Episode 160 - Philip Seymour Hoffman
First Aired: December. 11,2008
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.
Episode 159 - Don Rickles
First Aired: December. 10,2008
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.
Episode 158 - Mike Huckabee
First Aired: December. 09,2008
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.
Episode 157 - Matthew Alexander
First Aired: December. 08,2008
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.
Episode 156 - Ron Howard
First Aired: December. 04,2008
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.
Episode 155 - Arianna Huffington
First Aired: December. 03,2008
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.
Episode 154 - Calvin Trillin
First Aired: December. 02,2008
Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.
Episode 153 - Anne Hathaway
First Aired: December. 01,2008
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.
Episode 152 - Richard Belzer
First Aired: November. 20,2008
Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.
Episode 151 - Jon Meacham
First Aired: November. 19,2008
Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.
Episode 150 - Denis Leary
First Aired: November. 18,2008
Episode 149 - Sir David Frost.
First Aired: November. 17,2008
George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.
Episode 148 - Bill O'Reilly
First Aired: November. 13,2008
Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.
Episode 147 - T. Boone Pickens
First Aired: November. 12,2008
Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.
Episode 146 - Thomas Friedman
First Aired: November. 11,2008
Episode 145 - Paul Rudd
First Aired: November. 06,2008
With guest Paul Rudd.
Episode 144 - Chris Wallace
First Aired: November. 05,2008
The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.
Episode 143 - Indecision 2008: America's Choice
First Aired: November. 04,2008
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.
Episode 142 - Doris Kearns Goodwin
First Aired: November. 03,2008
Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.
Episode 141 - Bill Kristol
First Aired: October. 30,2008
Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.
Episode 140 - Senator Barack Obama
First Aired: October. 29,2008
Episode 139 - Steve Martin
First Aired: October. 28,2008
Episode 138 - Campbell Brown
First Aired: October. 27,2008
Episode 137 - Gov. Jon Corzine
First Aired: October. 23,2008
Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.
Episode 136 - Tom Brokaw
First Aired: October. 22,2008
Episode 135 - Christopher Buckley
First Aired: October. 21,2008
Episode 134 - Eugene Jarecki
First Aired: October. 20,2008
Episode 133 - Robert Reich
First Aired: October. 16,2008
Episode 132 - Richard Lewis
First Aired: October. 15,2008
Episode 131 - Ari Fleischer
First Aired: October. 14,2008
Episode 130 - Amity Shlaes
First Aired: October. 13,2008
Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".
Episode 129 - Robert De Niro
First Aired: October. 09,2008
Episode 128 - Michelle Obama
First Aired: October. 08,2008
Episode 127 - Sarah Vowell
First Aired: October. 07,2008
Episode 126 - Tim Robbins
First Aired: October. 06,2008
Episode 125 - Clint Eastwood
First Aired: October. 02,2008
Episode 124 - Peggy Noonan
First Aired: October. 01,2008
Episode 123 - Bill Maher
First Aired: September. 30,2008
Episode 122 - Hooman Majd
First Aired: September. 29,2008
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.
Episode 121 - Bob Schieffer
First Aired: September. 25,2008
Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.
Episode 120 - Aaron Eckhart
First Aired: September. 24,2008
Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.
Episode 119 - Bill Clinton
First Aired: September. 23,2008
Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.
Episode 118 - Tony Blair
First Aired: September. 18,2008
Episode 117 - Charlize Theron
First Aired: September. 17,2008
Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.
Episode 116 - Ricky Gervais
First Aired: September. 16,2008
Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.
Episode 115 - Barton Gellman
First Aired: September. 15,2008
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.
Episode 114 - Senator McCains Acceptance Speech
First Aired: September. 05,2008
Episode 113 - Mike Huckabee
First Aired: September. 04,2008
Episode 112 - Newt Gingrich
First Aired: September. 03,2008
Episode 111 - Brian Williams
First Aired: September. 02,2008
Episode 110 - Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech
First Aired: August. 29,2008
Episode 109 - Evan Bayh
First Aired: August. 28,2008
Episode 108 - Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)
First Aired: August. 27,2008
Episode 107 - Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)
First Aired: August. 26,2008
Episode 106 - Ben Stiller
First Aired: August. 14,2008
Episode 105 - Philip Pan
First Aired: August. 13,2008
Episode 104 - Sen. Mel Martinez
First Aired: August. 12,2008
Episode 103 - Ron Suskind
First Aired: August. 11,2008
Episode 102 - David Gregory
First Aired: August. 07,2008
Episode 101 - Sen. Chuck Schumer
First Aired: August. 06,2008
Episode 100 - Seth Rogan
First Aired: August. 05,2008
Episode 99 - Dennis Hopper
First Aired: August. 04,2008
Episode 98 - Brian Williams
First Aired: July. 31,2008
Episode 97 - Ben Wattenberg
First Aired: July. 30,2008
Episode 96 - Bill Bishop
First Aired: July. 29,2008
Episode 95 - Nancy Pelosi
First Aired: July. 28,2008
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.
Episode 94 - Geo Beach
First Aired: July. 24,2008
Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.
Episode 93 - T.J. English
First Aired: July. 23,2008
Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.
Episode 92 - Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly
First Aired: July. 22,2008
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.
Episode 91 - Richard Bitner
First Aired: July. 21,2008
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.
Episode 90 - Maggie Gyllenhaal
First Aired: July. 17,2008
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.
Episode 89 - Kenneth Pollack
First Aired: July. 16,2008
Episode 88 - Pierce Brosnan
First Aired: July. 15,2008
Episode 87 - Andrew Ward
First Aired: July. 14,2008
Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.
Episode 86 - Ted Koppel
First Aired: June. 26,2008
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.
Episode 85 - Coldplay
First Aired: June. 25,2008
Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.
Episode 84 - James Harding
First Aired: June. 24,2008
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.
Episode 83 - James McAvoy
First Aired: June. 23,2008
Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.
Episode 82 - Mike Myers
First Aired: June. 19,2008
Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.
Episode 81 - Steve Carell
First Aired: June. 18,2008
Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.
Episode 80 - Lara Logan
First Aired: June. 17,2008
Episode 79 - David Iglesis
First Aired: June. 16,2008
Episode 78 - Richard Engel
First Aired: June. 12,2008
Episode 77 - Rick Shenkman
First Aired: June. 11,2008
Episode 76 - Ralph Reed
First Aired: June. 10,2008
Episode 75 - Sen. Jim Webb
First Aired: June. 09,2008
Episode 74 - Adam Sandler
First Aired: June. 05,2008
Episode 73 - Barbara Walters
First Aired: June. 04,2008
Episode 72 - David Sedaris
First Aired: June. 03,2008
Episode 71 - Scott McClellan
First Aired: June. 02,2008
Episode 70 - Richard Clark
First Aired: May. 29,2008
Episode 69 - Fred Burton
First Aired: May. 28,2008
Episode 68 - Matt Taibbi
First Aired: May. 27,2008
Episode 67 - Denis Leary
First Aired: May. 15,2008
Episode 66 - John Harwood
First Aired: May. 14,2008
Episode 65 - Bill Moyers
First Aired: May. 13,2008
Episode 64 - Douglas J. Feith
First Aired: May. 12,2008
Episode 63 - David D. Perlmutter
First Aired: May. 08,2008
Episode 62 - John McCain
First Aired: May. 07,2008
Episode 61 - Fareed Zakaria
First Aired: May. 06,2008
Episode 60 - Sen. Harry Reid
First Aired: May. 05,2008
Episode 59 - Howard Dean
First Aired: May. 01,2008
Episode 58 - Robert Schlesinger
First Aired: April. 30,2008
Episode 57 - Newt Gingrich
First Aired: April. 29,2008
Episode 56 - Jimmy Carter
First Aired: April. 28,2008
Episode 55 - Colin Firth
First Aired: April. 24,2008
Episode 54 - Howard Fineman
First Aired: April. 23,2008
Episode 53 - John Waters
First Aired: April. 22,2008
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.
Episode 52 - Sen. Barack Obama
First Aired: April. 21,2008
Episode 51 - Uma Thurman
First Aired: April. 17,2008
Episode 50 - Peter Steinfels
First Aired: April. 16,2008
Episode 49 - Jack Goldsmith
First Aired: April. 15,2008
Episode 48 - Judd Apatow
First Aired: April. 14,2008
Episode 47 - Aram Roston
First Aired: April. 10,2008
Episode 46 - Steve Coll
First Aired: April. 09,2008
Episode 45 - Cokie Roberts
First Aired: April. 08,2008
Episode 44 - Nathan Lane
First Aired: April. 07,2008
Episode 43 - George Clooney
First Aired: April. 03,2008
Episode 42 - William Safire
First Aired: April. 02,2008
Episode 41 - Simon LeVay
First Aired: April. 01,2008
Episode 40 - Sen. Chuck Hagel
First Aired: March. 31,2008
Episode 39 - Alex Kingsbury
First Aired: March. 20,2008
Episode 38 - Sen. Arlen Specter
First Aired: March. 19,2008
Episode 37 - Jeffrey Sachs
First Aired: March. 18,2008
Episode 36 - Brian Fagan
First Aired: March. 17,2008
Episode 35 - Dana Perino
First Aired: March. 13,2008
Episode 34 - Ronald Kessler
First Aired: March. 12,2008
Episode 33 - Grover Norquist
First Aired: March. 11,2008
Episode 32 - Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell
First Aired: March. 10,2008
Episode 31 - Sen. Tom Daschle
First Aired: March. 06,2008
Episode 30 - Martin Fletcher
First Aired: March. 05,2008
Episode 29 - Ralph Nader
First Aired: March. 04,2008
Episode 28 - Hillary Clinton
First Aired: March. 03,2008
Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Episode 27 - Brian Williams
First Aired: February. 28,2008
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.
Episode 26 - Allen Guelzo
First Aired: February. 27,2008
Episode 25 - Madeleine Albright
First Aired: February. 26,2008
Episode 24 - Lee Siegel
First Aired: February. 14,2008
Episode 23 - Mark Siegel
First Aired: February. 13,2008
Episode 22 - Bill Kristol
First Aired: February. 12,2008
Episode 21 - Philip Shenon
First Aired: February. 11,2008
Episode 20 - Laton McCartney
First Aired: February. 07,2008
Episode 19 - Tom Brokaw
First Aired: February. 06,2008
Episode 18 - Chris Wallace
First Aired: February. 05,2008
Episode 17 - Tim Gunn
First Aired: February. 04,2008
Episode 16 - Karen Tumulty
First Aired: January. 31,2008
Episode 15 - Peggy Noonan
First Aired: January. 30,2008
Episode 14 - Doris Kearns Goodwin
First Aired: January. 29,2008
Episode 13 - Phil Simms
First Aired: January. 28,2008
Episode 12 - Gerri Willis
First Aired: January. 24,2008
Episode 11 - P.J. O'Rourke
First Aired: January. 23,2008
Episode 10 - Jim Wallis
First Aired: January. 22,2008
Episode 9 - Jon Meacham
First Aired: January. 21,2008
Episode 8 - Allen Raymond
First Aired: January. 17,2008
Episode 7 - Jonah Goldberg
First Aired: January. 16,2008
Episode 6 - Amb. John Bolton
First Aired: January. 15,2008
Episode 5 - Fareed Zakaria
First Aired: January. 14,2008
Episode 4 - Lou Dobbs
First Aired: January. 10,2008
Episode 3 - John Zogby
First Aired: January. 09,2008
Episode 2 - David Frum
First Aired: January. 08,2008
Episode 1 - Ronald Seeber
First Aired: January. 07,2008
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".