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 - Don Cheadle
Season 24 - Episode 46 - Aired 1/17/2019
Michael Kosta sees crowdfunding as a solution to the government shutdown, Jaboukie Young-White tries out a Trump-inspired credit card, and Don Cheadle talks “Black Monday.”
#3 - 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.”
#4 - 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.”
#5 - Jay Rosen
Season 24 - Episode 31 - Aired 12/6/2018
Jaboukie Young-White weighs in on America’s trend toward a cashless society, Michael Kosta examines Switzerland’s gun culture, and Jay Rosen discusses The Correspondent.
#6 - 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.”
#7 - Lupita Nyong'o
Season 24 - Episode 82 - Aired 3/28/2019
Trevor examines the phenomenon of snowplow parenting, Desi Lydic investigates gender price discrimination, and Lupita Nyong’o discusses her dual role in the movie “Us.”
#8 - John Kasich & Cory Booker
Season 24 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/5/2018
President Trump threatens Iran via a meme, celebrities implore people to vote in the midterms, and Trevor interviews Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Bobby Hall
Season 24 - Episode 80 - Aired 3/26/2019
Democrats demand the release of the Mueller report, Trevor gives a rundown of high-profile screwups, and Bobby Hall (a.k.a. Logic) discusses his debut novel “Supermarket.”
#11 - 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.”
#12 - Al Gore
Season 24 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/28/2018
A giant cow in Australia becomes an internet celebrity, Ronny Chieng sits down with District Attorney Mark Gonzalez in Texas, and Al Gore discusses “24 Hours of Reality.”
#13 - 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.”
#14 - Bernie Sanders
Season 24 - Episode 86 - Aired 4/4/2019
Controversy swirls around William Barr’s Mueller report summary, Democrats call for President Trump’s tax returns, and Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses his 2020 White House bid.
#15 - 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.”
#16 - 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.”
#17 - Dwyane Wade
Season 24 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/1/2018
President Trump lashes out at immigrants at a rally in Florida, Ronny Chieng examines Florida’s lionfish epidemic, and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade sits down with Trevor. From Miami, Fl.
#18 - 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.”
#19 - 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.”
#20 - 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.”
#21 - State of the Union Special
Season 24 - Episode 56 - Aired 2/5/2019
Trevor and the World’s Fakest News Team break down President Trump’s second State of the Union address, and New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Bruni weighs in on the speech.
#22 - Enes Kanter
Season 24 - Episode 64 - Aired 2/19/2019
Senator Bernie Sanders joins the 2020 presidential race, Jaboukie Young-White weighs in on Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack, and Trevor sits down with NBA star Enes Kanter.
#23 - Rebecca Traister
Season 24 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/7/2018
President Trump attacks the media during a post-midterms press conference, Nevada voters elect a dead brothel owner, and Rebecca Traister discusses her book “Good and Mad.”
#24 - Jenifer Lewis
Season 24 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/13/2018
Amazon announces new headquarters in Virginia and New York, Michael Kosta weighs in on Florida’s midterm recounts, and Jenifer Lewis discusses “The Mother of Black Hollywood.”
#25 - Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider
Season 24 - Episode 66 - Aired 2/21/2019
Jussie Smollett faces a felony charge, Roy Wood Jr. explores the history of enemies recruiting black Americans, and Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider discuss The Other Two.