The Daily Show (Season 13)

Ronald Seeber (Episode 1)

Air date: 2008-01-07

Overview: 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".

David Frum (Episode 2)

Air date: 2008-01-08

John Zogby (Episode 3)

Air date: 2008-01-09

Lou Dobbs (Episode 4)

Air date: 2008-01-10

Fareed Zakaria (Episode 5)

Air date: 2008-01-14

Amb. John Bolton (Episode 6)

Air date: 2008-01-15

Jonah Goldberg (Episode 7)

Air date: 2008-01-16

Allen Raymond (Episode 8)

Air date: 2008-01-17

Jon Meacham (Episode 9)

Air date: 2008-01-21

Jim Wallis (Episode 10)

Air date: 2008-01-22

P.J. O'Rourke (Episode 11)

Air date: 2008-01-23

Gerri Willis (Episode 12)

Air date: 2008-01-24

Phil Simms (Episode 13)

Air date: 2008-01-28

Doris Kearns Goodwin (Episode 14)

Air date: 2008-01-29

Peggy Noonan (Episode 15)

Air date: 2008-01-30

Karen Tumulty (Episode 16)

Air date: 2008-01-31

Tim Gunn (Episode 17) 8.0

Air date: 2008-02-04

Chris Wallace (Episode 18)

Air date: 2008-02-05

Tom Brokaw (Episode 19)

Air date: 2008-02-06

Laton McCartney (Episode 20)

Air date: 2008-02-07

Philip Shenon (Episode 21)

Air date: 2008-02-11

Bill Kristol (Episode 22)

Air date: 2008-02-12

Mark Siegel (Episode 23)

Air date: 2008-02-13

Lee Siegel (Episode 24)

Air date: 2008-02-14

Madeleine Albright (Episode 25)

Air date: 2008-02-26

Allen Guelzo (Episode 26)

Air date: 2008-02-27

Brian Williams (Episode 27)

Air date: 2008-02-28

Overview: 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.

Hillary Clinton (Episode 28)

Air date: 2008-03-03

Overview: Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Ralph Nader (Episode 29)

Air date: 2008-03-04

Martin Fletcher (Episode 30)

Air date: 2008-03-05

Sen. Tom Daschle (Episode 31)

Air date: 2008-03-06

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell (Episode 32)

Air date: 2008-03-10

Grover Norquist (Episode 33)

Air date: 2008-03-11

Ronald Kessler (Episode 34)

Air date: 2008-03-12

Dana Perino (Episode 35)

Air date: 2008-03-13

Brian Fagan (Episode 36)

Air date: 2008-03-17

Jeffrey Sachs (Episode 37)

Air date: 2008-03-18

Sen. Arlen Specter (Episode 38)

Air date: 2008-03-19

Alex Kingsbury (Episode 39)

Air date: 2008-03-20

Sen. Chuck Hagel (Episode 40)

Air date: 2008-03-31

Simon LeVay (Episode 41)

Air date: 2008-04-01

William Safire (Episode 42)

Air date: 2008-04-02

George Clooney (Episode 43)

Air date: 2008-04-03

Nathan Lane (Episode 44)

Air date: 2008-04-07

Cokie Roberts (Episode 45)

Air date: 2008-04-08

Steve Coll (Episode 46)

Air date: 2008-04-09

Aram Roston (Episode 47)

Air date: 2008-04-10

Judd Apatow (Episode 48)

Air date: 2008-04-14

Jack Goldsmith (Episode 49)

Air date: 2008-04-15

Peter Steinfels (Episode 50)

Air date: 2008-04-16

Uma Thurman (Episode 51)

Air date: 2008-04-17

Sen. Barack Obama (Episode 52)

Air date: 2008-04-21

John Waters (Episode 53)

Air date: 2008-04-22

Overview: 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.

Howard Fineman (Episode 54)

Air date: 2008-04-23

Colin Firth (Episode 55)

Air date: 2008-04-24

Jimmy Carter (Episode 56) 7.0

Air date: 2008-04-28

Newt Gingrich (Episode 57)

Air date: 2008-04-29

Robert Schlesinger (Episode 58)

Air date: 2008-04-30

Howard Dean (Episode 59)

Air date: 2008-05-01

Sen. Harry Reid (Episode 60)

Air date: 2008-05-05

Fareed Zakaria (Episode 61)

Air date: 2008-05-06

John McCain (Episode 62)

Air date: 2008-05-07

David D. Perlmutter (Episode 63)

Air date: 2008-05-08

Douglas J. Feith (Episode 64)

Air date: 2008-05-12

Bill Moyers (Episode 65)

Air date: 2008-05-13

John Harwood (Episode 66)

Air date: 2008-05-14

Denis Leary (Episode 67)

Air date: 2008-05-15

Matt Taibbi (Episode 68)

Air date: 2008-05-27

Fred Burton (Episode 69)

Air date: 2008-05-28

Richard Clark (Episode 70)

Air date: 2008-05-29

Scott McClellan (Episode 71)

Air date: 2008-06-02

David Sedaris (Episode 72)

Air date: 2008-06-03

Barbara Walters (Episode 73)

Air date: 2008-06-04

Adam Sandler (Episode 74)

Air date: 2008-06-05

Sen. Jim Webb (Episode 75)

Air date: 2008-06-09

Ralph Reed (Episode 76)

Air date: 2008-06-10

Rick Shenkman (Episode 77)

Air date: 2008-06-11

Richard Engel (Episode 78)

Air date: 2008-06-12

David Iglesis (Episode 79)

Air date: 2008-06-16

Lara Logan (Episode 80)

Air date: 2008-06-17

Steve Carell (Episode 81)

Air date: 2008-06-18

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

Mike Myers (Episode 82)

Air date: 2008-06-19

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

James McAvoy (Episode 83) 7.0

Air date: 2008-06-23

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

James Harding (Episode 84)

Air date: 2008-06-24

Overview: 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 (Episode 85)

Air date: 2008-06-25

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

Ted Koppel (Episode 86)

Air date: 2008-06-26

Overview: 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.

Andrew Ward (Episode 87)

Air date: 2008-07-14

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

Pierce Brosnan (Episode 88)

Air date: 2008-07-15

Kenneth Pollack (Episode 89)

Air date: 2008-07-16

Maggie Gyllenhaal (Episode 90)

Air date: 2008-07-17

Overview: 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.

Richard Bitner (Episode 91)

Air date: 2008-07-21

Overview: 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.

Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly (Episode 92)

Air date: 2008-07-22

Overview: 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.

T.J. English (Episode 93)

Air date: 2008-07-23

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

Geo Beach (Episode 94)

Air date: 2008-07-24

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

Nancy Pelosi (Episode 95)

Air date: 2008-07-28

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

Bill Bishop (Episode 96)

Air date: 2008-07-29

Ben Wattenberg (Episode 97)

Air date: 2008-07-30

Brian Williams (Episode 98)

Air date: 2008-07-31

Dennis Hopper (Episode 99)

Air date: 2008-08-04

Seth Rogan (Episode 100)

Air date: 2008-08-05

Sen. Chuck Schumer (Episode 101)

Air date: 2008-08-06

David Gregory (Episode 102)

Air date: 2008-08-07

Ron Suskind (Episode 103) 7.0

Air date: 2008-08-11

Sen. Mel Martinez (Episode 104)

Air date: 2008-08-12

Philip Pan (Episode 105)

Air date: 2008-08-13

Ben Stiller (Episode 106)

Air date: 2008-08-14

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

Air date: 2008-08-26

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean) (Episode 108)

Air date: 2008-08-27

Evan Bayh (Episode 109)

Air date: 2008-08-28

Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech (Episode 110)

Air date: 2008-08-29

Brian Williams (Episode 111)

Air date: 2008-09-02

Newt Gingrich (Episode 112)

Air date: 2008-09-03

Mike Huckabee (Episode 113)

Air date: 2008-09-04

Senator McCains Acceptance Speech (Episode 114)

Air date: 2008-09-05

Barton Gellman (Episode 115)

Air date: 2008-09-15

Overview: 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.

Ricky Gervais (Episode 116)

Air date: 2008-09-16

Overview: Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.

Charlize Theron (Episode 117)

Air date: 2008-09-17

Overview: Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.

Tony Blair (Episode 118)

Air date: 2008-09-18

Bill Clinton (Episode 119)

Air date: 2008-09-23

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

Aaron Eckhart (Episode 120)

Air date: 2008-09-24

Overview: Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.

Bob Schieffer (Episode 121)

Air date: 2008-09-25

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

Hooman Majd (Episode 122) 8.0

Air date: 2008-09-29

Overview: 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.

Bill Maher (Episode 123)

Air date: 2008-09-30

Peggy Noonan (Episode 124)

Air date: 2008-10-01

Clint Eastwood (Episode 125)

Air date: 2008-10-02

Tim Robbins (Episode 126)

Air date: 2008-10-06

Sarah Vowell (Episode 127)

Air date: 2008-10-07

Michelle Obama (Episode 128)

Air date: 2008-10-08

Robert De Niro (Episode 129) 6.0

Air date: 2008-10-09

Amity Shlaes (Episode 130)

Air date: 2008-10-13

Overview: Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".

Ari Fleischer (Episode 131)

Air date: 2008-10-14

Richard Lewis (Episode 132)

Air date: 2008-10-15

Robert Reich (Episode 133)

Air date: 2008-10-16

Eugene Jarecki (Episode 134)

Air date: 2008-10-20

Christopher Buckley (Episode 135)

Air date: 2008-10-21

Tom Brokaw (Episode 136)

Air date: 2008-10-22

Gov. Jon Corzine (Episode 137)

Air date: 2008-10-23

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

Campbell Brown (Episode 138)

Air date: 2008-10-27

Steve Martin (Episode 139)

Air date: 2008-10-28

Senator Barack Obama (Episode 140)

Air date: 2008-10-29

Bill Kristol (Episode 141)

Air date: 2008-10-30

Overview: Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.

Doris Kearns Goodwin (Episode 142)

Air date: 2008-11-03

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

Indecision 2008: America's Choice (Episode 143)

Air date: 2008-11-04

Overview: 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.

Chris Wallace (Episode 144)

Air date: 2008-11-05

Overview: The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.

Paul Rudd (Episode 145)

Air date: 2008-11-06

Overview: With guest Paul Rudd.

Thomas Friedman (Episode 146)

Air date: 2008-11-11

T. Boone Pickens (Episode 147)

Air date: 2008-11-12

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

Bill O'Reilly (Episode 148)

Air date: 2008-11-13

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

Sir David Frost. (Episode 149)

Air date: 2008-11-17

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

Denis Leary (Episode 150)

Air date: 2008-11-18

Jon Meacham (Episode 151)

Air date: 2008-11-19

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

Richard Belzer (Episode 152)

Air date: 2008-11-20

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

Anne Hathaway (Episode 153)

Air date: 2008-12-01

Overview: 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.

Calvin Trillin (Episode 154)

Air date: 2008-12-02

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

Arianna Huffington (Episode 155)

Air date: 2008-12-03

Overview: 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.

Ron Howard (Episode 156)

Air date: 2008-12-04

Overview: 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.

Matthew Alexander (Episode 157)

Air date: 2008-12-08

Overview: 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 (Episode 158)

Air date: 2008-12-09

Overview: 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.

Don Rickles (Episode 159)

Air date: 2008-12-10

Overview: 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.

Philip Seymour Hoffman (Episode 160)

Air date: 2008-12-11

Overview: 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.