The Daily Show · SEASON 31
July 8, 2026 - Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval
Episode 83 · 2026-07-08
- News
- Comedy
Episode overview
Ronny Chieng dives into Trump’s NATO summit “love-fest,” where he picked fights with Spain and Denmark, turned Japan into an Islamic Republic, and lamented his on-again, off-again ceasefire with Iran. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s three-week absence has people wondering if he’s even alive, but CNN’s Scott Jennings insists he chatted with him for a suspiciously specific 17 minutes. Michael Kosta heads to the hospital where McConnell is staying to get the truth and help Ronny defend the perfectly not-dead senator. Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval also joins Ronny to discuss how mayors drive local change, what it means to lead as a mayor of color in a Democratic city in a red state, the balance between quick fixes and long-term solutions, the no-nonsense realities of local politics, and why he’s frustrated with the Democratic establishment’s need for new leadership.
41 minutes
Season 31 episodes
1. January 5, 2026 - Sen. Mark Kelly2026-01-05
2. January 6, 2026 - Park Chan-wook2026-01-06
3. January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner2026-01-07
4. January 8, 2026 - Lucy Liu2026-01-08
5. January 12, 2026 - Jenin Younes2026-01-12
6. January 13, 2026 - Joachim Trier2026-01-13
7. January 14, 2026 - Langhorne Slim2026-01-14
8. January 15, 2026 - Wagner Moura2026-01-15
9. January 20, 2026 - Artis Stevens2026-01-20
10. January 21, 2026 - Simu Liu2026-01-21
11. January 22, 2026 - Alexandria Stapleton2026-01-22
12. January 26, 2026 - Jason Rezaian2026-01-26
13. January 27, 2026 - Michael Urie2026-01-27
14. January 28, 2026 - Gov. Mikie Sherrill2026-01-28
15. January 29, 2026 - Katherine LaNasa2026-01-29
16. February 2, 2026 - Heather Ann Thompson2026-02-02
17. February 3, 2026 - Paul Rosolie2026-02-03
18. February 4, 2026 - Patricia Lee aka "Ms. Pat"2026-02-04
19. February 5, 2026 - Jon Shenk & Marcus Capone2026-02-05
20. February 9, 2026 - Gov. Andy Beshear2026-02-09
21. February 10, 2026 - Tim Blake Nelson2026-02-10
22. February 11, 2026 - Andrew Jarecki2026-02-11
23. February 12, 2026 - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey2026-02-12
24. February 23, 2026 - A. Mechele Dickerson2026-02-23
25. February 24, 2026 - Padma Lakshmi2026-02-24
26. February 25, 2026 - Jonathan Haidt & Catherine Price2026-02-25
27. February 26, 2026 - Christa Miller2026-02-26
28. March 2, 2026 - Jafar Panahi2026-03-02
29. March 3, 2026 - Geeta Gandbhir2026-03-03
30. March 4, 2026 - Erika Alexander2026-03-04
31. March 5, 2026 - Mychal Threets2026-03-05
32. March 16, 2026 - Mayor Matt Mahan2026-03-16
33. March 17, 2026 - George Saunders2026-03-17
34. March 18, 2026 - Steve Zahn2026-03-18
35. March 19, 2026 - Rebecca Traister2026-03-19
36. March 23, 2026 - Jake Sullivan2026-03-23
37. March 24, 2026 - Sterling K. Brown2026-03-24
38. March 25, 2026 - Joel Martinez aka "The Kid Mero"2026-03-25
39. March 26, 2026 - Eiza González2026-03-26
40. March 30, 2026 - Cindy Cohn2026-03-30
41. March 31, 2026 - Julio Torres2026-03-31
42. April 1, 2026 - Dr. Mary Claire Haver2026-04-01
43. April 13, 2026 - Aziz Abu Sarah & Moaz Inon2026-04-13
44. April 14, 2026 - Bao Nguyen2026-04-14
45. April 15, 2026 - Zoe Lister-Jones2026-04-15
46. April 16, 2026 - Lee Sung Jin2026-04-16
47. April 20, 2026 - Annalena Baerbock2026-04-20
48. April 21, 2026 - Noah Wyle2026-04-21
49. April 22, 2026 - Maria Sharapova2026-04-22
50. April 23, 2026 - Ben McKenzie2026-04-23
51. April 27, 2026 - Jodi Kantor2026-04-27
52. April 28, 2026 - Gaten Matarazzo2026-04-28
53. April 29, 2026 - Ali Siddiq2026-04-29
54. April 30, 2026 - Robert Fitzgerald Diggs aka "RZA"2026-04-30
55. May 4, 2026 - Sherrilyn Ifill2026-05-04
56. May 5, 2026 - Paul W. Downs2026-05-05
57. May 6, 2026 - Marla Mindelle2026-05-06
58. May 7, 2026 - Adam Scott2026-05-07
59. May 11, 2026 - Josh Tyrangiel2026-05-11
60. May 12, 2026 - Paul Dano2026-05-12
61. May 13, 2026 - Neil deGrasse Tyson2026-05-13
62. May 14, 2026 - Boots Riley2026-05-14
63. May 18, 2026 - Soumaya Keynes & Chad P. Bown2026-05-18
64. May 19, 2026 - Brendan Fraser2026-05-19
65. May 20, 2026 - Jonnie Park aka "Dumbfoundead"2026-05-20
66. May 21, 2026 - Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic2026-05-21
67. June 1, 2026 - Jason Bateman2026-06-01
68. June 2, 2026 - Dr. Thomas Mather2026-06-02
69. June 3, 2026 - Chase Infiniti2026-06-03
70. June 4, 2026 - Beth Stern2026-06-04
71. June 8, 2026 - Jane Fonda2026-06-08
72. June 9, 2026 - Laverne Cox2026-06-09
73. June 10, 2026 - Nina Dobrev2026-06-10
74. June 11, 2026 - Martina Navratilova & Chris Evert2026-06-11
75. June 15, 2026 - Sen. Raphael Warnock2026-06-15
76. June 16, 2026 - Britt Lower2026-06-16
77. June 17, 2026 - John Early2026-06-17
78. June 18, 2026 - Johnny Knoxville2026-06-18
79. June 22, 2026 - Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan2026-06-22
80. June 23, 2026 - Lou Diamond Phillips2026-06-23
81. June 24, 2026 - Jay Pharoah2026-06-24
82. July 7, 2026 - Ann M. Martin2026-07-07
83. July 8, 2026 - Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval2026-07-08
84. July 9, 2026 - Aaron Chen2026-07-09
85. July 13, 2026 - Christopher Nolan2026-07-13
86. July 14, 2026 - Beth Kobliner2026-07-14
87. July 15, 2026 - Molly Shannon2026-07-15
88. July 16, 2026 - Jake Johnson2026-07-16
89. July 20, 2026 - Ben Wikler2026-07-20
90. July 21, 2026 - Megan Rapinoe2026-07-21
91. July 22, 2026 - Elliot Page2026-07-22
92. July 23, 2026 - Karolina Wydra2026-07-23
93. July 27, 2026 - Kaitlan Collins2026-07-27
94. July 28, 2026 - Jeff Hiller2026-07-28
95. July 29, 2026 - Twin Temple2026-07-29
96. July 30, 2026 - Theo Baker2026-07-30
97. September 8, 2026 - Gov. Spencer Cox2026-09-08
98. September 9, 2026 - Jia Tolentino2026-09-09
99. September 10, 2026 - Andrew Garfield2026-09-10
100. September 15, 2026 - Danielle Brooks2026-09-15
101. September 16, 2026 - Colin Kaepernick2026-09-16
102. September 17, 2026 - Giri Nathan2026-09-17
103. September 21, 2026 - Ari Emanuel2026-09-21
104. September 22, 2026 - Tom Morello2026-09-22
105. September 23, 2026 - Jessica Tarlov2026-09-23
106. September 24, 2026 - Merritt Wever2026-09-24
107. September 28, 2026 - Evan Gershkovich2026-09-28
108. September 29, 2026 - Marlon James2026-09-29
109. September 30, 2026 - Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson aka "CMAT"2026-09-30
110. October 1, 2026 - John Wilson2026-10-01
111. October 5, 2026 - Jacob Coxon2026-10-05
112. October 6, 2026 - Aaron Sorkin2026-10-06
113. October 7, 2026 - Sebastian Stan2026-10-07
114. October 8, 2026 - Kyle MacLachlan2026-10-08
115. October 19, 2026 - David Corn2026-10-19
116. October 20, 2026 - Ben Gibbard & "Death Cab for Cutie"2026-10-20
117. October 21, 2026 - Taika Waititi2026-10-21
118. October 22, 2026 - Jimmy O. Yang2026-10-22
119. October 26, 2026 - Matthew Cole2026-10-26
120. October 27, 2026 - Morgana Robinson2026-10-27
121. October 28, 2026 - David Byrne2026-10-28
122. October 29, 2026 - Tracy Letts2026-10-29
123. November 2, 20262026-11-02
124. November 3, 20262026-11-03
125. November 4, 20262026-11-04
126. November 5, 20262026-11-05
127. November 9, 20262026-11-09
128. November 10, 20262026-11-10
129. November 11, 20262026-11-11
130. November 12, 20262026-11-12
131. November 16, 20262026-11-16
132. November 17, 20262026-11-17
133. November 18, 20262026-11-18
134. November 19, 20262026-11-19
