The Daily Show — Season 15
Episodes

E01 Michael Pollan
Jan 4, 2010
A Nigerian terrorist tries to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas day. The Best F**king News Team helps Tiger Woods find a new religion, and Michael Pollan encourages Americans to eat healthy food.

E02 George Lucas
Jan 5, 2010
John Oliver searches for the best time in American history, and George Lucas talks about his book.

E03 Admn. Mike Mullen
Jan 6, 2010
Obama finally responds to the Christmas terror plot, and Mike Mullen praises the U.S. military.

E04 Maggie Gyllenhaal
Jan 7, 2010
President Obama breaks a promise, and Maggie Gyllenhaal watches scary cartoons with her daughter.

E05 John Yoo
Jan 11, 2010
John Oliver explains the rules of terrorball, and John Yoo discusses the legal limits of torture.

E06 Paul Ingrassia
Jan 12, 2010
Wall Street hands out big bonuses, and Paul Ingrassia talks about the auto industry bailout.

E07 Ringo Starr & the Ben Harper Band
Jan 13, 2010
Sarah Palin joins Fox News, and Ringo Starr performs with Ben Harper and Relentless7.

E08 Thu, Jan 14, 2010
Jan 14, 2010
Glenn Beck reads Sarah Palin a journal entry, and Tom Brokaw talks about his new documentary.

E09 David M. Walker
Jan 18, 2010
Wyatt Cenac waits for Harry Reid's apology, and David Walker hopes to reform America's spending.

E10 Colin Firth
Jan 19, 2010
Larry Wilmore reviews Obama's first year, and Colin Firth recalls floating naked in a fish tank.

E11 Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Jan 20, 2010
Scott Brown becomes the new president-elect, and Jim Wallis wants to take greed out of Wall Street.

E12 Julie Andrews
Jan 21, 2010
Keith Olbermann resorts to name-calling, and Julie Andrews talks about her new movie, "Tooth Fairy.

E13 Bill Gates
Jan 25, 2010
John Oliver celebrates a huge victory for corporations, and Bill Gates starts Twittering.

E14 Elizabeth Warren
Jan 26, 2010
Wall Street responds to President Obama's threat, and Jon wants to make out with Elizabeth Warren.

E15 Ethan Watters
Jan 27, 2010
The ACORN pimp is arrested, and Ethan Watters discusses America's impact on mental health.

E16 Doris Kearns Goodwin
Jan 28, 2010
Wyatt Cenac forgets he's black, and Doris Kearns Goodwin dares the Republicans to filibuster.

E17 Austan Goolsbee
Feb 1, 2010
Obama joins his political rivals for lunch, and Austan Goolsbee tries to avoid Great Depression Land.

E18 Brian Williams
Feb 2, 2010
Jason Jones speeds in his Camry, and Brian Williams remembers his prom night with Jon.

E19 Atul Gawande
Feb 3, 2010
Sam Bee learns how hard it is to be a man, and Atul Gawande hopes to save lives with a checklist.

E20 Rep. Anthony Weiner
Feb 4, 2010
Rachel Maddow eviscerates everyone, and Anthony Weiner fights for health care reform.

E21 Jenny Sanford
Feb 8, 2010
Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jenny Sanford misses the inmates at the governor's mansion.

E22 Newt Gingrich
Feb 9, 2010
Richard Shelby releases nominees, and Newt Gingrich discusses the radical Obama administration.

E23 Willie Mays
Feb 10, 2010
Geraldo Rivera defends Haiti's children-takers, and Willie Mays buys soul food with steak money.

E24 Lee Daniels
Feb 11, 2010
Iran launches pets into space, and Lee Daniels believes in the intelligence of the American audience.

E25 Ricky Gervais
Feb 22, 2010
CPAC holds its conservative Woodstock, and Ricky Gervais ridicules Karl Pilkington.

E26 Jeff Garlin
Feb 23, 2010
Wyatt Cenac looks into Bank of America's hidden fees, and Jeff Garlin discusses his food addiction.

E27 Tracy Morgan
Feb 24, 2010
John Hodgman tries to fix the Winter Olympics, and Tracy Morgan dreams of opening Chickendales.

E28 Rep. James Clyburn
Feb 25, 2010
John Oliver covers the bipartisan summit after-party, and James Clyburn recalls his healthy lunch.

E29 Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Mar 1, 2010
Rick Sanchez covers the tsunami threat, and Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses life on other planets.

E30 Robert Pattinson
Mar 2, 2010
Samantha Bee tries to find Jonah Falcon a job, and Robert Pattinson worries about over-saturation.

E31 Lynne Olson
Mar 3, 2010
Sarah Palin does stand-up comedy, and Lynne Olson looks at the start of the Anglo-American alliance.

E32 Scott Patterson
Mar 4, 2010
Jon tries Chat Roulette, and Scott Patterson describes the quants controlling Wall Street.

E33 Harry Markopolos
Mar 8, 2010
John Oliver thanks everyone for the Iraq invasion, and Harry Markopolos discusses Wall Street fraud.

E34 Marc Thiessen
Mar 9, 2010
Conservative lawyers attack Liz Cheney, and Marc Thiessen discusses the rights of enemy combatants.

E35 Jerry Seinfeld
Mar 10, 2010
Eric Massa disappoints Glenn Beck, and Jerry Seinfeld sees the humor in marriage.

E36 Eamon Javers
Mar 11, 2010
Obama campaigns for health care reform, and Eamon Javers exposes the world of corporate espionage.

E37 Michael Lewis
Mar 15, 2010
Aasif Mandvi dresses up as Captain Moneybags, and Michael Lewis discusses subprime mortgages.

E38 Jude Law
Mar 16, 2010
Chris Dodd introduces his own financial reform bill, and Jude Law discusses health care.

E39 Snoop Dogg
Mar 17, 2010
The Texas school board votes against Oscar Romero, and Snoop Dogg discusses his GPS voice.

E40 Gary Locke
Mar 18, 2010
Jon warns America about progressivism, and Gary Locke discusses the census form.

E41 Ben Stiller
Mar 29, 2010
Jason Jones proves how racist basketball has become, and Ben Stiller invites Jon over for Seder.

E42 Robin Williams
Mar 30, 2010
Sarah Palin tries to save John McCain, and Robin Williams discusses his new cow valve.

E43 Roxana Saberi
Mar 31, 2010
A C-SPAN host takes a racist phone call, and Roxana Saberi describes her ordeal in an Iranian prison.

E44 Liz Claman
Apr 1, 2010
CNN hires Erick Erickson, and Liz Claman compares Wall Street to a casino.

E45 Reza Aslan
Apr 5, 2010
Insurance companies look for a way to deny kids, and Reza Aslan questions the war in Afghanistan.

E46 Capt. Richard Phillips
Apr 6, 2010
Tiger Woods returns to golf, and Richard Phillips describes his capture by Somali pirates.

E47 Steve Carell
Apr 7, 2010
Michael Steele plays the race card, and Jon doesn't remember Steve Carell.

E48 David Remnick
Apr 8, 2010
Obama signs a treaty to limit nuclear arms, and David Remnick discusses Obama's ambition.

E49 Bryan Cranston
Apr 12, 2010

E50 Rachel Maddow
Apr 13, 2010

E51 Richard R. Burt
Apr 14, 2010

E52 Tracy Morgan
Apr 15, 2010

E53 Rep. John Dingell
Apr 19, 2010

E54 John O'Hara
Apr 20, 2010

E55 Fred Pearce
Apr 21, 2010

E56 Zoe Saldana
Apr 22, 2010

E57 Lisa P. Jackson
Apr 26, 2010

E58 Richard Whittle
Apr 27, 2010

E59 Ken Blackwell
Apr 28, 2010

E60 Michael Caine
Apr 29, 2010

E61 Jonathan Eig
May 3, 2010

E62 Rosalynn Carter
May 4, 2010

E63 Jon Meacham
May 5, 2010

E64 Mario Batali
May 6, 2010

E65 Jack Rakove
May 10, 2010

E66 Sebastian Junger
May 11, 2010

E67 Michael Patrick King
May 12, 2010

E68 Ian Bremmer
May 13, 2010

E69 Arthur Brooks
Jun 1, 2010

E70 Morgan Freeman
★ 8.0Jun 2, 2010

E71 Jonah Hill
Jun 3, 2010

E72 John C. Reilly
Jun 7, 2010

E73 Christopher Hitchens
Jun 8, 2010

E74 Spencer Wells
Jun 9, 2010

E75 Gov. Tim Pawlenty
Jun 10, 2010

E76 Betty White
Jun 14, 2010

E77 James Tabor
Jun 15, 2010

E78 Louis C.K.
Jun 16, 2010

E79 Fred Thompson
Jun 17, 2010

E80 Josh Fox
★ 7.0Jun 21, 2010
The writer and filmmaker discusses his latest documentary about the environmental and social impact of the largest natural gas drilling boom in history.

E81 Cameron Diaz
Jun 22, 2010

E82 Dr. Connie Mariano
Jun 23, 2010

E83 Adam Sandler, Chris Rock
Jun 24, 2010

E84 David Axelrod
Jun 28, 2010

E85 Helen Mirren
Jun 29, 2010
The Academy Award-winning actor discusses her latest film about Nevada's first legal brothel.

E86 Landon Donovan, Bob Bradley
Jun 30, 2010
From the U.S. soccer team, Landon Donovan and manager Bob Bradley.

E87 Jere Van Dyk
Jul 1, 2010
Journalist and author Jere Van Dyk talks about his new book "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban".

E88 Denis Leary
Jul 5, 2010
Actor and comedian Denis Leary talks about the new season of Rescue Me.

E89 Julianne Moore
Jul 6, 2010
Actress Julianne Moore talks about technology, acting and crying on cue.

E90 Daniel Okrent
Jul 7, 2010

E91 Marilynne Robinson
Jul 8, 2010
Prize winning novelist Marilynne Robinson talks about her new book "Absence of Mind: The Dispelling of Inwardness from the Modern Myth of the Self".

E92 William Rosen
Jul 26, 2010

E93 Fareed Zakaria
Jul 27, 2010

E94 Robert O'Connell
Jul 28, 2010

E95 Liev Schreiber
Jul 29, 2010

E96 Mary Roach
★ 7.0Aug 2, 2010

E97 Will Ferrell
Aug 3, 2010

E98 Bruce Henderson
Aug 4, 2010

E99 Akbar Ahmed
Aug 5, 2010

E100 Jason Bateman
Aug 10, 2010
The star of "Arrested Development" and "Extract" returns to the show to talk about his new movie with Jennifer Aniston and Jeff Goldblum.

E101 Laura Linney
Aug 11, 2010

E102 Arcade Fire
Aug 12, 2010
The band Arcade Fire plays a song from their new album "The Suburbs".

E103 Emma Thompson
Aug 16, 2010
The Academy Award-winning actor talks about her latest movie tonight on the show.

E104 Dick Armey
Aug 17, 2010

E105 Edward Kohn
Aug 18, 2010

E106 Jennifer Aniston
★ 7.0Aug 19, 2010

E107 Rod Blagojevich
Aug 23, 2010

E108 Brian Williams
Aug 24, 2010

E109 Drew Barrymore
Aug 25, 2010

E110 Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Aug 26, 2010

E111 Tim Gunn
Sep 7, 2010
The "Project Runway" co-host discusses his new book about how to "make it work" in your career, relationships and life.

E112 Gov. Tim Kaine
Sep 8, 2010

E113 Meghan McCain
Sep 9, 2010

E114 Ben Affleck
Sep 13, 2010
The actor and director returns to the show to talk about his latest project.

E115 Tony Blair
Sep 14, 2010

E116 Jon Hamm
Sep 15, 2010

E117 Bill Clinton
Sep 16, 2010
Jon announces the Rally to Restore Sanity, and Bill Clinton contributes to the economic stimulus.

E118 Jimmy Carter
Sep 20, 2010
The 39th President of the United States returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new book.

E119 Sigourney Weaver
Sep 21, 2010
President Obama meets his kryptonite, and Sigourney Weaver remembers her high school years.

E120 Edward Norton
Sep 22, 2010
The Senate fails to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," and Edward Norton thinks Robert De Niro is weird.

E121 His Majesty King Abdullah II
Sep 23, 2010
Republicans unveil their new ideas, and King Abdullah II of Jordan hopes for Middle East peace.

E122 Bill O'Reilly
Sep 27, 2010
Stephen Colbert ruins Congress, and Bill O'Reilly refuses to attend the Rally to Restore Sanity.

E123 Arianna Huffington
Sep 28, 2010

E124 Linda Polman
Sep 29, 2010

E125 Justin Timberlake
Sep 30, 2010

E126 Sam Harris
Oct 4, 2010

E127 Bruce Willis
Oct 5, 2010

E128 Philip Dray
Oct 6, 2010

E129 Naomi Watts
Oct 7, 2010

E130 Johnny Knoxville
Oct 11, 2010

E131 Rep. Eric Cantor
Oct 12, 2010
The House minority whip discusses his book promoting the new generation of Republican leaders.

E132 Condoleezza Rice
Oct 13, 2010

E133 David Rakoff
Oct 14, 2010

E134 Austan Goolsbee
Oct 25, 2010
Chariman, President's Council of Economic Adviser. The economist and former journalist discusses the administration's plan for restoring the economy.

E135 Sen. Ted Kaufman
Oct 26, 2010
The former Joe Biden staffer talks about his brief term in the Senate and what will happen to the Democrats after November 2.

E136 President Barack Obama
Oct 27, 2010

E137 Washington Recap
Oct 28, 2010

E138 Zach Galifianakis
★ 8.0Nov 1, 2010

E139 Michael Beschloss
Nov 2, 2010

E140 Chris Wallace
Nov 3, 2010

E141 David Sedaris
Nov 4, 2010

E142 Gov. Rick Perry
Nov 8, 2010
Rick Perry: Author, "Fed Up!" The Texas governor discusses his new book about the failure of Washington to serve the people.
- No preview
E143 Harrison Ford
Nov 9, 2010
Harrison Ford: Actor, "Morning Glory" The acclaimed movie star returns to the show to talk about his latest film.
- No preview
E144 Mick Foley
★ 7.0Nov 10, 2010
- No preview
E145 Rosario Dawson
Nov 11, 2010
- No preview
E146 Marion Jones
Nov 15, 2010
The former Olympic track star talks about finding a road to redemption after her career-ending performance enhancing drug conviction.
- No preview
E147 Bethany McLean
Nov 16, 2010
- No preview
E148 Jay-Z
Nov 17, 2010
- No preview
E149 Philip K. Howard
★ 6.0Nov 18, 2010

E150 Judah Friedlander
Nov 29, 2010
The actor and comedian discusses the most important book in karate history, which he just wrote.

E151 Susan Casey
Nov 30, 2010

E152 Sting
Dec 1, 2010

E153 Stacey Schiff
Dec 2, 2010

E154 Gen. Hugh Shelton
Dec 6, 2010
In this complete, unedited interview, Hugh Shelton discusses Julian Assange's threat to national security and expresses his concerns over the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell.

E155 Seth Green
Dec 7, 2010
Creator, "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III Special" The actor and director talks about his latest Star Wars parody.

E156 Michelle Williams
Dec 8, 2010
- No preview
E157 Edmund Morris
Dec 9, 2010
Author Edmund Morris discusses Teddy Roosevelt.

E158 Gordon Brown
Dec 13, 2010
John Oliver and Olivia Munn sell riot souvenirs, and Gordon Brown discusses the financial crisis.

E159 Ricky Gervais
Dec 14, 2010

E160 Paul Rudd
Dec 15, 2010

E161 Mike Huckabee
Dec 16, 2010
Other Seasons
EPS7Season 11996
EPS16Season 21997
EPS33Season 31998
EPS159Season 41999
EPS166Season 52000
EPS158Season 62001
EPS160Season 72002
EPS161Season 82003
EPS161Season 92004
EPS159Season 102005
EPS161Season 112006
EPS138Season 122007
EPS160Season 132008
EPS161Season 142009
EPS124Season 162011
EPS157Season 172011
EPS158Season 182012
EPS159Season 192013
EPS142Season 202014
EPS161Season 212015
EPS163Season 222016
EPS157Season 232017
EPS158Season 242018
EPS160Season 252019
EPS116Season 262020
EPS140Season 272021
EPS122Season 282022
EPS138Season 292024
EPS142Season 302025
EPS110Season 312026- EPS2Season 322026