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The Daily Show

★ 8.3 50K votes 1996–present 31 seasons · 4608 episodes Returning Series Comedy Central
SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 10/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 9/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Talk & panelTalk, panel and interview formats.This show: 7/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 7/10
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"Satire that made the news feel bearable"

A nightly satirical news program that takes the day's headlines, politics, and media absurdities and runs them through a comedic filter, mixing sharp desk segments with correspondent field pieces and celebrity interviews. Under Jon Stewart it became a cultural touchstone for skewering hypocrisy in politics and cable news, and later hosts, including Trevor Noah, kept the format alive with their own sensibilities. The tone is quick, topical, and often righteously angry, but always funny first. It rewards viewers who follow the news cycle and enjoy watching absurdity get called out in real time.

Watch it for

the way it turns daily political nonsense into genuinely sharp, cathartic comedy.

Maybe skip if

you prefer your news straight or dislike jokes that lean heavily on current events.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Showing the latest 500 of 4,608 episodes.

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Season 282022
5.62K89
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Season 292024
6.74K139
Following the departure of host Trevor Noah at the end of 2022, a series of guest hosts from both within and outside "The Daily Show's" correspondents roster filled the program's anchor chair throughout 2023, each sitting in for a one-week assignment. On January 24, 2024, it was announced that Jon Stewart would return to the show he had hosted from 1999 to 2015. This time around, in addition to serving as an executive producer, Stewart will host Monday episodes through at least the end of the 2024 U.S. election cycle. From Tuesdays through Thursdays, members of "The Best F#@king News Team" will rotate hosting duties.
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Season 302025
6.64K142
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Season 312026
6.33K130

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jon Stewart Self - Host, Self, Self - Co-Host
Trevor Noah Self - Host, Self - Correspondent, Self
Stephen Colbert Self - Correspondent, Self - Handoff to 'The Colbert Report', Self - Host
Michael Kosta Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Kevin Matthew Kelp
Desi Lydic Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Self - Co-Host
Roy Wood Jr. Self - Correspondent, Leo Deblin, Self - Host
Jordan Klepper Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Self - Handoff to 'The Opposition'
John Oliver Self - Correspondent, Self - Host, Self
Lewis Black Self - Commentator, Self
Craig Kilborn Self - Host, Self, Self - 'Stephen A. Smith: Greatest of All Takehavers' Narrator

Crew

Madeleine Smithberg
Lizz Winstead

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