List of The Daily Show correspondents

Table columns:
Name
Year Joined
Year Left
Notes

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cells: Dan Bakkedahl
September 20, 2005
September 25, 2007
Hired to replace departing correspondent Stephen Colbert on September 25, 2005. Filed his final report on September 25, 2007. Bakkedahl was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Samantha Bee
July 10, 2003
April 30, 2015
"This Week in God", "Are You Prepared?!?"; The Daily Show's first non-US citizen correspondent; all-time longest-serving regular correspondent after passing Stephen Colbert in 2011; filled in for a sick Jon Stewart on October 7, 2014. Bee departed the show on April 30, 2015, to host Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS. Bee was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015. She is married to fellow former correspondent Jason Jones.
cells: Mary Birdsong
January 31, 2002
March 14, 2002
Contributing correspondent.
cells: A. Whitney Brown
July 23, 1996
December 15, 1998
"Backfire"; was one of The Daily Show's original correspondents. Had his own The Daily Show special in 1998 called "Weirder Than Whitney".
cells: Nancy Carell
December 7, 1999
August 8, 2002
"We Love Showbiz", "Popular Music Omnibus", "Dollars and "Cents"". Was credited under maiden name, Nancy Walls, and has been married fellow former correspondent Steve Carell since 1995. Walls-Carell was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Steve Carell
February 11, 1999
April 4, 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, and the only correspondent to receive an Academy Award nomination since leaving The Daily Show in early 2005. Carell has since returned numerous times as a featured guest and was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015. He is married to fellow former correspondent Nancy (Walls) Carell.
cells: Wyatt Cenac
June 3, 2008
December 13, 2012
Senior Correspondent; also provides voice for Michael Steele puppet. Filed his final report on December 13, 2012, but also made cameo guest appearances on August 15, 2013 for the last show of guest host John Oliver and for Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Michael Che
June 4, 2014
September 18, 2014
Left to co-anchor "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live. Shortest correspondent tenure as of 2015.[2] Was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Stephen Colbert
June 26, 1997
September 26, 2005
"Even Stephven", "This Week In God", "The Jobbing of America". Stephen Colbert hosted The Daily Show six times (January 24, 2001; February 20 and 22, 2001; March 26–27, 2001; April 3 and 5, 2001; May 2–3, 2001; March 6, 2003; July 6, 2004). Although Colbert left The Daily Show team in mid-2005, through 2010 Stewart frequently "tossed" to him at The Colbert Report at the end of a show. Colbert has also made a number of Daily Show cameos since 2005, particularly in reference to his mock "presidential campaigns" in 2007/08 and 2011/12, and Stewart's stewardship of Colbert SuperPAC in 2011. With a nearly nine-year tenure, Colbert was the longest serving correspondent on The Daily Show until his record was broken by Samantha Bee in 2011. Before taking over as new host of The Late Show on CBS, Colbert made his final appearance for Jon Stewart's last episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Nate Corddry
October 4, 2005
May 2, 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 led to the two brothers having their own "Even Stephven"-style debate segment called "Brother vs. Brother". Was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Rob Corddry
April 17, 2002
August 24, 2006
"This Week In God", "Come On!", "Popular Music Omnibus", and as he liked to call them, "Poop jokes". Corddry filled in for Stewart (on paternity leave) on February 9, 2006. He left the show in August 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 and was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Josh Gad
May 5, 2009
June 27, 2011
Contributing Correspondent. Made his last appearance on June 27, 2011. Made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Vance DeGeneres
January 14, 1999
May 17, 2001
"Dollars and "Cents"", "A Tale of Survival", had his own The Daily Show special in 2000 highlighting his popular "Tales of Survival" segments. Was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Rachael Harris
October 28, 2002
March 20, 2003
"Mark Your Calendar", "We Love Showbiz".
cells: Ed Helms
April 29, 2002
December 05, 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 Correspondent: Please Don't Fire Me". Helms made an appearance on July 21, 2008 as a special guest correspondent. Helms was one of the stars of the 2009 comedy The Hangover and was a regular cast member on NBC's The Office, beginning with its third season. Helms was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Jason Jones
September 29, 2005
March 26, 2015
"Are You Prepared?!?", "Jason Jones 180"; Filled in for a sick Jon Stewart on October 7, 2014. Departed the show on March 26, 2015. Jones made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015. He is married to fellow former correspondent Samantha Bee.
cells: Jordan Klepper
March 3, 2014
September 21, 2017
New Senior Caucasian Correspondent. Senior Congressional Correspondent. Senior Campaign Correspondent. Senior Technology Correspondent. Senior Fantasy Culture Correspondent. Senior Fantasy Sports Correspondent. Senior Iowan Correspondent. Senior U.K. Correspondent, filled in for a sick Trevor Noah on October 20, 2016. Left the show so he can begin hosting his own spin-off The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper on September 25, 2017.
cells: Beth Littleford
July 24, 1996
May 18, 2000
"The Beth Littleford Interview", "bETh". In 1999, she had her own The Daily Show special called "The Beth Littleford Interview Special", highlighting her popular celebrity interviews. She was the only original correspondent to stay with the show after Jon Stewart took over as host, leaving the show in 2000.
cells: Al Madrigal
May 17, 2011
January 12, 2016
Senior Latino Correspondent. California correspondent.
cells: Aasif Mandvi
August 9, 2006
October 14, 2015
Senior Middle East Correspondent; started as a contributor; but made correspondent in March 2007.[3] Senior Campaign Correspondent.
cells: Olivia Munn
June 3, 2010
September 12, 2011
Senior Asian Correspondent. Made her final appearance on September 12, 2011. Was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: John Oliver
July 31, 2006
December 19, 2013
Senior British Person; "Wilmore-Oliver Investigates"; on writing staff from 2007 to 2013. Interim host during the summer of 2013. He departed the show on December 19, 2013 to prepare hosting his own late night show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO which premiered on April 27, 2014. Returned to host the show on November 13, 2014 to promote Jon Stewart's film, Rosewater. Oliver returned for an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Rob Riggle
September 20, 2006
December 10, 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 Thunder" brought much attention to the show. After the success of "Silent Thunder", he traveled to China for his second overseas four-part series 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 and again on August 15, 2013 for the last show of guest host John Oliver. Made a cameo the week of Nov 17th in a correspondent report and was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Mo Rocca
November 16, 1998
August 20, 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. Was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Jeff Ross
July 22, 1996
June 18, 1997
Contributing correspondent.
cells: Denny Siegel
February 2, 1999
April 15, 1999
Contributing correspondent.
cells: Jeff Stilson
October 9, 1998
January 18, 1999
Contributing correspondent.
cells: Miriam Tolan
June 15, 2000
July 25, 2001
Contributing correspondent. Also occasionally filled in for Nancy Walls on "Dollars and "Cents""
cells: Brian Unger
July 22, 1996
December 16, 1998
"Backfire", was one of The Daily Show's original correspondents.
cells: David Wain
July 23, 1996
August 6, 1996
Contributing correspondent.
cells: Matt Walsh
May 2, 2001
June 25, 2002
News You Can Utilize, "Dollars and "Cents"", had his own The Daily Show special in May 2002 called "Matt Walsh Goes to Hawaii". Walsh was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart's final episode on August 6, 2015.
cells: Lauren Weedman
July 16, 2001
October 7, 2002
"Dollars and "Cents"", "We Love Showbiz".
cells: Jessica Williams
January 11, 2012
June 30, 2016
Senior Youth Correspondent. Senior Beyoncé Correspondent. Senior Congressional Correspondent. Senior Campaign Correspondent. Senior Political Correspondent.
cells: Bob Wiltfong
April 6, 2004
December 1, 2005
Contributing correspondent.
cells: Lizz Winstead
July 22, 1996
December 18, 1997
Original correspondent and co-creator of The Daily Show.
cells: Stacey Grenrock-Woods
April 2, 1998
July 14, 2003
Contributing correspondent.

Questions about this table:
originalText: host of the late show who was once a correspondent for the daily show
answer: answerTexts: Stephen Colbert
alternativeAnswers: answerTexts: Stephen Colbert
answerTexts: Stephen Colbert
answerTexts: Stephen Colbert