Aired: 1/3/2011
The media calls Barack Obama the "comeback kid," and Paul Giamatti says "rapscallion.
Aired: 1/4/2011
Republicans focus on 2010 issues, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to reform the Senate filibuster rules.
Aired: 1/5/2011
John McCain gets cranky, and Jimmy Wales imagines Wikipedia's relevance in 500 years.
Aired: 1/6/2011
Facebook refuses to disclose its financial results, and Patton Oswalt uses a prisoner ghostwriter.
Aired: 1/10/2011
John Oliver reports on the Arizona shootings in his PJs, and Denis Leary discusses "Suck on This Year.
Aired: 1/11/2011
John Oliver celebrates Verizon's iPhone announcement, and Colin Firth talks about "The King's Speech.
Aired: 1/12/2011
Members of Congress introduce gun legislation, and Tim Pawlenty defends Republican rhetoric.
Aired: 1/13/2011
John Hodgman makes NASCAR more exciting, and Ron Howard shares his enthusiasm for show business.
Aired: 1/17/2011
Michael Steele steps down as RNC chairman, and Peter Bergen talks about progress in Afghanistan.
Aired: 1/18/2011
Jon promises Sarah Palin a classy conversation and reveals his love for Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Aired: 1/19/2011
Glenn Beck appears on the "Today" show, and Paul Clemens discusses blue-collar decline.
Aired: 1/20/2011
Steve Cohen compares Republicans to Nazis, and Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi call Jon a prophet.
Aired: 1/24/2011
Wyatt Cenac dons a parrot suit in Mississippi, and Anand Giridharadas tells Jon the truth.
Aired: 1/25/2011
A reporter searches for homeless talent, and Jon composes an ode to James Franco's Oscar nomination.
Aired: 1/26/2011
Michele Bachmann looks off camera, and Jonathan Alter examines Obama's plans for the future.
Aired: 1/27/2011
Bill O'Reilly defends his Nazi analogies, and T. Boone Pickens wants America on an energy plan.
Aired: 1/31/2011
Egyptian forces use American tear gas canisters, and Bill Gates works on curing polio.
Aired: 2/1/2011
Conservatives turn into political hypochondriacs, and Michael Steele must prove his identity.
Aired: 2/2/2011
Republicans close the rape loophole, and Matthew Perry talks about his happy friend.
Aired: 2/3/2011
Justin Bieber switches bodies with Jon, and Mike Mullen talks about the crisis in Egypt.
Aired: 2/14/2011
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Aired: 2/16/2011
Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News. The award-winning journalist and friend-of-the-show stops by.
Aired: 2/17/2011
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CNN anchors take viewer requests, and Howard Stern hopes to talk to Charlie Sheen.
Aired: 3/1/2011
Prince Zeid Ra'ad Representative, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan The U.N. representative of Jordan discusses King Abdullah II's new book, "Our Last Best Chance.
Aired: 3/2/2011
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Author Brian Christian ('The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive').
Aired: 3/9/2011
From 'Battle: Los Angeles,' actor Aaron Eckhart.
Aired: 3/10/2011
'South Park,' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Aired: 3/21/2011
Author, "Unfamiliar Fishes." The author discusses her new book about American colonization of Hawaii in the 1800s.
Aired: 3/22/2011
The author of "The Savage City" discusses his new book about murder and corruption in New York City during the 1960s and 70s.
Aired: 3/23/2011
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Republicans want to lower the corporate tax rate, and Mansour O. El-Kikhia discusses Libya.
Aired: 3/29/2011
Joe Biden works the room at a war speech, and Miguel Nicolelis helps paralyzed people walk again.
Aired: 3/30/2011
Republicans appeal to their narrow base, and Jake Gyllenhaal considers marrying a stranger.
Aired: 3/31/2011
CIA operatives might arm Libyan rebels, and Norm Macdonald wants to blow up his stupid high school.
Aired: 4/4/2011
The comedian and actor discusses his role as a vampire in an upcoming Funny Or Die short.
Aired: 4/5/2011
The comedian discusses his one-man Broadway show and special on HBO.
Aired: 4/6/2011
The former governor of Arkansas discusses his views on government, families and his latest book.
Aired: 4/7/2011
The chef talks about healthy cooking habits and the upcoming season of his Emmy-winning series.
Aired: 4/11/2011
The rock band visits to perform a song from their latest album.
Aired: 4/12/2011
The governor of Massachusetts discusses his rise from poverty and what gives him hope for America's future.
Aired: 4/13/2011
The actor and comedian discusses his role in the upcoming animated film.
Aired: 4/14/2011
The comedian talks about his new HBO special with Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Louis C.K.
Aired: 4/25/2011
John Oliver highlights royal wedding coverage, and Gigi Ibrahim talks about the Egyptian uprising.
Aired: 4/26/2011
Olivia Munn looks into tiger mothering, and Elizabeth Warren wants to protect consumers.
Aired: 4/27/2011
Obama releases his long-form birth certificate, and Bernie Sanders fights for workers' rights.
Aired: 4/28/2011
John Oliver talks to British taxpayers about the wedding, and William Cohan discusses Goldman Sachs.
Aired: 5/2/2011
The U.S. kills Osama bin Laden, and Philip K. Howard explains why the government can't make choices.
Aired: 5/3/2011
A royal wedding simulation reveals the consummation, and Rachel Maddow discusses Bin Laden's death.
Aired: 5/4/2011
The White House hides the Bin Laden photo, and David Barton discusses religion in the Constitution.
Aired: 5/5/2011
Donald Trump steals the crazy oxygen from Sarah Palin, and Jon Meacham discusses the Civil War.
Aired: 5/9/2011
Jason Jones visits the gayest city in America, and Keira Knightley learns about the Santorum.
Aired: 5/10/2011
Republicans take credit for Bin Laden's death, and Will Ferrell simulates sex with a baseball bat.
Aired: 5/11/2011
Common causes controversy, and Albert Brooks talks about his Kate Middleton obsession.
Aired: 5/12/2011
Newt Gingrich announces his candidacy on Twitter, and Kristen Wiig talks about "Bridesmaids.
Aired: 5/16/2011
Osama bin Laden's porn stash is discovered, and Jon Ronson talks about psychopaths.
Aired: 5/17/2011
Al Madrigal weighs in on immigration reform, and Annie Jacobsen talks about Area 51.
Aired: 5/18/2011
Newt Gingrich outrages Republicans, and Richard Beeman discusses religion in government.
Aired: 5/19/2011
John Hodgman creates a Bin Laden conspiracy theory, and Lisa P. Jackson addresses EPA criticism.
Aired: 5/31/2011
Sarah Palin takes a bus tour with her family, and Jimmy Fallon reads a thank you note.
Aired: 6/1/2011
Donald Trump eats his pizza with a fork, and Bill Moyers discusses good journalism.
Aired: 6/2/2011
Eric Cantor wants to justify tornado relief, and Tim Tebow talks about his missionary parents.
Aired: 6/6/2011
Sarah Palin offers her version of Paul Revere, and Maziar Bahari recounts his Iranian imprisonment.
Aired: 6/7/2011
John Oliver promises to mock Anthony Weiner, and Fareed Zakaria discusses American labor.
Aired: 6/8/2011
Anthony Weiner apologizes to Bill Clinton, and Larry King prepares for his European stand-up tour.
Aired: 6/9/2011
Jon spins the penis wheel, and Howard Wasdin talks about SEAL Team Six.
Aired: 6/13/2011
Nancy Pelosi calls on Anthony Weiner to resign, and Alex Prud'homme discusses water pollution.
Aired: 6/14/2011
Republican hopefuls gather for their second debate, and J.J. Abrams talks about writing for TV.
Aired: 6/15/2011
Barack Obama visits Puerto Rico, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone become the Broadway establishment.
Aired: 6/20/2011
Sam Bee reports on the smoking ban in NYC parks, and Ray Nagin discusses Hurricane Katrina.
Aired: 6/21/2011
PolitiFact checks Fox News for false statements, and Cameron Diaz removes Jon's stitches.
Aired: 6/22/2011
Greece protests proposed austerity measures, and Mitchell Zuckoff recounts an unlikely WWII rescue.
Aired: 6/23/2011
John Hodgman battles hackers on their own turf, and Bruce Headlam discusses "Page One.
Aired: 6/27/2011
New York legalizes gay marriage, and Jennifer Aniston talks about her movie, "Horrible Bosses.
Aired: 6/28/2011
Rod Blagojevich has much to look forward to in prison, and Louis C.K. deconstructs fart jokes.
Aired: 6/29/2011
Democrats and Republicans can't agree on the debt ceiling, and Tom Hanks discusses his movie "Larry Crowne.
Aired: 6/30/2011
Mark Halperin calls Barack Obama a dick, and Bill Kristol discusses American war strategy in Afghanistan.
Aired: 7/11/2011
Aasif Mandvi finds out why America's birds are dying, and Denis Leary talks about potato Vodka.
Aired: 7/12/2011
China might repossess America if Republicans and Democrats don't come to an agreement over the debt crisis, and Kid Rock is a responsible parent with his own brand of beer.
Aired: 7/13/2011
Jerry Seinfeld helps Jon repress his urge to make gay jokes about Marcus Bachmann, and Matthew Richardson reveals his plan to solve America's mortgage crisis.
Aired: 7/14/2011
The ongoing debt ceiling negotiations get heated, and Leroy Petry demonstrates his robotic hand.
Aired: 7/18/2011
Barack Obama breaks out his I-mean-business podium and sets a deadline to solve the debt ceiling crisis, and Daniel Radcliffe talks about the last "Harry Potter" movie.
Aired: 7/19/2011
The Murdoch scandal turns ugly, and Pervez Musharraf enjoys a beverage and converses about Pakistan.
Aired: 7/20/2011
Rupert Murdoch throws his employees under the bus, his wife pummels a pie-wielding idiot, and Steve Carell loves his papa bear.
Aired: 7/21/2011
A battle for survival rages among GOP presidential candidates, Allen West doesn't hate women, and Scott Miller discusses William McKinley's ill-liked, anarchist assassin.
Aired: 7/25/2011
Wyatt Cenac proves his commitment to weather reporting, Samantha Bee and Jason Jones interview gay newlyweds, and Neil Patrick Harris talks Smurf sex and circus tricks.
Aired: 7/26/2011
Barack Obama urges Americans to call their members of Congress about the debt crisis, and Juan Williams discusses the assault on honest debate.
Aired: 7/27/2011
Conservatives in America live a lonely life of persecution, and Rachel Weisz discusses filming "The Whistleblower" in Romania.
Aired: 7/28/2011
Congressional Republicans try to rev support for John Boehner's debt ceiling plan with a clip from "The Town," and Peter Tomsen discusses the wars of Afghanistan.
Aired: 8/1/2011
Congress reaches a budget deal that Tea Partiers don't like, Jon salutes the troops he met in Afghanistan, and Freida Pinto talks apes.
Aired: 8/2/2011
Joe Biden charges his Secret Servicemen rent, Aasif Mandvi explores the effects of wind farming on Florida's ducks, and Jason Bateman talks R-rated body swaps.
Aired: 8/3/2011
A congressional super committee answers America's prayers, Wyatt Cenac interprets public sentiment, and Austan Goolsbee finds it hard to work in Washington.
Aired: 8/4/2011
Jon gives Barack Obama a birthday present, Jason Jones survives a vasectomy, and Senator Dick Durbin understands America's disappointment in Congress.
Aired: 8/8/2011
America's credit gets downgraded, John Oliver tells the single greatest story he's ever heard, and Mark Adams turns right at Machu Picchu.
Aired: 8/9/2011
Looters queue up in the U.K., Europe needs a war to cling to, and Jay Bahadur gets the pirates of Somalia talking.
Aired: 8/10/2011
Wisconsin's populist-off comes to a head, Larry Wilmore wants Barack Obama to go blacker, and John Coffee pins down credit rating agencies.
Aired: 8/11/2011
The Best F#@king News Team covers the Iowa straw poll, Megyn Kelly comes back fighting, and Michael Wallis reveals the real David Crockett.
Aired: 8/15/2011
Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw poll, Rick Perry announces his presidential candidacy, and Ali Velshi knows how to speak money.
Aired: 8/16/2011
The media loves Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry hits on America, John Hodgman rethinks bookstores, and veteran firefighter Matt Long survived being crushed by a bus.
Aired: 8/17/2011
The media shifts its focus to Paul Ryan, John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac explore racial language in politics, and Michael Steele discusses the field of GOP candidates.
Aired: 8/18/2011
Warren Buffett enters the "class warfare" fray, Fitch downgrades New Jersey's credit rating, and Anne Hathaway talks Scrabble strategy.
Aired: 9/6/2011
The media scrutinizes Barack Obama's speech scheduling, James Hoffa Jr. upsets conservatives, and Buddy Roemer discusses his presidential candidacy.
Aired: 9/7/2011
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry battle it out, the U.S. Postal Service faces bankruptcy, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the terrifying effects of the World Trade Center's dust.
Aired: 9/8/2011
GOP candidates square off at the presidential debate, Rick Perry rickrolls Mitt Romney, and Marion Cotillard discusses her fear of contagion.
Aired: 9/12/2011
Barack Obama hits congressional Republicans with his jobs speech, America should settle for a campaign-driven economy, and Admiral Mike Mullen discusses the troops.
Aired: 9/13/2011
CNN and the Tea Party team up, Rick Perry gets a beatdown, and Jim Lehrer discusses the tensions of presidential debates.
Aired: 9/14/2011
Dick Cheney's medical equipment humanizes him, the Democrats lose a congressional seat, and Common tries to make sense of it all in his memoir.
Aired: 9/15/2011
Congress investigates the Solyndra scandal, Kristen Schaal unveils her pro-vagina campaign products, and Caroline Kennedy commemorates her parents' legacy.
Aired: 9/20/2011
Jason Jones reports on the end of "don't ask, don't tell"; Wyatt Cenac examines America's loss of UFOs to China; and Ron Suskind evaluates Barack Obama's confidence.
Aired: 9/21/2011
Barack Obama presents his tax plan, the super rich risk extinction, and Mitch Daniels discusses the American economy.
Aired: 9/22/2011
John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi fight over sacred ground, Lewis Black evaluates the threats American kids face, and Jennifer Granholm discusses America's economic future.
Aired: 9/26/2011
Rick Santorum thinks sex is a non-issue, the GOP calls for Chris Christie to run for president, and Ron Paul delivers his political message.
Aired: 9/27/2011
Barack Obama gets heckled in Hollywood, Larry Wilmore discusses the black vote, and Seth Rogen explores the lighter side of cancer.
Aired: 9/28/2011
Pundits interpret Chris Christie's message, Sarah Palin weighs the presidential pros and cons, and Bill O'Reilly talks job creator taxes.
Aired: 9/29/2011
An NYPD officer pepper-sprays protestors, the NRA unveils a conspiracy theory, and Tony Bennett collaborates with young artists on "Duets II.