![]() Tired of having your news spoon fed to you by big network suits the and the smaller, chattier suits on cable news? Join Jon Stewart and the Best F#@king News Team Ever as they bring you the news like you've never seen it before -- unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity or even accuracy. The Daily Show is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program that takes a reality-based look at news, trends, pop culture, current events, politics, sports and entertainment with an alternative point of view. In each show, anchorman Jon Stewart and a team of correspondents, including Aasif Mandvi, Wyatt Cenac, John Oliver, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, comment on the day's stories, employing actual news footage, taped field pieces, in-studio guests and on-the-spot coverage of important news events. Created by Lizz Winstead and Madeleine Smithberg in 1996, The Daily Show was hosted by Craig Kilborn until 1999, when Jon Stewart took over the anchor's chair. Since then, The Daily Show has evolved into the sharpest, most incisive satire of politics and the media on television. In 2000, The Daily Show was on the scene in Florida with coverage of the never-ending recount that brought the world President George W. Bush. Soon after, Jon succeeded in facing down one of his most difficult challenges as an anchor, delivering a stirring, poignant, 10 minute address in his first show back after September 11, which was followed closely by the beginning of The Daily Show's darkly comic Iraq War coverage, Mess O'Potamia, in 2003. The 2004 election was a defining moment for The Daily Show, with its first live broadcasts from the major party conventions, first announcement of a presidential run on the show (John Edwards) and first interview with a major presidential candidate (John Kerry). After Bush's re-election, Jon continued to hit new peaks as a commentator by providing the clearest and most trenchant analysis of the Valerie Plame and U.S. Attorney Firing scandals anywhere on television and an unforgettable monologue after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Daily Show also became the premiere incubator for the best comedians of the new millennium during Jon Stewart's tenure, having launched the careers of Steve Carell ("The Office," "The 40 Year Old Virgin"), Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report), Ed Helms ("The Office"), and Rob Corddry ("Old School," "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,"). Other past correspondents have included Mo Rocca, Nancy Walls, Rob Riggle and many others. Nowadays, whether covering Barack Obama's inauguration (Changefest '09) or the financial crisis (Clusterf#@k to the Poorhouse) or all the stories that slip through the cracks (Back in Back), The Daily Show continues to grab the issues that matter to you and probe them until they're extremely uncomfortable. Jon's interviews have ranged from serious policy discussions with future presidents and non-presidents Barack Obama and John Kerry to hilarious conversations with comedy legends Don Rickles and Steve Martin to verbal smack-downs of media big shots Jim Cramer and Chris Matthews to analysis of important books with authors you've never heard of. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: it's even better than being informed. We've chosen some of our favorite classic Daily Show moments, and listed them here.
Last Updated: April 7, 2009
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March 10, 2008
Marines in Berkeley
Rob Riggle goes undercover to report on Berkeley, CA's reaction to a new Marine recruiting station.
Views:
1,369,510
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March 4, 2009
CNBC Financial Advice
CNBC's Rick Santelli is angry that those loser homeowners are going to get bailed out.
Views:
1,894,521
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September 3, 2008
Sarah Palin Gender Card
We should not even be talking about Sarah Palin because it's sexist.
Views:
4,368,056
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November 4, 2008
Indecision 2008: Barack Obama Wins
Barack Obama is officially the next president of the United States.
Views:
673,867
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October 20, 2008
Understanding Real America in Wasilla
After a few days in Wasilla, Jason Jones understands what real America is all about.
Views:
584,081
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May 11, 2005
This Week in God - God Machine
Stephen Colbert uses his God Machine to discuss a multitude of spiritual issues and then determines who is to be "Praised or Hazed."
Views:
36,009
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March 12, 2009
Jim Cramer Pt. 1
Jim Cramer doesn't think anyone should be spared from criticism in this economic environment.
Views:
546,443
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January 23, 2002
White Baby Farm
What better time to go on a national tour for your book about race war than during Black History Month?
Views:
25,384
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November 26, 2001
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC coverage of the Thanksgiving Day Parade reminds viewers of how great NBC is.
Views:
21,991
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