The Daily Show: Ears Edition

As awards season comes to a close, take a look back at this year's nominees through their visits to The Daily Show desk.

Best Director winner Paul Thomas Anderson joined Jon Stewart to discuss his then latest film, The Master. Best Actor nominee Ethan Hawk sat with Jordan Klepper to talk Blue Moon. Best Director (and Original Screenplay winner) Ryan Coogler visited Trevor Noah to talk Creed. Best Actress nominees Emma Stone and Rose Byrne both stopped by the desk. Best Director nominee discussed his movie Sentimental Value. Best Supporting Actor winner Sean Penn dug into writing his novel. Best Actor nominee Wagner Moura talked Secret Agent, and, finally, Best Actor winner Michael B. Jordan joined Trevor to talk about his process, and looking ahead.
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Catch up with all the biggest news of the week with Jon Stewart and Jordan Klepper.

Jon covers all the latest updates from the Middle East, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Brendan Carr and Pete Hegseth's anger over the media's coverage of Iran, and a wartime recession on the horizon for Americans. Jordan weighs in on Trump's plans to "take Cuba," counterterrorism chief Joe Kent's resignation over the war in Iran, MAGA's "micropenis" infighting, and Republicans spinning high oil prices into patriotism. Plus, Klepper chimes in on the president's unsavory Pearl Harbor joke at a meeting with Japan's prime minister, and Afroman's glorious defamation victory against the police.
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Trump bombs a Pearl Harbor joke at a meeting with Japan's prime minister after a reporter asked him about the Iran war, and Jordan Klepper finds the optimism in Afroman winning a defamation suit against the police who raided his home, preserving free speech through relentless mockery, brutal infidelity jokes, and lemon pound cakes.

Michael Kosta delivers the latest get-rich-now opportunities from the hottest business headlines: The Fast Food Wars get a greasy relaunch, Topo Chico mineral water dries up in the U.S., and rare Pokemon cards have collectors collecting fat stacks.

Rebecca Traister, bestselling author and writer at large for New York Magazine, talks to Jordan about her latest book, “Angry Girls Will Get Us Through.” They discuss the constructive power of anger to bring people together and affect social change, and the mission of her book to tell the under-recognized stories of angry women, girls, and nonbinary people who sparked some of the most impactful moments of change throughout American history.
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Jordan Klepper breaks down how Republicans are addressing Americans' concerns about rising gas prices from the war in Iran by telling them to suck it up and quit whining, DHS secretary nominee Markwayne Mullin finds his Senate confirmation hearing dominated by an old beef with Rand Paul, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt encourages politicians to settle their differences the right way: a duel at 10 paces!

On another edition of Sports War, Jordan Klepper and Desi Lydic bicker about the use of AI to fill out March Madness brackets, America's stunning loss to Venezuela at the World Baseball Classic, and backlash against an NBA event honoring a strip club.

Emmy-nominated actor Steve Zahn sits down with Jordan Klepper to discuss his new film, "She Dances." They talk about wearing many hats as producer, co-writer, and actor, using his “dance dad” background to write a comedy that deals with grief, why no one else could play the part but his own daughter, and evolving with co-star Ethan Hawke from playing slackers in “Reality Bites” to being veteran actors.
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Jordan Klepper dives into the confidence boost from a former U.S. president that supposedly inspired Trump to consider “taking Cuba,” counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigning over the war in Iran, and MAGA turning on each other with “micropenis” allegations. Plus, Troy Iwata runs his gaydar on Iran's new supreme leader to find out if he’s queerbaiting Americans.

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NYT’s Bestselling author, George Saunders sits down with Jordan Klepper to discuss his latest novel, “Vigil.” They discuss how he tapped into the mindset of a character who is forced to rationalize their horrible decisions, how accountability can be a form of grace, and  Saunders even credits the people of Minneapolis in demonstrating this in the way they peacefully yet firmly protested ICE’s actions, and his source of light amidst the cruelty and chaos in the world.
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