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Original network | Comedy Central |
Original release | February 12, 2024 |
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This is a list of episodes for The Daily Show, a late-night talk and satirical news television program airing on Comedy Central, during 2024. [1]
Following the departure of host Trevor Noah at the end of 2022, a series of guest hosts from both within and outside the The Daily Show's correspondents roster filled the program's anchor chair throughout 2023, each sitting in for a one-week assignment. [2] On January 24, 2024, it was announced that Jon Stewart would return to the show he had hosted from 1999 to 2015. This time around, in addition to serving as an executive producer, Stewart will host one episode per week, primarily on Mondays, through at least the end of the 2024 U.S. election cycle. [2] The rest of the week, members of the "The Best F#@king News Team" will rotate hosting duties. [3]
Unless otherwise indicated, episodes are taped at The Daily Show's longtime home at NEP Studio 52 on 11th Avenue in New York City. Stewart hosted the show live on June 27, the night of the first presidential debate, and plans to do so again on September 10 for the second presidential debate. [4] The show is scheduled to originate the week of August 19-22 from Chicago's Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture (for the Democratic National Convention). [5] TDS planned to originate from Milwaukee the week that city hosted the Republican Covention (July 15-18), but would stay in New York instead, with Stewart later noting that the theater where the show set up was shifted from a "soft" to "hard" security perimeter in the wake of GOP candidate Donald Trump’s attempted assassination. [6] [7]
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
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3853 | February 12 | Jon Stewart | Zanny Minton Beddoes | The Economist | |
Jon returns to The Daily Show after nine years (“Now, where was I?”) and, after a few jokes about
Super Bowl LVIII, launches "Indecision 2024" coverage by highlighting concern and dissatisfaction over the same elderly candidates from the
2020 U.S. presidential election facing off again
four years later;
"The Best F**kin' News Team" visits a diner to gauge voters' opinions on the election; The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes discusses
Joe Biden's second-term potential, what
Donald Trump doesn't understand about
NATO, and
Republicans' focus on
national conservatism ahead of
economic liberalism.
[3] | |||||
3854 | February 13 | Jordan Klepper | Killer Mike | Michael | |
Jordan opines on
Donald Trump questioning the "missing" status of
Nikki Haley's husband (he's actually overseas on
National Guard service), then "Fingers the Pulse" of Haley and Trump supporters in
South Carolina; Jordan and
Desi Lydic offer ideas on how the GOP can enrage their base should they ever reach accordance with Democrats on border security; Killer Mike discuss his wins (and his arrest) at the
Grammys and the role of spirituality in his life.
[8] | |||||
3855 | February 14 | Jordan Klepper [9] |
Joshua Green
Lashana Lynch |
Bloomberg Businessweek The Rebels Bob Marley: One Love | |
Coverage of votes in the
House (to
impeach
Homeland Security secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas) and
New York's 3rd congressional district (to replace
George Santos); Troy Iwata just wants to take the next commuter train out of
Long Island; Joshua Green on economic populism within the
Democratic Party; Lashana Lynch on meeting
Rita Marley and depicting the singer's life on screen. | |||||
3856 | February 15 | Jordan Klepper | Cord Jefferson | American Fiction | |
Jordan laments the
shooting incident at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory rally; a
bar association HR rep (
Desi Lydic) lists "simple rules to maintain integrity" when
prosecuting Donald Trump;
[10] Grace Kuhlenschmidt swoons over adulterous U.S. presidents; Cord Jefferson on adapting the novel
Erasure into American Fiction and making sure the film was "satirical but never farcical." | |||||
3857 | February 19 | Jon Stewart | Melissa Murray & Kate A. Shaw | Strict Scrutiny | |
Jon acknowledges the left's negative reactions over his
Joe Biden/
Donald Trump critique on his first show back, then delivers his own harsh words about
Tucker Carlson's trip to
Russia and interview with
Vladimir Putin;
[11]
Michael Kosta, at a "candy store"
Pyongyang,
North Korea, on why dictators get such a bad rap; law professors Melissa Murray (
NYU Law) and Kate Shaw (
Penn Carey Law) discuss the cases against Trump and the former president's legal immunity claims; "Your Moment of Zen" (footage of Putin admitting dissatisfaction over his interview with Carlson). | |||||
3858 | February 20 | Desi Lydic | Danai Gurira | The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Nikki Haley's campaign being in "the 'not knowing when to leave
the party' stage" and
Donald Trump comparing himself to
Alexei Navalny; an ad for Trump's Victory 47 cologne ("grab her by the nostrils");
Josh Johnson gauges sneakerheads' thoughts on Trump-branded golden sneakers;
[12]
Ronny Chieng on an
Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declares embryos are humans under state law; Danai Gurira on continuing the
Michonne &
Rick love story from
The Walking Dead and creating the women's advocacy group Love Our Girls. | |||||
3859 | February 21 | Desi Lydic | Maite Alberdi | The Eternal Memory | |
"Indecision 2024" (what
Donald Trump is looking for in a running mate);
Jordan Klepper analyses
Fox News' annoyance over credibility issues surrounding an FBI informant in the
Biden impeachment inquiry;
Michael Kosta discovers why
Duluth, Minnesota is attractive to "coastal elites" escaping climate change effects; Maite Alberdi discusses chronicling a married couple living with the husband's
Alzheimer's diagnosis. | |||||
3860 | February 22 | Desi Lydic | Jason Isbell |
Weathervanes Killers of the Flower Moon | |
Troy Iwata on an
outage that affected
AT&T's
cellular network; Desi challenges the characterization of
Nikki Haley being politically moderate in "Indecision 2024"; Jason Isbell discusses his first screen acting experience in Killers of the Flower Moon and how his life and political perspectives inspire his songwriting; Isbell also performs "Cast Iron Skillet" from his album Weathervanes. | |||||
3861 | February 26 | Jon Stewart | Murtaza Hussain Yair Rosenberg |
The Intercept The Atlantic and MSNBC | |
Jon discusses the
war engulfing "The Futile Crescent" and, after criticizing the apparent inability of their allies to do anything about it, offers solutions on establishing peace between Israel and Hamas, including a "Middle East Treaty Organization" — or "METO" ("Let's get this region
Me Too’d!");
[13] Murtaza Hussain and
Yair Rosenberg discuss how peace may be possible between
Israel and
Palestine, the involvement of the U.S. and other countries in the
Middle East, and how people can respect each others' differing religious and cultural backgrounds; Jon emotionally dedicates "Your Moment of Zen" to Dipper, his family's late rescue
pit bull and member of "the OG Daily Show dog crew."
[14] | |||||
3862 | February 27 | Michael Kosta | Kwame Alexander | This Is the Honey Why Fathers Cry at Night | |
"Headlines" coverage of
Joe Biden discussing Israel/Palestine ceasefire prospects over ice cream and panel discussion titles at
CPAC;
Ronny Chieng gives a new definition to "flipping burgers" while reporting on
Wendy's "surge pricing" plans;
Bradley Whitford narrates "The Daily Showography" of "
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Immune to Normal"; Kwame Alexander discusses the joyous title and tone of the anthology This Is the Honey, and reads his own poem "10 Reasons Why Fathers Cry at Night." | |||||
3863 | February 28 | Michael Kosta | Sloane Crosley | Grief is for People | |
"Headlines" examines
Supreme Court
arguments over
bump stocks and the disastrous
Willy's Chocolate Experience in
Scotland; "Indecision 2024" (native
Michiganders Michael and
Jordan Klepper on why some Democrats voted "uncommitted" in
that state's presidential primary); "The People Behind the People" follows "Dr. Dennis Lowry-Stein," the neurologist monitoring American leaders' cognitive functions; Sloane Crosley on grieving over loss through a lens of laughter; "Your Moment of Zen" (an in memoriam tribute to
Richard Lewis). | |||||
3864 | February 29 | Michael Kosta | Rex Chapman | It's Hard for Me to Live with Me Owned podcast | |
Michael on the GOP's varying stances toward
IVF and
FDA plans for labeling healthy foods;
Desi Lydic on the
Supreme Court not immediately considering
Donald Trump's immunity claims;
Dulcé Sloan recommends who to honor on her "Black Women's History Day"; Rex Chapman talks of prioritizing basketball over school studies as a kid and his relationship with
his father, and offers advice to young athletes and others struggling with anxiety and addiction. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
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3865 | March 4 | Jon Stewart | Jonathan Blitzer |
The New Yorker Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here | |
Desi Lydic brainstorms how Democrats can still be happy even after a
Supreme Court
ruling that states cannot block
Donald Trump from the ballot; Jon criticizes the fearmongering over migrants crossing the
Mexico-U.S. Border;
[15] Jonathan Blitzer on approaching the border situation "in a kind of commonsensical way."
[16] | |||||
3866 | March 5 | Ronny Chieng | Yuval Noah Harari | Unstoppable Us, Vol. 2: Why the World Isn't Fair | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Kyrsten Sinema's plans to depart the
Senate and
AI images of
Donald Trump with "Black friends";
[17]
Josh Johnson reports from "
Sesame Street" on
Cookie Monster criticizing
"shrinkflation"; "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse" (Jordan asks "Biden or Trump?" to
Nikki Haley supporters in
Raleigh); Yuval Noah Harari on how the past helps humans understand the present.
[18] | |||||
3867 | March 6 | Ronny Chieng | Chelsea Peretti | First Time Female Director | |
"Indecision 2024" (the aftermath of
Super Tuesday and
Nikki Haley's suspension of her campaign); Grace Kuhlenschmidt and
Michael Kosta on why
Jason Palmer and "uncommitted" had significant nights in
American Samoa and
Minnesota, respectively;
[19] Ronny on the bigoted opinions of
Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for
North Carolina governor; Chelsea Peretti discusses going from standup comedy to TV work to directing a movie that premiered at
Tribeca.
[20] | |||||
3868 | March 7 | Ronny Chieng | Awkwafina | Kung Fu Panda 4 | |
A look at big drops by the
CDC (COVID isolation guidelines) and the U.S. military (
aid into Gaza), as well as the
TSA testing airport self-service screenings; Troy Iwata on the
National Guard as a
New York City Subway crime deterrent; residents of
Eagle Pass, Texas tell
Michael Kosta they're tired of more than one invading mass;
[21] Awkwafina and Ronny interview each other about their roles in Kung Fu Panda 4.
[22] | |||||
3869 | March 11 | Jon Stewart | Steven Levitsky |
Harvard University Tyrrany of the Minority How Democracies Die | |
"Like
Pacino at the
Oscars," Jon talks about
Joe Biden's
State of the Union Address and
Katie Britt's GOP rebuttal, then calls out conservatives for professing American patriotism while endorsing
Donald Trump's authoritarian rhetoric;
[23] Steven Levitsky on how "improvisation" shaped an imperfect
Constitution and the importance of improving democratic institutions.
[24] | |||||
3870 | March 12 | Desi Lydic & Michael Kosta | Jane Marie | Selling the Dream | |
Michael reveals his show salary ("$65 a week") in acknowledging
Equal Pay Day; "Indecision 2024" coverage of
Donald Trump loyalists taking over
RNC leadership and
Robert K. Hur defending remarks about
Joe Biden's memory in his
classified documents report; Desi and Michael dramatically read actual Biden quotes from the transcript of his testimony with Hur; "senior Royal watcher" Grace Kuhlenschmidt on the controversy over an edited photo of
Princess Kate with her children; Jane Marie on the attraction of, and difficulty to regulate,
multi-level marketing. | |||||
3871 | March 13 | Desi Lydic & Michael Kosta | David Alan Grier | The American Society of Magical Negroes | |
"Indecision 2024" (the possibility of
Aaron Rodgers being
RFK, Jr's running mate and
South Dakota's governor promoting a Texas
cosmetic dentist); Desi, Michael, and
Ronny Chieng examine
legislation forcing
TikTok to be sold or be banned; "Back in Black" (
Lewis Black analyzes
AI's problems with racial and gender stereotypes); David Alan Grier on being the
Oscars' "voice of God," satirizing the "
Magical Negro" trope, and his belief that the comedy of
In Living Color couldn't be replicated in the 2020s. | |||||
3872 | March 14 | Desi Lydic & Michael Kosta | Renée Elise Goldsberry | Girls5eva | |
Desi and Michael examine
Donald Trump's belief that no president was treated more "badly" than him,
Elon Musk's abrupt cancellation of
Don Lemon's
X show, and more safety issues with
Boeing planes; "the Best F**kin' News Team" cover
"DemocRusski 2024"; how
Miami Beach and
Fort Lauderdale are taking different approaches toward
spring breakers; Renée Elise Goldsberry on how Girls5eva's characters inspire both her and the show's audience;
[25] "Your Moment of Zen" (local TV anchors go
pie-crazy on
Pi Day). | |||||
3873 | March 25 | Jon Stewart | Gary Clark, Jr. | JPEG Raw | |
Jon analyzes the outcome of New York State's
investigation into
Donald Trump's
real estate empire, and criticizes
Kevin O'Leary's contention that overvaluing properties is a "victimless crime" ("Avoiding taxes hurts all of us");
[26] before performing his song "Habits," Gary Clark, Jr. discusses collaborating with
Stevie Wonder and
George Clinton on JPEG Raw, and how time alone during the pandemic allowed him to branch out musically; "Your Moment of Zen" (
Marc Thiessen claims that Trump is facing more indictments than
Charles Manson). | |||||
3874 | March 26 | Jordan Klepper | Jim Sciutto |
CNN The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War | |
"Headlines" coverage of "America's Defendant-in-Chief,
Donald Trump" selling
Bibles and instant conspiracy theories about the
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse;
Josh Johnson on Florida's new law barring social media accounts for children; Jordan analyzes GOP efforts to woo female voters by showing empathy about abortion; a film trailer for What Women Voters Want finds an anti-abortion lawmaker (
Michael Kosta) magically becoming a pregnant woman (
Desi Lydic);
[27] Jim Sciutto discusses American relations with Russia and China, and how communication and learning form history can help avoid nuclear conflict. | |||||
3875 | March 27 | Jordan Klepper | Byron Tau | NOTUS Means of Control | |
Jordan posits that the internal uproar at
NBC News over their (brief) hire of
Ronna McDaniel can be a blueprint to countering conservatives' mainstreaming of
January 6 rioters;
[28] "Indecision 2024" (
Michael Kosta fields thoughts from
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. supporters at the
Oakland campaign rally introducing
his running mate); Byron Tau discusses companies' and governments' use of technological data to track people for targeted advertising or even nefarious purposes. | |||||
3876 | March 28 | Jordan Klepper | Huey Lewis | The Heart of Rock and Roll | |
Jordan criticizes a big-dollar
Joe Biden campaign fundraising event ("Save that money for a Supreme Court justice");
[29] Grace Kuhlenschmidt thinks of ideas to avoid a
congestion pricing plan for vehicles entering
Manhattan; "In My Opinion" (
Leslie Jones can't believe America could elect
Donald Trump president again, among other "obviously stupid" decisions);
[30] Huey Lewis discusses developing a musical based on his song book, and recalls making music videos and "
We Are the World" in the 80s. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
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3877 | April 1 | Jon Stewart | Lina Khan | Federal Trade Commission | |
Jon critiques news channels' hesitancy toward a
Donald Trump-shared image of a hog-tied
Joe Biden ("aren't you the same networks who show reruns of
9/11 every year?"),
[31] then analyzes the promises and perils of
artificial intelligence ("the reality is they [AI tools] come for our jobs");
[32] Jon chats with someone
Apple TV+ dissuaded him from interviewing for
The Problem's companion podcast — FTC chair Lina Khan, who discusses the Commission's efforts to combat businesses' monopolistic behaviors.
[33] | |||||
3878 | April 2 | Desi Lydic | U.S. Representative Colin Allred | 2024 U.S. Senate campaign | |
"Headlines" coverage of
Truth Social's billion-dollar stock market loss, a mixed verdict for abortion rights at
Florida's Supreme Court, and the
NCAA tournament's popularizing of women's basketball; Desi and
Josh Johnson use
ED innuendo to discuss asymmetrical 3-point distances at
one women's tourney venue;
[34] "Thank Me Later" (
Michael Kosta joins a New Yorker on the lookout for "ghost plates"); Colin Allred discusses his campaign for Senate against
Ted Cruz and his support of paternity leave and women's reproductive rights;
[35] "Your Moment of Zen" (a
Fox Business analyst notes that web searches for Truth Social's "$DJT" ticker symbol bring up
something else). | |||||
3879 | April 3 | Desi Lydic | Alison Brie | Apples Never Fall | |
Desi analyses conservatives' tantrums over
International Transgender Day of Visibility falling on the same day as
Easter 2024, while
Michael Kosta thinks the calendar coincidence led to "the most successful Trans Visibility Day in history";
[36] "In My Opinion" (
Charlamagne tha God criticizes corporate America's embrace, and the right wing's weaponizing, of
DEI initiatives); Alison Brie discusses the family dynamics depicted in Apples Never Fall, and recalls how working on
GLOW inspired her to work behind the camera. | |||||
3880 | April 4 | Desi Lydic | Ken Harbaugh & Sebastian Junger | Against All Enemies | |
"Headlines" (New York's
MTA wants reimbursement for bridge tolls lost to the
marathon, efforts in
Nebraska to move its
electoral college vote from
by-district to
winner-takes-all, and businesses capitalize on the upcoming
solar eclipse);
Ronny Chieng and
Jordan Klepper argue whether the sun or the moon is "the real star" of the eclipse; an ad for "
Trump Elementary," where
"the smartest person alive" teaches every class; Against All Enemies producers Ken Harbaugh and Sebastian Junger discuss the threat of extremist groups and why military veterans find them beguiling.
[37] | |||||
3881 | April 8 | Jon Stewart | Christiane Amanpour |
CNN The Amanpour Hour | |
Jon mocks
Fox News and
Marjorie Taylor Greene for putting immigration and religious spins on the
solar eclipse and
northeast earthquake;
Ronny Chieng and Grace Kuhlenschmidt take starkly different attitudes toward covering the celestial event; "The Futile Crescent" (Jon compares the American government's reaction to the
war and
famine in
Gaza to its stance against Russian atrocities in Ukraine);
[38] Christiane Amanpour on Muslim countries' abandonment of Palestinians and the dangers journalists face in Gaza; "Your Moment of Zen" (CNN's Boris Sanchez and
Brianna Keilar "set aside all journalistic credibility" while wearing sun and moon costumes). | |||||
3882 | April 9 | Michael Kosta | Alex Garland | Civil War | |
"Headlines" (post-
eclipse
Google searches for "my eyes hurt" and the sentencing of the
Oxford High School gunman's parents); "Indecision 2024" (
Josh Johnson on President Biden's student debt relief plan); a look at Donald Trump's new campaign stance of leaving abortion restrictions to the states; Alex Garland on making journalists Civil War's protagonists and wanting the film to inspire conversation instead of division.
[39] | |||||
3883 | April 10 | Michael Kosta |
Vampire Weekend ( Chris Baio, Ezra Koenig, Chris Tomson) | Only God Was Above Us | |
Coverage of plans to increase the
postage rate and reduce
"forever chemicals" in drinking water; Michael and Troy Iwata analyze pressure on
Sonia Sotomayor to retire from the
Supreme Court; the members of Vampire Weekend discuss living and working in
Los Angeles, their Vampire Campfire podcast, and the inspirations behind the title and cover of Only God Was Above Us and the song "Mary Boone" (which they also perform); "Your Moment of Zen" (
Donald Trump orders
"the Lord's chicken"). | |||||
3884 | April 11 | Michael Kosta | Hanif Abdurraqib | There's Always This Year | |
A look at Republicans' love-hate reactions to the reinstatement of Arizona's 1864 anti-abortion law; "Men Talk About Abortion" finds two toupee-wearing, cigar-chomping bros (Michael and
Jordan Klepper) claiming that going out-of-state for abortion care isn't the worst thing in the world for a woman; an ad for "Stair Sherpa," burly men who lift politicians seeking to avoid embarrassing stair stumbles; Hanif Abdurraquib on appreciating time and mortality through basketball, and how nostalgia for the past can be a tool for improving one's present. | |||||
3885 | April 15 | Jon Stewart | David E. Sanger |
The New York Times New Cold Wars | |
Jon covers
Iran's attack on Israel (and conservative media declaring it
World War III) before diving into
Donald Trump's campaign speech near
Gettysburg and the first day of Trump's
trial in New York;
[40]
Ronny Chieng and
Desi Lydic argue whether Trump is "Team
Mandela" or "Team
Jesus" (parodying comparisons of the former president to those historical figures), while
Josh Johnson interrupts to say that Trump is "Team
O.J."; David Sanger on how America's post-Cold War arrogance led to an underestimating of Russian and Chinese imperialism. | |||||
3886 | April 16 | Dulcé Sloan | Mayan Lopez | Lopez vs. Lopez | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (Dulcé reminds viewers what
the latest Donald Trump trial is about, and analyzes the excuses potential jurors and
Trump himself are giving to get out of the case); "
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse" (Jordan interviews
Andrew Giuliani and other Trump supporters outside the court house in Manhattan); "In My Opinion" (
John Leguizamo on how Trump and
Joe Biden are courting the Latino vote); Mayan Lopez on guest judging
RuPaul's Drag Race, making a Latino-centered sitcom, and using "sitcom Mayan" to have real-live conversations with her father and co-star,
George Lopez.
[41] | |||||
3887 | April 17 | Dulcé Sloan | Orlando Bloom | Orlando Bloom: To the Edge | |
Dulcé summarizes
Nike's skimpy
Team USA women's track uniforms,
Jontay Porter's gambling-related ban from the
NBA, and
Red Lobster's possible bankruptcy; "America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Donald Trump visits a New York
bodega as 7 jurors are selected for his
trial);
Josh Johnson wants to be on the Trump jury for lucrative reasons; Dulcé samples wines with the proprietors a Black-owned
winery tour service in
Georgia; Orlando Bloom discusses participating in
extreme sports (e.g.
wingsuiting,
freediving) for his
Peacock docuseries. | |||||
3888 | April 18 | Dulcé Sloan | Brittney Spencer | My Stupid Life | |
"Headlines" coverage of "Capitol Hill Karen" (as Dulcé refers to
Marjorie Taylor Greene) railing on
House Speaker
Mike Johnson, the
Kennedy family endorsing
Joe Biden (and not
RFK Jr.), and
Donald Trump demanding a fundraising cut from other GOP candidates; "America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (Dulcé and Troy Iwata on the news media divulging demographics of
Trump trial jurors);
[42]
Josh Johnson gets tips on how to avoid paying taxes like the wealthy do; Brittney Spencer on being a Black woman in contemporary country music and appearing on
Beyoncé’s cover of “
Blackbird”; "Your Moment of Zen" (
RSBN's Brian Glenn admits he hasn't seen “as much [homelessness and chaos in New York] as I thought I would”). | |||||
3889 | April 22 | Jon Stewart | Salman Rushdie | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" finds Jon excoriating the media for its lack of self-control in excessively covering
Donald Trump's
trial, prompting a dissenting opinion from TDS alum
Jessica Williams ("Why you gotta be all 'get off my lawn' about it?");
[43] Salman Rushdie discusses his healing journey following his
August 2022 stabbing and the fight for free expression in the United States.
[44] | |||||
3890 | April 23 | Ronny Chieng & Jordan Klepper | Stephanie Kelton | Finding the Money The Deficit Myth | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" explores a hearing (or hearings, as
Desi Lydic reports) into whether
Donald Trump violated a court-imposed gag order; Ronny and Jordan examine
Jesse Waters' belief that Trump's required presence at the
trial is torturous for Trump, as well as
Joe Biden's implying that "cannibals" in
New Guinea ate
his uncle during
World War II; an ad for "Rant-a-Car," a
vehicle rental service for those needing to gripe on social media behind a steering wheel; Stephanie Kelton explains the
modern monetary theory and positive aspects of the national deficit. | |||||
3891 | April 24 | Ronny Chieng & Jordan Klepper | U.S. Representative Andy Kim | 2024 U.S. Senate campaign | |
"Headlines" coverage of President Biden signing a foreign aid package and new refund rights for airline passengers; Grace Kuhlenschmidt on
Tennessee allowing school teachers to
carry guns;
Patrick McEnroe analyzes a
pickleball showdown pitting Ronny and former tennis pro
Michael Kosta vs. "The Pickleball Twins";
[45] Andy Kim on working in Congress (“the world’s worst reality TV show”), his campaign for
Bob Menendez's Senate seat, and how America can solidify its global role in the 21st century. | |||||
3892 | April 25 | Ronny Chieng & Jordan Klepper | Kyle Chayka |
The New Yorker Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" finds
Donald Trump derisively accepting
Bill Barr's endorsement, seeing
David Pecker
testify about
catching and killing negative press on Trump's behalf, and hearing
Supreme Court
arguments over his
presidential immunity claims;
Michael Kosta discusses why Trump is both "Donny from the block" and "not a regular person"; a look at escalating conflicts between law enforcement and
pro-Palestinian protestors on college campuses; Kyle Chayka on how algorithms have made people more passive and their tastes more homogeneous. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
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3893 | May 6 [47] | Jordan Klepper | Jonathan Haidt |
The Anxious Generation New York University Stern School of Business | |
Jordan on
Donald Trump risking jail time for
contempt of court; "Indecision 2024" examines "a classic Trump beauty pageant" of
VP contenders at
Mar-a-Lago,
Tim Scott "pre-denying" the 2024 election results, and
Kristi Noem facing backlash for shooting her dog;
Michael Kosta on how any form of killing animals is "just life on the farm"; Jordan and
Josh Johnson on the
Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud; Jonathan Haidt discusses his theory that technological influences and protective parenting have led to a mental "rewiring" of younger generations, and lists "four norms" that can give kids a chance at a real childhood.
[46] | |||||
3894 | May 7 [47] | Jordan Klepper | Lexi Freiman | The Book of Ayn | |
"Headlines" coverage of the
2024 Met Gala and
Vladimir Putin's latest inauguration in
Russia; "America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Stormy Daniels gives dirty details about her encounter with
Donald Trump, resulting in what Troy Iwata calls an "uncomfy" mood at the New York court house);
Desi Lydic joins a group earning cash rewards for reporting idling vehicles to police; Lexi Freiman discusses writing about narcissism and the benefits of
cancel culture and shedding one's ego. | |||||
3895 | May 8 [47] | Jordan Klepper | Matt Damon | Kiss the Future | |
"Indecision 2024" reviews
Kristi Noem's rough time on conservative-friendly networks and
RFK, Jr's claim of once having had a parasitic brain worm; a dirt-eating
"Desi Lordic or whatever" extols the positives of worms in brains; "Back in Black" (
Lewis Black on
Tesla's financial and design problems); Kiss the Future producer Matt Damon on how
Sarajevo's underground music scene flourished during the
Bosnian War (and
attracted the attention of
U2). | |||||
3896 | May 9 | Jon Stewart | John Della Volpe |
Harvard Institute of Politics SocialSphere Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America | |
Jon discusses the media's obsessive coverage of the
Donald Trump trial, as well as conservatives' "false outrage" over the
Boy Scouts' name change, the Biden Administration's withholding armaments to Israel, and new appliance energy standards; "The Best F**kin' News Team" shames Jon after he critiques Trump's own shaming of
Joe Biden's Jewish supporters;
[48] John Della Volpe discusses conducting the Harvard Youth Poll and how the issues and experiences of
Gen Z can differ from those of older generations; "Your Moment of Zen" turns the GOP's defense of gas stoves into a film trailer for
Saving Pilot Lightin' ("Leave no appliance behind").
[49] | |||||
3897 | May 13 | Jon Stewart | Ilana Glazer | Babes | |
Jon discusses the federal corruption trial of
U.S. Senator
Bob Menendez, then rhetorically asks Menendez "How Dumb Is You?" for accepting bribes when other politicians and judges have for years taken advantage of "legal corruption";
[50] Ilana Glazer on accurately depicting pregnancy and motherhood in Babes, test audiences' reactions to the film, and her on- and off-screen repartee with co-star
Michelle Buteau; "Your Moment of Zen" (a
supercut of
Donald Trump praising
Hannibal Lecter at campaign rallies). | |||||
3898 | May 14 | Desi Lydic | Miranda July | All Fours | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (GOP lawmakers defend
Donald Trump outside his
trial); the
New York-Dublin Portal attracts inappropriate behavior; Desi,
Josh Johnson, and
Ronny Chieng have varied success with
OpenAI's flirtatious new "omni" update; "The Daily Showography" of
New York's "philosopher king,"
Eric Adams; Miranda July on writing "a coming of age story" about women in their 40s. | |||||
3899 | May 15 | Desi Lydic | Amy Ryan |
Sugar Doubt: A Parable | |
Charles III's first official portrait as Great Britain's king has people literally seeing red; "Indecision 2024" covers
Joe Biden challenging
Donald Trump to a debate, while
Michael Kosta proposes the debate's terms;
Ronny Chieng and
Jordan Klepper argue (and offer wagers) over
Caitlin Clark's
WNBA debut,
Harrison Butker's commencement speech, and other topics in "Sports War"; Amy Ryan on playing opposite
Colin Farrell in Sugar and joining Doubt's cast on a week's notice. | |||||
3900 | May 16 | Desi Lydic | Helen Rebanks & Nick Offerman | The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days Civil War Where The Deer and the Antelope Play | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Donald Trump's defense team tries to make
Michael Cohen "seem less credible than a
Boeing in-flight safety video");
Bob Menendez blames his wife for his corruption;
Josh Johnson on why two
Virginia schools reverting back to their former Confederate-honoring names isn't entirely a bad thing; an ad for "
Joe Biden's Build Bods Better," which allows one to bulk up while tensing over the president's public speaking stumbles; Helen Rebanks on celebrating the farm life and attracting a working friendship with Nick Offerman. | |||||
3901 | May 20 | Jon Stewart | Frank J Fahrenkopf, Jr. | Commission on Presidential Debates | |
Noting the fallout from
Harrison Butker's college commencement speech, Jon calls out the hypocrisy of conservatives complaining about (and profiting from complaining about) "
cancel culture" while practicing what they preach against (i.e. shouting down
Donald Trump's critics);
[51] Frank Fahrenkopf discusses Trump and
Joe Biden bypassing the non-partisan debates commission, and how debates are still an important voter tool that can be improved upon. | |||||
Special | May 20 | Jordan Klepper | n/a | n/a | |
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Moscow Tools Jordan examines why American Republicans and the MAGA movement find Vladimir Putin's Russia so alluring, and whether they have become "the Kremlin's useful idiots." The special features interviews with former UN ambassador John Bolton and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas. [52] [53] | |||||
3902 | May 21 | Michael Kosta | Sebastian Junger | In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Donald Trump doesn't testify in his defense after long saying he wanted to); "Headlines" (
Rudy Giuliani serves up coffee after
being served an indictment, and
an Australian billionaire wants her portrait removed from a gallery exhibition);
Ronny Chieng on how "you can't trust these f**kin' nerds" in the wake of
OpenAI stealing
Scarlett Johansson's voice; "The People Behind the People" hears from
"Dahlia Rose Hibiscus,"
Kamala Harris' "holistic thought advisor"; Sebastian Junger on having a new lease on life, and considering an
afterlife, following his ruptured aneurysm. | |||||
3903 | May 22 | Michael Kosta | JB Smoove | Curb Your Enthusiasm | |
In "Indecision 2024," Michael critiques a
Guardian opinion poll showing Americans disbelieving the buoyant economy, as well as
RFK, Jr. seeking the votes of
meme stock traders; Michael and
Josh Johnson on
Donald Trump's (false) claim that
Joe Biden sought his assassination during the
Mar-a-Lago raid; Troy Iwata interviews a Biden "superfan"; JB Smoove equates stand-up comedians to therapists, and discusses how he's different from Leon Black and planning a post-Curb life. | |||||
3904 | May 23 | Michael Kosta | John Legend | Afghan Star podcast | |
"Headlines" (daily
weed use surpasses that of alcohol,
Nikki Haley backhandedly endorses
Donald Trump, and
Samuel Alito lets his
radical flag fly); Troy Iwata doesn't understand the meaning of Alito's flags ("if you're gonna be hateful, stop being so subtle"); "Michael Kosta Gives You Just the Tip" (headline-based advice on avoiding dumb travel mistakes);
[54] John Legend on documenting the history of
an Afghani TV singing competition that re-instilled love of music in
the nation after and before Taliban rule. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3905 | June 3 | Jon Stewart | Former U.S. Representative Ken Buck | n/a | |
Jon comes to defense of the American legal system in calling out both conservatives (for baselessly denying the validity of
Donald Trump's conviction) and the media (for allowing said vagaries to fester on their air);
[55] Ken Buck discusses Trump's stranglehold on the GOP, and debates with Jon over the "bad precedent" (Buck's term) set by New York's prosecution of Trump.
[56] | |||||
3906 | June 4 | Ronny Chieng | Marlon Wayans | Good Grief | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Joe Biden's
executive order on border security and
Donald Trump's promise to declassify secrets… except for
Jeffrey Epstein's; Ronny on
X officially allowing porn;
Desi Lydic on
North Korea ballooning its garbage into
South Korea; "Project: Conspiracy" (
"Kevin Matthew Kelp" claims "
spelling bees are the perfect cover for finding the next generation of America's
spooks"); Marlon Wayans on processing grief through comedy and riffing on celebrities. | |||||
3907 | June 5 | Ronny Chieng | Joel Kim Booster | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | |
"Headlines" (
Donald Trump vows revenge,
a Black lawmaker praises
Jim Crow, and a woman brags over not returning store shopping carts); Troy Iwata on a remote tribe in the
Amazon rainforest getting hooked on the internet; "Sports War" (Ronny and
Jordan Klepper argue and wager over
Caitlin Clark getting shoved,
Bronny James entering the
NBA draft, and
Takeru Kobayashi retiring from
competitive eating); Ronny and Joel Kim Booster discuss trailblazing comedians, the meritocracy that is
stand-up, and why jokes take precedent over personal opinions. | |||||
3908 | June 6 | Ronny Chieng | George Conway |
The Atlantic Society for the Rule of Law Institute | |
Ronny discusses
Joe Biden commemorating
D-Day,
Donald Trump vetting his "running mate/human shield" list, and conservatives attacking
Pride Month; Grace Kuhlenschmidt on
Target limiting its sales of LGBT-themed merchandise; an ad for the "Trump Love Flag" ("show
the flag just how much it means to you…
in the privacy of your own home"); George Conway discusses Trump's legal cases and how to counter the former president in the run-up to November;
[57] "Your Moment of Zen" (
Fox & Friends dismisses
Emmanuel Macron's language "jazzercise" during his D-Day speech). | |||||
3909 | June 10 | Jon Stewart | Monica McNutt |
ESPN New York Knicks Radio | |
After acknowledging
Pat Sajak's retirement from
Wheel of Fortune ("Have you thought about just doing Mondays?"), Jon calls out corporations for displaying (or toning down) their diversity efforts and
Pride Month support when the
bottom line is their only commitment; a message from "Corporate America'" promises to forego diversity and just make cheap, high-priced products;
[58] Monica McNutt on her viral argument with
Stephen A. Smith, how underlying issues affect discussing women's basketball, and what new fans should know about the
WNBA's history and style of play.
[59] | |||||
3910 | June 11 | Jordan Klepper | Kevin Bacon |
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F MaXXXine | |
"Headlines" coverage of the guilty verdict against
Hunter Biden and a
Supreme Court
justice's wife griping over
Pride flags;
Michael Kosta on how diners' opinions led to a postponement of
New York's traffic congestion pricing; Troy Iwata reports on humiliation fetishes created from American political polarization; Kevin Bacon on playing villains, working with
Eddie Murphy, and how 80s horror films are "thinly-veiled morality tales." | |||||
3911 | June 12 | Jordan Klepper | Jeremy O. Harris | Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. | |
Thoughts on champion
Joey Chestnut's ban from the
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest; Jordan and
Desi Lydic on conservatives' conspiratorial claims over the
Hunter Biden conviction; "In My Opinion" (
Charlamagne tha God argues that Democrats should be more direct in their campaign messaging);
Jeremy O. Harris discusses chronicling the production of and reactions to his
Slave Play, and how the documentary proves "
theatre supremacy." | |||||
3912 | June 13 | Jordan Klepper | Maya Hawke |
Inside Out 2 Chaos Angel | |
"Indecision 2024" (
Joe Biden attends the
G7 summit in
Italy, while
Donald Trump holds a "
J6 reunion" on
Capitol Hill and disses
the GOP convention's
host city); Jordan analyzes the
Supreme Court's
decision regarding
mifepristone access and
Southern Baptist's opposition to
IVF; Grace Kuhlenschmidt wants more micromanagement of reproductive rights by "a random group of people I've never met"; Maya Hawke discusses tapping into her own feelings to voice Anxiety in Inside Out 2, growing up with performer parents, and the stories behind her Chaos Angel songs "Black Ice" and "Hang In There" (she also performs the latter). | |||||
3913 | June 17 | Jon Stewart | Rev. Dr. William Barber II | White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy Repairers of the Breach Yale Divinity School | |
Using as a starting point
Donald Trump's insistence that his insult of
RNC host
Milwaukee was a concern about crime, Jon debunks the right's obsession with crime rates in
Democratic-run cities, noting how illegal guns used in big-city crimes come from GOP-led states with lax gun regulations;
[60] William Barber discusses how American poverty statistics have long been misrepresented, and why politicians should not overlook poor and low-wage voters. | |||||
3914 | June 18 | Ronny Chieng & Desi Lydic | Rosalind Chao | 3 Body Problem | |
"Headlines" (Ronny on why the
Boston Celtics will first celebrate
their NBA title in
Miami); "Indecision 2024: Going Down on the Ballot" examines controversial words and actions from "down-ballot" candidates
Royce White (Minnesota U.S Senate), Valentina Gomez (Missouri Secretary of State), and James Judge (Florida U.S. House);
Josh Johnson suggests alternative career opportunities for such extreme candidates; 'Quon (
Marlon Wayans) grills Nathan Wade, former special prosecutor in the
Georgia election racketeering case, in "Choppin' It Up with 'Quon"; Rosalind Chao recalls her texts and accent advice to Ronny, and discusses 3 Body Problem's humane, "we're all in this together" approach to sci-fi.
[61] | |||||
3915 | June 20 | Ronny Chieng & Desi Lydic | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | The Bear | |
"Headlines" (
Vladimir Putin &
Kim Jong-un have a meeting, while climate protesters do some defacing); in analyzing
Louisiana's new law requiring the
Ten Commandments in school classrooms,
Michael Kosta crosses off each Commandment Republicans couldn't handle, leaving only the word "thou" ("putting 'thouself' is the American way");
[62] "
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse" of a
Donald Trump campaign rally in
Racine, Wisconsin; Ebon Moss-Bachrach discusses his Bear character's evolution, his chemistry with the show's cast, and preparing to play
The Thing in
The Fantastic Four. | |||||
3916 | June 24 | Michael Kosta | Paul W. Downs | Hacks | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Joe Biden's
debate preparation,
Donald Trump's lack thereof, and the GOP talking point that Biden will be aided by performance enhancing drugs;
[63]
Desi Lydic and Troy Iwata have their own debate prep debate; "The Daily Showography" of "
Jeff Bezos, History's Most Powerful Nerd"; Paul W. Downs discusses the comedic term
"hack" and wearing multiple hats on, and how audiences relate to, Hacks; "Your Moment of Zen" (Trump's "In four years, you don't have to vote" remarks to the
Faith and Freedom Coalition). | |||||
3917 | June 25 | Michael Kosta | Peter S. Goodman |
The New York Times How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain | |
"Headlines" coverage of
Julian Assange’s plea deal,
InfoWars' liquidation, and
the Surgeon General's warning that gun violence is a public health crisis;
Josh Johnson on how the U.S. can reassert lunar supremacy after
a Chinese probe visited the
far side of the Moon; "Back in Black" (
Lewis Black on fire departments, hospitals, and corporate America expanding into summer camp space); Peter S. Goodman discusses the need for antitrust enforcement and a more resilient
supply chain that doesn't solely benefit
big-box retailers. | |||||
3918 | June 26 | Michael Kosta | Sharon Lerner | ProPublica | |
Michael remarks on congressional primary results in New York and Colorado, then examines the
Supreme Court
declaring that
tipping a local official is not a bribe, the
RIAA suing to protect artists from
AI-generated tunes, and the delayed return of the
Boeing Starliner;
Ronny Chieng would rather stay "embedded" with the
ISS crew than watch the
Biden-Trump debate;
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog talks with undecided voters; Sharon Lerner discusses her ProPublica piece with
The New Yorker on
3M’s use and concealment of
forever chemicals. | |||||
3919 | June 27 Live episode | Jon Stewart | Lori Gottlieb |
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone The Atlantic | |
Indecision 2024: The First Presidential Debate America Watches Through Its Fingers A disappointed Jon goes live to analyze this evening's first presidential debate ("We just watched what you watched"), giving angry critiques of Joe Biden's gaffes, Donald Trump's false statements, and the CNN moderators' lack of fact checking; [64] Lori Gottlieb discusses election cycle anxiety and how to deal with fear and anger exacerbated by family members, social media, and news outlets. [65] |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3920 | July 8 | Jon Stewart | A. J. Jacobs | The Year of Living Consitutionally | |
Jon examines Democrats' handwringing about
Joe Biden's mental faculties after his
presidential debate and
spitballs a "stress test" for the Biden candidacy by having other potential Democratic candidates offer up their own presidential bona fides at the
convention ("You could call it, oh, I don't know,
The Apprentice");
[66]
"The Best F#@king News Team" make like various deities to spoof Biden's claim that he would drop out of the presidential race only if "the Lord Almighty" told him to;
[67] A. J. Jacobs discusses how the
Founding Fathers knew the
U. S. Constitution was flawed (grammatical and otherwise), and how he followed the document in its original context (
quill pen and otherwise). | |||||
3921 | July 9 | Jordan Klepper & Desi Lydic | Aasif Mandvi | Evil | |
Desi turns a report about
Gwyneth Paltrow’s crappy (
literally) house guest into a metaphor about who should be another
"house" guest; a look at
Donald Trump's connections to, and his distancing himself from,
Project 2025;
Michael Kosta gets to the bottom of whether
President Biden is being treated for
Parkinson's disease;
[68]
Josh Johnson asks a panel of Black voters about the demographic's increased attraction towards Trump; Aasif Mandvi recalls some of his memorable field pieces for TDS, and discusses Evil's "intersection of comedy and horror." | |||||
3922 | July 10 | Jordan Klepper & Desi Lydic | Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer |
The New York Times The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Donald Trump's latest rally ramblings, an upcoming "big boy press conference" by
Joe Biden, and
George Clooney's call for Biden to withdraw from the race;
Ronny Chieng reports on
a Wisconsin factory project that was far from what Trump and
Foxconn promised it'd be; Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer discuss how the decades-long motivation of religious conservatives, and a sense of denial by pro-choice supporters, led to
the Dobbs decision that overturned nationwide abortion rights. | |||||
3923 | July 16 | Jon Stewart [71] | Bill O'Reilly | Confronting the Presidents | |
After praising the show's crew for "[turning] this ocean liner around on a dime" back to New York, Jon analyzes Day One of the
Republican Covention in
Milwaukee,
Donald Trump's selection of
J. D. Vance as his running mate, and
Joe Biden's pugnacious interview with
Lester Holt; Jon honors the man killed in the
attempted assassination on Trump while noting the habits Americans have in such moments;
[7]
[69] Bill O'Reilly offers his own thoughts on the shooting, and talks with Jon about debating in good faith and the danger of monetizing anger and hate.
[70] | |||||
3924 | July 17 | Ronny Chieng | Scott Galloway [71] | TBA |
List of The Daily Show episodes | |
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Release | |
Original network | Comedy Central |
Original release | February 12, 2024 |
Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes for The Daily Show, a late-night talk and satirical news television program airing on Comedy Central, during 2024. [1]
Following the departure of host Trevor Noah at the end of 2022, a series of guest hosts from both within and outside the The Daily Show's correspondents roster filled the program's anchor chair throughout 2023, each sitting in for a one-week assignment. [2] On January 24, 2024, it was announced that Jon Stewart would return to the show he had hosted from 1999 to 2015. This time around, in addition to serving as an executive producer, Stewart will host one episode per week, primarily on Mondays, through at least the end of the 2024 U.S. election cycle. [2] The rest of the week, members of the "The Best F#@king News Team" will rotate hosting duties. [3]
Unless otherwise indicated, episodes are taped at The Daily Show's longtime home at NEP Studio 52 on 11th Avenue in New York City. Stewart hosted the show live on June 27, the night of the first presidential debate, and plans to do so again on September 10 for the second presidential debate. [4] The show is scheduled to originate the week of August 19-22 from Chicago's Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture (for the Democratic National Convention). [5] TDS planned to originate from Milwaukee the week that city hosted the Republican Covention (July 15-18), but would stay in New York instead, with Stewart later noting that the theater where the show set up was shifted from a "soft" to "hard" security perimeter in the wake of GOP candidate Donald Trump’s attempted assassination. [6] [7]
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3853 | February 12 | Jon Stewart | Zanny Minton Beddoes | The Economist | |
Jon returns to The Daily Show after nine years (“Now, where was I?”) and, after a few jokes about
Super Bowl LVIII, launches "Indecision 2024" coverage by highlighting concern and dissatisfaction over the same elderly candidates from the
2020 U.S. presidential election facing off again
four years later;
"The Best F**kin' News Team" visits a diner to gauge voters' opinions on the election; The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes discusses
Joe Biden's second-term potential, what
Donald Trump doesn't understand about
NATO, and
Republicans' focus on
national conservatism ahead of
economic liberalism.
[3] | |||||
3854 | February 13 | Jordan Klepper | Killer Mike | Michael | |
Jordan opines on
Donald Trump questioning the "missing" status of
Nikki Haley's husband (he's actually overseas on
National Guard service), then "Fingers the Pulse" of Haley and Trump supporters in
South Carolina; Jordan and
Desi Lydic offer ideas on how the GOP can enrage their base should they ever reach accordance with Democrats on border security; Killer Mike discuss his wins (and his arrest) at the
Grammys and the role of spirituality in his life.
[8] | |||||
3855 | February 14 | Jordan Klepper [9] |
Joshua Green
Lashana Lynch |
Bloomberg Businessweek The Rebels Bob Marley: One Love | |
Coverage of votes in the
House (to
impeach
Homeland Security secretary
Alejandro Mayorkas) and
New York's 3rd congressional district (to replace
George Santos); Troy Iwata just wants to take the next commuter train out of
Long Island; Joshua Green on economic populism within the
Democratic Party; Lashana Lynch on meeting
Rita Marley and depicting the singer's life on screen. | |||||
3856 | February 15 | Jordan Klepper | Cord Jefferson | American Fiction | |
Jordan laments the
shooting incident at the Kansas City Chiefs' victory rally; a
bar association HR rep (
Desi Lydic) lists "simple rules to maintain integrity" when
prosecuting Donald Trump;
[10] Grace Kuhlenschmidt swoons over adulterous U.S. presidents; Cord Jefferson on adapting the novel
Erasure into American Fiction and making sure the film was "satirical but never farcical." | |||||
3857 | February 19 | Jon Stewart | Melissa Murray & Kate A. Shaw | Strict Scrutiny | |
Jon acknowledges the left's negative reactions over his
Joe Biden/
Donald Trump critique on his first show back, then delivers his own harsh words about
Tucker Carlson's trip to
Russia and interview with
Vladimir Putin;
[11]
Michael Kosta, at a "candy store"
Pyongyang,
North Korea, on why dictators get such a bad rap; law professors Melissa Murray (
NYU Law) and Kate Shaw (
Penn Carey Law) discuss the cases against Trump and the former president's legal immunity claims; "Your Moment of Zen" (footage of Putin admitting dissatisfaction over his interview with Carlson). | |||||
3858 | February 20 | Desi Lydic | Danai Gurira | The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Nikki Haley's campaign being in "the 'not knowing when to leave
the party' stage" and
Donald Trump comparing himself to
Alexei Navalny; an ad for Trump's Victory 47 cologne ("grab her by the nostrils");
Josh Johnson gauges sneakerheads' thoughts on Trump-branded golden sneakers;
[12]
Ronny Chieng on an
Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declares embryos are humans under state law; Danai Gurira on continuing the
Michonne &
Rick love story from
The Walking Dead and creating the women's advocacy group Love Our Girls. | |||||
3859 | February 21 | Desi Lydic | Maite Alberdi | The Eternal Memory | |
"Indecision 2024" (what
Donald Trump is looking for in a running mate);
Jordan Klepper analyses
Fox News' annoyance over credibility issues surrounding an FBI informant in the
Biden impeachment inquiry;
Michael Kosta discovers why
Duluth, Minnesota is attractive to "coastal elites" escaping climate change effects; Maite Alberdi discusses chronicling a married couple living with the husband's
Alzheimer's diagnosis. | |||||
3860 | February 22 | Desi Lydic | Jason Isbell |
Weathervanes Killers of the Flower Moon | |
Troy Iwata on an
outage that affected
AT&T's
cellular network; Desi challenges the characterization of
Nikki Haley being politically moderate in "Indecision 2024"; Jason Isbell discusses his first screen acting experience in Killers of the Flower Moon and how his life and political perspectives inspire his songwriting; Isbell also performs "Cast Iron Skillet" from his album Weathervanes. | |||||
3861 | February 26 | Jon Stewart | Murtaza Hussain Yair Rosenberg |
The Intercept The Atlantic and MSNBC | |
Jon discusses the
war engulfing "The Futile Crescent" and, after criticizing the apparent inability of their allies to do anything about it, offers solutions on establishing peace between Israel and Hamas, including a "Middle East Treaty Organization" — or "METO" ("Let's get this region
Me Too’d!");
[13] Murtaza Hussain and
Yair Rosenberg discuss how peace may be possible between
Israel and
Palestine, the involvement of the U.S. and other countries in the
Middle East, and how people can respect each others' differing religious and cultural backgrounds; Jon emotionally dedicates "Your Moment of Zen" to Dipper, his family's late rescue
pit bull and member of "the OG Daily Show dog crew."
[14] | |||||
3862 | February 27 | Michael Kosta | Kwame Alexander | This Is the Honey Why Fathers Cry at Night | |
"Headlines" coverage of
Joe Biden discussing Israel/Palestine ceasefire prospects over ice cream and panel discussion titles at
CPAC;
Ronny Chieng gives a new definition to "flipping burgers" while reporting on
Wendy's "surge pricing" plans;
Bradley Whitford narrates "The Daily Showography" of "
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Immune to Normal"; Kwame Alexander discusses the joyous title and tone of the anthology This Is the Honey, and reads his own poem "10 Reasons Why Fathers Cry at Night." | |||||
3863 | February 28 | Michael Kosta | Sloane Crosley | Grief is for People | |
"Headlines" examines
Supreme Court
arguments over
bump stocks and the disastrous
Willy's Chocolate Experience in
Scotland; "Indecision 2024" (native
Michiganders Michael and
Jordan Klepper on why some Democrats voted "uncommitted" in
that state's presidential primary); "The People Behind the People" follows "Dr. Dennis Lowry-Stein," the neurologist monitoring American leaders' cognitive functions; Sloane Crosley on grieving over loss through a lens of laughter; "Your Moment of Zen" (an in memoriam tribute to
Richard Lewis). | |||||
3864 | February 29 | Michael Kosta | Rex Chapman | It's Hard for Me to Live with Me Owned podcast | |
Michael on the GOP's varying stances toward
IVF and
FDA plans for labeling healthy foods;
Desi Lydic on the
Supreme Court not immediately considering
Donald Trump's immunity claims;
Dulcé Sloan recommends who to honor on her "Black Women's History Day"; Rex Chapman talks of prioritizing basketball over school studies as a kid and his relationship with
his father, and offers advice to young athletes and others struggling with anxiety and addiction. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3865 | March 4 | Jon Stewart | Jonathan Blitzer |
The New Yorker Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here | |
Desi Lydic brainstorms how Democrats can still be happy even after a
Supreme Court
ruling that states cannot block
Donald Trump from the ballot; Jon criticizes the fearmongering over migrants crossing the
Mexico-U.S. Border;
[15] Jonathan Blitzer on approaching the border situation "in a kind of commonsensical way."
[16] | |||||
3866 | March 5 | Ronny Chieng | Yuval Noah Harari | Unstoppable Us, Vol. 2: Why the World Isn't Fair | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Kyrsten Sinema's plans to depart the
Senate and
AI images of
Donald Trump with "Black friends";
[17]
Josh Johnson reports from "
Sesame Street" on
Cookie Monster criticizing
"shrinkflation"; "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse" (Jordan asks "Biden or Trump?" to
Nikki Haley supporters in
Raleigh); Yuval Noah Harari on how the past helps humans understand the present.
[18] | |||||
3867 | March 6 | Ronny Chieng | Chelsea Peretti | First Time Female Director | |
"Indecision 2024" (the aftermath of
Super Tuesday and
Nikki Haley's suspension of her campaign); Grace Kuhlenschmidt and
Michael Kosta on why
Jason Palmer and "uncommitted" had significant nights in
American Samoa and
Minnesota, respectively;
[19] Ronny on the bigoted opinions of
Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for
North Carolina governor; Chelsea Peretti discusses going from standup comedy to TV work to directing a movie that premiered at
Tribeca.
[20] | |||||
3868 | March 7 | Ronny Chieng | Awkwafina | Kung Fu Panda 4 | |
A look at big drops by the
CDC (COVID isolation guidelines) and the U.S. military (
aid into Gaza), as well as the
TSA testing airport self-service screenings; Troy Iwata on the
National Guard as a
New York City Subway crime deterrent; residents of
Eagle Pass, Texas tell
Michael Kosta they're tired of more than one invading mass;
[21] Awkwafina and Ronny interview each other about their roles in Kung Fu Panda 4.
[22] | |||||
3869 | March 11 | Jon Stewart | Steven Levitsky |
Harvard University Tyrrany of the Minority How Democracies Die | |
"Like
Pacino at the
Oscars," Jon talks about
Joe Biden's
State of the Union Address and
Katie Britt's GOP rebuttal, then calls out conservatives for professing American patriotism while endorsing
Donald Trump's authoritarian rhetoric;
[23] Steven Levitsky on how "improvisation" shaped an imperfect
Constitution and the importance of improving democratic institutions.
[24] | |||||
3870 | March 12 | Desi Lydic & Michael Kosta | Jane Marie | Selling the Dream | |
Michael reveals his show salary ("$65 a week") in acknowledging
Equal Pay Day; "Indecision 2024" coverage of
Donald Trump loyalists taking over
RNC leadership and
Robert K. Hur defending remarks about
Joe Biden's memory in his
classified documents report; Desi and Michael dramatically read actual Biden quotes from the transcript of his testimony with Hur; "senior Royal watcher" Grace Kuhlenschmidt on the controversy over an edited photo of
Princess Kate with her children; Jane Marie on the attraction of, and difficulty to regulate,
multi-level marketing. | |||||
3871 | March 13 | Desi Lydic & Michael Kosta | David Alan Grier | The American Society of Magical Negroes | |
"Indecision 2024" (the possibility of
Aaron Rodgers being
RFK, Jr's running mate and
South Dakota's governor promoting a Texas
cosmetic dentist); Desi, Michael, and
Ronny Chieng examine
legislation forcing
TikTok to be sold or be banned; "Back in Black" (
Lewis Black analyzes
AI's problems with racial and gender stereotypes); David Alan Grier on being the
Oscars' "voice of God," satirizing the "
Magical Negro" trope, and his belief that the comedy of
In Living Color couldn't be replicated in the 2020s. | |||||
3872 | March 14 | Desi Lydic & Michael Kosta | Renée Elise Goldsberry | Girls5eva | |
Desi and Michael examine
Donald Trump's belief that no president was treated more "badly" than him,
Elon Musk's abrupt cancellation of
Don Lemon's
X show, and more safety issues with
Boeing planes; "the Best F**kin' News Team" cover
"DemocRusski 2024"; how
Miami Beach and
Fort Lauderdale are taking different approaches toward
spring breakers; Renée Elise Goldsberry on how Girls5eva's characters inspire both her and the show's audience;
[25] "Your Moment of Zen" (local TV anchors go
pie-crazy on
Pi Day). | |||||
3873 | March 25 | Jon Stewart | Gary Clark, Jr. | JPEG Raw | |
Jon analyzes the outcome of New York State's
investigation into
Donald Trump's
real estate empire, and criticizes
Kevin O'Leary's contention that overvaluing properties is a "victimless crime" ("Avoiding taxes hurts all of us");
[26] before performing his song "Habits," Gary Clark, Jr. discusses collaborating with
Stevie Wonder and
George Clinton on JPEG Raw, and how time alone during the pandemic allowed him to branch out musically; "Your Moment of Zen" (
Marc Thiessen claims that Trump is facing more indictments than
Charles Manson). | |||||
3874 | March 26 | Jordan Klepper | Jim Sciutto |
CNN The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War | |
"Headlines" coverage of "America's Defendant-in-Chief,
Donald Trump" selling
Bibles and instant conspiracy theories about the
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse;
Josh Johnson on Florida's new law barring social media accounts for children; Jordan analyzes GOP efforts to woo female voters by showing empathy about abortion; a film trailer for What Women Voters Want finds an anti-abortion lawmaker (
Michael Kosta) magically becoming a pregnant woman (
Desi Lydic);
[27] Jim Sciutto discusses American relations with Russia and China, and how communication and learning form history can help avoid nuclear conflict. | |||||
3875 | March 27 | Jordan Klepper | Byron Tau | NOTUS Means of Control | |
Jordan posits that the internal uproar at
NBC News over their (brief) hire of
Ronna McDaniel can be a blueprint to countering conservatives' mainstreaming of
January 6 rioters;
[28] "Indecision 2024" (
Michael Kosta fields thoughts from
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. supporters at the
Oakland campaign rally introducing
his running mate); Byron Tau discusses companies' and governments' use of technological data to track people for targeted advertising or even nefarious purposes. | |||||
3876 | March 28 | Jordan Klepper | Huey Lewis | The Heart of Rock and Roll | |
Jordan criticizes a big-dollar
Joe Biden campaign fundraising event ("Save that money for a Supreme Court justice");
[29] Grace Kuhlenschmidt thinks of ideas to avoid a
congestion pricing plan for vehicles entering
Manhattan; "In My Opinion" (
Leslie Jones can't believe America could elect
Donald Trump president again, among other "obviously stupid" decisions);
[30] Huey Lewis discusses developing a musical based on his song book, and recalls making music videos and "
We Are the World" in the 80s. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3877 | April 1 | Jon Stewart | Lina Khan | Federal Trade Commission | |
Jon critiques news channels' hesitancy toward a
Donald Trump-shared image of a hog-tied
Joe Biden ("aren't you the same networks who show reruns of
9/11 every year?"),
[31] then analyzes the promises and perils of
artificial intelligence ("the reality is they [AI tools] come for our jobs");
[32] Jon chats with someone
Apple TV+ dissuaded him from interviewing for
The Problem's companion podcast — FTC chair Lina Khan, who discusses the Commission's efforts to combat businesses' monopolistic behaviors.
[33] | |||||
3878 | April 2 | Desi Lydic | U.S. Representative Colin Allred | 2024 U.S. Senate campaign | |
"Headlines" coverage of
Truth Social's billion-dollar stock market loss, a mixed verdict for abortion rights at
Florida's Supreme Court, and the
NCAA tournament's popularizing of women's basketball; Desi and
Josh Johnson use
ED innuendo to discuss asymmetrical 3-point distances at
one women's tourney venue;
[34] "Thank Me Later" (
Michael Kosta joins a New Yorker on the lookout for "ghost plates"); Colin Allred discusses his campaign for Senate against
Ted Cruz and his support of paternity leave and women's reproductive rights;
[35] "Your Moment of Zen" (a
Fox Business analyst notes that web searches for Truth Social's "$DJT" ticker symbol bring up
something else). | |||||
3879 | April 3 | Desi Lydic | Alison Brie | Apples Never Fall | |
Desi analyses conservatives' tantrums over
International Transgender Day of Visibility falling on the same day as
Easter 2024, while
Michael Kosta thinks the calendar coincidence led to "the most successful Trans Visibility Day in history";
[36] "In My Opinion" (
Charlamagne tha God criticizes corporate America's embrace, and the right wing's weaponizing, of
DEI initiatives); Alison Brie discusses the family dynamics depicted in Apples Never Fall, and recalls how working on
GLOW inspired her to work behind the camera. | |||||
3880 | April 4 | Desi Lydic | Ken Harbaugh & Sebastian Junger | Against All Enemies | |
"Headlines" (New York's
MTA wants reimbursement for bridge tolls lost to the
marathon, efforts in
Nebraska to move its
electoral college vote from
by-district to
winner-takes-all, and businesses capitalize on the upcoming
solar eclipse);
Ronny Chieng and
Jordan Klepper argue whether the sun or the moon is "the real star" of the eclipse; an ad for "
Trump Elementary," where
"the smartest person alive" teaches every class; Against All Enemies producers Ken Harbaugh and Sebastian Junger discuss the threat of extremist groups and why military veterans find them beguiling.
[37] | |||||
3881 | April 8 | Jon Stewart | Christiane Amanpour |
CNN The Amanpour Hour | |
Jon mocks
Fox News and
Marjorie Taylor Greene for putting immigration and religious spins on the
solar eclipse and
northeast earthquake;
Ronny Chieng and Grace Kuhlenschmidt take starkly different attitudes toward covering the celestial event; "The Futile Crescent" (Jon compares the American government's reaction to the
war and
famine in
Gaza to its stance against Russian atrocities in Ukraine);
[38] Christiane Amanpour on Muslim countries' abandonment of Palestinians and the dangers journalists face in Gaza; "Your Moment of Zen" (CNN's Boris Sanchez and
Brianna Keilar "set aside all journalistic credibility" while wearing sun and moon costumes). | |||||
3882 | April 9 | Michael Kosta | Alex Garland | Civil War | |
"Headlines" (post-
eclipse
Google searches for "my eyes hurt" and the sentencing of the
Oxford High School gunman's parents); "Indecision 2024" (
Josh Johnson on President Biden's student debt relief plan); a look at Donald Trump's new campaign stance of leaving abortion restrictions to the states; Alex Garland on making journalists Civil War's protagonists and wanting the film to inspire conversation instead of division.
[39] | |||||
3883 | April 10 | Michael Kosta |
Vampire Weekend ( Chris Baio, Ezra Koenig, Chris Tomson) | Only God Was Above Us | |
Coverage of plans to increase the
postage rate and reduce
"forever chemicals" in drinking water; Michael and Troy Iwata analyze pressure on
Sonia Sotomayor to retire from the
Supreme Court; the members of Vampire Weekend discuss living and working in
Los Angeles, their Vampire Campfire podcast, and the inspirations behind the title and cover of Only God Was Above Us and the song "Mary Boone" (which they also perform); "Your Moment of Zen" (
Donald Trump orders
"the Lord's chicken"). | |||||
3884 | April 11 | Michael Kosta | Hanif Abdurraqib | There's Always This Year | |
A look at Republicans' love-hate reactions to the reinstatement of Arizona's 1864 anti-abortion law; "Men Talk About Abortion" finds two toupee-wearing, cigar-chomping bros (Michael and
Jordan Klepper) claiming that going out-of-state for abortion care isn't the worst thing in the world for a woman; an ad for "Stair Sherpa," burly men who lift politicians seeking to avoid embarrassing stair stumbles; Hanif Abdurraquib on appreciating time and mortality through basketball, and how nostalgia for the past can be a tool for improving one's present. | |||||
3885 | April 15 | Jon Stewart | David E. Sanger |
The New York Times New Cold Wars | |
Jon covers
Iran's attack on Israel (and conservative media declaring it
World War III) before diving into
Donald Trump's campaign speech near
Gettysburg and the first day of Trump's
trial in New York;
[40]
Ronny Chieng and
Desi Lydic argue whether Trump is "Team
Mandela" or "Team
Jesus" (parodying comparisons of the former president to those historical figures), while
Josh Johnson interrupts to say that Trump is "Team
O.J."; David Sanger on how America's post-Cold War arrogance led to an underestimating of Russian and Chinese imperialism. | |||||
3886 | April 16 | Dulcé Sloan | Mayan Lopez | Lopez vs. Lopez | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (Dulcé reminds viewers what
the latest Donald Trump trial is about, and analyzes the excuses potential jurors and
Trump himself are giving to get out of the case); "
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse" (Jordan interviews
Andrew Giuliani and other Trump supporters outside the court house in Manhattan); "In My Opinion" (
John Leguizamo on how Trump and
Joe Biden are courting the Latino vote); Mayan Lopez on guest judging
RuPaul's Drag Race, making a Latino-centered sitcom, and using "sitcom Mayan" to have real-live conversations with her father and co-star,
George Lopez.
[41] | |||||
3887 | April 17 | Dulcé Sloan | Orlando Bloom | Orlando Bloom: To the Edge | |
Dulcé summarizes
Nike's skimpy
Team USA women's track uniforms,
Jontay Porter's gambling-related ban from the
NBA, and
Red Lobster's possible bankruptcy; "America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Donald Trump visits a New York
bodega as 7 jurors are selected for his
trial);
Josh Johnson wants to be on the Trump jury for lucrative reasons; Dulcé samples wines with the proprietors a Black-owned
winery tour service in
Georgia; Orlando Bloom discusses participating in
extreme sports (e.g.
wingsuiting,
freediving) for his
Peacock docuseries. | |||||
3888 | April 18 | Dulcé Sloan | Brittney Spencer | My Stupid Life | |
"Headlines" coverage of "Capitol Hill Karen" (as Dulcé refers to
Marjorie Taylor Greene) railing on
House Speaker
Mike Johnson, the
Kennedy family endorsing
Joe Biden (and not
RFK Jr.), and
Donald Trump demanding a fundraising cut from other GOP candidates; "America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (Dulcé and Troy Iwata on the news media divulging demographics of
Trump trial jurors);
[42]
Josh Johnson gets tips on how to avoid paying taxes like the wealthy do; Brittney Spencer on being a Black woman in contemporary country music and appearing on
Beyoncé’s cover of “
Blackbird”; "Your Moment of Zen" (
RSBN's Brian Glenn admits he hasn't seen “as much [homelessness and chaos in New York] as I thought I would”). | |||||
3889 | April 22 | Jon Stewart | Salman Rushdie | Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" finds Jon excoriating the media for its lack of self-control in excessively covering
Donald Trump's
trial, prompting a dissenting opinion from TDS alum
Jessica Williams ("Why you gotta be all 'get off my lawn' about it?");
[43] Salman Rushdie discusses his healing journey following his
August 2022 stabbing and the fight for free expression in the United States.
[44] | |||||
3890 | April 23 | Ronny Chieng & Jordan Klepper | Stephanie Kelton | Finding the Money The Deficit Myth | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" explores a hearing (or hearings, as
Desi Lydic reports) into whether
Donald Trump violated a court-imposed gag order; Ronny and Jordan examine
Jesse Waters' belief that Trump's required presence at the
trial is torturous for Trump, as well as
Joe Biden's implying that "cannibals" in
New Guinea ate
his uncle during
World War II; an ad for "Rant-a-Car," a
vehicle rental service for those needing to gripe on social media behind a steering wheel; Stephanie Kelton explains the
modern monetary theory and positive aspects of the national deficit. | |||||
3891 | April 24 | Ronny Chieng & Jordan Klepper | U.S. Representative Andy Kim | 2024 U.S. Senate campaign | |
"Headlines" coverage of President Biden signing a foreign aid package and new refund rights for airline passengers; Grace Kuhlenschmidt on
Tennessee allowing school teachers to
carry guns;
Patrick McEnroe analyzes a
pickleball showdown pitting Ronny and former tennis pro
Michael Kosta vs. "The Pickleball Twins";
[45] Andy Kim on working in Congress (“the world’s worst reality TV show”), his campaign for
Bob Menendez's Senate seat, and how America can solidify its global role in the 21st century. | |||||
3892 | April 25 | Ronny Chieng & Jordan Klepper | Kyle Chayka |
The New Yorker Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" finds
Donald Trump derisively accepting
Bill Barr's endorsement, seeing
David Pecker
testify about
catching and killing negative press on Trump's behalf, and hearing
Supreme Court
arguments over his
presidential immunity claims;
Michael Kosta discusses why Trump is both "Donny from the block" and "not a regular person"; a look at escalating conflicts between law enforcement and
pro-Palestinian protestors on college campuses; Kyle Chayka on how algorithms have made people more passive and their tastes more homogeneous. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3893 | May 6 [47] | Jordan Klepper | Jonathan Haidt |
The Anxious Generation New York University Stern School of Business | |
Jordan on
Donald Trump risking jail time for
contempt of court; "Indecision 2024" examines "a classic Trump beauty pageant" of
VP contenders at
Mar-a-Lago,
Tim Scott "pre-denying" the 2024 election results, and
Kristi Noem facing backlash for shooting her dog;
Michael Kosta on how any form of killing animals is "just life on the farm"; Jordan and
Josh Johnson on the
Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud; Jonathan Haidt discusses his theory that technological influences and protective parenting have led to a mental "rewiring" of younger generations, and lists "four norms" that can give kids a chance at a real childhood.
[46] | |||||
3894 | May 7 [47] | Jordan Klepper | Lexi Freiman | The Book of Ayn | |
"Headlines" coverage of the
2024 Met Gala and
Vladimir Putin's latest inauguration in
Russia; "America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Stormy Daniels gives dirty details about her encounter with
Donald Trump, resulting in what Troy Iwata calls an "uncomfy" mood at the New York court house);
Desi Lydic joins a group earning cash rewards for reporting idling vehicles to police; Lexi Freiman discusses writing about narcissism and the benefits of
cancel culture and shedding one's ego. | |||||
3895 | May 8 [47] | Jordan Klepper | Matt Damon | Kiss the Future | |
"Indecision 2024" reviews
Kristi Noem's rough time on conservative-friendly networks and
RFK, Jr's claim of once having had a parasitic brain worm; a dirt-eating
"Desi Lordic or whatever" extols the positives of worms in brains; "Back in Black" (
Lewis Black on
Tesla's financial and design problems); Kiss the Future producer Matt Damon on how
Sarajevo's underground music scene flourished during the
Bosnian War (and
attracted the attention of
U2). | |||||
3896 | May 9 | Jon Stewart | John Della Volpe |
Harvard Institute of Politics SocialSphere Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America | |
Jon discusses the media's obsessive coverage of the
Donald Trump trial, as well as conservatives' "false outrage" over the
Boy Scouts' name change, the Biden Administration's withholding armaments to Israel, and new appliance energy standards; "The Best F**kin' News Team" shames Jon after he critiques Trump's own shaming of
Joe Biden's Jewish supporters;
[48] John Della Volpe discusses conducting the Harvard Youth Poll and how the issues and experiences of
Gen Z can differ from those of older generations; "Your Moment of Zen" turns the GOP's defense of gas stoves into a film trailer for
Saving Pilot Lightin' ("Leave no appliance behind").
[49] | |||||
3897 | May 13 | Jon Stewart | Ilana Glazer | Babes | |
Jon discusses the federal corruption trial of
U.S. Senator
Bob Menendez, then rhetorically asks Menendez "How Dumb Is You?" for accepting bribes when other politicians and judges have for years taken advantage of "legal corruption";
[50] Ilana Glazer on accurately depicting pregnancy and motherhood in Babes, test audiences' reactions to the film, and her on- and off-screen repartee with co-star
Michelle Buteau; "Your Moment of Zen" (a
supercut of
Donald Trump praising
Hannibal Lecter at campaign rallies). | |||||
3898 | May 14 | Desi Lydic | Miranda July | All Fours | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (GOP lawmakers defend
Donald Trump outside his
trial); the
New York-Dublin Portal attracts inappropriate behavior; Desi,
Josh Johnson, and
Ronny Chieng have varied success with
OpenAI's flirtatious new "omni" update; "The Daily Showography" of
New York's "philosopher king,"
Eric Adams; Miranda July on writing "a coming of age story" about women in their 40s. | |||||
3899 | May 15 | Desi Lydic | Amy Ryan |
Sugar Doubt: A Parable | |
Charles III's first official portrait as Great Britain's king has people literally seeing red; "Indecision 2024" covers
Joe Biden challenging
Donald Trump to a debate, while
Michael Kosta proposes the debate's terms;
Ronny Chieng and
Jordan Klepper argue (and offer wagers) over
Caitlin Clark's
WNBA debut,
Harrison Butker's commencement speech, and other topics in "Sports War"; Amy Ryan on playing opposite
Colin Farrell in Sugar and joining Doubt's cast on a week's notice. | |||||
3900 | May 16 | Desi Lydic | Helen Rebanks & Nick Offerman | The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days Civil War Where The Deer and the Antelope Play | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Donald Trump's defense team tries to make
Michael Cohen "seem less credible than a
Boeing in-flight safety video");
Bob Menendez blames his wife for his corruption;
Josh Johnson on why two
Virginia schools reverting back to their former Confederate-honoring names isn't entirely a bad thing; an ad for "
Joe Biden's Build Bods Better," which allows one to bulk up while tensing over the president's public speaking stumbles; Helen Rebanks on celebrating the farm life and attracting a working friendship with Nick Offerman. | |||||
3901 | May 20 | Jon Stewart | Frank J Fahrenkopf, Jr. | Commission on Presidential Debates | |
Noting the fallout from
Harrison Butker's college commencement speech, Jon calls out the hypocrisy of conservatives complaining about (and profiting from complaining about) "
cancel culture" while practicing what they preach against (i.e. shouting down
Donald Trump's critics);
[51] Frank Fahrenkopf discusses Trump and
Joe Biden bypassing the non-partisan debates commission, and how debates are still an important voter tool that can be improved upon. | |||||
Special | May 20 | Jordan Klepper | n/a | n/a | |
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Moscow Tools Jordan examines why American Republicans and the MAGA movement find Vladimir Putin's Russia so alluring, and whether they have become "the Kremlin's useful idiots." The special features interviews with former UN ambassador John Bolton and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas. [52] [53] | |||||
3902 | May 21 | Michael Kosta | Sebastian Junger | In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife | |
"America's Most Tremendously Wanted" (
Donald Trump doesn't testify in his defense after long saying he wanted to); "Headlines" (
Rudy Giuliani serves up coffee after
being served an indictment, and
an Australian billionaire wants her portrait removed from a gallery exhibition);
Ronny Chieng on how "you can't trust these f**kin' nerds" in the wake of
OpenAI stealing
Scarlett Johansson's voice; "The People Behind the People" hears from
"Dahlia Rose Hibiscus,"
Kamala Harris' "holistic thought advisor"; Sebastian Junger on having a new lease on life, and considering an
afterlife, following his ruptured aneurysm. | |||||
3903 | May 22 | Michael Kosta | JB Smoove | Curb Your Enthusiasm | |
In "Indecision 2024," Michael critiques a
Guardian opinion poll showing Americans disbelieving the buoyant economy, as well as
RFK, Jr. seeking the votes of
meme stock traders; Michael and
Josh Johnson on
Donald Trump's (false) claim that
Joe Biden sought his assassination during the
Mar-a-Lago raid; Troy Iwata interviews a Biden "superfan"; JB Smoove equates stand-up comedians to therapists, and discusses how he's different from Leon Black and planning a post-Curb life. | |||||
3904 | May 23 | Michael Kosta | John Legend | Afghan Star podcast | |
"Headlines" (daily
weed use surpasses that of alcohol,
Nikki Haley backhandedly endorses
Donald Trump, and
Samuel Alito lets his
radical flag fly); Troy Iwata doesn't understand the meaning of Alito's flags ("if you're gonna be hateful, stop being so subtle"); "Michael Kosta Gives You Just the Tip" (headline-based advice on avoiding dumb travel mistakes);
[54] John Legend on documenting the history of
an Afghani TV singing competition that re-instilled love of music in
the nation after and before Taliban rule. |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3905 | June 3 | Jon Stewart | Former U.S. Representative Ken Buck | n/a | |
Jon comes to defense of the American legal system in calling out both conservatives (for baselessly denying the validity of
Donald Trump's conviction) and the media (for allowing said vagaries to fester on their air);
[55] Ken Buck discusses Trump's stranglehold on the GOP, and debates with Jon over the "bad precedent" (Buck's term) set by New York's prosecution of Trump.
[56] | |||||
3906 | June 4 | Ronny Chieng | Marlon Wayans | Good Grief | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Joe Biden's
executive order on border security and
Donald Trump's promise to declassify secrets… except for
Jeffrey Epstein's; Ronny on
X officially allowing porn;
Desi Lydic on
North Korea ballooning its garbage into
South Korea; "Project: Conspiracy" (
"Kevin Matthew Kelp" claims "
spelling bees are the perfect cover for finding the next generation of America's
spooks"); Marlon Wayans on processing grief through comedy and riffing on celebrities. | |||||
3907 | June 5 | Ronny Chieng | Joel Kim Booster | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | |
"Headlines" (
Donald Trump vows revenge,
a Black lawmaker praises
Jim Crow, and a woman brags over not returning store shopping carts); Troy Iwata on a remote tribe in the
Amazon rainforest getting hooked on the internet; "Sports War" (Ronny and
Jordan Klepper argue and wager over
Caitlin Clark getting shoved,
Bronny James entering the
NBA draft, and
Takeru Kobayashi retiring from
competitive eating); Ronny and Joel Kim Booster discuss trailblazing comedians, the meritocracy that is
stand-up, and why jokes take precedent over personal opinions. | |||||
3908 | June 6 | Ronny Chieng | George Conway |
The Atlantic Society for the Rule of Law Institute | |
Ronny discusses
Joe Biden commemorating
D-Day,
Donald Trump vetting his "running mate/human shield" list, and conservatives attacking
Pride Month; Grace Kuhlenschmidt on
Target limiting its sales of LGBT-themed merchandise; an ad for the "Trump Love Flag" ("show
the flag just how much it means to you…
in the privacy of your own home"); George Conway discusses Trump's legal cases and how to counter the former president in the run-up to November;
[57] "Your Moment of Zen" (
Fox & Friends dismisses
Emmanuel Macron's language "jazzercise" during his D-Day speech). | |||||
3909 | June 10 | Jon Stewart | Monica McNutt |
ESPN New York Knicks Radio | |
After acknowledging
Pat Sajak's retirement from
Wheel of Fortune ("Have you thought about just doing Mondays?"), Jon calls out corporations for displaying (or toning down) their diversity efforts and
Pride Month support when the
bottom line is their only commitment; a message from "Corporate America'" promises to forego diversity and just make cheap, high-priced products;
[58] Monica McNutt on her viral argument with
Stephen A. Smith, how underlying issues affect discussing women's basketball, and what new fans should know about the
WNBA's history and style of play.
[59] | |||||
3910 | June 11 | Jordan Klepper | Kevin Bacon |
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F MaXXXine | |
"Headlines" coverage of the guilty verdict against
Hunter Biden and a
Supreme Court
justice's wife griping over
Pride flags;
Michael Kosta on how diners' opinions led to a postponement of
New York's traffic congestion pricing; Troy Iwata reports on humiliation fetishes created from American political polarization; Kevin Bacon on playing villains, working with
Eddie Murphy, and how 80s horror films are "thinly-veiled morality tales." | |||||
3911 | June 12 | Jordan Klepper | Jeremy O. Harris | Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. | |
Thoughts on champion
Joey Chestnut's ban from the
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest; Jordan and
Desi Lydic on conservatives' conspiratorial claims over the
Hunter Biden conviction; "In My Opinion" (
Charlamagne tha God argues that Democrats should be more direct in their campaign messaging);
Jeremy O. Harris discusses chronicling the production of and reactions to his
Slave Play, and how the documentary proves "
theatre supremacy." | |||||
3912 | June 13 | Jordan Klepper | Maya Hawke |
Inside Out 2 Chaos Angel | |
"Indecision 2024" (
Joe Biden attends the
G7 summit in
Italy, while
Donald Trump holds a "
J6 reunion" on
Capitol Hill and disses
the GOP convention's
host city); Jordan analyzes the
Supreme Court's
decision regarding
mifepristone access and
Southern Baptist's opposition to
IVF; Grace Kuhlenschmidt wants more micromanagement of reproductive rights by "a random group of people I've never met"; Maya Hawke discusses tapping into her own feelings to voice Anxiety in Inside Out 2, growing up with performer parents, and the stories behind her Chaos Angel songs "Black Ice" and "Hang In There" (she also performs the latter). | |||||
3913 | June 17 | Jon Stewart | Rev. Dr. William Barber II | White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy Repairers of the Breach Yale Divinity School | |
Using as a starting point
Donald Trump's insistence that his insult of
RNC host
Milwaukee was a concern about crime, Jon debunks the right's obsession with crime rates in
Democratic-run cities, noting how illegal guns used in big-city crimes come from GOP-led states with lax gun regulations;
[60] William Barber discusses how American poverty statistics have long been misrepresented, and why politicians should not overlook poor and low-wage voters. | |||||
3914 | June 18 | Ronny Chieng & Desi Lydic | Rosalind Chao | 3 Body Problem | |
"Headlines" (Ronny on why the
Boston Celtics will first celebrate
their NBA title in
Miami); "Indecision 2024: Going Down on the Ballot" examines controversial words and actions from "down-ballot" candidates
Royce White (Minnesota U.S Senate), Valentina Gomez (Missouri Secretary of State), and James Judge (Florida U.S. House);
Josh Johnson suggests alternative career opportunities for such extreme candidates; 'Quon (
Marlon Wayans) grills Nathan Wade, former special prosecutor in the
Georgia election racketeering case, in "Choppin' It Up with 'Quon"; Rosalind Chao recalls her texts and accent advice to Ronny, and discusses 3 Body Problem's humane, "we're all in this together" approach to sci-fi.
[61] | |||||
3915 | June 20 | Ronny Chieng & Desi Lydic | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | The Bear | |
"Headlines" (
Vladimir Putin &
Kim Jong-un have a meeting, while climate protesters do some defacing); in analyzing
Louisiana's new law requiring the
Ten Commandments in school classrooms,
Michael Kosta crosses off each Commandment Republicans couldn't handle, leaving only the word "thou" ("putting 'thouself' is the American way");
[62] "
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse" of a
Donald Trump campaign rally in
Racine, Wisconsin; Ebon Moss-Bachrach discusses his Bear character's evolution, his chemistry with the show's cast, and preparing to play
The Thing in
The Fantastic Four. | |||||
3916 | June 24 | Michael Kosta | Paul W. Downs | Hacks | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Joe Biden's
debate preparation,
Donald Trump's lack thereof, and the GOP talking point that Biden will be aided by performance enhancing drugs;
[63]
Desi Lydic and Troy Iwata have their own debate prep debate; "The Daily Showography" of "
Jeff Bezos, History's Most Powerful Nerd"; Paul W. Downs discusses the comedic term
"hack" and wearing multiple hats on, and how audiences relate to, Hacks; "Your Moment of Zen" (Trump's "In four years, you don't have to vote" remarks to the
Faith and Freedom Coalition). | |||||
3917 | June 25 | Michael Kosta | Peter S. Goodman |
The New York Times How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain | |
"Headlines" coverage of
Julian Assange’s plea deal,
InfoWars' liquidation, and
the Surgeon General's warning that gun violence is a public health crisis;
Josh Johnson on how the U.S. can reassert lunar supremacy after
a Chinese probe visited the
far side of the Moon; "Back in Black" (
Lewis Black on fire departments, hospitals, and corporate America expanding into summer camp space); Peter S. Goodman discusses the need for antitrust enforcement and a more resilient
supply chain that doesn't solely benefit
big-box retailers. | |||||
3918 | June 26 | Michael Kosta | Sharon Lerner | ProPublica | |
Michael remarks on congressional primary results in New York and Colorado, then examines the
Supreme Court
declaring that
tipping a local official is not a bribe, the
RIAA suing to protect artists from
AI-generated tunes, and the delayed return of the
Boeing Starliner;
Ronny Chieng would rather stay "embedded" with the
ISS crew than watch the
Biden-Trump debate;
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog talks with undecided voters; Sharon Lerner discusses her ProPublica piece with
The New Yorker on
3M’s use and concealment of
forever chemicals. | |||||
3919 | June 27 Live episode | Jon Stewart | Lori Gottlieb |
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone The Atlantic | |
Indecision 2024: The First Presidential Debate America Watches Through Its Fingers A disappointed Jon goes live to analyze this evening's first presidential debate ("We just watched what you watched"), giving angry critiques of Joe Biden's gaffes, Donald Trump's false statements, and the CNN moderators' lack of fact checking; [64] Lori Gottlieb discusses election cycle anxiety and how to deal with fear and anger exacerbated by family members, social media, and news outlets. [65] |
No. | Date | Hosted by | Guest(s) | Promotion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3920 | July 8 | Jon Stewart | A. J. Jacobs | The Year of Living Consitutionally | |
Jon examines Democrats' handwringing about
Joe Biden's mental faculties after his
presidential debate and
spitballs a "stress test" for the Biden candidacy by having other potential Democratic candidates offer up their own presidential bona fides at the
convention ("You could call it, oh, I don't know,
The Apprentice");
[66]
"The Best F#@king News Team" make like various deities to spoof Biden's claim that he would drop out of the presidential race only if "the Lord Almighty" told him to;
[67] A. J. Jacobs discusses how the
Founding Fathers knew the
U. S. Constitution was flawed (grammatical and otherwise), and how he followed the document in its original context (
quill pen and otherwise). | |||||
3921 | July 9 | Jordan Klepper & Desi Lydic | Aasif Mandvi | Evil | |
Desi turns a report about
Gwyneth Paltrow’s crappy (
literally) house guest into a metaphor about who should be another
"house" guest; a look at
Donald Trump's connections to, and his distancing himself from,
Project 2025;
Michael Kosta gets to the bottom of whether
President Biden is being treated for
Parkinson's disease;
[68]
Josh Johnson asks a panel of Black voters about the demographic's increased attraction towards Trump; Aasif Mandvi recalls some of his memorable field pieces for TDS, and discusses Evil's "intersection of comedy and horror." | |||||
3922 | July 10 | Jordan Klepper & Desi Lydic | Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer |
The New York Times The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America | |
"Indecision 2024" coverage of
Donald Trump's latest rally ramblings, an upcoming "big boy press conference" by
Joe Biden, and
George Clooney's call for Biden to withdraw from the race;
Ronny Chieng reports on
a Wisconsin factory project that was far from what Trump and
Foxconn promised it'd be; Elizabeth Dias & Lisa Lerer discuss how the decades-long motivation of religious conservatives, and a sense of denial by pro-choice supporters, led to
the Dobbs decision that overturned nationwide abortion rights. | |||||
3923 | July 16 | Jon Stewart [71] | Bill O'Reilly | Confronting the Presidents | |
After praising the show's crew for "[turning] this ocean liner around on a dime" back to New York, Jon analyzes Day One of the
Republican Covention in
Milwaukee,
Donald Trump's selection of
J. D. Vance as his running mate, and
Joe Biden's pugnacious interview with
Lester Holt; Jon honors the man killed in the
attempted assassination on Trump while noting the habits Americans have in such moments;
[7]
[69] Bill O'Reilly offers his own thoughts on the shooting, and talks with Jon about debating in good faith and the danger of monetizing anger and hate.
[70] | |||||
3924 | July 17 | Ronny Chieng | Scott Galloway [71] | TBA |