The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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GOP Turns on Trump & Rep. Constantino Blasts "A**holes" | Teddy Schleifer
Republicans mourn the midterm results with some light criticism of Trump, JD Vance blames the Iran War for the blue wave, New York elects potty-mouthed Republican Anthony Constantino, who wants Trump to free Diddy, and Jordan Klepper wonders if the president's beam will be strong enough to…
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Midterm Blowout: Dems Batter GOP & Elon Musk Is Out $500 Million | Erica Chenoweth
Michael Kosta recaps the 2026 midterm elections after Democrats’ historic sweep: Kansas’s last Democratic senator was born the year the light bulb was invented, Elon Musk is out $500 million after blowing it on failed campaigns, and the media cannot stop coming up with dumbass “blue” puns. Plus,...
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Election Day Features Voter in Labor, Hot Dems & Don Jr. Warning of Ohio Statehood | Min Jin Lee
Ronny Chieng breaks down an eventful Election Day, including a woman going into labor at her polling station, a MAGA voter applauding Trump for his “incredible fraud,” Haley Stevens upholding her tradition of changing all her political beliefs, Don Jr. worrying about Ohio gaining statehood, and...
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Haley Stevens Flips Against El-Sayed & the Media Goes Poll-Crazy | Michael Lewis
Haley Stevens breaks ranks with Democrats by endorsing Mike Rogers, who she once called a "nightmare," right before the midterms, news networks question the polls they use to disappoint us every election cycle, and Trump is STILL talking about the reflecting pool. Jon Stewart breaks down the...
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The Midterm Precap | Jordan, Michael and Ronny Break Down the 2026 Midterm Election Campaign
This week's hosting trio, Michael Kosta, Ronny Chieng, and Jordan Klepper, dive into the midterms as Election Day approaches, examining how Trump's unalloyed Muslim-bashing and bizarre butt rants are playing with his MAGA rallygoers versus the broader electorate. They discuss how Democratic...
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The Interviews | Matthew Cole, Morgana Robinson, David Byrne, Tracy Letts
Catch all of the past week's great guests in one place. Investigative journalist Matthew Cole sits down with Jon Stewart to talk about his new book, “Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East.” Cole’s book chronicles a five-year investigation...
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart & Jordan Klepper on Trump's Ass Obsession & GOP's Midterm Boogeymen
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart dives into Trump’s midterm closing arguments, which featured an array of Islamophobic attacks against Abdul El-Sayed, bragging about oil companies' profits amid high gas prices, a quid pro quo for sick veterans, and a…
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GOP Gets Ghoulish in Last-Ditch Midterm Fearmongering | Tracy Letts
Jordan Klepper dives into the headlines with Republicans unleashing a last-ditch tactic in this final midterm sprint: spooky stories. From socialist dystopias to jihadist leprechauns to forced gender reassignment surgeries happening at your kids’ school, nothing is off the table for these GOP...
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Brent Taylor's D**k Pics, Trump's Ass Obsession & Alaska's Dueling Dan Sullivans | David Byrne
With less than a week until the 2026 midterms, Republicans are running out of ways to expose their own weaknesses, so Tennessee congressional candidate Brent Taylor chose the most literal way: with a d**k pic scandal. Jordan Klepper breaks down Taylor's "youthful indiscretion" from when he was…
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Conservative Media Rallies Behind The Cheesecake Factory After Obama Serves Up Diss | Morgana Robinson
Obama roasted Trump’s White House renovations, so conservative media rushes to the defense of… The Cheesecake Factory? Jordan Klepper dives into the headlines as we approach the 2026 midterms, and chats with a very fishermanly John Hodgman, who comes bearing updates on Maine’s contentious Senate...
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Trump Gets Roasted by Obama & Transfixed by Nicki Minaj's Ass | Matthew Cole
Jon Stewart breaks down Trump’s closing argument ahead of the midterm elections, including his celebration of huge profits for oil and gas companies amid high prices, his Islamophobic vow to keep Abdul El-Sayed out of the Senate, and his plan to secure settlements for Camp Lejeune veterans… only…
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The Precap | An Inside Look at Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Red Flags
Jordan Klepper and Daily Show Supervising Producer Ian Berger kick off the week with a preview of Klepper's special, Red Flags, which premieres TONIGHT after The Daily Show. They discuss the whirlwind experience of turning around a 24-minute special in only 20 days and how, with the midterms...
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The Interviews | David Corn, Ben Gibbard, Taika Waititi, Jimmy O. Yang
Catch up with all this week's great guests in one place. Best-selling author and Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones, David Corn, sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his latest book, "How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." They talk about Trump’s fixation...
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on French Riots, Kosta on Midterm Meltdowns & Ronny on Vance's New Laugh
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart examines the riots in Paris, Trump's ass-kissing diesel deal with Russia, and Ukraine's sudden trouble accessing Elon Musk's Starlink service. Michael Kosta checks in on the midterm candidates, including Vivek Ramaswamy's...
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Trump Is Hot for Tim Scott & Susan Collins Side-Eyes Troy Jackson's Second Cousin | Jimmy O. Yang
Midterm mania continues with competitive races turning deep-red states purple, or at least… burgundy red? Ronny Chieng breaks down the headlines, including Trump professing his love for Sen. Tim Scott and bragging about his favorite presidential side hustle: renaming bodies of water. Plus…
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Trump Nixes Hegseth's Livestream Execution & JD Vance Unleashes New Laugh | Taika Waititi
A guffawing JD Vance struggles to remember what he’s good at, a Venezuelan billionaire knows the way to Trump’s heart is a bribe, and Ronny Chieng gets down to the real reason Pete Hegseth’s livestream firing squad got canceled: ableism? In this edition of In My Opinion, Mo Amer looks at how...
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Trump Drools Over Sen. Jon Husted’s Ass & Fayette County Candidate Gets Piss Drunk? | Ben Gibbard
With the midterms in the homestretch, Trump gets horny over male Republican candidates, a pro-Vivek Ramaswamy ad recruits his opponent's mom to attack her, a Fayette County Council candidate locks in for a drunk interview about AI and guns, and Michael Kosta wonders if Trump has spent more time...
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Paris Protests Erupt Over High Fuel Costs & Trump Cuts Diesel Deal with Russia | David Corn
Paris is burning, Trump is back to kissing Putin’s ass, and there’s a new war to blame for bank-breaking gas prices. Jon Stewart examines the headlines, including the protests that literally set Paris on fire while President Macron enjoyed a Celine Dion concert. Plus, American allegiances in the...
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The Precap | Ronny Chieng on Hegseth's Cancelled Livestream Execution and Zacharia's "Lawyer" Controversy
This week's host Ronny Chieng sits down with Daily Show writer Jason O. Gilbert to recap the latest headlines, and preview the week to come. They discuss Trump pulling the plug on Pete Hegseth's push for a livestreamed execution of the Fort Hood shooter, White House Press Secretary Katie…
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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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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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