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!
The Daily Show's intrepid news team dives into the biggest headlines of the day, providing fearless coverage, expert analysis, and no-nonsense commentary.
#1 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Season 24 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2018
A report on Donald Trump’s taxes debunks his self-made claims, Desi Lydic looks at 2018’s most corrupt candidates, and Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses “Accessory to War.”
#2 - 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.”
#3 - 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.”
#4 - 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.
#5 - Julián Castro
Season 24 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/17/2018
President Trump defends Saudi Arabia, Dulce Sloan meets with Indiana congressional candidate Jeannine Lee Lake, and Julián Castro discusses “An Unlikely Journey.”
#6 - 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.”
#7 - 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.
#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 - 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’.”
#10 - 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.
#11 - Carol Anderson
Season 24 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2018
The FBI investigates sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, the U.S. and Canada reach a trade deal, and author Carol Anderson discusses “One Person, No Vote.”
#12 - 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.”
#13 - 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.”
#14 - 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.”
#15 - Barry Jenkins
Season 24 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/9/2019
President Trump delivers a fearmongering Oval Office address, Desi Lydic reacts to Jeff Bezos’s impending divorce, and Barry Jenkins discusses “If Beale Street Could Talk.”
#16 - Mark Leibovich
Season 24 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2018
Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice, Taylor Swift endorses two Democratic candidates in Tennessee, and journalist Mark Leibovich discusses “Big Game.”
#17 - Lewis Hamilton
Season 24 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/18/2018
Georgia voters face disenfranchisement ahead of the midterms, Ronny Chieng sounds off on the latest tech advancements, and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton stops by.
#18 - Midterm Election Night Special
Season 24 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/6/2018
The World’s Fakest News Team weighs in on the 2018 midterm election results, and senior writer for Rolling Stone Jamil Smith sits down with Trevor.
#19 - Marc Mauer
Season 24 - Episode 40 - Aired 1/8/2019
President Trump flirts with declaring a state of emergency, Michael Kosta investigates a gun festival in Switzerland, and Marc Mauer discusses his book “The Meaning of Life.”
#20 - Meek Mill
Season 24 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/11/2018
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer throw down with President Trump, Ronny Chieng addresses “Fortnite” addiction, and rapper Meek Mill discusses criminal justice reform.
#21 - Bob Woodward & Janelle Monae
Season 24 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/13/2018
The National Enquirer exacerbates President Trump’s hush-money scandal, journalist Bob Woodward discusses “Fear,” and Janelle Monae chats about her album “Dirty Computer.”
#22 - Swizz Beatz
Season 24 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/8/2018
Trevor profiles acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” Guzman goes on trial in New York, and rapper Swizz Beatz discusses his album “Poison.”
#23 - Eve L. Ewing
Season 24 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/17/2018
Mick Mulvaney becomes President Trump’s new chief of staff, Roy Wood Jr. talks about Christmas from a black perspective, and Eve L. Ewing discusses “Ghosts in the Schoolyard.”
#24 - Pusha T
Season 24 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/18/2018
Dulce Sloan reacts to Russia’s effort to manipulate black Americans, Desi Lydic learns how to talk to racist family members over the holidays, and Pusha T discusses “Daytona.”
#25 - Nicole Chung
Season 24 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/11/2018
Kanye West visits the White House, Jaboukie Young-White explains how the voting system caters to older people, and Nicole Chung discusses her memoir “All You Can Ever Know.”