The Daily Show Season 17 Episodes

Episode 1

Thomas Friedman

Mon, Oct 3, 2011

Episode 2

Michael Lewis

Tue, Oct 4, 2011

Episode 3

Hugh Jackman

Wed, Oct 5, 2011

Episode 4

Jason Sudeikis

Thu, Oct 6, 2011

Episode 5

Ellen Schultz

Mon, Oct 17, 2011

Episode 6

Calvin Trillin

Tue, Oct 18, 2011

Episode 7

Al Sharpton

Wed, Oct 19, 2011

Episode 8

Richard Brookhiser

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

Episode 9

Kevin Clash

Mon, Oct 24, 2011

Episode 10

Walter Isaacson

Tue, Oct 25, 2011

Episode 11

Lisa Randall

Wed, Oct 26, 2011

Episode 12

Andrew Napolitano

Thu, Oct 27, 2011

Episode 13

Mindy Kaling

Mon, Oct 31, 2011

Episode 14

Condoleezza Rice

Tue, Nov 1, 2011

Episode 15

Tom Brokaw

Wed, Nov 2, 2011

Episode 16

Brad Paisley

Thu, Nov 3, 2011

Episode 17

Clint Eastwood

Mon, Nov 7, 2011

Episode 18

Bill Clinton

Tue, Nov 8, 2011

Former President Bill Clinton discusses his new book "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy."

Episode 19

Nancy Pelosi

Wed, Nov 9, 2011

Jon sits down with former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to discuss Congress, the 'super committee', and recent legislation.

Episode 20

Adam Sandler

Thu, Nov 10, 2011

Adam Sandler stops by the program to talk about his new movie, Jack and Jill (2011).

Episode 21

Leymah Gbowee

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

Episode 22

Mark Kelly

Tue, Nov 15, 2011

Episode 23

Diane Keaton

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Episode 24

Martin Scorsese

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Episode 25

Merrill Markoe

Mon, Nov 28, 2011

Episode 26

Betty White

Tue, Nov 29, 2011

Episode 27

Bono

Wed, Nov 30, 2011

Episode 28

Bob Costas

Thu, Dec 1, 2011

Episode 29

Ben Lowy

Mon, Dec 5, 2011

Episode 30

Jonah Hill

Tue, Dec 6, 2011

Episode 31

Ralph Fiennes

Wed, Dec 7, 2011

Episode 32

Ed Gillespie

Thu, Dec 8, 2011

Episode 33

Anne Burrell

Mon, Dec 12, 2011

Episode 34

Lawrence Lessig

Tue, Dec 13, 2011

Episode 35

Melody Barnes

Wed, Dec 14, 2011

Episode 36

Matt Damon

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Episode 37

Charles Barkley

Tue, Jan 3, 2012

Episode 38

Elizabeth Dowling Taylor

Wed, Jan 4, 2012

Episode 39

Craig Shirley

Thu, Jan 5, 2012

Episode 40

George Lucas

Mon, Jan 9, 2012

Episode 41

Andrew Napolitano

Tue, Jan 10, 2012

Episode 42

Jim DeMint

Wed, Jan 11, 2012

Episode 43

Dolly Parton

Thu, Jan 12, 2012

Episode 44

Jodi Kantor

Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Episode 45

Liam Neeson

Tue, Jan 17, 2012

Episode 46

Joe Nocera

Wed, Jan 18, 2012

Episode 47

Elizabeth Banks

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Episode 48

Kathleen Sebelius

Mon, Jan 23, 2012

Episode 49

Elizabeth Warren

Tue, Jan 24, 2012

Episode 50

Paula Broadwell

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

Episode 51

Tilda Swinton

Thu, Jan 26, 2012

Episode 52

Lou Dobbs

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

Episode 53

Jonathan Macey

Tue, Jan 31, 2012

Episode 54

Brad Pitt

Wed, Feb 1, 2012

Episode 55

David Agus

Thu, Feb 2, 2012

Episode 56

Ali Soufan

Mon, Feb 13, 2012

Episode 57

Ricky Gervais

Tue, Feb 14, 2012

Episode 58

Louise Slaughter

Wed, Feb 15, 2012

Episode 59

Arne Duncan

Thu, Feb 16, 2012

Episode 60

Alan Huffman & Michael Rejebian

Mon, Feb 20, 2012

Episode 61

Russ Feingold

Tue, Feb 21, 2012

Episode 62

Bruce Bartlett

Wed, Feb 22, 2012

Episode 63

Paul Rudd

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

Episode 64

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Mon, Feb 27, 2012

Episode 65

Stephen Merchant

Tue, Feb 28, 2012

Episode 66

Masha Gessen

Wed, Feb 29, 2012

Episode 67

Cathleen Kaveny

Thu, Mar 1, 2012

Episode 68

Shaun Donovan

Mon, Mar 5, 2012

Episode 69

Julianne Moore

Tue, Mar 6, 2012

Episode 70

Cecile Richards

Wed, Mar 7, 2012

Episode 71

Trita Parsi

Thu, Mar 8, 2012

Episode 72

Grover Norquist

Mon, Mar 12, 2012

Episode 73

Will Ferrell

Tue, Mar 13, 2012

Episode 74

Rachel Weisz

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

Episode 75

Episode #17.75

Thu, Mar 15, 201221 mins

Episode 76

Shaquille O'Neal

Mon, Mar 26, 2012

Episode 77

Maria Goodavage

Tue, Mar 27, 201221 mins

Maria Goodavage discusses her new book "Soldier Dogs," which explores the bonds formed between military dogs and their handlers.

Episode 78

Ahmed Rashid

Wed, Mar 28, 201221 mins

Ahmed Rashid shares thoughts from his new book "Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan."

Episode 79

Rachel Maddow

Thu, Mar 29, 2012

Episode 80

Mohamed Nasheed

Mon, Apr 2, 201221 mins

Mohamed Nasheed, former president of the Maldives, talks to Jon about being part of the new documentary "The Island President."

Episode 81

Tom Goldstein

Tue, Apr 3, 201221 mins

SCOTUSblog founder and publisher Thomas C. Goldstein stops by The Daily Show.

Episode 82

Jack Goldsmith

Wed, Apr 4, 201221 mins

Author Jack Goldsmith talks to Jon about his new book "Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency After 9/11."

Episode 83

Anthony Bourdain

Thu, Apr 5, 2012

Episode 84

Tim Weiner

Mon, Apr 9, 2012

Episode 85

Elon Musk

Tue, Apr 10, 201222 mins

Elon Musk is the guest.

Episode 86

Ricky Gervais

Wed, Apr 11, 201221 mins

Ricky Gervais returns to talk about his new show "The Ricky Gervais Show."

Episode 87

Esperanza Spalding

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Episode 88

Jane Goodall

Mon, Apr 16, 201221 mins

Famed anthropologist Jane Goodall talks about her new documentary "Chimpanzee."

Episode 89

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Tue, Apr 17, 2012

Episode 90

Robert Reich

Wed, Apr 18, 201221 mins

Author Robert Reich discusses his new book "Beyond Outrage: What Has Gone Wrong with Our Economy and our Democracy, and How to Fix It."

Episode 91

Judy Smith

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Episode 92

Ben Rattray

Mon, Apr 23, 2012

Episode 93

Madeleine Albright

Tue, Apr 24, 201221 mins

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discusses her new book "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948."

Episode 94

Jason Segel

Wed, Apr 25, 2012

Episode 95

Robert Draper

Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Episode 96

Zach Wahls

Mon, Apr 30, 2012

Episode 97

David Barton

Tue, May 1, 201221 mins

David Barton discusses his new book "The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson."

Episode 98

Tom Coburn

Wed, May 2, 2012

Episode 99

Peter Bergen

Thu, May 3, 2012

Episode 100

Admiral General Aladeen

Mon, May 7, 2012

Episode 101

Ivo Daalder

Tue, May 8, 2012

Episode 102

John Hall

Wed, May 9, 2012

Episode 103

Robert Caro

Thu, May 10, 201221 mins

Author Robert Caro talks about his new book "The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson."

Episode 104

Michelle Obama

Tue, May 29, 201221 mins

First Lady Michelle Obama visits The Daily Show and discusses her new book "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America."

Episode 105

Dan Rather

Wed, May 30, 201221 mins

Journalist Dan Rather shares highlights from his new book "Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News."

Episode 106

Jim Parsons

Thu, May 31, 2012

Episode 107

Thomas Mann & Norman Ornstein

Mon, Jun 4, 2012

Episode 108

Gary Johnson

Tue, Jun 5, 2012

Episode 109

Michael Fassbender

Wed, Jun 6, 2012

Episode 110

Edward Conard

Thu, Jun 7, 2012

Episode 111

Boris Johnson

Mon, Jun 11, 2012

Episode 112

Colin Powell

Tue, Jun 12, 2012

Episode 113

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Wed, Jun 13, 2012

Episode 114

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Thu, Jun 14, 2012

Episode 115

Parmy Olson

Mon, Jun 18, 201221 mins

Author Parmy Olson discusses her new book "We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency."

Episode 116

Denis Leary

Tue, Jun 19, 201221 mins

Actor and comedian Denis Leary stops by to discuss his new movie "The Amazing Spider-Man."

Episode 117

Steve Carell

Wed, Jun 20, 2012

Episode 118

Bassem Youssef

Thu, Jun 21, 2012

Bassem Youssef visits The Daily Show and talks about his life.

Episode 119

Marco Rubio

Mon, Jun 25, 201221 mins

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio discusses his new book "An American Son: A Memoir."

Episode 120

Seth MacFarlane

Tue, Jun 26, 201221 mins

"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane talks about his new movie "Ted."

Episode 121

Andrew Garfield

Wed, Jun 27, 2012

Episode 122

Tenacious D

Thu, Jun 28, 2012

Episode 123

Louis C.K.

Mon, Jul 16, 2012

Episode 124

Victor Cruz

Tue, Jul 17, 2012

Episode 125

Sigourney Weaver

Wed, Jul 18, 201221 mins

Actress Sigourney Weaver stops by to promote her new television show "Political Animals."

Episode 126

E.J. Dionne

Thu, Jul 19, 201221 mins

Author E.J. Dionne discusses his new book, "Our Divided Political Heart."

Episode 127

Fareed Zakaria

Mon, Jul 23, 201221 mins

TV host and author Fareed Zakaria shares highlights from his new book "The Post-American World: Release 2.0."

Episode 128

Matthew McConaughey

Tue, Jul 24, 2012

Episode 129

Joseph Stiglitz

Wed, Jul 25, 2012

Episode 130

Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis

Thu, Jul 26, 201221 mins

Zach Galifianakas and Will Ferrell bring their shenanigans to the studio when they drop by discuss their new movie "The Campaign."

Episode 131

Rashida Jones

Mon, Jul 30, 201221 mins

Rashida Jones stops by to discuss her new film "Celeste and Jesse Forever."

Episode 132

Dambisa Moyo

Tue, Jul 31, 201221 mins

International economist Dambisa Moyo talks about her new book "Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World."

Episode 133

Fred Guterl

Wed, Aug 1, 201221 mins

Executive editor of Scientific American, Fred Guterl, discusses his book "The Fate of the Species."

Episode 134

Jessica Biel

Thu, Aug 2, 201221 mins

Jessica Biel talks with Jon about her new film "Total Recall."

Episode 135

Tim Gunn

Mon, Aug 6, 201221 mins

Tim Gunn stops by the studio to talk about the newest season of "Project Runway."

Episode 136

Saima Wahab

Tue, Aug 7, 201221 mins

Pashtun translator and author Saima Wahab shares highlights from her new book, "In My Father's Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate."

Episode 137

Chris Rock

Wed, Aug 8, 201221 mins

Chris Rock talks with Jon about his new film "Two Days in New York."

Episode 138

Joanna Brooks

Thu, Aug 9, 2012

Episode 139

Robert Pattinson

Mon, Aug 13, 201221 mins

Robert Pattinson stops by to talk about his new film "Cosmopolis."

Episode 140

Misty May-Treanor

Tue, Aug 14, 201221 mins

Misty May-Treanor, three-time Olympic gold medalist for beach volleyball, swings by the studio.

Episode 141

Brian Williams

Wed, Aug 15, 201221 mins

News anchor Brian Williams visits The Daily Show.

Episode 142

Rob Corddry

Thu, Aug 16, 2012

Episode 143

Marco Rubio

Tue, Aug 28, 2012

Episode 144

Herman Cain

Wed, Aug 29, 2012

Episode 145

Michael Steele

Thu, Aug 30, 201221 mins

Former RNC Chair and political analyst Michael Steele joins Jon in Tampa for the RNC.

Episode 146

Episode #17.146

Fri, Aug 31, 2012

Episode 147

Tom Brokaw

Tue, Sep 4, 2012

Episode 148

Kirsten Gillibrand

Wed, Sep 5, 2012

Episode 149

Austan Goolsbee

Thu, Sep 6, 201231 mins

Austan Goolsbee, Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, visits The Daily Show.

Episode 150

Episode #17.150

Fri, Sep 7, 2012

Episode 151

Kofi Annan

Mon, Sep 17, 2012

Kofi Annan predicts the disaster the Syrian conflict will evolve to, and clearly says there has been no intention to have a peace settlement by the countries of the security council. Prophetic and revelatory.

Episode 152

Salman Rushdie

Tue, Sep 18, 2012

Episode 153

Pink

Wed, Sep 19, 2012

Episode 154

Bill Clinton

Thu, Sep 20, 201221 mins

Bill Clinton stops by The Daily Show.

Episode 155

Abdullah II

Tue, Sep 25, 2012

Episode 156

Olivia Wilde

Wed, Sep 26, 2012

Episode 157

Amar'e Stoudemire

Thu, Sep 27, 2012