The Daily Show Season 31 Episode 96 Synopsis

Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before the Senate in the GOP's hyperpartisan investigation into his alleged mishandling of Covid, despite Trump once saying he had "a lot of respect for Dr. Fauci". Jordan Klepper breaks down the hearing's biggest moments, from Fauci repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment to Senator Josh Hawley citing diary entries and an Instagram commenter bringing the eggplant emoji into the discourse. For America's 250th birthday, Michael Kosta asked New Yorkers who the greatest American of all time is - and naturally, they got it wrong. The answer? John Motherfucking Stamos. Luckily, Stamos was there to help a starstruck Kosta set the record straight. Also, award-winning journalist Theo Baker joins Klepper to discuss his Stanford research misconduct investigation, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne's 2023 resignation, Silicon Valley's grip on campus, and how Baker got powerful sources to open up to a teenager. (Last episode before the summer break).

The Daily Show Season 31 Episodes...

• s31e01 - January 5, 2026 - Sen. Mark Kelly
• s31e02 - January 6, 2026 - Park Chan-wook
• s31e03 - January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner
• s31e04 - January 8, 2026 - Lucy Liu
• s31e05 - January 12, 2026 - Jenin Younes
• s31e06 - January 13, 2026 - Joachim Trier
• s31e07 - January 14, 2026 - Langhorne Slim
• s31e08 - January 15, 2026 - Wagner Moura
• s31e09 - January 20, 2026 - Artis Stevens
• s31e10 - January 21, 2026 - Simu Liu
• s31e11 - January 22, 2026 - Alexandria Stapleton
• s31e12 - January 26, 2026 - Jason Rezaian
• s31e13 - January 27, 2026 - Michael Urie
• s31e14 - January 28, 2026 - Gov. Mikie Sherrill
• s31e15 - January 29, 2026 - Katherine LaNasa
• s31e16 - February 2, 2026 - Heather Ann Thompson
• s31e17 - February 3, 2026 - Paul Rosolie
• s31e18 - February 4, 2026 - Patricia Lee aka 'Ms. Pat'
• s31e19 - February 5, 2026 - Jon Shenk & Marcus Capone
• s31e20 - February 9, 2026 - Gov. Andy Beshear
• s31e21 - February 10, 2026 - Tim Blake Nelson
• s31e22 - February 11, 2026 - Andrew Jarecki
• s31e23 - February 12, 2026 - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey
• s31e24 - February 23, 2026 - A. Mechele Dickerson
• s31e25 - February 24, 2026 - Padma Lakshmi
• s31e26 - February 25, 2026 - Jonathan Haidt & Catherine Price
• s31e27 - February 26, 2026 - Christa Miller
• s31e28 - March 2, 2026 - Jafar Panahi
• s31e29 - March 3, 2026 - Geeta Gandbhir
• s31e30 - March 4, 2026 - Erika Alexander
• s31e31 - March 5, 2026 - Mychal Threets
• s31e32 - March 16, 2026 - Mayor Matt Mahan
• s31e33 - March 17, 2026 - George Saunders
• s31e34 - March 18, 2026 - Steve Zahn
• s31e35 - March 19, 2026 - Rebecca Traister
• s31e36 - March 23, 2026 - Jake Sullivan
• s31e37 - March 24, 2026 - Sterling K. Brown
• s31e38 - March 25, 2026 - Joel Martinez aka 'The Kid Mero'
• s31e39 - March 26, 2026 - Eiza González
• s31e40 - March 30, 2026 - Cindy Cohn
• s31e41 - March 31, 2026 - Julio Torres
• s31e42 - April 1, 2026 - Dr. Mary Claire Haver
• s31e43 - April 13, 2026 - Aziz Abu Sarah & Moaz Inon
• s31e44 - April 14, 2026 - Bao Nguyen
• s31e45 - April 15, 2026 - Zoe Lister-Jones
• s31e46 - April 16, 2026 - Lee Sung Jin
• s31e47 - April 20, 2026 - Annalena Baerbock
• s31e48 - April 21, 2026 - Noah Wyle
• s31e49 - April 22, 2026 - Maria Sharapova
• s31e50 - April 23, 2026 - Ben McKenzie
• s31e51 - April 27, 2026 - Jodi Kantor
• s31e52 - April 28, 2026 - Gaten Matarazzo
• s31e53 - April 29, 2026 - Ali Siddiq
• s31e54 - April 30, 2026 - Robert Fitzgerald Diggs aka 'RZA'
• s31e55 - May 4, 2026 - Sherrilyn Ifill
• s31e56 - May 5, 2026 - Paul W. Downs
• s31e57 - May 6, 2026 - Marla Mindelle
• s31e58 - May 7, 2026 - Adam Scott
• s31e59 - May 11, 2026 - Josh Tyrangiel
• s31e60 - May 12, 2026 - Paul Dano
• s31e61 - May 13, 2026 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
• s31e62 - May 14, 2026 - Boots Riley
• s31e63 - May 18, 2026 - Soumaya Keynes & Chad P. Bown
• s31e64 - May 19, 2026 - Brendan Fraser
• s31e65 - May 20, 2026 - Jonnie Park aka 'Dumbfoundead'
• s31e66 - May 21, 2026 - Alfred Matthew 'Weird Al' Yankovic
• s31e67 - June 1, 2026 - Jason Bateman
• s31e68 - June 2, 2026 - Dr. Thomas Mather
• s31e69 - June 3, 2026 - Chase Infiniti
• s31e70 - June 4, 2026 - Beth Stern
• s31e71 - June 8, 2026 - Jane Fonda
• s31e72 - June 9, 2026 - Laverne Cox
• s31e73 - June 10, 2026 - Nina Dobrev
• s31e74 - June 11, 2026 - Martina Navratilova & Chris Evert
• s31e75 - June 15, 2026 - Sen. Raphael Warnock
• s31e76 - June 16, 2026 - Britt Lower
• s31e77 - June 17, 2026 - John Early
• s31e78 - June 18, 2026 - Johnny Knoxville
• s31e79 - Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan
• s31e80 - Lou Diamond Phillips
• s31e81 - Jay Pharoah
• s31e82 - July 7, 2026 - Ann M. Martin
• s31e83 - July 8, 2026 - Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval
• s31e84 - July 9, 2026 - Aaron Chen
• s31e85 - July 13, 2026 - Christopher Nolan
• s31e86 - July 14, 2026 - Beth Kobliner
• s31e87 - July 15, 2026 - Molly Shannon
• s31e88 - July 16, 2026 - Jake Johnson
• s31e89 - July 20, 2026 - Ben Wikler
• s31e90 - July 21, 2026 - Megan Rapinoe
• s31e91 - July 22, 2026 - Elliot Page
• s31e92 - July 23, 2026 - Karolina Wydra
• s31e93 - July 27, 2026 - Kaitlan Collins
• s31e94 - July 28, 2026 - Jeff Hiller
• s31e95 - July 29, 2026 - Twin Temple
• s31e96 - July 30, 2026 - Theo Baker

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