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List of The Daily Show correspondents
Name Debut Notes
Samantha Bee July 2003 "This Week in God", "Are You Prepared?!?"; married to corre-
spondent Jason Jones.
Jason Jones September 2005 "Are You Prepared?!?", "Jason Jones 180"; married to correspon-
dent Samantha Bee.
John Oliver July 2006 Senior British Person; "Wilmore-Oliver Investigates"; in 2007 he
was added to The Daily Show writing staff.
Aasif Mandvi March 2007 Senior Middle East Correspondent; started as an occasional con-
tributor in August 2006, later promoted to full correspondent in
March 2007.
Wyatt Cenac June 2008 Senior Correspondent; provides voice for Michael Steele puppet;
is also part of The Daily Show writing staff.
Olivia Munn June 3, 2010 Senior Asian Correspondent. (Although Aasif Mandvi states that
he already is the show’s Senior Asian Correspondent.) Senior
Mineral Extraction Correspondent (during the Chilean miner res-
cue).
This article is a list of the correspondents and on-screen
contributors past and present, who have appeared on
contributors,
Current cast
the satirical television program The Daily Show with Jon
Stewart. Correspondents normally have two roles: "ex- Correspondents
perts" with satirical "senior" titles whom host Jon Ste-
wart interviews about certain issues, or hosts of original Contributors
reporting segments which often showcase interviews of
serious political figures. The show’s contributors often Former cast
have their own unique recurring segment on the show
and tend to appear less frequently. Recurring correspondents
Contributors and one-time correspon-
dents
Timeline chart
References
[1] http://lockerz.com/s/106584108
[2] http://www.thedailyshow.com/news-team
External links
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart official website
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Name Debut Notes
Lewis Black July 1996 "Back in Black", he is the longest-running actor to work on The
Daily Show, having served on the show since the beginning.
John Hodgman January 2006 Resident Expert, "You’re Welcome", "Exper-teasers"; appeared on
the show once as a guest in November 2005 to promote The Areas
of My Expertise
Larry Wilmore August 2006 Senior Black Correspondent, "Wilmore-Oliver Investigates"
Kristen Schaal March 13, 2008 Women’s Issues Commentator.
Josh Gad May 5, 2009 Contributing Correspondent. Though currently committed to The
Book of Mormon on Broadway, Gad is still in the rotation of corre-
spondents as of June 2011.[1]
Al Madrigal May 17, 2011 Senior Latino Correspondent. Al is listed as a contributor on the
Daily Show website.[2]
Sarah Vowell November 17, 2011 Senior Historical Context Correspondent
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Name Years Notes
Dan Bakkedahl 2005 to 2007 Hired to replace departing correspondent Stephen Colbert in 2005.
Filed his final report on September 25, 2007.
Mary Birdsong 2002 Contributing correspondent.
A. Whitney Brown 1996 to 1998 "Backfire"; was one of The Daily Show’s original correspondents. Had
his own The Daily Show special in 1998 called "Weirder Than Whitney".
Steve Carell 1999 to 2005 "Even Stephven", "Produce Pete", "Dollars and "Cents"", "We Love
Showbiz", "Slimmin’ Down With Steve", "Ad Nauseam". Carell had his
own The Daily Show special in May 2001 called "Steve Carell Salutes
Steve Carell" highlighting his most popular field assignments on the
show. Carell is the first correspondent to become a major movie and
television star since leaving The Daily Show in early 2005. Steve has
since returned numerous times as a featured guest. He is married to
fellow former correspondent Nancy (Walls) Carell.
Stephen Colbert 1997 to 2005 "Even Stephven", "This Week In God", "The Jobbing of America".
Although Colbert is no longer a part of The Daily Show team, Stewart
will frequently "toss" to him at The Colbert Report at the end of a show.
He has also made a number of cameos, including an appearance on the
October 16, 2007 episode of The Daily Show in which he contemplated
running for president. Colbert currently holds the record as the
longest serving correspondent on The Daily Show.
Nate Corddry 2005 to 2006 The younger brother of correspondent Rob Corddry. As a running joke
on the show, older brother Rob would often appear in Nate’s segments
usually picking on him. This eventually lead to the two brothers hav-
ing their own "Even Stephven"-style debate segment called "Brother
vs. Brother".
Rob Corddry 2002 to 2006 "This Week In God", "Come On!", "Popular Music Omnibus", and as he
liked to call them, "Poop jokes". Corddry left the show in September
2006 to start a film career and to star in The Winner, a Fox comedy that
ran from March 4 to March 18, 2007. He has also returned as a special
guest correspondent several times since. Corddry created and stars in
the comedy series Childrens Hospital, currently airing on Adult Swim.
Vance DeGeneres 1999 to 2001 "Dollars and "Cents"", "A Tale of Survival", had his own The Daily Show
special in 2000 highlighting his popular "Tales of Survival" segments.
Susie Essman 1996 Contributing correspondent.
Rachael Harris 2002 to 2003 "Mark Your Calendar", "We Love Showbiz".
Ed Helms 2002 to 2006 "Digital Watch", "Ad Nauseam", "Mark Your Calendar", "We Love
Showbiz", "This Week in God". Helms and fellow correspondent Rob
Corddry had their own The Daily Show special in 2003 called "I’m a Cor-
respondent: Please Don’t Fire Me". Helms made an appearance on July
21, 2008 as a special guest correspondent. Most recently, Helms was
one of the stars of the hit 2009 comedy The Hangover, making him the
second prominent former correspondent (after Steve Carell) to star in
a hit movie and return as a featured guest on the show. Helms cur-
rently stars on The Office.
Laura Kightlinger 1999 Contributing correspondent.
Beth Littleford 1996 to 2000 "The Beth Littleford Interview", "bETh". In 1999, she had her own The
Daily Show special called "The Beth Littleford Interview Special", high-
lighting her popular celebrity interviews. Littleford was the only orig-
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inal correspondent to stay with the show after Jon Stewart took over
as host.
Caroline Rhea 1996 Contributing correspondent.
Rob Riggle 2006 to 2008 Senior Military Affairs Correspondent; Some of his most memorable
work on the show included his overseas special assignments. His
week-long reports from Iraq in 2007 titled "Operation: Silent Thun-
der" brought much attention to the show. After the success of "Silent
Thunder", he traveled to China for his second overseas four-part se-
ries during the 2008 Olympics, titled "Rob Riggle: Chasing the
Dragon". Shortly after announcing he would be leaving the show, he
made his farewell appearance on December 10, 2008. Riggle made a
surprise appearance on the August 3, 2010 show, during an interview
with Will Ferrell.
Mo Rocca 1998 to 2003 "Dollars and "Cents"", "Mark Your Calendar", "Mopinion". Rocca went
on to parlay his Daily Show correspondent persona in numerous other
cable appearances, such as several VH1 "talking head" shows and at
the 2004 political conventions for Larry King Live.
Jeffrey Ross 1996 to 1997 Contributing correspondent.
Michael Showalter 1996 Contributing correspondent.
Denny Siegel 1999 Contributing correspondent.
Miriam Tolan 2000 to 2001 Contributing correspondent. Also occasionally filled in for Nancy
Walls’ on "Dollars and "Cents""
Brian Unger 1996 to 1998 "Backfire", was one of The Daily Show’s original correspondents.
David Wain 1996 Contributing correspondent.
Nancy Walls 1999 to 2002 "We Love Showbiz", "Popular Music Omnibus", "Dollars and "Cents"",
married to fellow former correspondent Steve Carell.
Matt Walsh 2001 to 2002 News You Can Utilize, "Dollars and "Cents"", had his own The Daily
Show special in May 2002 called "Matt Walsh Goes to Hawaii".
Lauren Weedman 2001 to 2002 "Dollars and "Cents"", "We Love Showbiz".
Bob Wiltfong 2004 to 2005 Contributing correspondent.
Lizz Winstead 1996 to 1997 Original correspondent and co-creator of The Daily Show.
Stacey Grenrock-Woods 1998 to 2003 Contributing correspondent.
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Name Years Notes
Dave Attell 1999 to 2002 Contributor, "The Ugly American".
Michael Blieden 1996 to 1999 Contributor, original host of "Ad Nauseam".
John Bloom 1996–1998 Contributor, "God Stuff".
Rich Brown 1996 to 1999 Contributor, "Public Excess". Also a one-time correspondent.
Sameer Butt 1997 to 1998 Contributor.
Frank DeCaro 1996 to 2003 Contributor, "Out at the Movies"; he currently hosts his own program
on Sirius Satellite Radio and was a celebrity panelist on GSN’s revival
of I’ve Got a Secret.
Eric Drysdale 2001 A long time writer for The Daily Show and later on The Colbert Report;
Drysdale was a one-time correspondent as well as often appearing in
other various comedy bits for the show.
Adrianne Frost 2002 One-time correspondent.
Jon Glaser 2004 One-time correspondent.
Dave Gorman 2006 Contributor, "Poll Smoking"; appeared on the show once as a guest in
2001 to promote Are You Dave Gorman?.
Buck Henry 2007 Contributor, "The Henry Stops Here", Senior Historical Perspectivist.
Tom Johnson 2000 to 2001 Contributor, "Lord Viper Scorpion".
Andy Kindler 2000 to 2001 Contributor, "TV Guy".
Ed Lover 1997 to 1998 Contributor, "Ed Lover’s America".
Demetri Martin 2005 to 2008 Contributor, "Trendspotting". Left to star in his own Comedy Central
show, Important Things with Demetri Martin.
Jerry Minor 2000 One-time correspondent.
Jimmy Nicol 1998 Contributor, "Invade Canada".
Molly Pesce 1996 to 1997 Originally co-hosted The Daily Show’s movie review segments with
Frank DeCaro. Eventually, DeCaro would go solo with his own segment
"Out at the Movies" in 1997.
David Pompeii 2001 One-time correspondent.
Tom Shillue 1998 to 1999 Contributor, "This Week in Hate". Also an occasional correspondent.
Campbell Smith 2001 Contributor, "Dollars and "Cents"".
Jeff Stilson 1998 Contributor.
Paul F. Tompkins 1998 Contributor, "Us People’s Weekly Entertainment".
Mick Foley 2009-2010 Senior Ass Kicker correspondent.
Dash Worthington 2010 One-time correspondent.
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