The BEST episodes of The Daily Show season 23
Every episode of The Daily Show season 23, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Daily Show season 23!
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#1 - Khizr Khan
Season 23 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2017
John Kelly lies about a congresswoman while defending President Trump, Fox News shows selective outrage over sexual harassment, and Khizr Khan discusses “An American Family.”
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#2 - Robin Thede
Season 23 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2017
Las Vegas experiences the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Tom Price resigns as secretary of Health and Human Services, and Robin Thede discusses “The Rundown.”
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#3 - Jim Himes
Season 23 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2017
Fox News struggles to process the mass shooting in Las Vegas, O.J. Simpson is released from prison, and Representative Jim Himes weighs in on U.S. gun control.
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#4 - Michael Wolff
Season 23 - Episode 48 - Aired 1/22/2018
A stalemate in Congress leads to a government shutdown, Dulce Sloan and Desi Lydic look back on the 2017 Women’s March, and Michael Wolff discusses his book “Fire and Fury.”
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#5 - Ricky Gervais
Season 23 - Episode 47 - Aired 1/18/2018
President Trump signals an overhaul of both illegal and legal immigration, Trevor catches up on lesser-known news, and Ricky Gervais discusses the game show “Child Support.”
#6 - Wayne Brady
Season 23 - Episode 63 - Aired 2/26/2018
Critics slam the sheriff who allegedly ignored warnings about the Parkland shooter, Roy Wood Jr. and Michael Kosta recap the Olympics, and Wayne Brady discusses “Kinky Boots.”
#7 - Malcolm Jenkins
Season 23 - Episode 68 - Aired 3/6/2018
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg lashes out at Robert Mueller’s subpoena, Desi Lydic explores robot sex, and Eagles captain Malcolm Jenkins discusses his off-the-field activism.
#8 - Terese Marie Mailhot
Season 23 - Episode 69 - Aired 3/7/2018
The White House erupts into chaos despite Donald Trump’s denials, Ronny Chieng looks at how A.I. is changing the legal system, and Terese Marie Mailhot talks “Heart Berries.”
#9 - Vann R. Newkirk II
Season 23 - Episode 70 - Aired 3/8/2018
Donald Trump pushes the myth that video games spur gun violence, Dulce Sloan examines tech’s racial blind spot, and Vann R. Newkirk II talks Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
#10 - Junot Diaz
Season 23 - Episode 71 - Aired 3/12/2018
President Trump agrees to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Michael Kosta and Roy Wood Jr. kick off Third Month Mania, and author Junot Diaz discusses “Islandborn.”
#11 - David Byrne
Season 23 - Episode 72 - Aired 3/13/2018
President Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Vladimir Putin refuses to admit that Russia poisoned a spy in the U.K., and David Byrne discusses “American Utopia.”
#12 - Krysten Ritter
Season 23 - Episode 73 - Aired 3/14/2018
Students protest gun violence on National Walkout Day, Lewis Black examines Donald Trump’s golfing habits, and Krysten Ritter discusses her role on “Marvel’s Jessica Jones.”
#13 - Tyler Perry
Season 23 - Episode 79 - Aired 3/26/2018
America’s teens make history at the March For Our Lives, Roy Wood Jr. investigates a pro-gun rally in Montana, and Tyler Perry discusses his film “Acrimony.”
#14 - Sean Penn
Season 23 - Episode 80 - Aired 3/27/2018
Trevor examines Trump’s incoming National Security Adviser John Bolton, Third Month Mania’s bulls**t heats up, and Sean Penn discusses his novel “Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff.”
#15 - Tyra Banks
Season 23 - Episode 83 - Aired 4/9/2018
The FBI raids the office of Trump’s attorney, EPA chief Scott Pruitt comes under fire for a long list of scandals, and Tyra Banks chats about her book “Perfect Is Boring.”
#16 - Mariska Hargitay
Season 23 - Episode 84 - Aired 4/10/2018
Mark Zuckerberg gets grilled by Congress, Michael Kosta and Roy Wood Jr. announce the winner of the Bracket of Bulls**t, and Mariska Hargitay discusses “I Am Evidence.”
#17 - Karlie Kloss
Season 23 - Episode 86 - Aired 4/12/2018
A rumor surfaces that President Trump secretly had a child with a former employee, Roy Wood Jr. examines the Fair Housing Act, and Karlie Kloss discusses Kode With Klossy.
#18 - Alex Wagner
Season 23 - Episode 87 - Aired 4/16/2018
NASA scientists send human sperm into space, ex-FBI Director James Comey hurls shade at President Trump on “20/20,” and journalist Alex Wagner discusses her book “Futureface.”
#19 - Eric Holder
Season 23 - Episode 88 - Aired 4/17/2018
The IRS gives taxpayers an extra day to file, Sean Hannity downplays his relationship with Michael Cohen, and Former Attorney General Eric Holder sits down with Trevor.
#20 - Chelsea Clinton
Season 23 - Episode 89 - Aired 4/18/2018
A train filled with human waste from New York City riles Alabamians, Desi Lydic examines the “raw water” trend, and Chelsea Clinton discusses “She Persisted Around the World.”
#21 - Tracy Morgan
Season 23 - Episode 91 - Aired 4/23/2018
Donald Trump allegedly lied in order to get on the Forbes 400 list in 1982, Kanye West tweets controversial remarks about racism, and Tracy Morgan discusses “The Last O.G.”
#22 - Chadwick Boseman
Season 23 - Episode 66 - Aired 3/1/2018
President Trump sides with Democrats on gun control, Ronny Chieng asks a pro wrestler how Democrats can reach middle America, and Chadwick Boseman discusses “Black Panther.”
#23 - John Hodgman
Season 23 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2017
Michael Kosta explains how Russia spreads fake news across social media in the U.S., Neal Brennan examines the gun control debate, and John Hodgman discusses “Vacationland.”
#24 - Kenya Barris
Season 23 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2017
Pro-life Congressman Tim Murphy resigns after pushing his mistress to get an abortion, Trevor remembers the anniversary of Pussygate, and Kenya Barris discusses “Black-ish.”
#25 - Lena Waithe
Season 23 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2017
From Chicago, Michelle Wolf weighs in on Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual assaults, Dulce Sloan learns about Young Chicago Authors, and Lena Waithe discusses “The Chi.”