The Daily Show Heather Ann Thompson (Season 31, Episode 16)
TV Episode | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

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The Daily Show

Heather Ann Thompson (Season 31, Episode 16)

TV Episode | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

Creators

Madeleine Smithberg (created by) | Lizz Winstead (created by)

Head Writer

Director

David Paul Meyer

Writers

Lauren Sarver Means (senior writer) | Daniel Radosh (senior writer) | David Angelo (writer) | Lily Blumkin (writer) & 17 more

Producers

Dan Amira (producer) | Jocelyn Conn (producer) | Jeff Gussow (producer) | Matt O'Brien (producer) & 5 more

Editors

Storm Choi | Eric Davies | Thomas Favilla | Lauren Beckett Jackson & 2 more

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 2, 2026

Release date

Feb 2, 2026 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 30 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 64 wins & 264 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Jon Stewart Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Todd Blanche Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Weekend Breakfast (2012)
Erin Burnett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Ana Cabrera Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	MS NOW Reports Ana Cabrera Reports (2023)
Kaitlan Collins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Source with Kaitlan Collins (2023)
Jonathan Dienst Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970)
Ro Khanna Self - California Congressman (archive footage) Self - California Congressman (archive footage) See fewer	The Lincoln Project (2021)
Michael Kosta Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	Pain Hustlers (2023)
Howard Lutnick Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	15 Septembers Later (2016)
Heather Ann Thompson Self Self See fewer	Attica (2021)

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