Season 13

Season 13

The Daily Show

2008 Episodes
7.2

Episodes

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EP 1

Ronald Seeber

1/7/2008

Tonight, a professor of labor relations at Cornell University who shares his views on worker strikes, Ronald Seeber. Jon begins tonights show by sharing his statement of solidarity with the writer's strike by showcasing his unibrow. Also, the show's name has been changed until the strike is over to A Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Jon then reports on the winners of the Iowa caucus. Finally, Jon summarizes the conflict surrounding the Writers Guild strike in a segment called "Space Reserved For Clever Pun".

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Ronald Seeber
EP 2

David Frum

1/8/2008

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David Frum
EP 3

John Zogby

1/9/2008
EP 4

Lou Dobbs

1/10/2008

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Lou Dobbs
EP 5

Fareed Zakaria

1/14/2008

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Fareed Zakaria
EP 6

Amb. John Bolton

1/15/2008
EP 7

Jonah Goldberg

1/16/2008

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Jonah Goldberg
EP 8

Allen Raymond

1/17/2008

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Allen Raymond
EP 9

Jon Meacham

1/21/2008

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Jon Meacham
EP 10

Jim Wallis

1/22/2008
EP 11

P.J. O'Rourke

1/23/2008

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P. J. O'Rourke
EP 12

Gerri Willis

1/24/2008
EP 13

Phil Simms

1/28/2008

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Phil SimmsDavid Gergen
EP 14

Doris Kearns Goodwin

1/29/2008

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Doris Kearns Goodwin
EP 15

Peggy Noonan

1/30/2008

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Peggy Noonan
EP 16

Karen Tumulty

1/31/2008

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Karen Tumulty
EP 17

Tim Gunn

2/4/2008
8.0

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Tim GunnConan O'BrienStephen Colbert
EP 18

Chris Wallace

2/5/2008

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Chris Wallace
EP 19

Tom Brokaw

2/6/2008

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Tom Brokaw
EP 20

Laton McCartney

2/7/2008
EP 21

Philip Shenon

2/11/2008
EP 22

Bill Kristol

2/12/2008

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William Kristol
EP 23

Mark Siegel

2/13/2008

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Mark Siegel
EP 24

Lee Siegel

2/14/2008

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Lee Siegel
EP 25

Madeleine Albright

2/26/2008

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Madeleine Albright
EP 26

Allen Guelzo

2/27/2008

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Allen C. Guelzo
EP 27

Brian Williams

2/28/2008

Tonight, the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams. Jon begins tonight's show with a look at Bush's recent presidential news conference and his trip to Africa in a segment called "Bushman of Africa". Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver was along for the ride with President Bush in Africa and talks with Jon about his experience. Finally, Expert Youth Politics Reporter on Voting Demetri Martin reports on why the youth vote is so important this election year in a segment called "Trendspotting with Demetri Martin". The TDS Street Team hits the New York City bar scene and asks young people who their voting for.

Guest Stars

Brian Williams
EP 28

Hillary Clinton

3/3/2008

Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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Hillary Clinton
EP 29

Ralph Nader

3/4/2008

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Ralph Nader
EP 30

Martin Fletcher

3/5/2008
EP 31

Sen. Tom Daschle

3/6/2008

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Tom Daschle
EP 32

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell

3/10/2008
EP 33

Grover Norquist

3/11/2008

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Grover Norquist
EP 34

Ronald Kessler

3/12/2008
EP 35

Dana Perino

3/13/2008

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Dana Perino
EP 36

Brian Fagan

3/17/2008
EP 37

Jeffrey Sachs

3/18/2008

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Jeffrey Sachs
EP 38

Sen. Arlen Specter

3/19/2008

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Arlen Specter
EP 39

Alex Kingsbury

3/20/2008
EP 40

Sen. Chuck Hagel

3/31/2008

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Chuck Hagel
EP 41

Simon LeVay

4/1/2008
EP 42

William Safire

4/2/2008

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William Safire
EP 43

George Clooney

4/3/2008

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George Clooney
EP 44

Nathan Lane

4/7/2008

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Nathan Lane
EP 45

Cokie Roberts

4/8/2008

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Cokie Roberts
EP 46

Steve Coll

4/9/2008

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Steve Coll
EP 47

Aram Roston

4/10/2008
EP 48

Judd Apatow

4/14/2008

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Judd Apatow
EP 49

Jack Goldsmith

4/15/2008
EP 50

Peter Steinfels

4/16/2008
EP 51

Uma Thurman

4/17/2008

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Uma Thurman
EP 52

Sen. Barack Obama

4/21/2008
EP 53

John Waters

4/22/2008

Tonight, cult film director John Waters. Jon begins the show tonight looking at the presidential candidates addressing the audience of the WWE. Next, Jon takes a look at so-called military analysts the media uses, but the Pentagon call message force multipliers in a segment called "The Less You Know". Senior Military Analyst Rob Riggle talks with Jon about the recent Pentagon report about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists. Finally, Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore visit Pennsylvania and talk with some voters.

Guest Stars

John Waters
EP 54

Howard Fineman

4/23/2008
EP 55

Colin Firth

4/24/2008

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Colin Firth
EP 56

Jimmy Carter

4/28/2008
7.0

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Jimmy Carter
EP 57

Newt Gingrich

4/29/2008
EP 58

Robert Schlesinger

4/30/2008
EP 59

Howard Dean

5/1/2008

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Howard Dean
EP 60

Sen. Harry Reid

5/5/2008

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Harry Reid
EP 61

Fareed Zakaria

5/6/2008

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Fareed Zakaria
EP 62

John McCain

5/7/2008

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John McCain
EP 63

David D. Perlmutter

5/8/2008
EP 64

Douglas J. Feith

5/12/2008
EP 65

Bill Moyers

5/13/2008

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Bill Moyers
EP 66

John Harwood

5/14/2008

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John Harwood
EP 67

Denis Leary

5/15/2008

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Denis Leary
EP 68

Matt Taibbi

5/27/2008
EP 69

Fred Burton

5/28/2008
EP 70

Richard Clark

5/29/2008
EP 71

Scott McClellan

6/2/2008

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Scott McClellan
EP 72

David Sedaris

6/3/2008

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David Sedaris
EP 73

Barbara Walters

6/4/2008

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Barbara Walters
EP 74

Adam Sandler

6/5/2008
EP 75

Sen. Jim Webb

6/9/2008

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Jim Webb
EP 76

Ralph Reed

6/10/2008

Guest Stars

Ralph E. Reed, Jr.
EP 77

Rick Shenkman

6/11/2008
EP 78

Richard Engel

6/12/2008
EP 79

David Iglesis

6/16/2008
EP 80

Lara Logan

6/17/2008

Guest Stars

Lara Logan
EP 81

Steve Carell

6/18/2008

Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.

EP 82

Mike Myers

6/19/2008

Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.

Guest Stars

Mike Myers
James McAvoy
EP 83

James McAvoy

6/23/2008
7.0

Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.

Guest Stars

James McAvoy
James Harding
EP 84

James Harding

6/24/2008

Tonight, the editor from The Times in London, James Harding talks about his new book Alpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global Business.

Coldplay
EP 85

Coldplay

6/25/2008

Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.

Ted Koppel
EP 86

Ted Koppel

6/26/2008

Tonight, Ted Koppel talks about his new special about the symbiotic relationship between the U.S. and China on the Discovery Channel called The People's Republic of Capitalism.

Guest Stars

Ted Koppel
Andrew Ward
EP 87

Andrew Ward

7/14/2008

Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.

Pierce Brosnan
EP 88

Pierce Brosnan

7/15/2008

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Pierce Brosnan
EP 89

Kenneth Pollack

7/16/2008

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Kenneth Pollack
EP 90

Maggie Gyllenhaal

7/17/2008

Jon breaks out the Dobbs-O-Meter to measure how well the presidential candidates are doing with the Latino community. Kristen Schaal studies the cougar species, and invents her own name for men who date younger women. Maggie Gyllenhaal tells Jon how Batman made her weak in the knees.

Guest Stars

Maggie Gyllenhaal
EP 91

Richard Bitner

7/21/2008

Barack Obama travels to the Middle East with all three major network news anchors tagging along. Rob Riggle, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac and Ed Helms are excited to cover Obama's trip to Baghdad. Wyatt Cenac goes to South Florida to find out which candidate the elderly Jews are voting for, and Richard Bitner explains the risky business of subprime mortgages.

EP 92

Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly

7/22/2008

Obama Quest continues as Barack Obama visits his birthplace in Bethlehem. Former high-ranking Bush administration officials refuse to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee, while John Oliver explains we're in a golden age of obstructive politics, and we don't even know it. Lewis Black lists America's insane deals in its End of an Empire Sale, and Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly show off their calves.

Guest Stars

Will Ferrell
EP 93

T.J. English

7/23/2008

Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.

Guest Stars

T. J. English
EP 94

Geo Beach

7/24/2008

Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.

EP 95

Nancy Pelosi

7/28/2008

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.

Guest Stars

Nancy Pelosi
EP 96

Bill Bishop

7/29/2008
EP 97

Ben Wattenberg

7/30/2008

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Ben J. Wattenberg
EP 98

Brian Williams

7/31/2008

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Brian Williams
EP 99

Dennis Hopper

8/4/2008

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Dennis Hopper
EP 100

Seth Rogan

8/5/2008

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Seth Rogen
EP 101

Sen. Chuck Schumer

8/6/2008

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Lewis Black
EP 102

David Gregory

8/7/2008

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David Gregory
EP 103

Ron Suskind

8/11/2008
7.0

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Ron Suskind
EP 104

Sen. Mel Martinez

8/12/2008

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Melquíades Rafael Martinez
EP 105

Philip Pan

8/13/2008
EP 106

Ben Stiller

8/14/2008

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Ben Stiller
Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)
EP 107

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)

8/26/2008

Guest Stars

Tim Kaine
Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)
EP 108

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)

8/27/2008

Guest Stars

Howard Dean
EP 109

Evan Bayh

8/28/2008

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Evan Bayh
EP 110

Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech

8/29/2008
EP 111

Brian Williams

9/2/2008

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Brian Williams
EP 112

Newt Gingrich

9/3/2008
Mike Huckabee
EP 113

Mike Huckabee

9/4/2008

Guest Stars

Mike Huckabee
EP 114

Senator McCains Acceptance Speech

9/5/2008
Barton Gellman
EP 115

Barton Gellman

9/15/2008

Jon Stewart discusses the importance of blinking. Sarah Palin will talk to the press as soon as they stop asking her questions. Jason Jones is the only correspondent in the news team with his own spin-off. Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman discusses his book Angler about Dick Cheney's time as the vice-president.

Guest Stars

Barton Gellman
EP 116

Ricky Gervais

9/16/2008

Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.

Guest Stars

Ricky Gervais
EP 117

Charlize Theron

9/17/2008

Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.

Guest Stars

Charlize Theron
Tony Blair
EP 118

Tony Blair

9/18/2008

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Tony Blair
Bill Clinton
EP 119

Bill Clinton

9/23/2008

Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.

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Bill Clinton
Aaron Eckhart
EP 120

Aaron Eckhart

9/24/2008

Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.

Guest Stars

Aaron Eckhart
Bob Schieffer
EP 121

Bob Schieffer

9/25/2008

Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.

Guest Stars

Bob Schieffer
Hooman Majd
EP 122

Hooman Majd

9/29/2008
8.0

Wyatt Cenac watches the debate with some elderly Jewish residents, and Hooman Majd explains that it's within Iran's rights to have nuclear enrichment of uranium on their own soil.

Guest Stars

Hooman Majd
Bill Maher
EP 123

Bill Maher

9/30/2008

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Bill Maher
EP 124

Peggy Noonan

10/1/2008

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Peggy Noonan
EP 125

Clint Eastwood

10/2/2008

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Clint Eastwood
Tim Robbins
EP 126

Tim Robbins

10/6/2008

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Tim Robbins
Sarah Vowell
EP 127

Sarah Vowell

10/7/2008

Guest Stars

Sarah Vowell
Michelle Obama
EP 128

Michelle Obama

10/8/2008

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Michelle Obama
Robert De Niro
EP 129

Robert De Niro

10/9/2008
6.0

Guest Stars

Robert De Niro
Amity Shlaes
EP 130

Amity Shlaes

10/13/2008

Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".

Guest Stars

Amity Shlaes
Ari Fleischer
EP 131

Ari Fleischer

10/14/2008

Guest Stars

Ari Fleischer
Richard Lewis
EP 132

Richard Lewis

10/15/2008

Guest Stars

Richard Lewis
Robert Reich
EP 133

Robert Reich

10/16/2008

Guest Stars

R.L. Stine
EP 134

Eugene Jarecki

10/20/2008

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Eugene Jarecki
EP 135

Christopher Buckley

10/21/2008

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Christopher Buckley
EP 136

Tom Brokaw

10/22/2008

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Tom Brokaw
EP 137

Gov. Jon Corzine

10/23/2008

Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.

Guest Stars

Jon Corzine
EP 138

Campbell Brown

10/27/2008

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Campbell Brown
Steve Martin
EP 139

Steve Martin

10/28/2008

Guest Stars

Steve Martin
Senator Barack Obama
EP 140

Senator Barack Obama

10/29/2008

Guest Stars

William Kristol
EP 141

Bill Kristol

10/30/2008

Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.

Guest Stars

William Kristol
EP 142

Doris Kearns Goodwin

11/3/2008

Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.

Guest Stars

Doris Kearns Goodwin
Indecision 2008: America's Choice
EP 143

Indecision 2008: America's Choice

11/4/2008

The towering giants of fake news reunite for their hour-long Election Night special, Indecision 2008: America's Choice. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.

Guest Stars

Stephen ColbertSteve Forbes
Chris Wallace
EP 144

Chris Wallace

11/5/2008

The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.

Guest Stars

Chris Wallace
Paul Rudd
EP 145

Paul Rudd

11/6/2008

With guest Paul Rudd.

Guest Stars

Paul Rudd
Thomas Friedman
EP 146

Thomas Friedman

11/11/2008

Guest Stars

Thomas L. Friedman
T. Boone Pickens
EP 147

T. Boone Pickens

11/12/2008

Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.

Guest Stars

T. Boone Pickens, Jr.
Bill O'Reilly
EP 148

Bill O'Reilly

11/13/2008

Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.

Guest Stars

Bill O'Reilly
Sir David Frost.
EP 149

Sir David Frost.

11/17/2008

George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.

Denis Leary
EP 150

Denis Leary

11/18/2008

Guest Stars

Denis Leary
Jon Meacham
EP 151

Jon Meacham

11/19/2008

Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.

Guest Stars

Jon Meacham
Richard Belzer
EP 152

Richard Belzer

11/20/2008

Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.

Guest Stars

Richard Belzer
Anne Hathaway
EP 153

Anne Hathaway

12/1/2008

Three people die in an attempt to get a jump on their holiday shopping. John Oliver explains who is responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Plaxico Burress lets down America's youth by shooting himself in the thigh. MSNBC replaces Fox News as the new administration's mouthpiece, and Anne Hathaway vows to become a train wreck.

Guest Stars

Anne Hathaway
Calvin Trillin
EP 154

Calvin Trillin

12/2/2008

Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.

Arianna Huffington
EP 155

Arianna Huffington

12/3/2008

The new Planned Parenthood gift cards make great holiday presents. George W. Bush winds down his presidency with a Charlie Gibson interview. John Hodgman lets Jon know he's also a lame duck, and Arianna Huffington explains blogging.

Guest Stars

Arianna Huffington
Ron Howard
EP 156

Ron Howard

12/4/2008

Three auto industry CEOs carpool to Washington to ask again for a bailout. Dr. Aasif Mandvi learns there's no cure for liberalism. Ron Howard does a cheesy Richard Nixon impression.

Guest Stars

Ron Howard
Matthew Alexander
EP 157

Matthew Alexander

12/8/2008

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuts Parliament down. Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi discuss Canada's dependence on Great Britain. Matthew Alexander explains why torture is counterproductive in interrogating terrorists.

Mike Huckabee
EP 158

Mike Huckabee

12/9/2008

Rod Blagojevich couldn't have made it any easier for the authorities to arrest him. Many of the nation's newspapers are on the brink of collapse thanks to the Internet. Mike Huckabee says the reason we have so much government is because people don't behave well with each other.

Guest Stars

Mike Huckabee
Don Rickles
EP 159

Don Rickles

12/10/2008

Jason Jones shows some telling footage from his interview with Rod Blagojevich three years ago. Rob Riggle and his uniquely physical interviewing style won't soon be forgotten. Don Rickles gloats over beating Jon at the Emmys.

Guest Stars

Don Rickles
Philip Seymour Hoffman
EP 160

Philip Seymour Hoffman

12/11/2008

Hall & Oates perform a song about Alan Colmes and how much he means to all of us. Larry Wilmore says African-Americans support Proposition 8 because marriage is their holiest of holy institutions. Philip Seymour Hoffman shares what he learned about the catholic church while filming "Doubt.

Guest Stars

Philip Seymour Hoffman