The BEST episodes of The Daily Show season 26
Every episode of The Daily Show season 26, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Daily Show season 26!
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#1 - Barack Obama
Season 26 - Episode 41 - Aired 12/15/2020
GOP leaders finally accept Joe Biden’s presidential victory over Donald Trump, and Trevor talks to Barack Obama about his memoir “A Promised Land,” his leadership initiatives and more.
#2 - Bill Gates
Season 26 - Episode 31 - Aired 11/19/2020
Rudy Giuliani has a hair dye malfunction, Trevor examines the pandemic’s effects on Thanksgiving, and Bill Gates discusses COVID-19, climate change and his new podcast with Rashida Jones.
#3 - Rebecca Carroll & Precious Lee
Season 26 - Episode 71 - Aired 3/16/2021
Former presidents try to convince Americans to get COVID-19 vaccinations, Rebecca Carroll discusses “Surviving the White Gaze,” and Precious Lee talks about her trailblazing modeling career.
#4 - Amanda Gorman
Season 26 - Episode 48 - Aired 1/27/2021
Trevor covers international coronavirus news, President Biden and Republicans make divergent demands for unity, and Amanda Gorman discusses her historic inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb.”
#5 - Michael Kiwanuka
Season 26 - Episode 69 - Aired 3/4/2021
Fox News slams President Biden for numerous pseudo-scandals, Trevor explores the history of America’s first ladies, and singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka talks about his album “Kiwanuka.”
#6 - Michael Harriot
Season 26 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/2/2020
Roy Wood Jr. highlights more of President Trump’s top 100 scandals, Michael Kosta talks to suburban white women who support Trump, and The Root’s Michael Harriot discusses the Black vote.
#7 - Ibram X. Kendi
Season 26 - Episode 51 - Aired 2/2/2021
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recounts her Capitol riot experience, Trevor highlights Wall Street hypocrisy, and Ibram X. Kendi discusses “How to Be an Antiracist” and “Four Hundred Souls.”
#8 - Jelani Cobb
Season 26 - Episode 45 - Aired 1/21/2021
President Biden exceeds America’s low expectations, Desi Lydic looks back at Melania Trump’s defining moments as First Lady, and the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb discusses America post-Trump.
#9 - Andra Day
Season 26 - Episode 64 - Aired 2/24/2021
Trevor highlights racial inequity in vaccine distribution, Dulce Sloan examines the stereotype of the strong Black woman, and Andra Day discusses “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
#10 - Ludacris
Season 26 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/3/2020
Desi Lydic reacts to President Trump’s potential pardons for his offspring, Roy Wood Jr. examines 2020’s streaming media surge, and Ludacris discusses his educational initiative KidNation.
#11 - Soledad O'Brien
Season 26 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/2020
Coronavirus cases soar in the U.S., Michael Kosta learns about potential post-election chaos, and Soledad O’Brien discusses problematic punditry and her podcast “Very Opinionated.”
#12 - Ta-Nehisi Coates
Season 26 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/16/2020
President Trump continues to insist he won reelection, Desi Lydic tries to reason with her paranoid “cousin” Tucker Carlson, and Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses two film adaptations of his books.
#13 - Nnamdi Asomugha
Season 26 - Episode 46 - Aired 1/25/2021
Republicans resist Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Roy Wood Jr. examines an alternative to traditional policing in Oregon, and Nnamdi Asomugha discusses his film role in “Sylvie’s Love.”
#14 - Sharon McMahon
Season 26 - Episode 62 - Aired 2/22/2021
The Texas winter storm crisis continues, Michael Kosta investigates avian election fraud, and Sharon McMahon talks about fighting misinformation via her Instagram account SharonSaysSo.
#15 - Hugh Evans
Season 26 - Episode 63 - Aired 2/23/2021
Republican lawmakers in several states go on an anti-voting blitz, Roy Wood Jr. celebrates the contributions of Black journalists, and humanitarian Hugh Evans discusses Global Citizen.
#16 - Stacey Abrams
Season 26 - Episode 44 - Aired 1/20/2021
Joe Biden is officially sworn in as America’s 46th president, Trevor dives into the history of Inauguration Day, and Stacey Abrams discusses her grassroots political efforts in Georgia.
#17 - Ernest Cline & Rosie Perez
Season 26 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/1/2020
President Trump raises $170 million for his Election Defense Fund, author Ernest Cline discusses “Ready Player Two,” and actor Rosie Perez talks about “The Flight Attendant.”
#18 - Rachel Maddow & Bryan Cranston
Season 26 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/10/2020
Dulce Sloan looks back at protesting in 2020, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow talks about her book “Bag Man,” and actor Bryan Cranston discusses his role on the Showtime series “Your Honor.”
#19 - Kevin Garnett
Season 26 - Episode 65 - Aired 2/25/2021
Desi Lydic reveals her most embarrassing tattoos, Trevor examines America’s outdated and extremely vulnerable power grid, and NBA star Kevin Garnett discusses his memoir “KG: A to Z.”
#20 - Method Man
Season 26 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/7/2020
Trevor examines Georgia’s high-stakes Senate runoff elections, Jaboukie Young-White takes a retrospective look at the year in music, and Method Man talks about “Power Book II: Ghost.”
#21 - Arsenio Hall
Season 26 - Episode 73 - Aired 3/18/2021
Trevor reports on COVID-19 concerns from around the world, Michael Kosta and Roy Wood Jr. introduce the Bracket of Bulls**t: Pandemic Edition, and Arsenio Hall discusses “Coming 2 America.”
#22 - Marlee Matlin
Season 26 - Episode 66 - Aired 3/1/2021
Trevor covers CPAC 2021, Roy Wood Jr. and Jaboukie Young-White try to replace Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza after its demolition, and Marlee Matlin discusses her short film “Feeling Through.”
#23 - Geraldo Cadava & Evan Osnos
Season 26 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/4/2020
Roy Wood Jr. gives up on polls over the unexpected closeness of Election 2020, Trevor talks to “The Hispanic Republican” author Geraldo Cadava, and Evan Osnos discusses his book “Joe Biden.”
#24 - Halsey
Season 26 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/11/2020
Trevor highlights some uplifting developments, Michael Kosta talks to Americans seeking dental care in Mexico, and singer-songwriter Halsey discusses her book “I Would Leave Me if I Could.”
#25 - Brit Bennett & Michael J. Fox
Season 26 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/2/2020
Trevor and Roy Wood Jr. examine racial discrimination in housing, Brit Bennett discusses her novel “The Vanishing Half,” and Michael J. Fox talks about his memoir “No Time Like the Future.”