The Daily Show — Season 11

Aired 4 January 2006

TONIGHT: Author of The Assassins' Gate : America in Iraq, George Packer!

Aired 5 January 2006

TONIGHT: Actor, Pierce Brosnan! Also, Jason Jones with "Spear Pressure."

Aired 9 January 2006

TONIGHT: NY Times reporter and author of State of War, James Risen!

Aired 10 January 2006

TONIGHT: Star of Finding Comedy in the Muslim World, actor and filmmaker, Albert Brooks!

Aired 11 January 2006

TONIGHT: CNN's terrorism analyst, Peter Bergen!

Aired 12 January 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court, Edward Lazarus!

Aired 16 January 2006

TONIGHT: Documentary film maker, Eugene Jarecki! Also, Rob Corddry with "This Week in God."

Aired 17 January 2006

TONIGHT: Author of My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope and former Head of Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer!

Aired 18 January 2006

TONIGHT: Former CIA Director, James Woolsey!

Aired 19 January 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Glory Road, Josh Lucas! Also, Nate Corddry with an American Resolution.

Aired 23 January 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Rebel-in-Chief: How George W. Bush Is Redefining the Conservative Movement and Transforming America, Fred Barnes!

Aired 24 January 2006

TONIGHT: Author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Reza Aslan!

Aired 25 January 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of The World's Fastest Indian, Anthony Hopkins! Plus "New Year's Resolution" with Ed Helms!

Aired 26 January 2006

TONIGHT: Author of American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Bernard-Henri Levy!

Aired 30 January 2006

TONIGHT: Judge on American Idol, Randy Jackson!

Aired 31 January 2006

TONIGHT: Retired NBA Star, Charles Barkley!

Aired 1 February 2006

TONIGHT: Author and historian, Michael Beschloss!

Aired 2 February 2006

TONIGHT: Author of No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society, Robert O'Harrow, Jr.! Plus, "New Year's Resolution" with Dan Bakkedahl!

Aired 7 February 2006

TONIGHT: Former Assistant Defense Secretary for Public Affairs, Torie Clarke! Plus, Rob Corddry with "This Week In God!"

Aired 8 February 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Firewall, Harrison Ford! Also, the first installment of "Klassic Kolbert."

Aired 9 February 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Arrested Development, Will Arnett!

Aired 13 February 2006

TONIGHT: Astronaut, Mike Mullane!

Aired 14 February 2006

TONIGHT: Author of A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World, Peter Tertzakian!

Aired 15 February 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Freedomland, Julianne Moore! Plus, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin.

Aired 16 February 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Winter Passing, Ed Harris! Plus, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."

Aired 21 February 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Assassination Vacation, Sarah Vowell! Also, Nate and Rob Corddry with "Brother vs. Brother."

Aired 22 February 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lost, Matthew Fox!

Aired 23 February 2006

TONIGHT: Movie critic, Roger Ebert! Also, Lewis Black with "Back in Black."

Aired 7 March 2006

TONIGHT: The author of The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations, Eugene Linden!

Aired 8 March 2006

TONIGHT: Musician and composer, Neil Young!

Aired 9 March 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Impostor: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy, Bruce Bartlett!

Aired 13 March 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, Eric Burns!

Aired 14 March 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, Bart Ehrman! Plus "This Week in God" with Rob Corddry.

Aired 15 March 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of V for Vendetta, Natalie Portman!

Aired 16 March 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Find Me Guilty, Vin Diesel!

Aired 20 March 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Inside Man, Clive Owen!

Aired 21 March 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Saddam's Secrets: How an Iraqi General Defied And Survived Saddam Hussein, General Georges Sada! Also, "Trendspotting" with Demetri Martin!

Aired 22 March 2006

TONIGHT: Wisconsin Senator, Russ Feingold!

Aired 23 March 2006

TONIGHT: Author of The Case For Goliath: How America Acts As The World's Government in the Twenty-first Century, Michael Mandelbaum

Aired 27 March 2006

TONIGHT: Author of Cobra II : The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq, Michael Gordon!

Aired 28 March 2006

TONIGHT: Newsweek International editor, Fareed Zakaria!

Aired 29 March 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Ice Age: The Meltdown, Queen Latifah!

Aired 30 March 2006

TONIGHT: Actress and star of Basic Instinct 2, Sharon Stone!

Aired 3 April 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and podcast host of "The Ricky Gervais Show", Ricky Gervais! Also, Ed Helms with "This Week In God".

Aired 4 April 2006

TONIGHT: Broadcaster and author of "And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey", Studs Terkel! Also, Senator John McCain stops by to defend his decision to talk in front of Liberty University students.

Aired 5 April 2006

TONIGHT: Retired Marine General and author of "The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose", Gen. Tony Zinni!

Aired 6 April 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Lucky Number Slevin, Josh Hartnett! Also, Dan Bakkedahl learns about "Beach Ploys".

Aired 17 April 2006

TONIGHT: The author of American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, Jon Meacham! Also, Ed Helms travels to Alaska to find out about the enormous population of bald eagles in one small town.

Aired 18 April 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Eat This Book: A Year of Gorging and Glory on the Competitive Eating Circuit, Ryan Nerz!

Aired 19 April 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of American Dreamz, Dennis Quaid!

Aired 20 April 2006

TONIGHT: Senator from Massachusetts, Sen. Ted Kennedy! Also, Jason Jones with Not In Your Front Yard.

Aired 24 April 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad, Efraim Halevy!

Aired 25 April 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Man in the Shadows: Inside the Middle East Crisis with a Man Who Led the Mossad, Efraim Halevy!

Aired 26 April 2006

TONIGHT: Wall Street Journal editor, Kimberley Strassel!

Aired 27 April 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of R.V., Robin Williams!

Aired 1 May 2006

TONIGHT: The author of The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine, Matthew Continetti!

Aired 2 May 2006

TONIGHT: The author of The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs, Madeleine Albright!

Aired 3 May 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Open Target: Where America Is Vulnerable To Attack, Clark Kent Ervin!

Aired 4 May 2006

TONIGHT: Actor John Malkovich!

Aired 8 May 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Reporting: Writings from the New Yorker, David Remnick!

Aired 9 May 2006

TONIGHT: Author of The U.N. Exposed: How the United Nations Sabotages America's Security and Fails the World, Eric Shawn!

Aired 10 May 2006

TONIGHT: Stand-up comedian Billy Connolly!

Aired 11 May 2006

TONIGHT: Author of America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy, Francis Fukuyama!

Aired 15 May 2006

TONIGHT: The Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean!

Aired 16 May 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary!

Aired 17 May 2006

TONIGHT: A senior editor for National Review, Ramesh Ponnuru! Plus, Lewis Black: Back in Black.

Aired 18 May 2006

TONIGHT: Legendary country musician and performer of You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker, Willie Nelson!

Aired 5 June 2006

TONIGHT: Caroline Kennedy, founder of the Profiles In Courage Award.

Aired 6 June 2006

TONIGHT: Former Secretary of Education and author of America, Bill Bennett.

Aired 7 June 2006

TONIGHT: Actress Bonnie Hunt from the movie Cars. Plus, Lewis Black reports in Back in Black!

Aired 8 June 2006

TONIGHT: Legendary comedian Lily Tomlin!

Aired 12 June 2006

TONIGHT: The author of The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century, Thomas L. Friedman!

Aired 13 June 2006

TONIGHT: The chair of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman!

Aired 14 June 2006

TONIGHT: The Host of NBC's Meet the Press and the author of Wisdom of Our Fathers: Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons, Tim Russert!

Aired 15 June 2006

TONIGHT: The star of the new series Lucky Louie, Louis C.K.!

Aired 19 June 2006

TONIGHT: American journalist, humorist, and author of Messages from My Father!, Calvin Trillin!

Aired 20 June 2006

Tonight: Washington Post reporter Juliet Eilperin, author of Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the House of Representatives.

Aired 21 June 2006

TONIGHT: Host of CNN's Anderson Cooper: 360, Anderson Cooper.

Aired 22 June 2006

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Aired 29 June 2006

Aired 10 July 2006

Tonight former U.S. Marine and co-author of <I>Warlord: No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy</I>, Illario Pantano.

Aired 11 July 2006

Tonight: Former Nixon legal counsel and author of <I>Conservatives Without Conscience</I>, John Dean.

Aired 12 July 2006

Aired 13 July 2006

Tonight: Actor and one of the stars of <I>You, Me and Dupree</I>, Owen Wilson.

Aired 17 July 2006

Tonight: Gordon Chang, author of <I>Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On The World</I>.

Aired 18 July 2006

Tonight: Director of the movie <I>Lady in the Water</I>, M. Night Shaymalan.

Aired 19 July 2006

Tonight: The author of <I>American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds</I>, James Maguire.

Aired 20 July 2006

Tonight: Actor and star of the movie <I>Lady in the Water</I>, Paul Giamatti.

Aired 24 July 2006

Aired 25 July 2006

TONIGHT: actor, writer and director of <I>The Groomsman</I>, Ed Burns.

Aired 26 July 2006

TONIGHT: Defense reporter and author of <I>Imaginary Weapons: A Journey Through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld</I>, Sharon Weinberger. Also, Lewis Black in "Back in Black.

Aired 27 July 2006

TONIGHT: NYU Professor, Dr. Alon Ben-Meir.

Aired 31 July 2006

Aired 1 August 2006

TONIGHT: Professor of Middle East and South Asia politics and author of <I>The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future</I>, Vali Nasr.

Aired 2 August 2006

TONIGHT: Writer and director of the documentary <I>Who Killed The Electric Car?</I>, Chris Paine.

Aired 3 August 2006

TONIGHT: Actor and star of <I>It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia</I>, Danny DeVito.

Aired 8 August 2006

Aired 9 August 2006

Aired 10 August 2006

TONIGHT: Famous NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Aired 14 August 2006

TONIGHT: The author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, Thomas E. Ricks.

Aired 15 August 2006

TONIGHT: The star of the movie Snakes on a Plane, Samuel L. Jackson.

Aired 16 August 2006

Aired 17 August 2006

Aired 21 August 2006

Tonight, author and scholar of comparative religions, Reza Aslan.

Aired 22 August 2006

Tonight former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, author of <I>Dragon Fire</I>.

Aired 23 August 2006

Tonight Frederick Lane, author of <I>The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture</I>.

Aired 24 August 2006

Tonight actor and comedian Martin Short.

Aired 11 September 2006

Tonight actress and star of <I>sherrybaby</I>, Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Aired 12 September 2006

Tonight former U.S.

Aired 13 September 2006

Tonight political advisor and author of <I>Winning Right: Campaign Politics and Conservative Policies</I>, Ed Gillespie.

Aired 14 September 2006

Tonight comedian Norm MacDonald.

Aired 18 September 2006

Aired 19 September 2006

Tonight actor and star of <I>Hollywoodland</I> Ben Affleck.

Aired 20 September 2006

Tonight actor and star of <I>Jackass Number Two</I>, Johnny Knoxville.

Aired 21 September 2006

Tonight founder of Sweet Pea Films and producer of the documentary <I>Mr. Conservative: Goldwater On Goldwater</I>, CC Goldwater.

Aired 25 September 2006

Tonight conservative pundit Pat Buchanan.

Aired 26 September 2006

Aired 27 September 2006

Tonight comedian Al Franken.

Aired 28 September 2006

Tonight, former Governor of New Jersey and author of <I>The Confession</I>, Jim McGreevey.

Aired 2 October 2006

Tonight Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, author of <I>Herding Cats: A Life in Politics</I>.

Aired 3 October 2006

Tonight comedian Dennis Miller.

Aired 4 October 2006

Tonight the President of the Eurasia Group and author of <I>The J Curve: A New Way To Understand Why Nations Rise And Fall</I>, Ian Bremmer.

Aired 5 October 2006

Aired 9 October 2006

Tonight former Secretary of State and author of <I>Work Hard, Study...

Aired 10 October 2006

Tonight comedian and star of <I>Freak Show</I>, David Cross.

Aired 11 October 2006

Tonight the host of CNN's <I>Lou Dobbs Tonight</I>, Lou Dobbs.

Aired 12 October 2006

Tonight David Mark, author of <I>Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning</I>.

Aired 16 October 2006

Tonight <I>New York Times</I> columnist Frank Rich, author of <I>The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina</I>.

Aired 17 October 2006

Tonight actress Amy Sedaris, author of <I>I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence</I>.

Aired 18 October 2006

Tonight fromer U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft.

Aired 19 October 2006

Aired 30 October 2006

Tonight NBA superstar LeBron James.

Aired 31 October 2006

Tonight Ohio State policy analyst and author of <I>Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Securty Threats and Why We Believe Them</I>, John Meuller.

Aired 1 November 2006

Tonight John Oliver talks to people who were wooed in 2004. Also Demitri Martin reports on the clubs at Ohio State.

Aired 2 November 2006

Tonight comedian and star of <I>Borat</I>, Sacha Baron Cohen.

Aired 6 November 2006

Aired 7 November 2006

Combined with The Colbert Report, Dan Rather stops by.

Aired 8 November 2006

Tonight chairman of the Democratic National Committe, Howard Dean.

Aired 9 November 2006

Tonight actor and co-star of <I>Stranger Than Fiction</I>, Dustin Hoffman.

Aired 13 November 2006

Tonight writer, actress and star of <I>30 Rock</I>, Tina Fey.

Aired 14 November 2006

Tonight former Senator from North Carolina and author of <I>Home: Blueprints of Our Lives</I>, John Edwards.

Aired 15 November 2006

Tonight former anchor of <I>Nightline</I>, Ted Koppel.

Aired 16 November 2006

Tonight professor of economics and founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yumus.

Aired 27 November 2006

TONIGHT: Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D, Rep-ILL, chair of the Congressional Campaign Committee for 2006 elections.

Aired 28 November 2006

Tonight's Guest: Musician Tom Waits.

Aired 29 November 2006

Aired 30 November 2006

Tonight's guests: Jack Black and Kyle Gass, collectively known as Tenacious D.Black and Gass star in the new film Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny.

Aired 4 December 2006

Tonight actor and Broadway star Nathan Lane.

Aired 5 December 2006

Aired 6 December 2006

Tonight the director of public policy research at the Genetics Policy Institute and author of <I>Stem Cell War: Inside Stories from the Frontlines</I>, Eve Herold.

Aired 7 December 2006

Tonight mountain climber and author of <I>No Shortcut to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Hightest Peaks</I>, Ed Viesturs.

Aired 11 December 2006

Aired 12 December 2006

Tonight the editor for <I>Newsweek International</I>, Fareed Zakaria.

Aired 13 December 2006

Tonight actor and star of <I>Extras</I>, Ricky Gervais.

Aired 14 December 2006

Tonight the assistant managing editor for the <I>Washington Post</I> and author of <I>Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone</I>, Rajiv Chandraeskaran.

Aired 18 December 2006

Tonight Iowa Governor and 2008 Presidential candidate, Tom Vilsack.

Aired 19 December 2006

Aired 20 December 2006

Tonight actor and star of <I>Night at the Museum</I>, Ben Stiller.