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The Daily Show - S19 - E47
Justin Bieber bothers his neighbors, Congress threatens to nuke a nuclear deal with Iran, and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses his memoir, "Duty".
The Daily Show: Season 19 - 97 Episode s
19x1 - Bill O'Reilly
September 30, 2013
Republicans threaten to shutter the government if their Obamacare demands go unmet, and Bill O'Reilly talks Syria and "Killing Jesus".
19x2 - David Mitchell
October 1, 2013
Fox News weathers the government shutdown, Jason Jones surveys Obamacare supporters and opponents, and David Mitchell discusses "The Reason I Jump".
19x3 - Sandra Bullock
October 2, 2013
Congressional Republicans show signs of shutdown remorse, Lewis Black sets his sights on Barilla Pasta, and Sandra Bullock talks zero-gravity projectile vomit.
19x4 - Kerry Washington
October 3, 2013
Fox News investigates the liberal shutdown, Smokey the Bear gets furloughed, Sam Bee interviews a rebellious Republican, and Kerry Washington discusses "Scandal".
19x5 - Kathleen Sebelius
October 7, 2013
Obamacare commences, Democratic incompetence battles Republican nihilism, and Kathleen Sebelius clarifies the finer points of the Affordable Care Act.
19x6 - Malala Yousafzai
October 8, 2013
Republicans deny responsibility for the shutdown and Malala Yousafzai talks fighting the Taliban.
19x7 - Michael Fassbender
October 9, 2013
Moderate Republicans remain in hiding and Michael Fassbender plays a really bad guy.
19x8 - Brian Jay Jones
October 10, 2013
A Medicaid expansion encounters Republican turbulence and Brian Jay Jones talks Jim Henson.
19x9 - Alan Greenspan
October 21, 2013
The government's health care technology sputters and Alan Greenspan reconsiders Wall Street.
19x10 - Malcolm Gladwell
October 22, 2013
Mainstream Republicans battle the Tea Party and Malcolm Gladwell discusses "David and Goliath".
19x11 - Charles Krauthammer
October 23, 2013
JP Morgan Chase reaches a settlement with the government and Charles Krauthammer talks health care.
19x12 - Chiwetel Ejiofor
October 24, 2013
Europe takes exception to America's attentions and Chiwetel Ejiofor turns out to be British.
19x13 - Nick Offerman
October 28, 2013
Congress rides to HealthCare.gov's rescue, and Nick Offerman discusses "Paddle Your Own Canoe".
19x14 - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
October 29, 2013
CNN asks the question that really matters and Debbie Wasserman Schultz champions Obamacare.
19x15 - Diane Ravitch
October 30, 2013
The NSA goes on the defensive and Diane Ravitch offers solutions to public school woes.
19x16 - Mark Fainaru-Wada
October 31, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius takes the rap for HealthCare.gov and Mark Fainaru-Wada talks "League of Denial".
19x17 - Bob Woodruff
November 4, 2013
Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford learns crack is wack, and Bob Woodruff raises money for vets.
19x18 - John Goodman
November 5, 2013
Toronto enables Rob Ford and John Goodman works with Garry Trudeau in "Alpha House".
19x19 - Monique Brinson Demery
November 6, 2013
Indecision 2013 concludes and Monique Brinson Demery talks "Finding the Dragon Lady".
19x20 - Patrick Stewart
November 7, 2013
A Second Rob Ford video emerges, NFL players defend Richie Incognito, Rand Paul is accused of plagiarism, and Patrick Stewart sheds light on his lobster costume.
19x21 - Doris Kearns Goodwin
November 11, 2013
"60 Minutes" acknowledges errors in its Benghazi report, Jason Jones motivates voters in Colorado, and Doris Kearns Goodwin talks "The Bully Pulpit".
19x22 - Joe Scarborough
November 12, 2013
John Kerry nearly pulls off a landmark nuclear deal with Iran, Fox News meshes medical opinion and talking points, and Joe Scarborough diagnoses Republican extremism.
19x23 - Key & Peele
November 13, 2013
The media struggles to identify racism, New York and Chicago share a not-so-polite disagreement, and Key and Peele detail their comedy beginnings.
19x24 - Geoffrey Rush
November 14, 2013
President Obama takes responsibility for the ACA's failings, Rob Ford appears before the Toronto city council, and Geoffrey Rush promotes "The Book Thief".
19x25 - Elizabeth Olsen
November 18, 2013
Obamacare suffers in comparison to Hurricane Katrina, Liz Cheney assumes her father's mantle, and Elizabeth Olsen shows how not to be a Hollywood mess.
19x26 - Bill Cosby
November 19, 2013
Toronto strips Rob Ford of his mayoral powers, Qatar constructs the country's largest steel vagina, and Bill Cosby talks "Far From Finished".
19x27 - Tom Brokaw
November 20, 2013
Peace is declared in the pizza war between New York and Chicago, a Republican legislator enjoys hip hop and cocaine, and Tom Brokaw remembers the day JFK was killed.
19x28 - Jennifer Lawrence
November 21, 2013
The Senate actually does something, Jessica Williams offers Black Friday shopping tips, and Jennifer Lawrence promotes "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire".
19x29 - Ian McKellen
December 2, 2013
The Obama administration fixes HealthCare.gov, Black Friday shoppers turn violent, Christian B&B owners reject a gay couple, and Ian McKellen discusses "The Hobbit".
19x30 - Jared Leto
December 3, 2013
Sarah Palin fights back in the war on Christmas, the RNC marks the end of racism in America, and Jared Leto returns to acting after a six-year hiatus.
19x31 - Jehane Noujaim
December 4, 2013
Corporations differ from people after all, Samantha Bee sheds light on shady, legal business practices, and Jehane Noujaim talks "The Square".
19x32 - Jorge Ramos
December 5, 2013
Fast food workers go on strike, John Hodgman warns of deranged millionaire flight from New York City, and Jorge Ramos predicts a Latino president.
19x33 - Husain Haqqani
December 9, 2013
The N.S.A. wiretaps the World of Warcraft, world leaders pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, and Husain Haqqani untangles Pakistani-U.S. relations.
19x34 - Amy Adams
December 10, 2013
Congress outdoes itself, Jason Jones embraces the art of gerrymandering, President Obama shakes hands with Raul Castro, and Amy Adams dishes on "American Hustle".
19x35 - Reza Aslan
December 11, 2013
Congress whips up a bipartisan budget agreement, Jason Jones refuses to abandon the budget battle, and Reza Aslan addresses the Iranian nuclear agreement.
19x36 - Evangeline Lilly
December 12, 2013
Fox News confirms Santa Claus's whiteness, Lewis Black finds the future underwhelming, and Evangeline Lilly discusses "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug".
19x37 - Haifaa al-Mansour
December 16, 2013
Megyn Kelly clears up the white Santa misunderstanding, the media again spotlights a dangerous new trend, and Haifaa Al Mansour discusses the making of "Wadjda".
19x38 - Erik Prince
December 17, 2013
John Boehner and Paul Ryan face conservative backlash over the budget deal, "The Hunger Games" gets real, and Erik Prince shares details from his book, "Civilian Warriors".
19x39 - Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, David Koechner & Paul Rudd
December 18, 2013
Former E.P.A. official John Beale finally tells the truth, IKEA spies on its employees, and the stars of "Anchorman 2" cause a ruckus.
19x40 - Jonah Hill
December 19, 2013
The Queen gets angry, John Oliver says goodbye to the Daily Show, and "The Wolf of Wall Street" star Jonah Hill shares his deep admiration for Martin Scorsese.
19x41 - Oscar Isaac
January 6, 2014
Harsh winter conditions disprove global warming, the White House takes on the nuns, and "Inside Llewyn Davis" star Oscar Isaac remembers his punk rock roots.
19x42 - Steve Coogan
January 7, 2014
Colorado opens for recreational weed business, beer advertisers earn America's trust with snow bikini parties, and Steve Coogan discusses "Philomena".
19x43 - Richard Cordray
January 8, 2014
Chris Christie gets jammed by traffic, Aasif Mandvi learns about "brosurance", and Richard Cordray discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
19x44 - Scarlett Johansson
January 9, 2014
Long-term unemployment benefits lapse, Chris Christie addresses his role in the "Bridgegate" scandal, and Scarlett Johansson talks post-modern dating in "Her".
19x45 - Roger Ross Williams
January 13, 2014
A chemical spill leaves thousands without water in West Virginia, Bill de Blasio shames New York pizza, and Roger Ross Williams discusses "God Loves Uganda".
19x46 - Tim Gunn
January 14, 2014
New evidence emerges in Chris Christie's bridge scandal, Brit Hume decries America's feminization, The Fox Five is a love story, and Tim Gunn hosts "Under the Gunn".
19x47 - Robert Gates
January 15, 2014
Justin Bieber bothers his neighbors, Congress threatens to nuke a nuclear deal with Iran, and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses his memoir, "Duty".
19x48 - Steven Brill
January 16, 2014
Women breach the glass ceiling, Utah and Oklahoma grapple with marriage equality, and Steven Brill weighs in on unreasonably high health care costs.
19x49 - Marilynne Roach
January 20, 2014
President Obama imposes self-enforced guidelines on secret government surveillance, bacon shortages haunt the Super Bowl, and Marilynne Roach explains the Salem witch trials.
19x50 - Theresa Payton
January 21, 2014
The 2014 Sochi Homophobic Olympics heats up, Jason Jones deals with untreated PTSD symptoms, and Theresa Payton talks "Privacy in the Age of Big Data."
19x51 - Hari Sreenivasan
January 22, 2014
Bob McDonnell fails to heed his own financial advice, the Christie administration runs afoul of Hoboken's mayor, and Hari Sreenivasan discusses the art of real news.
19x52 - Anjan Sundaram
January 23, 2014
A Syrian peace conference erupts in a word war, the world's billionaires descend on Davos to fight income inequality, and Anjan Sundaram explains "Stringer."
19x53 - Jeff Garlin
January 27, 2014
Andrew Cuomo offends Sean Hannity, Justin Bieber supplants real news, Ted Cruz knows who's to blame for the government shutdown, and Jeff Garlin talks "The Goldbergs."
19x54 - Louis C.K.
January 28, 2014
President Obama updates America on the State of the Union, Sam Bee investigates minimum wage protests, and Louis C.K. reveals details of his film, "Tomorrow Night".
19x55 - Johnny Knoxville
January 29, 2014
President Obama offends sensitive Republican souls by abandoning bipartisanship in his State of the Union, and Johnny Knoxville talks "Bad Grandpa."
19x56 - Nancy Pelosi
January 30, 2014
Atlanta shuts down following a massive two-inch blizzard, Justin Bieber and Rob Ford keep Canada in the news, and Nancy Pelosi talks government inefficiencies.
19x57 - Bill de Blasio
February 3, 2014
The Best F#@king News Team Ever surveys New York's winter snowscape, Chris Christie employs high school tactics, and Bill de Blasio addresses the pizza controversy.
19x58 - Elizabeth Banks
February 4, 2014
Bill O'Reilly interviews President Obama before the Super Bowl, China's lunar rover says goodbye, and Elizabeth Banks talks "The Lego Movie."
19x59 - George Clooney
February 5, 2014
Al Qaeda fights an insurgency within its insurgency, Jason Jones investigates conservative Super PAC spending in Iowa, and George Clooney talks "The Monuments Men."
19x60 - Robyn Doolittle
February 6, 2014
Fox News trumpets the CBO report's imaginary condemnation of Obamacare, Coca-Cola upsets American America, and Robyn Doolittle reveals the real Rob Ford.
19x61 - Ty Burrell
February 10, 2014
Jason Jones kicks off the Sochi Olympics in Moscow, an NFL prospect comes out as gay, and "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" star Ty Burrell reflects on working with Stephen Colbert.
19x62 - Elizabeth Kolbert
February 11, 2014
The Daily Show fills in for Bob Costas at the Olympics, Francois Hollande breaches state dinner etiquette, and Elizabeth Kolbert discusses "The Sixth Extinction."
19x63 - Joel Kinnaman
February 12, 2014
Jason Jones takes the pulse of gay Russia, Democrats prove they're not immune to political corruption, and Joel Kinnaman talks "RoboCop."
19x64 - Kevin Spacey
February 18, 2014
Another Florida man stands his ground against an unarmed black teenager, Republicans fight capitalism, and Kevin Spacey reveals the politics behind "House of Cards."
19x65 - David O. Russell
February 19, 2014
The Obama administration gets philosophical on drone policy, Jason Jones discovers an unlikely conservative wonderland, and David O. Russell talks "American Hustle."
19x66 - Ronan Farrow
February 20, 2014
Kansas Child-Hitting Law, Missouri Creationism Law, Food Recalls at Subway, Kraft and Hot Pockets, Ronan Farrow, "Ronan Farrow Daily"
19x67 - Hooman Majd
February 24, 2014
The Sochi Games come to a close, Jason Jones discovers an important Russian adage, Larry Wilmore defends Lincoln, and Hooman Majd talks about life in Iran.
19x68 - Michio Kaku
February 25, 2014
Ukrainians depose President Viktor Yanukovych, Mexican police apprehend a notorious drug lord, and physicist Michio Kaku talks "The Future of the Mind."
19x69 - Liam Neeson
February 26, 2014
Arizona preemptively fends off the gay agenda, Chuck Hagel announces cuts to American military spending, and Liam Neeson explains his beef with Bill de Blasio.
19x70 - Kevin Roose
February 27, 2014
The corruption of financial institutions is revealed, Al Madrigal explains some problems with Medicaid expansion, and Kevin Roose reflects on morose young Wall Street bankers.
19x71 - Seth MacFarlane
March 3, 2014
Russian forces threaten to storm Ukranian bases, Jordan Klepper reports from Crimea, and Seth MacFarlane novelizes "A Million Ways to Die in the West."
19x72 - Jim DeMint
March 4, 2014
Fox News fixates on food stamps, Jessica Williams discovers racism in surprising places, and Jim DeMint discusses "Falling in Love with America Again."
19x73 - Rachel Maddow
March 5, 2014
Senate shamefully rejects a veteran benefits bill, Hamid Karzai criticizes American presence in Afghanistan, and Rachel Maddow revisits the Iraq War in "Why We Did It."
19x74 - Kimberly Marten
March 6, 2014
Vladimir Putin embraces his own geopolitical propaganda, Aasif Mandvi discovers third world health care in America, and Kimberly Marten discusses the growing Crimean crisis.
19x75 - Paul Taylor
March 10, 2014
Conservatives search for a presidential hopeful at CPAC, Pope Francis' papacy turns one, and Paul Taylor discusses millennials in his book "The Next America."
19x76 - Andrew Napolitano
March 11, 2014
America scrutinizes Vladimir Putin closely as Russia exerts control in Crimea, and Andrew Napolitano gives a lengthy defense of his views on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
19x77 - Jason Bateman
March 12, 2014
Jordan Klepper denies CIA interference in the Senate's torture investigation, Samantha Bee discovers Medicare covers penis pumps, and Jason Bateman learns Yiddish.
19x78 - Anita Hill
March 13, 2014
Fox News gives some math lessons on welfare spending, Mitch McConnell's campaign gives rise to the game #McConnelling, and Anita Hill is the subject of a new documentary.
19x79 - Arianna Huffington
March 24, 2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears mysteriously, Surgeon General nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy faces opposition, and Arianna Huffington redefines success in "Thrive."
19x80 - Amy Yates Wuelfing & Gibby Haynes
March 25, 2014
Russia annexes Crimea despite international scorn, the Mitch McConnell game continues with #meconnelling, and Amy Yates Wuelfing and Gibby Haynes fondly remember City Gardens.
19x81 - Jude Law
March 26, 2014
Jordan Klepper promotes biblical health care, Samantha Bee finds family with the cast of "Morning Joe", and Jude Law discusses getting into character for "Dom Hemingway."
19x82 - Nate Silver
March 27, 2014
Kristen Schaal offers marriage advice to young women, Aasif Mandvi investigates the impacts of fracking, and Nate Silver discusses his website "FiveThirtyEight.com".
19x83 - Peter Dinklage
March 31, 2014
Governor Chris Christie's own investigation exonerates him, corruption scandals emerge nationwide, and Peter Dinklage shares his admiration for a Croatian security guard.
19x84 - Michael Lewis
April 1, 2014
CNN desperately struggles to fill its news cycle with Flight 370 developments, and Michael Lewis discusses the Wall Street corruption detailed in his book "Flash Boys."
19x85 - Samuel L. Jackson
April 2, 2014
General Motors takes its sweet time recalling a deadly part, John Hodgman gets into offshore banking, and Samuel L. Jackson shares how cool it is to film action movies.
19x86 - Pelé
April 3, 2014
Aasif Mandvi reports on a Supreme Court ruling that gives wealthy Americans a stronger voice in politics, and Pele shares some highlights from his momentous soccer career.
19x87 - Matt Taibbi
April 7, 2014
The leaders of the Bush Administration defend their legacy, Afghan voters overcome immense obstacles, and author Matt Taibbi talks justice and the wealth gap in "The Divide."
19x88 - Denis Leary
April 8, 2014
Al Madrigal tackles the liberal Latino media bias regarding Obamacare, "Noah" disappoints certain moviegoers, and Denis Leary shares his hairstyle choices for "Draft Day."
19x89 - Colin Firth
April 9, 2014
Samantha Bee fears Putin is plotting to invade Brooklyn, Fox News covers spring break festivities, and Colin Firth discusses his role in "The Railway Man."
19x90 - Jennifer Garner
April 10, 2014
Stephen Colbert makes an exciting career move, college athletes struggle to unionize, and Jennifer Garner shares Kevin Costner's off-set activities while filming "Draft Day."
19x91 - Gina McCarthy
April 21, 2014
Cliven Bundy fights for his lawless ranching practices, Putin remains dishonest about Russia's involvement in Ukraine, and Gina McCarthy discusses being EPA administrator.
19x92 - Elizabeth Warren
April 22, 2014
Women in politics continue to face sexist double standards, and Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses "A Fighting Chance" and the need for political reform.
19x93 - Robin Roberts
April 23, 2014
Sean Hannity contradicts his own beliefs, Stephen Colbert decides to end his show, and Robin Roberts shares her struggles with breast cancer.
19x94 - Ramachandra Guha
April 24, 2014
CNN receives advice on how to report properly, John Oliver discusses his post-correspondent life, and Ramachandra Guha shares Gandhi's early political influences.
19x95 - Mookie Wilson
April 28, 2014
Diverse forms of racial discrimination hit the media, Larry Wilmore explains how to tackle racism in America, and Mookie Wilson discusses team relationships in sports.
19x96 - William D. Cohan
April 29, 2014
Sarah Palin gives a speech at the NRA convention, Jordan Klepper reports on low-cost legal aid for gun users, and William D. Cohan discusses the Duke lacrosse scandal.
19x97 - Martin Gilens & Benjamin Page
April 30, 2014
Controversies hit several government agencies, Rep. Michael Grimm faces fraud charges, and Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page take an empirical look at politics and corruption.
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S6: Season 6
158 Episode s
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124 Episode s
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158 Episode s
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159 Episode s
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142 Episode s
S21: Season 21
161 Episode s
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163 Episode s
S23: Season 23
157 Episode s
S24: Season 24
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S25: Season 25
160 Episode s
S26: Season 26
116 Episode s
S27: Season 27
140 Episode s
S28: Season 28
138 Episode s
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41 Episode s
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