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The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Comedy Central 1996

Trevor Noah and The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The Daily Show (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Nancy Carell

#1 - Nancy Carell (Self - Correspondent)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nancy Ellen Carell (née Walls) is an American actress best known for her comedic work on Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, and The Office.

Nancy Carell plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Nancy Carell is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 2889 episodes.

#2 - Michael Showalter (Self - Correspondent)

Michael English Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is one third of the sketch comedy trio Stella. Showalter first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's The State, which aired from 1993 to 1995. He co-wrote (with David Wain) and starred in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and he wrote, directed, and starred in The Baxter (2005), with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux and Elizabeth Banks. Both of these movies featured many of his co-stars from The State, and so do several of his other projects. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Showalter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Michael Showalter plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Michael Showalter is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 2889 episodes.

Rachael Harris

#3 - Rachael Harris (Self - Correspondent)

Rachael Elaine Harris (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian. She is known for her numerous television roles, such as starring as Dr. Linda Martin on Lucifer and as a guest star on TV shows such as Sister, Sister, Reno 911!, New Girl, Suits and The Good Wife. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachael Harris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rachael Harris plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Rachael Harris is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 2823 episodes.

#4 - Bob Wiltfong (Self - Correspondent)

Bob Wiltfong plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Bob Wiltfong is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 2730 episodes.

#5 - Stacey Grenrock-Woods (Self - Correspondent)

Stacey Grenrock-Woods plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Stacey Grenrock-Woods is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 2730 episodes.

Brian Unger

#6 - Brian Unger (Self - Correspondent)

Brian Unger is an actor and producer.

Brian Unger plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Brian Unger is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 2729 episodes.

Samantha Bee

#7 - Samantha Bee (Self - Correspondent)

Samantha Anne Bee is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host. Bee rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where she became the longest-serving regular correspondent.

Samantha Bee plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Samantha Bee is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 2663 episodes.

#8 - Matt Walsh (Self - Correspondent)

Matthew Paul "Matt" Walsh (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, director, and writer best known as a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade improvisational sketch comedy troupe and currently for co-starring as Mike McLintock on theHBO comedy series Veep. He also previously starred in short-lived comedy programs such as Dog Bites Manon Comedy Central and Players on Spike TV.

Matt Walsh plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Matt Walsh is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 2663 episodes.

Jon Stewart

#9 - Jon Stewart (Self - Host)

Jon Stewart  (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-executive-producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, which led to his first Emmy Award in 2001. Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004 and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race released in 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Stewart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Jon Stewart plays as Self - Host in The Daily Show.
Jon Stewart is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 2644 episodes.

#10 - Jerry Minor (Self - Correspondent)

Jerry Minor is an actor and writer.

Jerry Minor plays as Self - Correspondent in The Daily Show.
Jerry Minor is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 2570 episodes.

Last updated: feb 12, 2023

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