The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Even Better Than the Real Thing

Season 15 • 01/05/2010

John Oliver hopes to find the better, simpler time before America was ruined.

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Hugh Grant
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Before filming in New Mexico, Hugh Grant had never seen a "no concealed weapons" sign on set.
12/16/2009
05:00

Obama's Socialist Christmas Ornament Program
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The Obama administration pushes its socialist agenda on children by asking them to decorate Christmas ornaments.
12/16/2009
05:35

Michael Pollan
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Michael Pollan wants Americans to recognize that cheap food comes with a high cost to their health and the environment.
01/04/2010
00:10

Moment of Zen - This World Wears Tony Harris Out
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New security concerns from Yemen wear Tony Harris out.
01/04/2010
09:17

Terror 2.0 by Yemen
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The Al Qaeda masterminds attempt the same plot to blow up a U.S. airliner that they tried eight years ago.
01/04/2010
05:30

The Best F#@king News Team Ever - Tiger Woods' Faith
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The Best F#@king Theological Team helps Tiger Woods find forgiveness by recommending the best religion for redemption.
01/04/2010
02:52

Dubai's New Skyscraper
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As U.S. leaders try to figure out what to name the unbuilt structure that will occupy Ground Zero, Dubai inaugurates the world's tallest tower.
01/05/2010
07:09

George Lucas
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George Lucas didn't actually write a book, it's just a doorstop so he could get on the show.
01/05/2010
04:41

The Temple of Hume
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Aasif Mandvi feels bad that Brit Hume has received angry e-mails just for stating Christianity is superior.
01/05/2010
00:13

Moment of Zen - Glenn Beck Chooses the Mayo Clinic
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Glenn Beck would pick the Mayo Clinic over the Mumbai Clinic for hip replacement surgery.
01/05/2010
05:46

Even Better Than the Real Thing
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John Oliver searches for the simple time in American history longed for by Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly.
01/05/2010
04:29

Yemen Bomber Response
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President Obama responds to concerns that he was too slow to address the Christmas terror plot.
01/06/2010
00:18

Moment of Zen - Fetchin' Gretchen
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Nothing rhymes with Gretchen except for retchin,' stretchin,' fetchin' and kvetchin.'
01/06/2010
09:22

Mike Mullen
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Mike Mullen praises the military and appreciates America's support of the troops, regardless of politics.
01/06/2010
03:28

Terror 2.0 by Yemen - Sad Libs
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Jon learns why Yemen is a breeding ground for terrorism when he plays "War on Terror Sad Libs."
01/06/2010
02:46

The Making of the George Lucas Interview
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The Daily Show's special effects team created the technology to record the most spectacular George Lucas interview the world had ever seen.
01/06/2010
00:20

Moment of Zen - Calvin Trillin's Prediction
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Calvin Trillin was onto something when he predicted the underwear bomber in 2006.
01/07/2010
06:57

Stealth Care Reform
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Samantha Bee thinks President Obama should never have made a concrete pledge to televise health negotiations on C-SPAN.
01/07/2010
03:18

Peter Orszag Sex Scandal
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White House Budget Director Peter Orszag had a baby with a shipping heiress weeks before he got engaged to a news reporter.
01/07/2010
06:17

Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Maggie Gyllenhaal considers the complicated politics of "Cinderella" when she watches it with her three-year-old.
01/07/2010
03:20

Donkey Gone
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The announcements that Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan are stepping down take the Senate by surprise.
01/07/2010
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