The BEST episodes of The Daily Show season 29
Every episode of The Daily Show season 29, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Daily Show season 29!
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 - Pete Buttigieg
Season 29 - Episode 74 - Aired 7/29/2024
Jon Stewart tackles Joe Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, new presumptive nominee Kamala Harris, and the reactions on both sides, from a re-energized Democratic party to flailing Republicans' flimsy coup claims. Plus, Josh Johnson on the right's new strategic talking points against Harris, which range from sexist all the way to racist. "What's the point of having a conversation if you're not speaking to people who don't already agree with you?" Pete Buttigieg talks to Jon Stewart about why he goes on Fox News, the significance of President Joe Biden stepping aside to make room for Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, the possibility of being vetted for vice president, and his thoughts on Trump's own VP pick, JD Vance.
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#2 - Zanny Minton Beddoes
Season 29 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2024
Jon Stewart looks at President Biden and Donald Trump’s advanced ages, the news team visits a true American diner, and The Economist’s Zanny Minton Beddoes examines national conservatism.
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#3 - Rep. Ken Buck
Season 29 - Episode 53 - Aired 6/3/2024
Jon Stewart loses it over complaints about Donald Trump’s guilty verdicts and the value of the court system, and former Rep. Ken Buck debates the precedent set by Trump’s trial.
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#4 - Roxane Gay
Season 29 - Episode 78 - Aired 8/5/2024
Michael Kosta covers all things Olympics, including an American runner who won by a hair, a pole vaulter with interfering genitalia, and an Algerian boxer whose womanhood is challenged. As the election grows closer, RFK Jr.'s bear carcass dump has him securing his place as the weirdest candidate, and Desi Lydic reveals other confessions we can expect from him.
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#5 - Salman Rushdie
Season 29 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/22/2024
Jon Stewart and Jessica Williams debate the media’s sensationalist coverage of Donald Trump’s mundane trial, and Salman Rushdie discusses “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.”
#6 - Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Season 29 - Episode 61 - Aired 6/17/2024
Jon Stewart looks at the GOP’s contradictory habit of fearmongering about crime rates while opposing gun control laws, and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II discusses his book “White Poverty.”
#7 - Jonathan Haidt
Season 29 - Episode 41 - Aired 5/6/2024
Jordan Klepper tackles Trump's collection of gag-order violations and the ongoing ass-kissing pageant for his VP pick, which includes South Dakota Governor and puppy executioner Kristi Noem. Jordan and Josh Johnson unpack the beef between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, and what world leaders can learn from this exchange. Also, Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and professor of ethical leadership at NYU, joins Jordan to discuss his latest best-selling book "The Anxious Generation."
#8 - Murtaza Hussain & Yair Rosenberg
Season 29 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/2024
Jon Stewart analyzes Israel-Palestine peace plans and the long-term impact of U.S. foreign policy with journalists Murtaza Hussain and Yair Rosenberg, and Jon bids farewell to a friend.
#9 - Jon M. Chu
Season 29 - Episode 75 - Aired 7/30/2024
"Indecision 2024" analysis of the "White Dudes for Harris" drive and Donald Trump's apparent fear of debating Kamala Harris; Ronny examines Democrats' "weird" attack line against Trump and, especially, J. D. Vance's "childless cat ladies" comment; Grace Kuhlenschmidt says she's "a normal adult woman" in an apartment full of lizards; "Back in Black" (Lewis Black on the record-setting summer heat); John M. Chu on casting Ronny in Crazy Rich Asians, what drew him to direct the film version of Wicked, and his advice to young people seeking the American Dream.
#10 - Ed Helms
Season 29 - Episode 79 - Aired 8/6/2024
Host Michael Kosta chats with actor/writer/producer Ed Helms about his podcast “SNAFU”.
#11 - Frank Fahrenkopf
Season 29 - Episode 49 - Aired 5/20/2024
Jon Stewart calls out the right’s hypocritical obsession with victimhood and being “canceled” for expressing free speech, and Frank Fahrenkopf explains the evolution of presidential debates.
#12 - Rosalind Chao
Season 29 - Episode 62 - Aired 6/18/2024
Desi Lydic and Ronny Chieng profile lesser-known GOP candidates with extreme views, Marlon "'Quon" Wayans grills special prosecutor Nathan Wade, and Rosalind Chao discusses "3 Body Problem."
#13 - Hannah Berner
Season 29 - Episode 81 - Aired 8/8/2024
Host Michael Kosta talks with comedian Hannah Berner about her latest Netflix stand-up special "We Ride at Dawn."
#14 - Gary Clark Jr.
Season 29 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/2024
Jon Stewart loses patience with the double standards at work in Donald Trump’s “victimless” financial fraud case, and Gary Clark Jr. performs “Habits” from his album “JPEG RAW.”
#15 - Matt Damon
Season 29 - Episode 43 - Aired 5/8/2024
Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic analyze RFK Jr.’s startling health revelation, Lewis Black calls out Tesla’s dismal profits and truck recall, and Matt Damon discusses “Kiss the Future.”
#16 - Steven Levitsky
Season 29 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/11/2024
Jon Stewart covers the 2024 State of the Union address and breaks down the GOP’s warped relationship with the Constitution, and writer Steven Levitsky discusses “Tyranny of the Minority.”
#17 - Monica McNutt
Season 29 - Episode 57 - Aired 6/10/2024
Jon Stewart breaks down rainbow capitalism and corporate America's pandering problem, and basketball analyst Monica McNutt discusses Caitlin Clark's effect on the WNBA.
#18 - Ilana Glazer
Season 29 - Episode 45 - Aired 5/13/2024
Jon Stewart digs into the trial of comically corrupt Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, and in a new segment called "How Dumb Is You?" asks the senator how he got caught engaging in such obvious illegal corruption, while government officials like Nancy Pelosi, Richard Burr, and Roy Blunt have been getting away with legal corruption for years. "Babes" actor and writer Ilana Glazer sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss how her new film provides a much needed and accurate portrayal of pregnancy and motherhood. They talk about her bond with co-star Michelle Buteau, the struggle to get the film made, and how she spent Mother's Day as a new mom herself.
#19 - John Della Volpe
Season 29 - Episode 44 - Aired 5/9/2024
Jon Stewart calls out fake outrage on the right and confronts his own political shame, and John Della Volpe discusses “Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America.”
#20 - Kyle Chayka
Season 29 - Episode 40 - Aired 4/25/2024
Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper explore the dangers of police presence at college protests against the war in Gaza, and Kyle Chayka discusses “Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture.”
#21 - Adam Kinzinger & Hong Chau
Season 29 - Episode 77 - Aired 8/1/2024
Ronny Chieng tackles Donald Trump's continued attacks on Kamala Harris's racial identity, this time citing... Mindy Kaling's Instagram? JD Vance handles his own race problems with a lukewarm defense of his wife against white supremacists, and Ronny runs down Harris's options for a running mate, who, as Desi Lydic explains, absolutely cannot be a woman. "If you have a right to vote in this country we should make it as accessible and easy for you to vote. If you can't win, then go out and get better ideas to get people to vote for you." Former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger sits down with Ronny Chieng to discuss Power the Polls, a national non-partisan effort to recruit the next generation of poll workers to ensure safe and fair elections for all voters. They talk about the social and political divisiveness of Congress, why Republicans feel threatened by voting access, and why "old school" Republicans should consider supporting Kamala Harris.
#22 - Yuval Noah Harari
Season 29 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/2024
Guest host Ronny Chieng explores “shrinkflation,” Jordan Klepper meets indecisive Nikki Haley fans, and Yuval Noah Harari talks about “Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why the World Isn’t Fair.”
#23 - George Conway
Season 29 - Episode 56 - Aired 6/6/2024
Ronny Chieng reports on conservative backlash to Pride Month, a new product lets patriots show their passion for the flag, and attorney George Conway discusses Donald Trump's guilty verdict.
#24 - Huey Lewis
Season 29 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/2024
Jordan Klepper and Grace Kuhlenschmidt react to NYC’s congestion pricing, Leslie Jones rages against election polls, and Huey Lewis talks “The Heart of Rock and Roll” jukebox musical.
#25 - Lina Khan
Season 29 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/1/2024
Jon Stewart analyzes the bait-and-switch promises of artificial intelligence, and Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan discusses monopolies, antitrust laws, and corporate collusion.