The Daily Show time travels back to this day in 2008: The Secretary of Treasury had just proposed a $700 billion economic recovery plan to bail out the failing banking industry, causing outrage from American taxpayers. Jon Stewart is joined by John Oliver for an analysis on how dire the situation could get, and President Clinton sits down with Jon to break d ... Show More
Aug 21
TDS Time Machine | Back to School
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 invasi ... Show More
54m 2s
Aug 19
Thirty F#@king Years | Desi, Michael and Troy's Favorite Segments - Full Length
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 ... Show More
40m 52s
Apr 2025
Tariff-ying Times with Pete Buttigieg
As the economy reels from Trump's sweeping tariffs, Jon is joined by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to examine the fallout. Together, they explore what Trump's levies mean for everyday Americans, discuss how to bridge the divide between politicians and the people ... Show More
1h 17m
Mar 2021
Selling Americans on the Rescue Plan
Stimulus checks have already started hitting some American’s bank accounts, and millions of shots are in arms, but the work is far from over for the Biden Administration. CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger discusses the Biden administration’s “Help is Here” tour. Plus, the ... Show More
9m 19s
May 2023
Another 2008... Or Worse?
Over the weekend, America suffered yet another bank collapse, the biggest since 2008 and the second-worst in American history. While the media runs wild with coverage of the irrelevant Met Gala, Charlie focuses on the real story: The American banking sector is headed for serious ... Show More
33m 45s
May 2023
Biden’s Radical Option to End the Debt Fight
<p>In a high-stakes showdown this week, President Biden and the leaders of congress met face to face in an effort to avoid the United States defaulting on its debt for the first time in history.</p><p>Jim Tankersley, a White House correspondent for The Times, explains how close t ... Show More
25m 7s