Season 14
Episodes
1. David Gregory
2009-01-05
Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.
2. Michael Wolff
2009-01-06
Author Michael Wolff.
3. Rachel Maddow
2009-01-07
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
2009-01-08
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
2009-01-12
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
2009-01-13
No overview available.
7. Fareed Zakaria
2009-01-14
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
2009-01-15
No overview available.
9. Abderrahim Foukara
2009-01-19
No overview available.
10. Bishop Gene Robinson
2009-01-20
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
2009-01-21
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
2009-01-22
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
2009-01-26
Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.
14. Gwen Ifill
2009-01-27
No overview available.
15. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
2009-01-28
No overview available.
16. P.W. Singer
2009-01-29
No overview available.
17. Lawrence Lindsey
2009-02-02
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
2009-02-03
The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.
19. Karen Greenberg
2009-02-04
No overview available.
20. Randall Balmer
2009-02-05
Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.
21. Walter Isaacson
2009-02-09
No overview available.
22. Thomas Ricks
2009-02-10
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
2009-02-11
The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.
24. John Sununu
2009-02-12
No overview available.
25. Jeff Bezos
2009-02-23
Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.
26. Ricky Gervais
2009-02-24
No overview available.
27. Tom Selleck
2009-02-25
No overview available.
28. Brian Williams
2009-02-26
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
2009-03-02
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.
30. Sandra Day O'Connor
2009-03-03
No overview available.
31. Joe Nocera
2009-03-04
No overview available.
32. Billy Crudup
2009-03-05
No overview available.
33. Nathaniel Frank
2009-03-09
Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.
34. Craig Mullaney
2009-03-10
West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.
35. Paul Rudd
2009-03-11
Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.
36. Jim Cramer
2009-03-12
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
2009-03-16
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
2009-03-17
Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.
39. Nandan Nilekani
2009-03-18
Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.
40. Bruce Springsteen
2009-03-19
Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.
41. Jack Cafferty
2009-03-30
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
2009-03-31
Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.
43. Peter Orszag
2009-04-01
Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.
44. Tom Zoellner
2009-04-02
Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.
45. Michael J. Fox
2009-04-06
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.
46. Jehan Sadat
2009-04-07
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
2009-04-08
No overview available.
48. William Cohan
2009-04-09
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
2009-04-14
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
2009-04-15
No overview available.
51. Ben Affleck
2009-04-16
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".
52. Reza Aslan
2009-04-20
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
2009-04-21
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
2009-04-22
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
2009-04-23
Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.
56. Christine Lagarde
2009-04-27
France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.
57. Clifford D. May
2009-04-28
The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.
58. Doris Kearns Goodwin
2009-04-29
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.
59. Hugh Jackman
2009-04-30
Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
60. Denis Leary
2009-05-04
Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.
61. Fareed Zakaria
2009-05-05
Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.
62. George Stephanopoulos
2009-05-06
The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.
63. Ken Salazar
2009-05-07
The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.
64. Frank Partnoy
2009-05-11
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
2009-05-12
Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.
66. Ambassador Husain Haqqani
2009-05-13
Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.
67. Lisa P. Jackson
2009-05-14
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.
68. Sarah Fisher
2009-05-18
No overview available.
69. Newt Gingrich
2009-05-19
No overview available.
70. Elizabeth Edwards
2009-05-20
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
2009-05-21
One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.
72. Bob Woodruff
2009-06-01
No overview available.
73. P.J. O'Rourke
2009-06-02
No overview available.
74. Michael Lewis
2009-06-03
No overview available.
75. Will Ferrell
2009-06-04
No overview available.
76. Gretchen Peters
2009-06-08
No overview available.
77. Peter Schiff
2009-06-09
No overview available.
78. Saad Mohseni
2009-06-10
No overview available.
79. Katie Couric
2009-06-11
No overview available.
80. Ed Helms
2009-06-15
No overview available.
81. Tom Folsom
2009-06-16
No overview available.
82. Peter Laufer
2009-06-17
No overview available.
83. Mike Huckabee
2009-06-18
No overview available.
84. Bill Russell
2009-06-22
No overview available.
85. Larry David
2009-06-23
No overview available.
86. Reza Aslan
2009-06-24
No overview available.
87. Cameron Diaz
2009-06-25
No overview available.
88. Dr. Oliver Sacks
2009-06-29
No overview available.
89. Mike Kim
2009-06-30
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
2009-07-01
No overview available.
91. Robert Kenner
2009-07-02
Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.
92. Rep. Barney Frank
2009-07-13
The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.
93. Peter Mancall
2009-07-14
No overview available.
94. Kathleen Sebelius
2009-07-15
No overview available.
95. Robert Glennon
2009-07-16
No overview available.
96. Brian Williams
2009-07-20
No overview available.
97. Steven Chu
2009-07-21
Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
98. Kevin Nealon
2009-07-22
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
2009-07-23
The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.
100. Bill Kristol
2009-07-27
No overview available.
101. Spinal Tap
2009-07-28
No overview available.
102. John Bolton
2009-07-29
No overview available.
103. Judd Apatow
2009-07-30
No overview available.
104. Ronald Kessler
2009-08-03
No overview available.
105. Rep. Henry Waxman
2009-08-04
No overview available.
106. Paul Giamatti
2009-08-05
No overview available.
107. Dara Torres
2009-08-06
No overview available.
108. Douglas Brinkley
2009-08-10
No overview available.
109. Austan Goolsbee
2009-08-11
No overview available.
110. Jeff Sharlet
2009-08-12
No overview available.
111. Rachel McAdams
2009-08-13
No overview available.
112. David Cross
2009-08-17
No overview available.
113. Christopher McDougall
2009-08-18
No overview available.
114. Tim Gunn
2009-08-19
No overview available.
115. Betsy McCaughey
2009-08-20
No overview available.
116. LeBron James
2009-09-14
No overview available.
117. Matt Damon
2009-09-15
The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.
118. Wed, Sep 16, 2009
2009-09-16
No overview available.
119. Thu, Sep 17, 2009
2009-09-17
No overview available.
120. Tue, Sep 22, 2009
2009-09-22
No overview available.
121. Wed, Sep 23, 2009
2009-09-23
No overview available.
122. Thu, Sep 24, 2009
2009-09-24
No overview available.
123. Mon, Sep 28, 2009
2009-09-28
No overview available.
124. Tue, Sep 29, 2009
2009-09-29
No overview available.
125. Wed, Sep 30, 2009
2009-09-30
No overview available.
126. Thu, Oct 1, 2009
2009-10-01
No overview available.
127. Mon, Oct 5, 2009
2009-10-05
No overview available.
128. Tue, Oct 6, 2009
2009-10-06
No overview available.
129. Wed, Oct 7, 2009
2009-10-07
No overview available.
130. Thu, Oct 8, 2009
2009-10-08
No overview available.
131. Mon, Oct 12, 2009
2009-10-12
No overview available.
132. Tue, Oct 13, 2009
2009-10-13
No overview available.
133. Wed, Oct 14, 2009
2009-10-14
No overview available.
134. Thu, Oct 15, 2009
2009-10-15
No overview available.
135. Mon, Oct 26, 2009
2009-10-26
No overview available.
136. Tue, Oct 27, 2009
2009-10-27
No overview available.
137. Wed, Oct 28, 2009
2009-10-28
No overview available.
138. Thu, Oct 29, 2009
2009-10-29
Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".
139. Mon, Nov 2, 2009
2009-11-02
No overview available.
140. Tue, Nov 3, 2009
2009-11-03
No overview available.
141. Wed, Nov 4, 2009
2009-11-04
No overview available.
142. Thu, Nov 5, 2009
2009-11-05
No overview available.
143. Mon, Nov 9, 2009
2009-11-09
No overview available.
144. Tue, Nov 10, 2009
2009-11-10
No overview available.
145. Wed, Nov 11, 2009
2009-11-11
No overview available.
146. Thu, Nov 12, 2009
2009-11-12
No overview available.
147. Mon, Nov 16, 2009
2009-11-16
No overview available.
148. Tue, Nov 17, 2009
2009-11-17
No overview available.
149. Wed, Nov 18, 2009
2009-11-18
No overview available.
150. Thu, Nov 19, 2009
2009-11-19
No overview available.
151. Mon, Nov 30, 2009
2009-11-30
No overview available.
152. Tue, Dec 1, 2009
2009-12-01
No overview available.
153. Wed, Dec 2, 2009
2009-12-02
No overview available.
154. Thu, Dec 3, 2009
2009-12-03
No overview available.
155. Mon, Dec 7, 2009
2009-12-07
No overview available.
156. Tue, Dec 8, 2009
2009-12-08
No overview available.
157. Wed, Dec 9, 2009
2009-12-09
No overview available.
158. Thu, Dec 10, 2009
2009-12-10
No overview available.
159. Mon, Dec 14, 2009
2009-12-14
No overview available.
160. Tue, Dec 15, 2009
2009-12-15
No overview available.
161. Wed, Dec 16, 2009
2009-12-16
No overview available.