The Daily Show

- Season 18

(2012)

Arnold Schwarzenegger stops by to talk about his new book "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story."

Liam Neeson talks about his new movie "Taken 2."

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky shares highlights from his book "Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds."

Bill O'Reilly drops by to discuss his book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot."

Musician Pete Townshend sits down with Jon to talk about his new book "Who I Am: A Memoir."

Ben Affleck stops by to talk about his new movie "Argo."

Former NBA Player and activist Magic Johnson visits The Daily Show to discuss OraQuick, the first at-home oral HIV test.

Writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson stops by to talk about his movie "The Master."

J.K. Rowling visits Jon in the studio to discuss her new book "The Casual Vacancy."

Documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki talks about his new film "The House I Live In."

Author Nate Silver talks about his new book "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail- but Some Don't."

President Barack Obama visits The Daily Show.

Comedian DL Hughley stops by to discuss his new special "The Endangered List."

Gerard Butler talks about his new movie "Chasing Mavericks."

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer discusses his book "Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War."

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi visits The Daily Show.

Jon Ronson discusses his new book "Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries."

News correspondent Bob Woodruff talks about the upcoming Stand Up For Heroes event that supports injured service members and their families.

ABC News Correspondent Martha Raddatz talks about election coverage and foreign policy.

Jon Stewart and The Best F#@king News Team Ever bring you live news and results analysis on Election Night 2012.

Nate Silver stops by to discuss his book "The Signal and the Noise."

Katie Dellamaggiore and Pobo Efekoro talk about their new documentary "Brooklyn Castle."

Mike Huckabee discusses his book "Dear Chandler, Dear Scarlett: A Grandfather's Thoughts on Faith, Family, and the Things That Matter Most."

"Saturday Night Live" star Jason Sudeikis visits The Daily Show.

Jon Meacham, Executive Editor at Random House, sits down to talk about his new book "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power."

Judge Andew Napolitano stops by to talk about his book "Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom."

David Nasaw visits The Daily Show to discuss his new book "The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy."

Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis discuss her new book "Tapdancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012."

Musician Neil Young visits Jon to talk about his book "Waging Heavy Peace."

Calvin Trillin sits down with Jon to talk about his new book "Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse."

Denis Leary stops by to discuss his new book "Denis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas."

R.A. Dickey, pitcher for the NY Mets, talks to Jon about the new documentary "Knuckleball!"

Former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson visits Jon in the studio.

Jon welcomes Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey.

Bishop Gene Robinson stops by The Daily Show to talk about his book "God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage."

Jon welcomes actress Laura Linney to The Daily Show to discuss her new movie "Hyde Park on Hudson."

Newark Mayor Cory Booker stops by to talk with Jon.

Kristen Stewart visits the show to talk about her new movie "On the Road."

Jon welcomes actress Anne Hathaway to the show to talk about her new movie "Les Miserables."

General Stanley McChrystal stops by to discuss his new book "My Share of the Task: A Memoir."

Jeff Bridges visits The Daily Show to talk about his new book "The Dude and the Zen Master."

Josh Brolin talks to Jon about his new movie "Gangster Squad."

Jon welcomes musician Roger Waters to the show.

Television journalist Bob Schieffer visits The Daily Show.

Jessica Chastain stops by to talk about her new movie, "Zero Dark Thirty."

Lena Dunham discusses her tv show, "Girls."

Justice Sonia Sotomayor stops by to discuss her new book "My Beloved World."

Jennifer Lopez sits down with Jon to talk about her new movie "Parker."

MIT professor Missy Cummings discusses the NOVA program "Rise of the Drones."

Christopher Walken visits the show to talk about his new movie "Stand Up Guys."

Jon welcomes Bob Costas to the show.

Melissa McCarthy sits down to discuss her new movie "Identity Thief."

Al Gore stops by to talk about his new book "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change."

Jason Bateman visits The Daily Show to discuss his new movie "Identity Thief."

Michelle Rhee sits down with Jon to discuss her new book "Radical: Fighting to Put Students First."

Jon welcomes New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to the show.

Ed Whitacre stops by to talk about his new book "American Turnaround: Reinventing AT&T and GM and the Way We Do Business in the USA."

Neil Barofsky visits the studio to discuss his new book "Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street."

George Stephanopoulos joins Jon in the studio.

Mike Piazza stops by to talk about his autobiography "Long Shot."

Afghan presidential candidate Fawzia Koofi discusses her book "The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future."

Jon welcomes Ambassador Susan Rice to The Daily Show.

Alison Brie stops by to talk about "Community."

Helaine Olen sits down to discuss her book "Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry."

Jon welcomes TIME contributor Steven Brill to The Daily Show.

Donnie Wahlberg sits down with Jon to talk about his new TV show "Boston's Finest."

Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson stop by to discuss their documentary film "A Place at the Table."

Filmmaker R.J. Cutler visits to talk about his newest documentary "The World According to Dick Cheney."

Jon welcomes Rachel Maddow to the show to discuss her book "Drift."

Jon is joined by Paul Rudd, star of the new film "Admission."

Sandra Day O'Connor stops by to talk about her latest book "Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court."

Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson drops in to talk about his book "Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier."

Tom Coughlin, head coach of the NY Giants, discusses his new book "Earn the Right to Win: How Success in Any Field Starts with Superior Preparation."

Actor Peter Dinklage visits the show to talk about the upcoming season of "Game of Thrones."

Michael Moss sits down with Jon to discuss his latest book "Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us."

Eva Mendes stops by The Daily Show to talk about her new film "A Place Beyond The Pines."

Author Denise Kiernan discusses her new book "The Girls of Atomic City."

Mary Roach, author of the new book "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal," stops by The Daily Show.

Author Jonathan Sperber discusses his latest book "Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life."

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg sits down with Jon to talk about her book "Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead.

Danny Boyle drops in to discuss his new movie "Trance."

David Stockman discusses his newest book "The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America."

Jon welcomes President Jimmy Carter to the show.

Filmmaker Ken Burns stops by to discuss his newest film "The Central Park Five."

Edie Falco sits down with Jon to talk about her show "Nurse Jackie."

Tom Cruise discusses his new movie "Oblivion."

Comedian Ricky Gervais stops by to talk about his YouTube channel.

Author Mark Mazzetti sits down with Jon to discuss his new book "The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth."

Jon welcomes "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks to the show.

Author Salman Rushdie discusses the movie "Midnight's Children" based on his book of the same name.

Bassem Youssef, host of "Al Bernameg", talks about being the "Jon Stewart of Egypt."

Author Vali Nasr stops by to talk about his book "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat."

"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm visits The Daily Show.

Robert Downey Jr. stops by to talk about "Iron Man 3."

Author and former Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison discusses her new book "Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas."

Jon welcomes Eric Greitens, CEO of the nonprofit The Mission Continues, to the show.

CNN's chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, visits The Daily Show.

Actress Mindy Kaling stops by to talk about her tv show "The Mindy Project."

Jon welcomes Carey Mulligan to the show to talk about her new movie "The Great Gatsby."

Writer David Sedaris discusses his new book "Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls."

J.J. Abrams stops by to talk about his new movie "Star Trek Into Darkness."

Actor Nathan Lane sits down with Jon to talk about his Broadway show "The Nance."

Author and former US Senator Olympia Snowe discusses her new book "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress."

Author George Packer visits The Daily Show to talk about his new book "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America."

Actress Ellen Page sits down with Jon to talk about her new movie "The East."

Former NBA coach Phil Jackson stops by to discuss his new book "Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success."

Bill O'Reilly visits The Daily Show and talks about his latest book "Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World."

Morgan Freeman discusses his new movie "Now You See Me."

Documentary filmmakers Maxim Pozdorovkin and Mike Lerner discuss their film "Pussy Riot - A Punk Prayer."

NBC anchor Brian Williams stops by The Daily Show.

Jon welcomes Jon Favreau, former Director of Speechwriting for President Obama, to the show.

Jon Stewart discusses the day's big stories.

Actor Seth Rogen stops by to talk about his new movie "This is the End."

John sits down with Armando Ianucci, creator of HBO comedy "Veep."

Singer Mavis Staples talks about her new album "One True Vine."

Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN's international affaris program "Fareed Zakaria GPS," visits the The Daily Show.

Actress Linda Cardellini sits down with John to discuss AMC's "Mad Men."

Comedian Jim Gaffigan drops by to talk about his new book "Dad Is Fat."

Documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter discusses her latest film "Gideon's Army."

John welcomes Tom Brokaw to The Daily Show.

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal stops by to talk about her new movie "White House Down."

Questlove sits down with John to discuss his new book "Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove."

Filmmaker Josh Fox talks about "Gasland Part II," the sequel to his 2010 documentary "Gasland."

John welcomes Tom Goldstein, publisher of SCOTUSblog, to the show.

John sits down with Aaron Sorkin, creator of HBO's "The Newsroom."

Actress Helen Mirren stops by to talk about her new movie "Red 2."

Internationally bestselling author Reza Aslan discusses his new book "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth."

Author Sarah Vowell visits The Daily Show and discusses "Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel," written by the late David Rakoff.

Comedian and actor Louis C.K. drops by to talk about his new movie "Blue Jasmine."

Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses his latest book "Foreign Policy Begins at Home: The Case for Putting America's House in Order."

Actress Shailene Woodley sits down with John and talks about her upcoming movie "The Spectacular Now."

Bob Bradley, coach of the Egyptian National Football team, stops by the studio.

Chief national correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, Mark Leibovich, discusses his new book "This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital."

Tim Gunn sits down with John to talk about "Project Runway."

John welcomes Hank Azaria to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie "Lovelace."

Comedian Colin Quinn drops by to talk about his new stand-up show "Unconstitutional."

Neal Thompson discusses his new book "A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert 'Believe It or Not!' Ripley."

Liam Hemsworth stops by to talk about his new movie "Paranoia."

Actress Lake Bell sits down with John to discuss her new movie "In a World..."

John welcomes New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to the show.

Senator Rand Paul discusses his book "Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds."

Director Joshua Oppenheimer stops by to talk about his documentary "The Act of Killing."

Regis Philbin visits The Daily Show and talks about his new show "Crowd Goes Wild."

John sits down with actor Simon Pegg and discusses his new movie "The World's End."

Andrew Harper, Head of the UN Refugee Agency in Jordan, visits The Daily Show.

Author Mario Livio stops by to discuss his latest book "Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe."

Michael C. Hall sits down with Jon and talks about "Dexter."

Author Sheri Fink discusses her latest book "Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital."

Author Bill Dedman stops by to talk about his new book "Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune."

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross sit down with Jon to talk about their book "Hollywood Said No!: Orphaned Film Scripts, Bastard Scenes, and Abandoned Darlings from the Creators of Mr. Show."

Billy Crystal visits The Daily Show and discusses his new book "Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?"

Robert Reich sits down with Jon to discuss his new documentary "Inequality for All."

Jake Gyllenhaal stops by to talk about his latest movie "Prisoners."

Hugh Jackman visits The Daily Show and discusses his new movie "Prisoners."

Jon welcomes Chelsea Clinton to The Daily Show.

Author Richard Dawkins stops by to discuss his new book "An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist."

Atoms for Peace discuss their debut album "Amok."

Robin Williams sits down with Jon to talk about his new series "The Crazy Ones."