Season 14

David Gregory

January 5, 2009

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

Michael Wolff

January 6, 2009

Author Michael Wolff.

Rachel Maddow

January 7, 2009

Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.

Dana Perino

January 8, 2009

Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.

Maxwell Kennedy

January 12, 2009

Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.

Daniel Craig

January 13, 2009

Fareed Zakaria

January 14, 2009

Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.

Bethany McLean

January 15, 2009

Abderrahim Foukara

January 19, 2009

Bishop Gene Robinson

January 20, 2009

A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.

David Sanger

January 21, 2009

Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.

Liam Neeson

January 22, 2009

Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.

President Jimmy Carter

January 26, 2009

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

Gwen Ifill

January 27, 2009

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

January 28, 2009

P.W. Singer

January 29, 2009

Lawrence Lindsey

February 2, 2009

The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.

Dev Patel

February 3, 2009

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

Karen Greenberg

February 4, 2009

Randall Balmer

February 5, 2009

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

Walter Isaacson

February 9, 2009

Thomas Ricks

February 10, 2009

Barack Obama gives thoughtful answers at a press conference. Samantha Bee meets a few robot soldiers, and Thomas Ricks says we'll be in Iraq for a long time.

Daniel Sperling

February 11, 2009

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

John Sununu

February 12, 2009

Jeff Bezos

February 23, 2009

Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

Ricky Gervais

February 24, 2009

Tom Selleck

February 25, 2009

Brian Williams

February 26, 2009

Fox News reports on a Joe Biden gaffe, and Congressman Rob Bishop opposes the "monkey bite bill." Hillary Clinton discusses poetry in Asia, and Brian Williams doesn't Twitter.

Harold Varmus

March 2, 2009

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

Sandra Day O'Connor

March 3, 2009

Joe Nocera

March 4, 2009

Billy Crudup

March 5, 2009

Nathaniel Frank

March 9, 2009

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

Craig Mullaney

March 10, 2009

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

Paul Rudd

March 11, 2009

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

Jim Cramer

March 12, 2009

Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job reporting the financial market.

Gen. Richard B. Myers

March 16, 2009

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers talks about his new book 'Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security'.

Ian McShane

March 17, 2009

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

Nandan Nilekani

March 18, 2009

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

Bruce Springsteen

March 19, 2009

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

Jack Cafferty

March 30, 2009

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

Seth Rogen

March 31, 2009

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

Peter Orszag

April 1, 2009

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

Tom Zoellner

April 2, 2009

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

Michael J. Fox

April 6, 2009

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

Jehan Sadat

April 7, 2009

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

Rep. Nancy Pelosi

April 8, 2009

William Cohan

April 9, 2009

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

Ron Darling

April 14, 2009

Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling currently works as a color commentator for national baseball coverage on TBS as well as for the Mets on both SNY and WPIX. During his 13-year career, Darling amassed a 136–116 won-loss record, with 13 shutouts. He threw 1,590 strikeouts and had a 3.87 ERA. In 1985, he was picked for the All-Star team. Darling's weak point was control; he finished seasons in the top four in base on balls three times. He was considered one of the better fielding pitchers of the time, and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. Darling had one of the best pickoff moves among right-handers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner. In 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts.

Elizabeth Warren

April 15, 2009

Ben Affleck

April 16, 2009

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

Reza Aslan

April 20, 2009

President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is fighting a war of the imagination.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

April 21, 2009

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

Philip Alcabes

April 22, 2009

Philip Alcabes is an infectious-disease epidemiologist who talks about his new book 'Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu'.

Richard Beeman

April 23, 2009

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

Christine Lagarde

April 27, 2009

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

Clifford D. May

April 28, 2009

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

Doris Kearns Goodwin

April 29, 2009

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

Hugh Jackman

April 30, 2009

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

Denis Leary

May 4, 2009

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

Fareed Zakaria

May 5, 2009

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

George Stephanopoulos

May 6, 2009

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

Ken Salazar

May 7, 2009

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

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.

Tom Hanks

May 12, 2009

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

Ambassador Husain Haqqani

May 13, 2009

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

Lisa P. Jackson

May 14, 2009

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

Sarah Fisher

May 18, 2009

Newt Gingrich

May 19, 2009

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 fights for health care.

Larry King

May 21, 2009

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

Bob Woodruff

June 1, 2009

P.J. O'Rourke

June 2, 2009

Michael Lewis

June 3, 2009

Will Ferrell

June 4, 2009

Gretchen Peters

June 8, 2009

Peter Schiff

June 9, 2009

Saad Mohseni

June 10, 2009

Katie Couric

June 11, 2009

Ed Helms

June 15, 2009

Tom Folsom

June 16, 2009

Peter Laufer

June 17, 2009

Mike Huckabee

June 18, 2009

Bill Russell

June 22, 2009

Larry David

June 23, 2009

Reza Aslan

June 24, 2009

Cameron Diaz

June 25, 2009

Dr. Oliver Sacks

June 29, 2009

Mike Kim

June 30, 2009

The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Mike Kim discusses his mission to help North Koreans escape to China.

Justin Fox

July 1, 2009

Robert Kenner

July 2, 2009

Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.

Rep. Barney Frank

July 13, 2009

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

Peter Mancall

July 14, 2009

Kathleen Sebelius

July 15, 2009

Robert Glennon

July 16, 2009

Brian Williams

July 20, 2009

Steven Chu

July 21, 2009

Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

Kevin Nealon

July 22, 2009

The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon would never engage in autoerotic asphyxiation.

Sally Jenkins

July 23, 2009

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

Bill Kristol

July 27, 2009

Spinal Tap

July 28, 2009

John Bolton

July 29, 2009

Judd Apatow

July 30, 2009

Ronald Kessler

August 3, 2009

Rep. Henry Waxman

August 4, 2009

Paul Giamatti

August 5, 2009

Dara Torres

August 6, 2009

Douglas Brinkley

August 10, 2009

Austan Goolsbee

August 11, 2009

Jeff Sharlet

August 12, 2009

Rachel McAdams

August 13, 2009

David Cross

August 17, 2009

Christopher McDougall

August 18, 2009

Tim Gunn

August 19, 2009

Betsy McCaughey

August 20, 2009

LeBron James

September 14, 2009

Matt Damon

September 15, 2009

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

Wed, Sep 16, 2009

September 16, 2009

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

September 17, 2009

Tue, Sep 22, 2009

September 22, 2009

Wed, Sep 23, 2009

September 23, 2009

Thu, Sep 24, 2009

September 24, 2009

Mon, Sep 28, 2009

September 28, 2009

Tue, Sep 29, 2009

September 29, 2009

Wed, Sep 30, 2009

September 30, 2009

Thu, Oct 1, 2009

October 1, 2009

Mon, Oct 5, 2009

October 5, 2009

Tue, Oct 6, 2009

October 6, 2009

Wed, Oct 7, 2009

October 7, 2009

Thu, Oct 8, 2009

October 8, 2009

Mon, Oct 12, 2009

October 12, 2009

Tue, Oct 13, 2009

October 13, 2009

Wed, Oct 14, 2009

October 14, 2009

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

October 15, 2009

Mon, Oct 26, 2009

October 26, 2009

Tue, Oct 27, 2009

October 27, 2009

Wed, Oct 28, 2009

October 28, 2009

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

October 29, 2009

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

Mon, Nov 2, 2009

November 2, 2009

Tue, Nov 3, 2009

November 3, 2009

Wed, Nov 4, 2009

November 4, 2009

Thu, Nov 5, 2009

November 5, 2009

Mon, Nov 9, 2009

November 9, 2009

Tue, Nov 10, 2009

November 10, 2009

Wed, Nov 11, 2009

November 11, 2009

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

November 12, 2009

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

November 16, 2009

Tue, Nov 17, 2009

November 17, 2009

Wed, Nov 18, 2009

November 18, 2009

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

November 19, 2009

Mon, Nov 30, 2009

November 30, 2009

Tue, Dec 1, 2009

December 1, 2009

Wed, Dec 2, 2009

December 2, 2009

Thu, Dec 3, 2009

December 3, 2009

Mon, Dec 7, 2009

December 7, 2009

Tue, Dec 8, 2009

December 8, 2009

Wed, Dec 9, 2009

December 9, 2009

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

December 10, 2009

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

December 14, 2009

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

December 15, 2009

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

December 16, 2009