The BEST Episodes of The Daily Show
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2019
Network: Comedy Central
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#2 - Al Franken
Season 3 - Episode 43
10.00 #3 - Debbie Reynolds
Season 1 - Episode 64
10.00 #4 - Steve Guttenberg
Season 2 - Episode 12
10.00 #5 - Vivica A. Fox
Season 3 - Episode 42
10.00 #6 - Trey Parker & Matt Stone
Season 16 - Episode 36
'South Park,' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
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#7 - The Comeback Episode
Season 6 - Episode 111
The Daily Show returns to the air from the New York studio in their first episode after the tragedy of September 11th, 2001.
9.33 #8 - Engelbert Humperdinck
Season 1 - Episode 10
9.20 #9 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Season 17 - Episode 64
Rick Santorum gets queasy over John F. Kennedy's religious tolerance speech, the Pope joins the Twitterverse, and Neil deGrasse Tyson advocates U.S. space exploration.
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#10 - Louis C.K.
Season 17 - Episode 123
Mitt Romney retires retroactively, John Oliver reports from New Jersey on the Viacom-DirecTV dispute, and Louis C.K. clarifies his controversial Twitter comments.
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#11 - Admiral General Aladeen
Season 17 - Episode 100
Elections in Europe spell bad news for incumbents, Al Madrigal gauges young voters' enthusiasm for Obama, and Admiral General Aladeen assures Jon that his family is safe.
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#12 - Zach Wahls
Season 17 - Episode 96
Republicans and Democrats debate discretionary social spending, Mike & Ike stage a gay divorce, and Zach Wahls shares lessons learned from his two moms.
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#13 - Robert Caro
Season 17 - Episode 103
Fox News evolves on the issue of same-sex marriage, Jason Jones reports from George Clooney's fundraiser, and Robert Caro discusses Lyndon Johnson's passage to power.
9.00 #14 - Ben Affleck
Season 8 - Episode 23
Ben Affleck
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#15 - Sen. Joe Biden
Season 9 - Episode 94
Daily Show coverage of Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention. Highlights include: Speeches by Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, and Howard Dean Stephen Colbert uses to word "turd" 8 times Interview with Senator Joe Biden
9.00 #16 - Indecision 2004: Prelude to a Recount
Season 9 - Episode 140
Prelude to a Recount: one-hour live election special airs at 10 PM with guest William Weld.
9.00 #17 - Frank Rich
Season 6 - Episode 112
9.00 #18 - Ellen DeGeneres
Season 5 - Episode 29
9.00 #19 - Sybrina Fulton & Tracy Martin
Season 22 - Episode 56
Hasan Minhaj examines a Muslim-targeted travel ban, Neal Brennan accuses President Trump of being too sensitive, and Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin discuss "Rest in Power."
9.00 #20 - James Davis
Season 22 - Episode 127
Fox News defends Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian meeting, Neal Brennan claims the GOP is leading the resistance, and James Davis discusses his Comedy Central show Hood Adjacent.
9.00 #21 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Season 22 - Episode 145
President Trump pardons former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Michael Kosta explains presidential clemency, and Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry."
9.00 #22 - Jane Goodall
Season 17 - Episode 88
The Secret Service is embroiled in a prostitution scandal, the media addresses Hilary Rosen and the "war on women," and Jane Goodall talks Disney's new film, "Chimpanzee."
8.95 #23 - Maria Goodavage
Season 17 - Episode 77
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell gets jilted; Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney deal with "gotcha" media; Sam Bee visits Park Slope, Brooklyn; and Maria Goodavage talks military dogs.
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#24 - E.J. Dionne
Season 17 - Episode 126
An investigation reveals HSBC laundered money for Mexican drug cartels, Michele Bachmann floats a conspiracy theory, and E.J. Dionne talks "Our Divided Political Heart."
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#25 - Madeleine Albright
Season 17 - Episode 93
The Secret Service prostitution scandal widens, The Best F#@king News Team Ever fights voter apathy, and Madeleine Albright shares personal history.
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