Season 14

Season 14

The Daily Show

2009 Episodes
7.2

Episodes

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David Gregory
EP 1

David Gregory

1/5/2009

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

Guest Stars

David Gregory
Michael Wolff
EP 2

Michael Wolff

1/6/2009

Author Michael Wolff.

Guest Stars

Michael Wolff
Rachel Maddow
EP 3

Rachel Maddow

1/7/2009
7.0

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.

Guest Stars

Rachel Maddow
Dana Perino
EP 4

Dana Perino

1/8/2009

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.

Guest Stars

Dana Perino
Maxwell Kennedy
EP 5

Maxwell Kennedy

1/12/2009

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
EP 6

Daniel Craig

1/13/2009

Guest Stars

Daniel Craig
Fareed Zakaria
EP 7

Fareed Zakaria

1/14/2009

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
EP 8

Bethany McLean

1/15/2009
Abderrahim Foukara
EP 9

Abderrahim Foukara

1/19/2009
Bishop Gene Robinson
EP 10

Bishop Gene Robinson

1/20/2009

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
EP 11

David Sanger

1/21/2009

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
EP 12

Liam Neeson

1/22/2009

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
EP 13

President Jimmy Carter

1/26/2009

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

Guest Stars

Jimmy Carter
Gwen Ifill
EP 14

Gwen Ifill

1/27/2009

Guest Stars

Gwen Ifill
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
EP 15

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

1/28/2009
P.W. Singer
EP 16

P.W. Singer

1/29/2009
EP 17

Lawrence Lindsey

2/2/2009

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.

EP 18

Dev Patel

2/3/2009

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

EP 19

Karen Greenberg

2/4/2009
EP 20

Randall Balmer

2/5/2009

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

EP 21

Walter Isaacson

2/9/2009
EP 22

Thomas Ricks

2/10/2009

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.

EP 23

Daniel Sperling

2/11/2009

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

EP 24

John Sununu

2/12/2009
Jeff Bezos
EP 25

Jeff Bezos

2/23/2009

Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

Ricky Gervais
EP 26

Ricky Gervais

2/24/2009

Guest Stars

Ricky Gervais
Tom Selleck
EP 27

Tom Selleck

2/25/2009
Brian Williams
EP 28

Brian Williams

2/26/2009

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.

Guest Stars

Brian Williams
Harold Varmus
EP 29

Harold Varmus

3/2/2009

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

Sandra Day O'Connor
EP 30

Sandra Day O'Connor

3/3/2009
Joe Nocera
EP 31

Joe Nocera

3/4/2009
Billy Crudup
EP 32

Billy Crudup

3/5/2009

Guest Stars

Billy Crudup
Nathaniel Frank
EP 33

Nathaniel Frank

3/9/2009

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

Craig Mullaney
EP 34

Craig Mullaney

3/10/2009

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

Guest Stars

Craig Mullaney
Paul Rudd
EP 35

Paul Rudd

3/11/2009

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

Guest Stars

Paul Rudd
Jim Cramer
EP 36

Jim Cramer

3/12/2009

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
EP 37

Gen. Richard B. Myers

3/16/2009

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'.

Guest Stars

Richard Myers
Ian McShane
EP 38

Ian McShane

3/17/2009

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

Guest Stars

Ian McShane
Nandan Nilekani
EP 39

Nandan Nilekani

3/18/2009

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

Guest Stars

Nandan Nilekani
Bruce Springsteen
EP 40

Bruce Springsteen

3/19/2009

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

Guest Stars

Bruce Springsteen
EP 41

Jack Cafferty

3/30/2009

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

Guest Stars

Jack Cafferty
EP 42

Seth Rogen

3/31/2009
7.0

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

Guest Stars

Seth Rogen
EP 43

Peter Orszag

4/1/2009

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

Guest Stars

Peter R. Orszag
EP 44

Tom Zoellner

4/2/2009

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

EP 45

Michael J. Fox

4/6/2009

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

Guest Stars

Michael J. Fox
EP 46

Jehan Sadat

4/7/2009

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

Guest Stars

Jehan Sadat
EP 47

Rep. Nancy Pelosi

4/8/2009

Guest Stars

Nancy Pelosi
EP 48

William Cohan

4/9/2009
7.0

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

EP 49

Ron Darling

4/14/2009

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.

Guest Stars

Ron Darling
EP 50

Elizabeth Warren

4/15/2009
8.0
EP 51

Ben Affleck

4/16/2009

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

Guest Stars

Ben Affleck
EP 52

Reza Aslan

4/20/2009

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.

Guest Stars

Reza Aslan
EP 53

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

4/21/2009

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

Guest Stars

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
EP 54

Philip Alcabes

4/22/2009

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'.

EP 55

Richard Beeman

4/23/2009

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

EP 56

Christine Lagarde

4/27/2009

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

Guest Stars

Christine Lagarde
EP 57

Clifford D. May

4/28/2009

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

EP 58

Doris Kearns Goodwin

4/29/2009

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

Guest Stars

Doris Kearns Goodwin
EP 59

Hugh Jackman

4/30/2009
7.0

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

Guest Stars

Hugh Jackman
EP 60

Denis Leary

5/4/2009

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

Guest Stars

Denis Leary
EP 61

Fareed Zakaria

5/5/2009

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

Guest Stars

Fareed Zakaria
EP 62

George Stephanopoulos

5/6/2009

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

Guest Stars

George StephanopoulosDan Rather
EP 63

Ken Salazar

5/7/2009

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

Guest Stars

Ken Salazar
EP 64

Frank Partnoy

5/11/2009

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.

EP 65

Tom Hanks

5/12/2009

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

Guest Stars

Tom Hanks
EP 66

Ambassador Husain Haqqani

5/13/2009

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

Guest Stars

Husain Haqqani
EP 67

Lisa P. Jackson

5/14/2009

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

Guest Stars

Lisa P. Jackson
EP 68

Sarah Fisher

5/18/2009

Guest Stars

Sarah Fisher
EP 69

Newt Gingrich

5/19/2009
EP 70

Elizabeth Edwards

5/20/2009

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.

Guest Stars

Elizabeth Edwards
EP 71

Larry King

5/21/2009

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

Guest Stars

Larry King
EP 72

Bob Woodruff

6/1/2009

Guest Stars

Bob Woodruff
EP 73

P.J. O'Rourke

6/2/2009

Guest Stars

P. J. O'Rourke
EP 74

Michael Lewis

6/3/2009
7.0
EP 75

Will Ferrell

6/4/2009

Guest Stars

Will Ferrell
EP 76

Gretchen Peters

6/8/2009
EP 77

Peter Schiff

6/9/2009

Guest Stars

Peter Schiff
EP 78

Saad Mohseni

6/10/2009

Guest Stars

Saad Mohseni
EP 79

Katie Couric

6/11/2009

Guest Stars

Katie Couric
EP 80

Ed Helms

6/15/2009

Guest Stars

Ed Helms
EP 81

Tom Folsom

6/16/2009
EP 82

Peter Laufer

6/17/2009
EP 83

Mike Huckabee

6/18/2009

Guest Stars

Mike Huckabee
EP 84

Bill Russell

6/22/2009
EP 85

Larry David

6/23/2009

Guest Stars

Larry David
EP 86

Reza Aslan

6/24/2009

Guest Stars

Reza Aslan
EP 87

Cameron Diaz

6/25/2009

Guest Stars

Cameron Diaz
EP 88

Dr. Oliver Sacks

6/29/2009

Guest Stars

Oliver Sacks
EP 89

Mike Kim

6/30/2009

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.

EP 90

Justin Fox

7/1/2009

Guest Stars

Henry Waxman
EP 91

Robert Kenner

7/2/2009

Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.

EP 92

Rep. Barney Frank

7/13/2009

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

EP 93

Peter Mancall

7/14/2009
EP 94

Kathleen Sebelius

7/15/2009
EP 95

Robert Glennon

7/16/2009
EP 96

Brian Williams

7/20/2009

Guest Stars

Brian Williams
EP 97

Steven Chu

7/21/2009

Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

EP 98

Kevin Nealon

7/22/2009

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.

Guest Stars

Kevin Nealon
EP 99

Sally Jenkins

7/23/2009

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

EP 100

Bill Kristol

7/27/2009
EP 101

Spinal Tap

7/28/2009
EP 102

John Bolton

7/29/2009
EP 103

Judd Apatow

7/30/2009
EP 104

Ronald Kessler

8/3/2009
EP 105

Rep. Henry Waxman

8/4/2009
EP 106

Paul Giamatti

8/5/2009
EP 107

Dara Torres

8/6/2009
EP 108

Douglas Brinkley

8/10/2009
EP 109

Austan Goolsbee

8/11/2009
EP 110

Jeff Sharlet

8/12/2009
EP 111

Rachel McAdams

8/13/2009
EP 112

David Cross

8/17/2009
EP 113

Christopher McDougall

8/18/2009
EP 114

Tim Gunn

8/19/2009
EP 115

Betsy McCaughey

8/20/2009
EP 116

LeBron James

9/14/2009
Matt Damon
EP 117

Matt Damon

9/15/2009

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

Guest Stars

Matt Damon
Wed, Sep 16, 2009
EP 118

Wed, Sep 16, 2009

9/16/2009
Thu, Sep 17, 2009
EP 119

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

9/17/2009

Guest Stars

Bill Clinton
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
EP 120

Tue, Sep 22, 2009

9/22/2009
Wed, Sep 23, 2009
EP 121

Wed, Sep 23, 2009

9/23/2009
Thu, Sep 24, 2009
EP 122

Thu, Sep 24, 2009

9/24/2009
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
EP 123

Mon, Sep 28, 2009

9/28/2009
Tue, Sep 29, 2009
EP 124

Tue, Sep 29, 2009

9/29/2009
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
EP 125

Wed, Sep 30, 2009

9/30/2009
Thu, Oct 1, 2009
EP 126

Thu, Oct 1, 2009

10/1/2009
Mon, Oct 5, 2009
EP 127

Mon, Oct 5, 2009

10/5/2009
Tue, Oct 6, 2009
EP 128

Tue, Oct 6, 2009

10/6/2009
Wed, Oct 7, 2009
EP 129

Wed, Oct 7, 2009

10/7/2009
Thu, Oct 8, 2009
EP 130

Thu, Oct 8, 2009

10/8/2009
Mon, Oct 12, 2009
EP 131

Mon, Oct 12, 2009

10/12/2009
Tue, Oct 13, 2009
EP 132

Tue, Oct 13, 2009

10/13/2009
Wed, Oct 14, 2009
EP 133

Wed, Oct 14, 2009

10/14/2009
Thu, Oct 15, 2009
EP 134

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

10/15/2009
Mon, Oct 26, 2009
EP 135

Mon, Oct 26, 2009

10/26/2009
Tue, Oct 27, 2009
EP 136

Tue, Oct 27, 2009

10/27/2009
Wed, Oct 28, 2009
EP 137

Wed, Oct 28, 2009

10/28/2009
Thu, Oct 29, 2009
EP 138

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

10/29/2009

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

Guest Stars

Wanda Sykes
EP 139

Mon, Nov 2, 2009

11/2/2009
EP 140

Tue, Nov 3, 2009

11/3/2009
EP 141

Wed, Nov 4, 2009

11/4/2009
EP 142

Thu, Nov 5, 2009

11/5/2009
EP 143

Mon, Nov 9, 2009

11/9/2009
EP 144

Tue, Nov 10, 2009

11/10/2009
EP 145

Wed, Nov 11, 2009

11/11/2009
EP 146

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

11/12/2009
EP 147

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

11/16/2009
EP 148

Tue, Nov 17, 2009

11/17/2009
EP 149

Wed, Nov 18, 2009

11/18/2009
EP 150

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

11/19/2009
EP 151

Mon, Nov 30, 2009

11/30/2009
EP 152

Tue, Dec 1, 2009

12/1/2009
EP 153

Wed, Dec 2, 2009

12/2/2009
EP 154

Thu, Dec 3, 2009

12/3/2009
EP 155

Mon, Dec 7, 2009

12/7/2009
EP 156

Tue, Dec 8, 2009

12/8/2009
EP 157

Wed, Dec 9, 2009

12/9/2009
EP 158

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

12/10/2009

Guest Stars

Gwen Ifill
EP 159

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

12/14/2009

Guest Stars

Sigourney Weaver
EP 160

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

12/15/2009

Guest Stars

Ray LaHood
EP 161

Wed, Dec 16, 2009

12/16/2009

Guest Stars

Hugh Grant