Broadcast date
05-01-2009 • 161 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. David Gregory
Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.
2. Michael Wolff
3. Rachel Maddow
Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.
4. Dana Perino
Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.
5. Maxwell Kennedy
Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.
6. Daniel Craig
7. Fareed Zakaria
Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.
8. Bethany McLean
9. Abderrahim Foukara
10. Bishop Gene Robinson
A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.
11. David Sanger
Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.
12. Liam Neeson
Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.
13. President Jimmy Carter
Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.
14. Gwen Ifill
15. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
16. P.W. Singer
17. Lawrence Lindsey
The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.
18. Dev Patel
The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.
19. Karen Greenberg
20. Randall Balmer
Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.
21. Walter Isaacson
22. Thomas Ricks
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.
23. Daniel Sperling
The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.
24. John Sununu
25. Jeff Bezos
26. Ricky Gervais
27. Tom Selleck
28. Brian Williams
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.
29. Harold Varmus
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.
30. Sandra Day O'Connor
31. Joe Nocera
32. Billy Crudup
33. Nathaniel Frank
Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.
34. Craig Mullaney
West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.
35. Paul Rudd
36. Jim Cramer
Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job reporting the financial market.
37. Gen. Richard B. Myers
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'.
38. Ian McShane
39. Nandan Nilekani
Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.
40. Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.
41. Jack Cafferty
Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.
42. Seth Rogen
Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.
43. Peter Orszag
Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.
44. Tom Zoellner
Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.
45. Michael J. Fox
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.
46. Jehan Sadat
Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.
47. Rep. Nancy Pelosi
48. William Cohan
Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.
49. Ron Darling
Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling currently works as a color commentator for national baseball coverage on TBS as well as for the Mets on both SNY and WPIX.
During his 13-year career, Darling amassed a 136–116 won-loss record, with 13 shutouts. He threw 1,590 strikeouts and had a 3.87 ERA. In 1985, he was picked for the All-Star team.
Darling's weak point was control; he finished seasons in the top four in base on balls three times. He was considered one of the better fielding pitchers of the time, and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. Darling had one of the best pickoff moves among right-handers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner. In 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts.
50. Elizabeth Warren
51. Ben Affleck
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".
52. Reza Aslan
President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is fighting a war of the imagination.
53. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.
54. Philip Alcabes
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'.
55. Richard Beeman
Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.
56. Christine Lagarde
France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.
57. Clifford D. May
The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.
58. Doris Kearns Goodwin
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.
59. Hugh Jackman
Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
60. Denis Leary
Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.
61. Fareed Zakaria
Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.
62. George Stephanopoulos
The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.
63. Ken Salazar
The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.
64. Frank Partnoy
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.
65. Tom Hanks
Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.
66. Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.
67. Lisa P. Jackson
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.
68. Sarah Fisher
69. Newt Gingrich
70. Elizabeth Edwards
Michael Steele says gay marriage is bad for small business, and President Obama sets a national fuel efficiency standard. John Oliver defends England's moat scandal, and Elizabeth Edwards fights for health care.
71. Larry King
One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.
72. Bob Woodruff
73. P.J. O'Rourke
74. Michael Lewis
75. Will Ferrell
76. Gretchen Peters
77. Peter Schiff
78. Saad Mohseni
79. Katie Couric
80. Ed Helms
81. Tom Folsom
82. Peter Laufer
83. Mike Huckabee
84. Bill Russell
85. Larry David
86. Reza Aslan
87. Cameron Diaz
88. Dr. Oliver Sacks
89. Mike Kim
The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Mike Kim discusses his mission to help North Koreans escape to China.
90. Justin Fox
91. Robert Kenner
Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.
92. Rep. Barney Frank
The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.
93. Peter Mancall
94. Kathleen Sebelius
95. Robert Glennon
96. Brian Williams
97. Steven Chu
Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
98. Kevin Nealon
The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon would never engage in autoerotic asphyxiation.
99. Sally Jenkins
The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.
100. Bill Kristol
101. Spinal Tap
102. John Bolton
103. Judd Apatow
104. Ronald Kessler
105. Rep. Henry Waxman
106. Paul Giamatti
107. Dara Torres
108. Douglas Brinkley
109. Austan Goolsbee
110. Jeff Sharlet
111. Rachel McAdams
112. David Cross
113. Christopher McDougall
114. Tim Gunn
115. Betsy McCaughey
116. LeBron James
117. Matt Damon
The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.
118. Wed, Sep 16, 2009
119. Thu, Sep 17, 2009
120. Tue, Sep 22, 2009
121. Wed, Sep 23, 2009
122. Thu, Sep 24, 2009
123. Mon, Sep 28, 2009
124. Tue, Sep 29, 2009
125. Wed, Sep 30, 2009
126. Thu, Oct 1, 2009
127. Mon, Oct 5, 2009
128. Tue, Oct 6, 2009
129. Wed, Oct 7, 2009
130. Thu, Oct 8, 2009
131. Mon, Oct 12, 2009
132. Tue, Oct 13, 2009
133. Wed, Oct 14, 2009
134. Thu, Oct 15, 2009
135. Mon, Oct 26, 2009
136. Tue, Oct 27, 2009
137. Wed, Oct 28, 2009
138. Thu, Oct 29, 2009
139. Mon, Nov 2, 2009
140. Tue, Nov 3, 2009
141. Wed, Nov 4, 2009
142. Thu, Nov 5, 2009
143. Mon, Nov 9, 2009
144. Tue, Nov 10, 2009
145. Wed, Nov 11, 2009
146. Thu, Nov 12, 2009
147. Mon, Nov 16, 2009
148. Tue, Nov 17, 2009
149. Wed, Nov 18, 2009
150. Thu, Nov 19, 2009
151. Mon, Nov 30, 2009
152. Tue, Dec 1, 2009
153. Wed, Dec 2, 2009
154. Thu, Dec 3, 2009
155. Mon, Dec 7, 2009
156. Tue, Dec 8, 2009
157. Wed, Dec 9, 2009
158. Thu, Dec 10, 2009
159. Mon, Dec 14, 2009
160. Tue, Dec 15, 2009
161. Wed, Dec 16, 2009
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Adrianne Frost
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Bob Wiltfong
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Brian Unger
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Jerry Minor
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Frank DeCaro
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John Bloom
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Matt Walsh
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Michael Showalter
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Nancy Carell
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