-esteem, and Christopher Walken talks "Stand Up Guys".
18x51 - Bob Costas
January 28, 2013
Women gain access to front-line combat, North Korea promises to "settle accounts" with the United States, and Bob Costas discusses the American cultures of guns and football.
18x52 - Melissa McCarthy
January 29, 2013
Would-be right-wing homesteaders envision a perfect society, homosexuality comes to the Boy Scouts and the NFL, and Melissa McCarthy blames Jason Bateman for "Identity Thief".
18x53 - Al Gore
January 30, 2013
Republicans reach out to Latino voters, and Al Gore talks climate, democracy, and his book, "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change".
18x54 - Jason Bateman
January 31, 2013
The Senate investigates a range of gun control measures, President Obama makes a controversial skeet-shooting remark, and Jason Bateman discusses "Identity Thief".
18x55 - Michelle Rhee
February 4, 2013
The Super Bowl suffers a power failure, Chinese hackers infiltrate the New York Times, and education reformer Michelle Rhee discusses her book, "Radical".
18x56 - Ray Kelly
February 5, 2013
Republicans explore alternative methods of voter outreach, Facebook frustrates Germany, and Ray Kelly talks gun control and large sodas.
18x57 - Ed Whitacre
February 6, 2013
The Obama administration is questioned over its legal basis for drone strikes, the British government addresses gay marriage, and Ed Whitacre discusses GM's revival.
18x58 - Neil Barofsky
February 7, 2013
The White House opens up about drones, the United States Postal Service changes its work schedule, and Neil Barofsky talks banks and bailouts.
18x59 - George Stephanopoulos
February 11, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI steps down, Harvard fails to produce the best cheaters, and George Stephanopoulos talks State of the Union addresses past and future.
18x60 - Mike Piazza
February 12, 2013
North Korea goes miniature, Lewis Black looks to the real gun control experts, and Mike Piazza talks baseball, steroids, and his book, "Long Shot".
18x61 - Fawzia Koofi
February 13, 2013
President Obama updates America on the State of the Union, Marco Rubio takes a water break, and Fawzia Koofi discusses her book, "The Favored Daughter".
18x62 - Susan E. Rice
February 14, 2013
CNN owns the cruise ship story, John Oliver meets with the secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and Susan Rice shares her side of the Benghazi story.
18x63 - Alison Brie
February 19, 2013
Great Britain questions the quality of its fast food, a meteor explosion over Russia fails to resonate, and Alison Brie talks "Community," "Mad Men," and Springsteen.
18x64 - Helaine Olen
February 20, 2013
Republicans revenge themselves on Chuck Hagel, Mississippi ratifies the 13th Amendment, and Helaine Olen discusses her book, "Pound Foolish".
18x65 - Steven Brill
February 21, 2013
The White House vows greater transparency, Jessica Williams joins up with Texas secessionists, and Steven Brill discusses his health care industry investigation.
18x66 - Donnie Wahlberg
February 25, 2013
Mississippi's Dick Molpus is vindicated, Samantha Bee prepares for post-sequester America, and Donnie Wahlberg straddles the police communities of Boston and New York.
18x67 - Lori Silverbush & Kristi Jacobson
February 26, 2013
Dov Hikind addresses the blackface controversy, Robert Gibbs acknowledges the drone program, and Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson discuss hunger and "A Place at the Table".
18x68 - R.J. Cutler
February 27, 2013
Wall Street enjoys a boom, Italy wanders into a religious and political power vacuum, and R.J. Cutler describes "The World According to Dick Cheney".
18x69 - Rachel Maddow
February 28, 2013
Bob Woodward runs afoul of the White House, Jason Jones battles maple syrup addiction, and Rachel Maddow decodes the Supreme Court.
18x70 - Paul Rudd
March 4, 2013
Congress punishes itself by not punishing itself, Dennis Rodman reaches out to Kim Jong-un, and Paul Rudd discusses his life on the Supreme Court.
18x71 - Sandra Day O'Connor
March 5, 2013
The Supreme Court reconsiders the Voting Rights Act, and Sandra Day O'Connor discusses her life on the bench and her book, "Out of Order".
18x72 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson
March 6, 2013
Rand Paul filibusters for real, Al Madrigal questions Puerto Rico's desire for statehood, and Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the Russian meteor event.
18x73 - Tom Coughlin
March 7, 2013
Biological imperatives end Rand Paul's filibuster, potential papal successors gather in Rome, and Tom Coughlin discusses his book, "Earn the Right to Win".
18x74 - Peter Dinklage
March 25, 2013
Barack Obama brokers Middle Eastern peace, Al Madrigal investigates a lesser-known form of gun violence, and "Game of Thrones"' Peter Dinklage coins a phrase.
18x75 - Michael Moss
March 26, 2013
Republicans reboot, Larry Wilmore offers the GOP minority outreach advice, and "Salt Sugar Fat" author Michael Moss shares processed food industry secrets.
18x76 - Eva Mendes
March 27, 2013
Government doesn't work for returning veterans, the Supreme Court weighs in on same-sex marriage, and Eva Mendes talks "The Place Beyond the Pines".
18x77 - Denise Kiernan
March 28, 2013
The Supreme Court hears gay marriage arguments, Rupert Murdoch looks to expand his reach in LA, and Denise Kiernan investigates the women of the Manhattan Project.
18x78 - Mary Roach
April 1, 2013
Egypt suffers democratic growing pains, John Oliver investigates violence against guns, and Mary Roach demystifies the digestive process.
18x79 - Jonathan Sperber
April 2, 2013
Kim Jong-un fails to take the hint, Pope Francis I makes his mark, and author Jonathan Sperber delves into the personal life of Karl Marx.
18x80 - Sheryl Sandberg
April 3, 2013
Congress anonymously supports genetically modified food, Republicans look to re-rebrand, and Sheryl Sandberg offers suggestions to close the gender gap.
The Daily Show: All seasons
S0: Specials
97 Episode s
S1: Season 1
6 Episode s
S2: Season 2
16 Episode s
S3: Season 3
33 Episode s
S4: Season 4
159 Episode s
S5: Season 5
166 Episode s
S6: Season 6
158 Episode s
S7: Season 7
160 Episode s
S8: Season 8
161 Episode s
S9: Season 9
161 Episode s
S10: Season 10
159 Episode s
S11: Season 11
161 Episode s
S12: Season 12
138 Episode s
S13: Season 13
160 Episode s
S14: Season 14
161 Episode s
S15: Season 15
161 Episode s
S16: Season 16
124 Episode s
S17: Season 17
157 Episode s
S18: Season 18
158 Episode s
S19: Season 19
159 Episode s
S20: Season 20
142 Episode s
S21: Season 21
161 Episode s
S22: Season 22
163 Episode s
S23: Season 23
157 Episode s
S24: Season 24
158 Episode s
S25: Season 25
160 Episode s
S26: Season 26
116 Episode s
S27: Season 27
140 Episode s
S28: Season 28
138 Episode s
S29: Season 29
2 Episode s
S29: Season 29
138 Episode s
S30: Season 30
41 Episode s
S30: Season 30
3 Episode s