Episode guide
The Daily Show: Season 14
161 episodes · premiered Jan 5, 2009
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- Episode 1: David Gregory Jan 5, 2009 Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.
- Episode 2: Michael Wolff Jan 6, 2009 Author Michael Wolff.
- Episode 3: Rachel Maddow Jan 7, 2009 Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a…
- Episode 4: Dana Perino Jan 8, 2009 Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12…
- Episode 5: Maxwell Kennedy Jan 12, 2009 Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy…
- Episode 6: Daniel Craig Jan 13, 2009
- Episode 7: Fareed Zakaria Jan 14, 2009 Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria…
- Episode 8: Bethany McLean Jan 15, 2009
- Episode 9: Abderrahim Foukara Jan 19, 2009
- Episode 10: Bishop Gene Robinson Jan 20, 2009 A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from…
- Episode 11: David Sanger Jan 21, 2009 Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the…
- Episode 12: Liam Neeson Jan 22, 2009 Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama…
- Episode 13: President Jimmy Carter Jan 26, 2009 Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.
- Episode 14: Gwen Ifill Jan 27, 2009
- Episode 15: Neil DeGrasse Tyson Jan 28, 2009
- Episode 16: P.W. Singer Jan 29, 2009
- Episode 17: Lawrence Lindsey Feb 2, 2009 The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's…
- Episode 18: Dev Patel Feb 3, 2009 The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.
- Episode 19: Karen Greenberg Feb 4, 2009
- Episode 20: Randall Balmer Feb 5, 2009 Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.
- Episode 21: Walter Isaacson Feb 9, 2009
- Episode 22: Thomas Ricks Feb 10, 2009 Barack Obama gives thoughtful answers at a press conference. Samantha Bee meets a few robot soldiers, and Thomas Ricks says we'll be in Iraq for a long time.
- Episode 23: Daniel Sperling Feb 11, 2009 The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.
- Episode 24: John Sununu Feb 12, 2009
- Episode 25: Jeff Bezos Feb 23, 2009 Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.
- Episode 26: Ricky Gervais Feb 24, 2009
- Episode 27: Tom Selleck Feb 25, 2009
- Episode 28: Brian Williams Feb 26, 2009 Fox News reports on a Joe Biden gaffe, and Congressman Rob Bishop opposes the "monkey bite bill." Hillary Clinton discusses poetry in Asia, and Brian Williams doesn't Twitter.
- Episode 29: Harold Varmus Mar 2, 2009 The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.
- Episode 30: Sandra Day O'Connor Mar 3, 2009
- Episode 31: Joe Nocera Mar 4, 2009
- Episode 32: Billy Crudup Mar 5, 2009
- Episode 33: Nathaniel Frank Mar 9, 2009 Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.
- Episode 34: Craig Mullaney Mar 10, 2009 West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.
- Episode 35: Paul Rudd Mar 11, 2009 Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.
- Episode 36: Jim Cramer Mar 12, 2009 Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job…
- Episode 37: Gen. Richard B. Myers Mar 16, 2009 Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers talks about his new book 'Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security'.
- Episode 38: Ian McShane Mar 17, 2009 Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.
- Episode 39: Nandan Nilekani Mar 18, 2009 Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.
- Episode 40: Bruce Springsteen Mar 19, 2009 Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.
- Episode 41: Jack Cafferty Mar 30, 2009 Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.
- Episode 42: Seth Rogen Mar 31, 2009 Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.
- Episode 43: Peter Orszag Apr 1, 2009 Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.
- Episode 44: Tom Zoellner Apr 2, 2009 Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.
- Episode 45: Michael J. Fox Apr 6, 2009 Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.
- Episode 46: Jehan Sadat Apr 7, 2009 Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.
- Episode 47: Rep. Nancy Pelosi Apr 8, 2009
- Episode 48: William Cohan Apr 9, 2009 Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.
- Episode 49: Ron Darling Apr 14, 2009 Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling…
- Episode 50: Elizabeth Warren Apr 15, 2009
- Episode 51: Ben Affleck Apr 16, 2009 Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".
- Episode 52: Reza Aslan Apr 20, 2009 President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is…
- Episode 53: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Apr 21, 2009 Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.
- Episode 54: Philip Alcabes Apr 22, 2009 Philip Alcabes is an infectious-disease epidemiologist who talks about his new book 'Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu'.
- Episode 55: Richard Beeman Apr 23, 2009 Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.
- Episode 56: Christine Lagarde Apr 27, 2009 France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.
- Episode 57: Clifford D. May Apr 28, 2009 The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.
- Episode 58: Doris Kearns Goodwin Apr 29, 2009 Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.
- Episode 59: Hugh Jackman Apr 30, 2009 Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
- Episode 60: Denis Leary May 4, 2009 Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.
- Episode 61: Fareed Zakaria May 5, 2009 Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.
- Episode 62: George Stephanopoulos May 6, 2009 The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.
- Episode 63: Ken Salazar May 7, 2009 The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.
- Episode 64: Frank Partnoy May 11, 2009 Financial commentator and author of "The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals", Frank Partnoy is on the show tonight.
- Episode 65: Tom Hanks May 12, 2009 Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.
- Episode 66: Ambassador Husain Haqqani May 13, 2009 Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.
- Episode 67: Lisa P. Jackson May 14, 2009 EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.
- Episode 68: Sarah Fisher May 18, 2009
- Episode 69: Newt Gingrich May 19, 2009
- Episode 70: Elizabeth Edwards May 20, 2009 Michael Steele says gay marriage is bad for small business, and President Obama sets a national fuel efficiency standard. John Oliver defends England's moat scandal, and Elizabeth Edwards…
- Episode 71: Larry King May 21, 2009 One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.
- Episode 72: Bob Woodruff Jun 1, 2009
- Episode 73: P.J. O'Rourke Jun 2, 2009
- Episode 74: Michael Lewis Jun 3, 2009
- Episode 75: Will Ferrell Jun 4, 2009
- Episode 76: Gretchen Peters Jun 8, 2009
- Episode 77: Peter Schiff Jun 9, 2009
- Episode 78: Saad Mohseni Jun 10, 2009
- Episode 79: Katie Couric Jun 11, 2009
- Episode 80: Ed Helms Jun 15, 2009
- Episode 81: Tom Folsom Jun 16, 2009
- Episode 82: Peter Laufer Jun 17, 2009
- Episode 83: Mike Huckabee Jun 18, 2009
- Episode 84: Bill Russell Jun 22, 2009
- Episode 85: Larry David Jun 23, 2009
- Episode 86: Reza Aslan Jun 24, 2009
- Episode 87: Cameron Diaz Jun 25, 2009
- Episode 88: Dr. Oliver Sacks Jun 29, 2009
- Episode 89: Mike Kim Jun 30, 2009 The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding…
- Episode 90: Justin Fox Jul 1, 2009
- Episode 91: Robert Kenner Jul 2, 2009 Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.
- Episode 92: Rep. Barney Frank Jul 13, 2009 The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.
- Episode 93: Peter Mancall Jul 14, 2009
- Episode 94: Kathleen Sebelius Jul 15, 2009
- Episode 95: Robert Glennon Jul 16, 2009
- Episode 96: Brian Williams Jul 20, 2009
- Episode 97: Steven Chu Jul 21, 2009 Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
- Episode 98: Kevin Nealon Jul 22, 2009 The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon…
- Episode 99: Sally Jenkins Jul 23, 2009 The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.
- Episode 100: Bill Kristol Jul 27, 2009
- Episode 101: Spinal Tap Jul 28, 2009
- Episode 102: John Bolton Jul 29, 2009
- Episode 103: Judd Apatow Jul 30, 2009
- Episode 104: Ronald Kessler Aug 3, 2009
- Episode 105: Rep. Henry Waxman Aug 4, 2009
- Episode 106: Paul Giamatti Aug 5, 2009
- Episode 107: Dara Torres Aug 6, 2009
- Episode 108: Douglas Brinkley Aug 10, 2009
- Episode 109: Austan Goolsbee Aug 11, 2009
- Episode 110: Jeff Sharlet Aug 12, 2009
- Episode 111: Rachel McAdams Aug 13, 2009
- Episode 112: David Cross Aug 17, 2009
- Episode 113: Christopher McDougall Aug 18, 2009
- Episode 114: Tim Gunn Aug 19, 2009
- Episode 115: Betsy McCaughey Aug 20, 2009
- Episode 116: LeBron James Sep 14, 2009
- Episode 117: Matt Damon Sep 15, 2009 The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.
- Episode 118: Wed, Sep 16, 2009 Sep 16, 2009
- Episode 119: Thu, Sep 17, 2009 Sep 17, 2009
- Episode 120: Tue, Sep 22, 2009 Sep 22, 2009
- Episode 121: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 Sep 23, 2009
- Episode 122: Thu, Sep 24, 2009 Sep 24, 2009
- Episode 123: Mon, Sep 28, 2009 Sep 28, 2009
- Episode 124: Tue, Sep 29, 2009 Sep 29, 2009
- Episode 125: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 Sep 30, 2009
- Episode 126: Thu, Oct 1, 2009 Oct 1, 2009
- Episode 127: Mon, Oct 5, 2009 Oct 5, 2009
- Episode 128: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 Oct 6, 2009
- Episode 129: Wed, Oct 7, 2009 Oct 7, 2009
- Episode 130: Thu, Oct 8, 2009 Oct 8, 2009
- Episode 131: Mon, Oct 12, 2009 Oct 12, 2009
- Episode 132: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 Oct 13, 2009
- Episode 133: Wed, Oct 14, 2009 Oct 14, 2009
- Episode 134: Thu, Oct 15, 2009 Oct 15, 2009
- Episode 135: Mon, Oct 26, 2009 Oct 26, 2009
- Episode 136: Tue, Oct 27, 2009 Oct 27, 2009
- Episode 137: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 Oct 28, 2009
- Episode 138: Thu, Oct 29, 2009 Oct 29, 2009 Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".
- Episode 139: Mon, Nov 2, 2009 Nov 2, 2009
- Episode 140: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 Nov 3, 2009
- Episode 141: Wed, Nov 4, 2009 Nov 4, 2009
- Episode 142: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 Nov 5, 2009
- Episode 143: Mon, Nov 9, 2009 Nov 9, 2009
- Episode 144: Tue, Nov 10, 2009 Nov 10, 2009
- Episode 145: Wed, Nov 11, 2009 Nov 11, 2009
- Episode 146: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 Nov 12, 2009
- Episode 147: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 Nov 16, 2009
- Episode 148: Tue, Nov 17, 2009 Nov 17, 2009
- Episode 149: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 Nov 18, 2009
- Episode 150: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 Nov 19, 2009
- Episode 151: Mon, Nov 30, 2009 Nov 30, 2009
- Episode 152: Tue, Dec 1, 2009 Dec 1, 2009
- Episode 153: Wed, Dec 2, 2009 Dec 2, 2009
- Episode 154: Thu, Dec 3, 2009 Dec 3, 2009
- Episode 155: Mon, Dec 7, 2009 Dec 7, 2009
- Episode 156: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 Dec 8, 2009
- Episode 157: Wed, Dec 9, 2009 Dec 9, 2009
- Episode 158: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 Dec 10, 2009
- Episode 159: Mon, Dec 14, 2009 Dec 14, 2009
- Episode 160: Tue, Dec 15, 2009 Dec 15, 2009
- Episode 161: Wed, Dec 16, 2009 Dec 16, 2009