The Daily Show - Season 14

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David Gregory

1 - David Gregory

Air Date: January 5, 2009

Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.

Michael Wolff

2 - Michael Wolff

Air Date: January 6, 2009

Author Michael Wolff.

Rachel Maddow

3 - Rachel Maddow

Air Date: January 7, 2009

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.

Dana Perino

4 - Dana Perino

Air Date: January 8, 2009

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.

Maxwell Kennedy

5 - Maxwell Kennedy

Air Date: January 12, 2009

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.

Daniel Craig

6 - Daniel Craig

Air Date: January 13, 2009

Fareed Zakaria

7 - Fareed Zakaria

Air Date: January 14, 2009

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.

Bethany McLean

8 - Bethany McLean

Air Date: January 15, 2009

Abderrahim Foukara

9 - Abderrahim Foukara

Air Date: January 19, 2009

Bishop Gene Robinson

10 - Bishop Gene Robinson

Air Date: January 20, 2009

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.

David Sanger

11 - David Sanger

Air Date: January 21, 2009

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.

Liam Neeson

12 - Liam Neeson

Air Date: January 22, 2009

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.

President Jimmy Carter

13 - President Jimmy Carter

Air Date: January 26, 2009

Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.

Gwen Ifill

14 - Gwen Ifill

Air Date: January 27, 2009

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

15 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Air Date: January 28, 2009

P.W. Singer

16 - P.W. Singer

Air Date: January 29, 2009

Lawrence Lindsey

17 - Lawrence Lindsey

Air Date: February 2, 2009

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.

Dev Patel

18 - Dev Patel

Air Date: February 3, 2009

The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.

Karen Greenberg

19 - Karen Greenberg

Air Date: February 4, 2009

Randall Balmer

20 - Randall Balmer

Air Date: February 5, 2009

Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.

Walter Isaacson

21 - Walter Isaacson

Air Date: February 9, 2009

Thomas Ricks

22 - Thomas Ricks

Air Date: February 10, 2009

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.

Daniel Sperling

23 - Daniel Sperling

Air Date: February 11, 2009

The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.

John Sununu

24 - John Sununu

Air Date: February 12, 2009

Jeff Bezos

25 - Jeff Bezos

Air Date: February 23, 2009

Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

Ricky Gervais

26 - Ricky Gervais

Air Date: February 24, 2009

Tom Selleck

27 - Tom Selleck

Air Date: February 25, 2009

Brian Williams

28 - Brian Williams

Air Date: February 26, 2009

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.

Harold Varmus

29 - Harold Varmus

Air Date: March 2, 2009

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.

Sandra Day O'Connor

30 - Sandra Day O'Connor

Air Date: March 3, 2009

Joe Nocera

31 - Joe Nocera

Air Date: March 4, 2009

Billy Crudup

32 - Billy Crudup

Air Date: March 5, 2009

Nathaniel Frank

33 - Nathaniel Frank

Air Date: March 9, 2009

Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.

Craig Mullaney

34 - Craig Mullaney

Air Date: March 10, 2009

West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.

Paul Rudd

35 - Paul Rudd

Air Date: March 11, 2009

Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.

Jim Cramer

36 - Jim Cramer

Air Date: March 12, 2009

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.

Gen. Richard B. Myers

37 - Gen. Richard B. Myers

Air Date: March 16, 2009

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'.

Ian McShane

38 - Ian McShane

Air Date: March 17, 2009

Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.

Nandan Nilekani

39 - Nandan Nilekani

Air Date: March 18, 2009

Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.

Bruce Springsteen

40 - Bruce Springsteen

Air Date: March 19, 2009

Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.

Jack Cafferty

41 - Jack Cafferty

Air Date: March 30, 2009

Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.

Seth Rogen

42 - Seth Rogen

Air Date: March 31, 2009

Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.

Peter Orszag

43 - Peter Orszag

Air Date: April 1, 2009

Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.

Tom Zoellner

44 - Tom Zoellner

Air Date: April 2, 2009

Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.

Michael J. Fox

45 - Michael J. Fox

Air Date: April 6, 2009

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.

Jehan Sadat

46 - Jehan Sadat

Air Date: April 7, 2009

Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi

47 - Rep. Nancy Pelosi

Air Date: April 8, 2009

William Cohan

48 - William Cohan

Air Date: April 9, 2009

Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.

Ron Darling

49 - Ron Darling

Air Date: April 14, 2009

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.

Elizabeth Warren

50 - Elizabeth Warren

Air Date: April 15, 2009

Ben Affleck

51 - Ben Affleck

Air Date: April 16, 2009

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".

Reza Aslan

52 - Reza Aslan

Air Date: April 20, 2009

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.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

53 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Air Date: April 21, 2009

Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.

Philip Alcabes

54 - Philip Alcabes

Air Date: April 22, 2009

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'.

Richard Beeman

55 - Richard Beeman

Air Date: April 23, 2009

Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.

Christine Lagarde

56 - Christine Lagarde

Air Date: April 27, 2009

France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.

Clifford D. May

57 - Clifford D. May

Air Date: April 28, 2009

The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

58 - Doris Kearns Goodwin

Air Date: April 29, 2009

Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.

Hugh Jackman

59 - Hugh Jackman

Air Date: April 30, 2009

Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Denis Leary

60 - Denis Leary

Air Date: May 4, 2009

Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.

Fareed Zakaria

61 - Fareed Zakaria

Air Date: May 5, 2009

Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.

George Stephanopoulos

62 - George Stephanopoulos

Air Date: May 6, 2009

The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.

Ken Salazar

63 - Ken Salazar

Air Date: May 7, 2009

The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.

Frank Partnoy

64 - Frank Partnoy

Air Date: May 11, 2009

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.

Tom Hanks

65 - Tom Hanks

Air Date: May 12, 2009

Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.

Ambassador Husain Haqqani

66 - Ambassador Husain Haqqani

Air Date: May 13, 2009

Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.

Lisa P. Jackson

67 - Lisa P. Jackson

Air Date: May 14, 2009

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.

Sarah Fisher

68 - Sarah Fisher

Air Date: May 18, 2009

Newt Gingrich

69 - Newt Gingrich

Air Date: May 19, 2009

Elizabeth Edwards

70 - Elizabeth Edwards

Air Date: May 20, 2009

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.

Larry King

71 - Larry King

Air Date: May 21, 2009

One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.

Bob Woodruff

72 - Bob Woodruff

Air Date: June 1, 2009

P.J. O'Rourke

73 - P.J. O'Rourke

Air Date: June 2, 2009

Michael Lewis

74 - Michael Lewis

Air Date: June 3, 2009

Will Ferrell

75 - Will Ferrell

Air Date: June 4, 2009

Gretchen Peters

76 - Gretchen Peters

Air Date: June 8, 2009

Peter Schiff

77 - Peter Schiff

Air Date: June 9, 2009

Saad Mohseni

78 - Saad Mohseni

Air Date: June 10, 2009

Katie Couric

79 - Katie Couric

Air Date: June 11, 2009

Ed Helms

80 - Ed Helms

Air Date: June 15, 2009

Tom Folsom

81 - Tom Folsom

Air Date: June 16, 2009

Peter Laufer

82 - Peter Laufer

Air Date: June 17, 2009

Mike Huckabee

83 - Mike Huckabee

Air Date: June 18, 2009

Bill Russell

84 - Bill Russell

Air Date: June 22, 2009

Larry David

85 - Larry David

Air Date: June 23, 2009

Reza Aslan

86 - Reza Aslan

Air Date: June 24, 2009

Cameron Diaz

87 - Cameron Diaz

Air Date: June 25, 2009

Dr. Oliver Sacks

88 - Dr. Oliver Sacks

Air Date: June 29, 2009

Mike Kim

89 - Mike Kim

Air Date: June 30, 2009

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.

Justin Fox

90 - Justin Fox

Air Date: July 1, 2009

Robert Kenner

91 - Robert Kenner

Air Date: July 2, 2009

Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.

Rep. Barney Frank

92 - Rep. Barney Frank

Air Date: July 13, 2009

The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.

Peter Mancall

93 - Peter Mancall

Air Date: July 14, 2009

Kathleen Sebelius

94 - Kathleen Sebelius

Air Date: July 15, 2009

Robert Glennon

95 - Robert Glennon

Air Date: July 16, 2009

Brian Williams

96 - Brian Williams

Air Date: July 20, 2009

Steven Chu

97 - Steven Chu

Air Date: July 21, 2009

Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

Kevin Nealon

98 - Kevin Nealon

Air Date: July 22, 2009

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.

Sally Jenkins

99 - Sally Jenkins

Air Date: July 23, 2009

The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.

Bill Kristol

100 - Bill Kristol

Air Date: July 27, 2009

Spinal Tap

101 - Spinal Tap

Air Date: July 28, 2009

John Bolton

102 - John Bolton

Air Date: July 29, 2009

Judd Apatow

103 - Judd Apatow

Air Date: July 30, 2009

Ronald Kessler

104 - Ronald Kessler

Air Date: August 3, 2009

Rep. Henry Waxman

105 - Rep. Henry Waxman

Air Date: August 4, 2009

Paul Giamatti

106 - Paul Giamatti

Air Date: August 5, 2009

Dara Torres

107 - Dara Torres

Air Date: August 6, 2009

Douglas Brinkley

108 - Douglas Brinkley

Air Date: August 10, 2009

Austan Goolsbee

109 - Austan Goolsbee

Air Date: August 11, 2009

Jeff Sharlet

110 - Jeff Sharlet

Air Date: August 12, 2009

Rachel McAdams

111 - Rachel McAdams

Air Date: August 13, 2009

David Cross

112 - David Cross

Air Date: August 17, 2009

Christopher McDougall

113 - Christopher McDougall

Air Date: August 18, 2009

Tim Gunn

114 - Tim Gunn

Air Date: August 19, 2009

Betsy McCaughey

115 - Betsy McCaughey

Air Date: August 20, 2009

LeBron James

116 - LeBron James

Air Date: September 14, 2009

Matt Damon

117 - Matt Damon

Air Date: September 15, 2009

The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.

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Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".

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