The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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, new, geopolitically tense strait has entered the villa. Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta butt heads over...

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 in to share that the whole wedding wasn’t a bribe; only half of it was. With the U.S. and Canada mired...

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 have a “high IQ president." Which might be a problem. Can solar geoengineering cool the planet? Michael...

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. And if Trump follows through on his $5,000 dividend promise, maybe you'll be able to afford one. Plus,...

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 climate threat? Trevor Noah and Ronny Chieng insist that climate change actually is real.  --New custome...

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 believes genuine, good-faith debate is the only way out of America’s polarization crisis and explains how...

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 the GOP skipping Trump's midterm convention in Dallas, the right-wing backlash over Mayor Mamdani commemo...

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, the president's unhelpful roast of Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, and an onstage gavel that is...

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 symbolic (and HIGHLY suspicious) pen antics. Josh Johnson takes a deep dive into the bizarre story of Daejon...

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 a comforting alternate reality, and Jon Stewart wants in. Republican Governor Spencer Cox joins Jon to...

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 antagonizing Canada with tariffs and renamed lakes, and the climate is still trying to kill us all. Looking ahea...

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." Jon Stewart covers the anti-labor changes in Wisconsin led by governor Scott Walker, then dives into la...

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.  -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Fol...

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 customers can save 35% on your first month of subscription by going to https://dosedaily.co/TDS or entering TDS...

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 TDS at checkout. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes o...

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 month of subscription by going to https://dosedaily.co/TDS or entering TDS at checkout. -- The Daily S...

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 would do differently, and how a Senior Latino Correspondent can get away without speaking Spanish.  --...

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 controlling, or at least monetizing, his rage. Desi Lydic gets into the transition from correspondent to ho...

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 Wyatt Cenac, Sam Bee, and John Oliver. John Oliver and Jason Jones embed in a middle school student body pr...

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 Dick Cheney shot an old man in the face. Steve Carell sits dow with John McCain on the Straight Tal...

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 mask and crowbar while eight months pregnant and Troy Iwata got down with the Insane Clown Posse. -- Th...

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 your order and 365-day returns. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream...

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 Olympics. Stephen Colbert attends a KKK rally and cross burning. Jaboukie Young White digs in to the cor...

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 first pieces. -- Go to https://Quince.com/dailyshow for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns...

From the Daily Show archives, resident Daily Show movie critic Frank DeCaro takes aim at the movies through his own lens. He breaks down cinematic classics like the original Spider-Man, Gladiator, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Fight Club and more. -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Follow TDS: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Fa...