The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (called The Daily Show until 1999), is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998. Jon Stewart took over as host in January 1999, making the show more strongly focused on politics and the national media, in contrast with the pop culture focus during Kilborn's tenure. It is currently the longest running program on Comedy Central.

Describing itself as a fake news program, The Daily Show draws its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organizations, and often, aspects of the show itself.

Created by Madeleine Smithberg and Lizz Winstead

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Larry Wilmore on becoming a writer and correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

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Larry Wilmore on his first shot on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and on his persona on the show

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Doug Herzog on helping to create Comedy Central's identity, and on the creation of The Daily Show

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Doug Herzog on Jon Stewart's vision for The Daily Show

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Doug Herzog on what Jon Stewart brought to The Daily Show when he took it over from Craig Kilborn, and on the importance of the show to the network

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Tom Freston on starting The Daily Show

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Samantha Bee

Samantha Bee on auditioning for and being hired as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

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Samantha Bee on her first assignment on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and on the challenge of conducting an interview as a correspondent for the show

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Samantha Bee on developing her persona as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

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Samantha Bee on conducting interviews as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and how it was similar to being a journalist, though not exactly the same

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Samantha Bee on one of her favorite Daily Show interviews, with Florida State Representative candidate Ed Heeney

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Samantha Bee on some favorite Daily Show segments and on when she felt she really became comfortable with the style and her abilities on the show

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Samantha Bee on leaving The Daily Show with Jon Stewart after 12 years to pursue other projects with her husband, Jason Jones, and how that led to her own late night show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

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Samantha Bee on what she learned from Jon Stewart during her time on The Daily Show, and on the topics she was interested in covering on The Daily Show and beyond

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Tom Freston

Tom Freston on starting The Daily Show

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Buck Henry

Buck Henry on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and the freedoms available to writers on television today

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Doug Herzog with Emerson College

Doug Herzog on helping to create Comedy Central's identity, and on the creation of The Daily Show

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Doug Herzog on what Jon Stewart brought to The Daily Show when he took it over from Craig Kilborn, and on the importance of the show to the network

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Doug Herzog on Jon Stewart's vision for The Daily Show

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Doug Herzog on the evolving standards of Comedy Central, and on South Park and The Daily Show

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George Takei

George Takei on being pranked on The Daily Show

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Larry Wilmore

Larry Wilmore on becoming a writer and correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

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Larry Wilmore on his first shot on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and on his persona on the show

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