The Daily Show Season 13, Episode 73: Barbara Walters

Ronald Seeber

Tonight, a professor of labor relations at Cornell University who shares his views on worker strikes, Ronald Seeber. Jon begins tonights show by sharing his statement of solidarity with the writer's strike by showcasing his unibrow. Also, the show's name has been changed until the strike is over to A Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Jon then reports on the winners of the Iowa caucus. Finally, Jon summarizes the conflict surrounding the Writers Guild strike in a segment called "Space Reserved For Clever Pun".

David Frum

John Zogby

Lou Dobbs

Fareed Zakaria

Amb. John Bolton

Jonah Goldberg

Allen Raymond

Jon Meacham

Jim Wallis

P.J. O'Rourke

Gerri Willis

Phil Simms

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Peggy Noonan

Karen Tumulty

Tim Gunn

Chris Wallace

Tom Brokaw

Laton McCartney

Philip Shenon

Bill Kristol

Mark Siegel

Lee Siegel

Madeleine Albright

Allen Guelzo

Brian Williams

Tonight, the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams. Jon begins tonight's show with a look at Bush's recent presidential news conference and his trip to Africa in a segment called "Bushman of Africa". Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver was along for the ride with President Bush in Africa and talks with Jon about his experience. Finally, Expert Youth Politics Reporter on Voting Demetri Martin reports on why the youth vote is so important this election year in a segment called "Trendspotting with Demetri Martin". The TDS Street Team hits the New York City bar scene and asks young people who their voting for.

Hillary Clinton

Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Ralph Nader

Martin Fletcher

Sen. Tom Daschle

Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell

Grover Norquist

Ronald Kessler

Dana Perino

Brian Fagan

Jeffrey Sachs

Sen. Arlen Specter

Alex Kingsbury

Sen. Chuck Hagel

Simon LeVay

William Safire

George Clooney

Nathan Lane

Cokie Roberts

Steve Coll

Aram Roston

Judd Apatow

Jack Goldsmith

Peter Steinfels

Uma Thurman

Sen. Barack Obama

John Waters

Tonight, cult film director John Waters. Jon begins the show tonight looking at the presidential candidates addressing the audience of the WWE. Next, Jon takes a look at so-called military analysts the media uses, but the Pentagon call message force multipliers in a segment called "The Less You Know". Senior Military Analyst Rob Riggle talks with Jon about the recent Pentagon report about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists. Finally, Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore visit Pennsylvania and talk with some voters.

Howard Fineman

Colin Firth

Jimmy Carter

Newt Gingrich

Robert Schlesinger

Howard Dean

Sen. Harry Reid

Fareed Zakaria

John McCain

David D. Perlmutter

Douglas J. Feith

Bill Moyers

John Harwood

Denis Leary

Matt Taibbi

Fred Burton

Richard Clark

Scott McClellan

David Sedaris

Adam Sandler

Sen. Jim Webb

Ralph Reed

Rick Shenkman

Richard Engel

David Iglesis

Lara Logan

Steve Carell

Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.

Mike Myers

Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.

James McAvoy

Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.

James Harding

Tonight, the editor from The Times in London, James Harding talks about his new book Alpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global Business.

Coldplay

Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.

Ted Koppel

Tonight, Ted Koppel talks about his new special about the symbiotic relationship between the U.S. and China on the Discovery Channel called The People's Republic of Capitalism.

Andrew Ward

Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.

Pierce Brosnan

Kenneth Pollack

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Jon breaks out the Dobbs-O-Meter to measure how well the presidential candidates are doing with the Latino community. Kristen Schaal studies the cougar species, and invents her own name for men who date younger women. Maggie Gyllenhaal tells Jon how Batman made her weak in the knees.

Richard Bitner

Barack Obama travels to the Middle East with all three major network news anchors tagging along. Rob Riggle, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac and Ed Helms are excited to cover Obama's trip to Baghdad. Wyatt Cenac goes to South Florida to find out which candidate the elderly Jews are voting for, and Richard Bitner explains the risky business of subprime mortgages.

Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly

Obama Quest continues as Barack Obama visits his birthplace in Bethlehem. Former high-ranking Bush administration officials refuse to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee, while John Oliver explains we're in a golden age of obstructive politics, and we don't even know it. Lewis Black lists America's insane deals in its End of an Empire Sale, and Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly show off their calves.

T.J. English

Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.

Geo Beach

Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.

Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.

Bill Bishop

Ben Wattenberg

Brian Williams

Dennis Hopper

Seth Rogan

Sen. Chuck Schumer

David Gregory

Ron Suskind

Sen. Mel Martinez

Philip Pan

Ben Stiller

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)

Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)

Evan Bayh

Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech

Brian Williams

Newt Gingrich

Mike Huckabee

Senator McCains Acceptance Speech

Barton Gellman

Jon Stewart discusses the importance of blinking. Sarah Palin will talk to the press as soon as they stop asking her questions. Jason Jones is the only correspondent in the news team with his own spin-off. Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman discusses his book Angler about Dick Cheney's time as the vice-president.

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.

Tony Blair

Bill Clinton

Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.

Bob Schieffer

Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.

Hooman Majd

Wyatt Cenac watches the debate with some elderly Jewish residents, and Hooman Majd explains that it's within Iran's rights to have nuclear enrichment of uranium on their own soil.

Bill Maher

Peggy Noonan

Clint Eastwood

Tim Robbins

Sarah Vowell

Michelle Obama

Robert De Niro

Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".

Ari Fleischer

Richard Lewis

Robert Reich

Eugene Jarecki

Christopher Buckley

Tom Brokaw

Gov. Jon Corzine

Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.

Campbell Brown

Steve Martin

Senator Barack Obama

Bill Kristol

Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.

Indecision 2008: America's Choice

The towering giants of fake news reunite for their hour-long Election Night special, Indecision 2008: America's Choice. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.

Chris Wallace

The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.

Paul Rudd

With guest Paul Rudd.

Thomas Friedman

T. Boone Pickens

Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.

Bill O'Reilly

Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.

Sir David Frost.

George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.

Denis Leary

Jon Meacham

Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.

Richard Belzer

Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.

Anne Hathaway

Three people die in an attempt to get a jump on their holiday shopping. John Oliver explains who is responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Plaxico Burress lets down America's youth by shooting himself in the thigh. MSNBC replaces Fox News as the new administration's mouthpiece, and Anne Hathaway vows to become a train wreck.

Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.

Arianna Huffington

The new Planned Parenthood gift cards make great holiday presents. George W. Bush winds down his presidency with a Charlie Gibson interview. John Hodgman lets Jon know he's also a lame duck, and Arianna Huffington explains blogging.

Ron Howard

Three auto industry CEOs carpool to Washington to ask again for a bailout. Dr. Aasif Mandvi learns there's no cure for liberalism. Ron Howard does a cheesy Richard Nixon impression.

Matthew Alexander

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuts Parliament down. Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi discuss Canada's dependence on Great Britain. Matthew Alexander explains why torture is counterproductive in interrogating terrorists.

Mike Huckabee

Rod Blagojevich couldn't have made it any easier for the authorities to arrest him. Many of the nation's newspapers are on the brink of collapse thanks to the Internet. Mike Huckabee says the reason we have so much government is because people don't behave well with each other.

Don Rickles

Jason Jones shows some telling footage from his interview with Rod Blagojevich three years ago. Rob Riggle and his uniquely physical interviewing style won't soon be forgotten. Don Rickles gloats over beating Jon at the Emmys.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hall & Oates perform a song about Alan Colmes and how much he means to all of us. Larry Wilmore says African-Americans support Proposition 8 because marriage is their holiest of holy institutions. Philip Seymour Hoffman shares what he learned about the catholic church while filming "Doubt.