The BEST episodes of The Daily Show season 24
Every episode of The Daily Show season 24, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Daily Show season 24!
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#1 - Self-Deportation Edition
Season 24 - Episode 28 - Aired 12/3/2018
Trevor returns to his home country of South Africa, where he spends quality time with his grandmother, sits down with Usher and hosts the 2018 Global Citizen Festival.
#2 - Mo Amer
Season 24 - Episode 51 - Aired 1/28/2019
The government reopens after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, Trump aide Roger Stone is indicted by Robert Mueller’s investigation, and Mo Amer discusses “The Vagabond.”
#3 - Edward Snowden
Season 24 - Episode 155 - Aired 9/19/2019
Canada’s Justin Trudeau comes under fire for wearing blackface, Ronny Chieng rails against futuristic bar technology, and Edward Snowden discusses his book “Permanent Record.”
#4 - Greta Thunberg
Season 24 - Episode 150 - Aired 9/11/2019
Drug companies face consequences for their role in the opioid crisis, Lewis Black talks about how digital screen time is affecting kids, and activist Greta Thunberg stops by.
#5 - Jameela Jamil
Season 24 - Episode 158 - Aired 9/26/2019
Trevor covers the whistleblower complaint against President Trump, Desi Lydic slams Trump for wasting an impeachment opportunity, and Jameela Jamil discusses “The Good Place.”
#6 - Rutger Bregman
Season 24 - Episode 71 - Aired 3/11/2019
Beto O’Rourke remains coy about running for president in 2020, President Trump refers to Tim Cook as “Tim Apple,” and author Rutger Bregman discusses “Utopia for Realists.”
#7 - The Daily Show's The Yearly Show 2018
Season 24 - Episode 38 - Aired 12/19/2018
Trevor and The World’s Fakest News Team look back at the weirdness and wildness of 2018, and Charlamagne tha God discusses mental health and his book “Shook One.”
#8 - Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer
Season 24 - Episode 79 - Aired 3/25/2019
Trevor and Roy Wood Jr. react to Robert Mueller’s report clearing President Trump of Russian collusion, and Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer reflect on the end of Broad City.
#9 - Shameik Moore
Season 24 - Episode 145 - Aired 9/3/2019
President Trump makes bizarre claims about Hurricane Dorian, Roy Wood Jr. examines the Popeyes chicken sandwich craze, and Shameik Moore discusses “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.”
#10 - Patty Jenkins
Season 24 - Episode 47 - Aired 1/21/2019
A teen’s standoff with a Native American leader goes viral, Dulce Sloan reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, and “I Am the Night” director Patty Jenkins stops by.
#11 - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Season 24 - Episode 67 - Aired 2/25/2019
Singer R. Kelly faces jail time for sexual abuse, Roy Wood Jr. meets preteen political commentators, and director Chiwetel Ejiofor discusses “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.”
#12 - Keegan-Michael Key
Season 24 - Episode 45 - Aired 1/16/2019
Nancy Pelosi calls on President Trump to postpone his State of the Union address, Lewis Black targets new state laws, and Keegan-Michael Key discusses “Friends from College.”
#13 - Derek Waters
Season 24 - Episode 43 - Aired 1/14/2019
Trevor highlights three Democrats running for president in 2020, President Trump’s dubious grasp of Civil War history is dramatized, and Derek Waters discusses Drunk History.
#14 - Kamala Harris
Season 24 - Episode 65 - Aired 2/20/2019
President Trump is accused of meddling in the Michael Cohen investigation, Trevor examines America’s opioid crisis, and Senator Kamala Harris discusses “The Truths We Hold.”
#15 - Amanda Seales
Season 24 - Episode 48 - Aired 1/22/2019
Democratic presidential hopefuls address their controversial pasts, Ronny Chieng calls out an Oscar snub, and Amanda Seales discusses her stand-up special “I Be Knowin’.”
#16 - John Legend
Season 24 - Episode 68 - Aired 2/26/2019
President Trump meets with Kim Jong-un in Vietnam, two women who left their home countries to join ISIS fight to return, and John Legend performs “Preach.”
#17 - Malala Yousafzai
Season 24 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/7/2019
Michael Kosta suits up for the government shutdown, Roy Wood Jr. examines R. Kelly’s surge in popularity, and Malala Yousafzai discusses “We Are Displaced” and Malala Fund.
#18 - Diego Luna
Season 24 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/27/2018
General Motors announces massive layoffs, Trevor addresses the fatal police shooting of Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, Jr., and actor Diego Luna discusses “Narcos: Mexico.”
#19 - Gavin Newsom
Season 24 - Episode 156 - Aired 9/24/2019
Nancy Pelosi launches an impeachment inquiry, Ronny Chieng refuses to get his hopes up about President Trump’s downfall, and California Governor Gavin Newsom stops by.
#20 - Angie Thomas
Season 24 - Episode 69 - Aired 2/27/2019
Michael Cohen goes before Congress to call Donald Trump racist and corrupt, Lewis Black criticizes anti-vaxxers, and Angie Thomas discusses her book “On the Come Up.”
#21 - Jacob Tobia
Season 24 - Episode 74 - Aired 3/14/2019
Ronny Chieng talks about universal income with 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Dulce Sloan reacts to bizarre police initiatives, and Jacob Tobia discusses “Sissy.”
#22 - Colin Quinn
Season 24 - Episode 55 - Aired 2/4/2019
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam comes under fire for allegedly appearing in blackface, President Trump defends his plans for Syria, and Colin Quinn talks “Red State Blue State.”
#23 - John David Washington
Season 24 - Episode 42 - Aired 1/10/2019
The government shutdown over President Trump’s border wall takes its toll, Trevor weighs in on a casting controversy, and John David Washington discusses “BlacKkKlansman.”
#24 - Bing Liu
Season 24 - Episode 63 - Aired 2/18/2019
Surprising details emerge about Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack, President Trump declares a national emergency, and director Bing Liu discusses “Minding the Gap.”
#25 - Joe Morton
Season 24 - Episode 49 - Aired 1/23/2019
Nancy Pelosi asks President Trump to postpone the State of the Union, Roy Wood Jr. investigates black cowboys taking on gang violence, and Joe Morton talks “God Friended Me.”