The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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Jon Stewart and The Daily Show News Team cover today's biggest headlines. The “Ears Edition” of The Daily Show features full episodes, extended content, exclusive interviews, and more. Watch The Daily Show weeknights on Comedy Central at 11/10c or stream it on Paramount+.
Episodes
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TDS Time Machine | Daily Showographies Pt. 3 - Vladimir Putin, Rudy Giuliani, Pete Hegseth, and More
Get to know even more weird guys with part 3 of The Daily Showograpies. Deep dive on the origins of Vladimir Putin, Rudy Giuliani, Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, Mike Johnson and Mitch McConnell. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Follow…
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TDS Time Machine | Daily Showographies Pt. 2 - RFK Jr., Ted Cruz, Jeff Bezos, and More
Get to know even more weird guys with part 2 of The Daily Showograpies. Dig into the origin stories of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ted Cruz, Jeff Bezos, Gavin Newsom, Stephen A. Smith, and Tim Walz. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+…
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TDS Time Machine | Daily Showographies - Mark Zuckerberg, Stephen Miller, Joe Rogan and More
Get to know the weird guys in the news with this collection of Daily Showograpies. Dive deep into the inner workings of Mark Zuckerberg, Stephen Miller, Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, Marco Rubio and Vivek Ramaswamy. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes…
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The Interviews | Jacob Coxon, Aaron Sorkin, Sebastian Stan, Kyle MacLachlan
Catch all of the past week's great guests in one place. Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher who spoke out about the dangers of artificial intelligence, opens up to Jon Stewart about the grim reality of the tech industry— from malicious hacks to potential biological attacks. The...
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on AI's "Better Future" & Kosta on Kimberly Guilfoyle's $100K Amex Bill
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart examines the "better future" and "new jobs" AI CEOs are promising, Trump's refusal to regulate AI, and the growing concern that the technology could kill us all. Michael Kosta weighs in on Vivek Ramaswamy nearly dropping…
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Kimberly Guilfoyle Caught Begging Trump Donor to Pay Her $100K Amex Bill | Kyle MacLachlan
Kimberly Guilfoyle takes a page out of the Trump corruption playbook by reportedly demanding a $100,000 Amex payment from pizza exec Eric Deters, who found himself disappointed when she didn't get his s**tty music into the hands of MAGA loyalist Kid Rock. This was apparently the last straw that…
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Russia's Plague Scare and America's Sinkholes Ruin Kosta’s Quarantine Plans | Sebastian Stan
Michael Kosta dives into the various disasters plotting to kill humanity, from sneaky sinkholes devouring cars, to widespread frozen food contamination, to a possible plague outbreak in Russia. And if Trump’s elevated scientific language is a litmus test of concern, we’re f**ked. Plus, Josh…
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Ramaswamy Nearly Drops a Kid, Paxton's Ad Backfires & Trump Wants to Fix Your Clock | Aaron Sorkin
Michael Kosta breaks down the headlines as the GOP struggles ahead of the midterms: Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton drops an ad boasting that he tears down posters of missing children, Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy almost drops a literal child at a campaign rally, and Trump is no...
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Jon Stewart Unpacks AI’s Dubious Promise of a "Better Future" | Jacob Coxon
As the threats posed by AI models continue to grow, AI oligarchs struggle to explain the upsides of their technology. Jon Stewart breaks down the latest tech headlines, including Trump’s refusal to regulate AI and CEOs’ awkward attempts to make human annihilation seem less scary (at least Grok…
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The Precap | Michael Kosta on Russia Dropping a New Plague, and Vivek Ramaswamy Almost Dropping a Kid
This week's host Michael Kosta sits down with Daily Show writer Nicole Conlan to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. They discuss the bubonic plague making a comeback in Russia, Vivek Ramaswamy nearly dropping a child after struggling to pick him up at a campaign rally, former…
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The Interviews | Evan Gershkovich, Marlon James, CMAT, John Wilson
Catch all of the past week's great guests in one place. Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich joins Jon Stewart to talk about his new memoir, “This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story.” Gershkovich, who spent 16 months imprisoned in Russia on false espionage...
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on Trump's Xi Summit & Jordan Klepper on Hegseth's Anti-Weirdo Crusade
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart comments on President Xi's trip to the U.S. and MAGA's outrage over Trump wooing the Chinese president, and Jon questions whether MAGA's loyalty has finally reached its limit. Jordan Klepper covers the conservative…
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Pete Hegseth Purges Weirdos and Wimps & Trump Drops a New Hispanic Stereotype | John Wilson
Jordan Klepper gets into the headlines: Famously pro-Hispanic President Trump hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month event at the White House, and even invents a new stereotype to honor the occasion! Pete Hegseth purges the U.S. military's “beardos, weirdos, wimps, and radicals,” which has us wondering...
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AI Leaders Sign Trump's "Self-Policing" Pact & Eric Schmitt's Ambush Backfires | CMAT
Jordan Klepper breaks down the headlines, including an AI summit in Washington that left us with exactly the same amount of federal AI regulation (read: none). Plus, former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith appears before the Senate to answer questions about his “misconduct,” and Republican Sen. Eric...
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GOP Pushes for DEI in Welfare-to-Work Ad & Trump Launches America.gov AI | Marlon James
Trump runs a taxpayer-funded ad that infuriates liberals, and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders runs an ad that is TOO white for conservatives? Maybe they’re finally getting behind DEI. Jordan Klepper dives into the political ad controversy as well as some exciting announcements from the Trump...
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Will Republicans Divorce Trump Over Xi Embrace? Probably Not | Evan Gershkovich
Jon Stewart examines the limits of Republican allegiance to Trump after his weekend of wooing President Xi with granite, helipads, and an exclusive tour of the White House ballroom. Will MAGA loyalists denounce Trump's offer to sell weapons to China, America's supposed enemy, or is their...
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The Precap | Jordan Klepper on Xi's Pandas, Tuberville's Furry Pilots & Trump's "Super Intelligence" Branding Fail
This week's host Jordan Klepper sits down with Daily Show writer Randall Otis to recap the latest news and preview the week to come. They weigh in on President Xi giving America the glorious gift of pandas during an otherwise fruitless summit with Trump, Sen. Tommy Tuberville obsessing over furry...
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The Interviews | Ari Emanuel, Tom Morello, Jessica Tarlov, Merritt Wever
Catch all of the past week's great guests in one place. Ari Emanuel, of TKO and WME Group, sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his new memoir, “Roll the Calls.” The two discuss what Emanuel has learned over his legendary career: how to advocate for himself despite his dyslexia, how to channel...
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on MAGA's Embrace of AI & Desi Lydic on Trump's U.N. Rant and Xi Meetup
Catch up on the latest headlines with the Daily Show news team. Jon Stewart digs into the White House's press ban on major media outlets and weighs Republicans' embrace of AI against their fearmongering about immigrants. Desi Lydic covers Trump's aggressive rant at the U.N. General Assembly, the...
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Trump Spooked by Plane at Xi Meeting & Sen. Tuberville Rails Against Flying Furries | Merritt Wever
Desi Lydic breaks down the headlines, and as America approaches the midterms, things are not looking good for the GOP. But thanks to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Republicans have a trick up their sleeve that might save them in November: crack down on in-flight furries! Plus, Jordan Klepper reports from...
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Trump Can’t Find Rubio, Pirro Tackles Meteorite Corruption & Melania Gets a Sequel | Jessica Tarlov
Trump can’t find Marco Rubio during his U.N. speech, and Jeanine Pirro seizes a Martian meteorite for some reason (shouldn’t that be the Space Force’s job?). Desi Lydic breaks down the headlines, including a BIG week for First Lady Melania Trump, who’s launching her second documentary passion...
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Trump Talks S**t at the U.N., Rebrands AI as "Superintelligence" & Praises Mamdani | Tom Morello
Desi Lydic dives into the headlines with Trump’s press ban leaving him speechless (literally, he has no mic anymore). Plus, "AI" is out and “super intelligence” is in as the president coins a new term for his favorite humanity-threatening technology. And at the U.N., Trump’s passion for AI and...
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White House Bans Media Outlets & MAGA Embraces AI While Demonizing Immigrants | Ari Emanuel
Jon Stewart takes on the White House’s new press ban for major media outlets with the help of Desi Lydic, who was able to sneak into the Oval Office disguised as a golden cherub. Plus, as the threat of AI escalates (while AI enriches the president), Jon sees a sinister parallel between how people...
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The Precap | Desi Lydic on Trump's Press Ban Endgame
This week's host Desi Lydic joins Daily Show writer and producer Matt O'Brien to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. They talk about whether Trump's White House press ban for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico is part of a larger push toward state-run media, the president's announcement...
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The Interviews | Danielle Brooks, Colin Kaepernick, Giri Nathan
Check out all of this week's great guests in one place. Danielle Brooks joins Josh Johnson to talk about her new film, “If I Go Will They Miss Me,” where she plays Lozita, a mother caught between a son who worships his father like a God and a dad who can’t see himself that way. Brooks talks about...
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This Week's News | Josh on Kash Patel's Bestiality Stance & Kosta on Another Oil Strait Closure
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Josh Johnson covers Mitch McConnell's rickety return to the Senate, Trump's dismissive reaction to the looming threat of AI, Pete Hegseth's hunt for hot troops to use as a backdrop for his speech, and FBI Director Kash Patel's…
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Iran War Closes Another Strait & Mamdani Debuts 10-Minute Toilets in NYC | Giri Nathan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding NYC’s public restrooms, which is good because the war in Iran is once again going to s**t. Michael Kosta breaks down how the war continues to drive up prices, including the price of diesel (the fuel, not the jeans brand). Plus, move over, Strait of Hormuz: a hot,...
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Kash Patel Gets Tangled in Bestiality Questions & Don Jr. Gets a Blushing Bribe | Colin Kaepernick
Pete Hegseth seeks troops with the perfect waist-to-height ratio to serve as props for his speech, and Kash Patel defends new FBI hiring standards that take a softer stance on bestiality. Plus, Josh Johnson dives into the details of Don Jr.'s Russian-funded wedding, while Don Jr.'s new wife steps...
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Mitch McConnell Returns & Trump Dismisses AI Doomsday Warnings | Danielle Brooks
Mitch McConnell dispels rumors about his death just in time for Anthropic insiders to announce that AI could kill us all in as little as six months. Thumbs up, Mitch! Josh Johnson dives into the headlines, including Trump’s answer to the urgent threat of AI: Everything will be fine as long as we...
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The Precap | Josh Johnson on RNC Crashing Grindr, Offering Trump-Backed Bribes & Debuting Hasan Piker’s Meat
This week's host Josh Johnson sits down with Daily Show writer Joe Opio to recap the latest news, and preview the week to come. Josh Johnson and Daily Show writer Joe Opio break down this week's news, from Hasan Piker's semi-nude pic at the GOP's midterm convention to Apple's new foldable iPhone....
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TDS Time Machine | The War on Climate Change
Taking a look back at The Daily Show's coverage of the war on, and over, climate change. Jon Stewart talks climate change denialism in the U.S. Congress. Jordan Klepper investigates Trump's war on climate science. Roy Wood Jr. asks, what's wrong with our brains that we can't understand the…
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This Week's Interviews | Gov. Spencer Cox, Jia Tolentino, Andrew Garfield
Check out all of this week's great guests. Republican Governor Spencer Cox joins Jon Stewart to discuss his new book, “Off Ramp: How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt,” and reveals how the assassination of Charlie Kirk in his home state of Utah pushed him to finish writing it. Gov. Cox...
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on Trump's Alternate Reality & Michael Kosta on Mamdani's "Penghazi"
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart examines how Trump's presidential delusions have him escalating his trade war with Canada, renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America," and denying the rising cost of living for the average citizen. Michael Kosta weighs in on…
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Trump Bribes Americans with $5K "Dividends" & GOP Gets Weird at Midterm Convention | Andrew Garfield
Trump’s Republican Midterm Convention flops with low turnout, empty promises, and GOP behavior that is just straight up weird (we’re looking at you, Tim Scott). Michael Kosta dives into the highlights, including Trump’s pledge to give out $5,000 "dividends" if the GOP wins the House and Senate…
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GOP RSVP's "No" to Trump Convention & Push to Ban Mamdani from 9/11 Ceremony | Jia Tolentino
Michael Kosta dives into the Trump-headlined Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas and the growing list of GOP candidates making excuses not to attend. Plus, J.D. Vance “celebrates” the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and Jordan Klepper weighs in on Mayor Mamdani’s commemorations, including his...
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Jon on Trump's Meme Assault on Canada & the Alternate Reality He's Constructed | Gov. Spencer Cox
Trump’s delusions have him amping up his trade war with Canada, renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America," denying rising food and gas prices in the U.S., and winning the Iran War again and again. But as the president’s poll numbers sink, loyal acolytes like “human printer” Natalie Harp glaze him into…
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The Precap | Michael Kosta on America's Battles with Iran, Canada, and US Open Tennis Influencers
This week's host Michael Kosta sits down with Daily Show writer Scott Hercman to catch up on the latest news, and preview the week to come. They dig in to what happened while the show was on summer break only to discover that not much has changed. America's still at war with Iran, still...
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TDS Time Machine | Labor Day
United we podcast. Enjoy a holiday thanks to the hard work of labor unions, and listen to this compilation of labor stories from The Daily Show. Sam Bee meets the French Canadian man that unionized Walmart. Author Philip Dray, visits to talk about labor and his book, "There is Power in a Union."...
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TDS Time Machine | Even Stephven with Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell
In the words of Jon Stewart, "What better way to understand the issue than to have two pundits of violently opposing viewpoints disagree with each other?" Join The Daily Show as we look back at years of Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell arguing with each other in their segment, Even Stephven.…
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TDS Time Machine | Dolly Parton - The Interviews
Join us in celebrating the one and only Dolly Parton, an endlessly generous force of nature who spent decades making the world a little brighter, louder, and more fabulous. Here are three times she visited The Daily Show to discuss her work with Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah. -- Dose - New…
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TDS Time Machine | Back in Black 2025
When a news story falls through the cracks, Lewis Black is there to catch it. Check out what he caught in 2025, from TikTok trends to Labubus to AI education, he hates it all. -- Dose - New customers can save 35% on your first month of subscription by going to https://dosedaily.co/TDS or entering...
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TDS Time Machine | Jon Stewart vs. Fox News
Jon Stewart is the master of taking on the bulls**t on Fox News. Here's a look at some of his finest moments calling out the network, from takedowns of their outrageous lies to an over-the-top celebration of the one time they got something right! -- Dose - New customers can save 35% on your first...
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Behind the Show | Al Madrigal on What Makes a Great Field Piece | Replay
Originally Aired February 10, 2025. Longtime Daily Show editor Mark Paone sits down with former correspondent Al Madrigal to unpack some of their favorite segments. They talk how to make a great field piece, the Stephen Colbert advice that gets handed down to every new correspondent, what he…
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After the Cut 2026 | Jon Stewart and The News Team Take Audience Questions
Jon Stewart and the Best Damn News Team field questions from the audience after the cameras are "supposed" to stop rolling. Jon responds to demands he runs for office, suggests all pizza is better if you aren't in Chicago, and discusses the most rewarding parts of his job. Ronny Chieng talks...
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TDS Time Machine | Back to School
Yes more teachers, yes more books, yes more teachers' dirty looks... Head back to school with TDS. Stephen Colbert enrolls in broadcasting school to learn his craft. Jon Stewart takes a look at the invasive coverage of the Obama daughters heading back to school, with extra invasive help from…
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Thirty F#@king Years | Desi, Michael and Troy's Favorite Segments - Full Length
In our previous episode of 30 F#@king Years, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta and Troy Iwata broke down their all-time favorite Daily Show segments. Now you can catch those segments in full. Brian Unger reports on a cat trapped in a tree, from a tree. Ed Helms delivers the news that Vice President...
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Thirty F#@king Years | Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta and Troy Iwata Look Back at 30 Years of Very Serious News
Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta and Troy Iwata sit down to reminisce about 30 years of The Daily Show, revisiting iconic bits from alums like Craig Kilborn, Ed Helms, and Samantha Bee. Plus, they give their take on hilarious and personal moments from TDS history, including when Desi Lydic donned a ski...
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TDS Time Machine | Tech Yeah! With Grace Kuhlenschmidt
Grace Kuhlenschmidt keeps us in the loop with the latest tech trends, like Mark Zuckerberg’s new AI clone, underwear that tracks your farts, a chance to bring your dead granny back with AI, and the robot monk that can officially marry you -- Go to https://Quince.com/dailyshow for free shipping on...
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Thirty F#@king Years| Josh and Grace's Favorite Segments - Full Length
In our previous episode of 30 F#@king Years, Josh Johnson and Grace Kuhlenschmidt broke down their all-time favorite Daily Show segments. Now you can catch those segments in full. Lewis Black fights the scourge of urban e-scooters, and we look back at his very first segment from 1996 on the...
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Thirty F#@king Years | Grace Kuhlenschmidt & Josh Johnson Swap Favorite TDS Moments
Josh Johnson and Grace Kuhlenschmidt celebrate 30 f**king years of the Daily Show by discussing what it's like to be people’s source of news, their favorite things about working on the show, and revisiting the Daily Show archives to watch the best from Lewis Black, Stephen Colbert, and their own...
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Jon Stewart and The Daily Show News Team cover today's biggest headlines. The “Ears Edition” of The Daily Show features full episodes, extended content, exclusive interviews, and more. Watch The Daily Show weeknights on Comedy Central at 11/10c or stream it on Paramount+.
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