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First Aired: July 22nd, 1996
Status: Continuing
Genre: Comedy, News
Summary: The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Season 16
Episode 1: Paul Giamatti
Air Date: January 3rd, 2011
Summary: The media calls Barack Obama the "comeback kid," and Paul Giamatti says "rapscallion.
Episode 2: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Air Date: January 4th, 2011
Summary: Republicans focus on 2010 issues, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to reform the Senate filibuster rules.
Episode 3: Jimmy Wales
Air Date: January 5th, 2011
Summary: John McCain gets cranky, and Jimmy Wales imagines Wikipedia's relevance in 500 years.
Episode 4: Patton Oswalt
Air Date: January 6th, 2011
Summary: Facebook refuses to disclose its financial results, and Patton Oswalt uses a prisoner ghostwriter.
Episode 5: Denis Leary
Air Date: January 10th, 2011
Summary: John Oliver reports on the Arizona shootings in his PJs, and Denis Leary discusses "Suck on This Year.
Episode 6: Colin Firth
Air Date: January 11st, 2011
Summary: John Oliver celebrates Verizon's iPhone announcement, and Colin Firth talks about "The King's Speech.
Episode 7: Tim Pawlenty
Air Date: January 12nd, 2011
Summary: Members of Congress introduce gun legislation, and Tim Pawlenty defends Republican rhetoric.
Episode 8: Ron Howard
Air Date: January 13rd, 2011
Summary: John Hodgman makes NASCAR more exciting, and Ron Howard shares his enthusiasm for show business.
Episode 9: Peter Bergen
Air Date: January 17th, 2011
Summary: Michael Steele steps down as RNC chairman, and Peter Bergen talks about progress in Afghanistan.
Episode 10: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Air Date: January 18th, 2011
Summary: Jon promises Sarah Palin a classy conversation and reveals his love for Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Episode 11: Paul Clemens
Air Date: January 19th, 2011
Summary: Glenn Beck appears on the "Today" show, and Paul Clemens discusses blue-collar decline.
Episode 12: Kambiz Hosseini & Saman Arbabi
Air Date: January 20th, 2011
Summary: Steve Cohen compares Republicans to Nazis, and Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi call Jon a prophet.
Episode 13: Anand Giridharadas
Air Date: January 24th, 2011
Summary: Wyatt Cenac dons a parrot suit in Mississippi, and Anand Giridharadas tells Jon the truth.
Episode 14: James Franco
Air Date: January 25th, 2011
Summary: A reporter searches for homeless talent, and Jon composes an ode to James Franco's Oscar nomination.
Episode 15: Jonathan Alter
Air Date: January 26th, 2011
Summary: Michele Bachmann looks off camera, and Jonathan Alter examines Obama's plans for the future.
Episode 16: T. Boone Pickens
Air Date: January 27th, 2011
Summary: Bill O'Reilly defends his Nazi analogies, and T. Boone Pickens wants America on an energy plan.
Episode 17: Bill Gates
Air Date: January 31st, 2011
Summary: Egyptian forces use American tear gas canisters, and Bill Gates works on curing polio.
Episode 18: Michael Steele
Air Date: February 1st, 2011
Summary: Conservatives turn into political hypochondriacs, and Michael Steele must prove his identity.
Episode 19: Matthew Perry
Air Date: February 2nd, 2011
Summary: Republicans close the rape loophole, and Matthew Perry talks about his happy friend.
Episode 20: Adm. Michael Mullen
Air Date: February 3rd, 2011
Summary: Justin Bieber switches bodies with Jon, and Mike Mullen talks about the crisis in Egypt.
Episode 21: Edward Glaeser
Air Date: February 14th, 2011
Episode 22: January Jones
Air Date: February 15th, 2011
Episode 23: Brian Williams
Air Date: February 16th, 2011
Summary: Anchor and Managing Editor, NBC Nightly News. The award-winning journalist and friend-of-the-show stops by.
Episode 24: Ed Gillespie
Air Date: February 17th, 2011
Episode 25: Lisa Ling
Air Date: February 21st, 2011
Episode 26: Anderson Cooper
Air Date: February 22nd, 2011
Episode 27: Donald Rumsfeld
Air Date: February 23rd, 2011
Episode 28: Austan Goolsbee
Air Date: February 24th, 2011
Episode 29: Howard Stern
Air Date: February 28th, 2011
Summary: CNN anchors take viewer requests, and Howard Stern hopes to talk to Charlie Sheen.
Episode 30: Prince Zeid Ra'ad
Air Date: March 1st, 2011
Summary: Prince Zeid Ra'ad Representative, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan The U.N. representative of Jordan discusses King Abdullah II's new book, "Our Last Best Chance.
Episode 31: Allison Stanger
Air Date: March 2nd, 2011
Episode 32: Diane Ravitch
Air Date: March 3rd, 2011
Episode 33: Sen. Rand Paul
Air Date: March 7th, 2011
Episode 34: Brian Christian
Air Date: March 8th, 2011
Summary: Author Brian Christian ('The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive').
Episode 35: Aaron Eckhart
Air Date: March 9th, 2011
Summary: From 'Battle: Los Angeles,' actor Aaron Eckhart.
Episode 36: Trey Parker & Matt Stone
Air Date: March 10th, 2011
Summary: 'South Park,' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
Episode 37: Sarah Vowell
Air Date: March 21st, 2011
Summary: Author, "Unfamiliar Fishes." The author discusses her new book about American colonization of Hawaii in the 1800s.
Episode 38: T.J. English
Air Date: March 22nd, 2011
Summary: The author of "The Savage City" discusses his new book about murder and corruption in New York City during the 1960s and 70s.
Episode 39: Richard Lewis
Air Date: March 23rd, 2011
Episode 40: Bret Baier
Air Date: March 24th, 2011
Episode 41: Dr. Mansour O.El-Kikhia
Air Date: March 28th, 2011
Summary: Republicans want to lower the corporate tax rate, and Mansour O. El-Kikhia discusses Libya.
Episode 42: Miguel Nicoleles
Air Date: March 29th, 2011
Summary: Joe Biden works the room at a war speech, and Miguel Nicolelis helps paralyzed people walk again.
Episode 43: Jake Gyllenhaal
Air Date: March 30th, 2011
Summary: Republicans appeal to their narrow base, and Jake Gyllenhaal considers marrying a stranger.
Episode 44: Norm MacDonald
Air Date: March 31st, 2011
Summary: CIA operatives might arm Libyan rebels, and Norm Macdonald wants to blow up his stupid high school.
Episode 45: Billy Crystal
Air Date: April 4th, 2011
Summary: The comedian and actor discusses his role as a vampire in an upcoming Funny Or Die short.
Episode 46: Colin Quinn
Air Date: April 5th, 2011
Summary: The comedian discusses his one-man Broadway show and special on HBO.
Episode 47: Mike Huckabee
Air Date: April 6th, 2011
Summary: The former governor of Arkansas discusses his views on government, families and his latest book.
Episode 48: Jamie Oliver
Air Date: April 7th, 2011
Summary: The chef talks about healthy cooking habits and the upcoming season of his Emmy-winning series.
Episode 49: Foo Fighters
Air Date: April 11st, 2011
Summary: The rock band visits to perform a song from their latest album.
Episode 50: Governor Deval Patrick
Air Date: April 12nd, 2011
Summary: The governor of Massachusetts discusses his rise from poverty and what gives him hope for America's future.
Episode 51: Tracy Morgan
Air Date: April 13rd, 2011
Summary: The actor and comedian discusses his role in the upcoming animated film.
Episode 52: Ricky Gervais
Air Date: April 14th, 2011
Summary: The comedian talks about his new HBO special with Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Louis C.K.
Episode 53: Gigi Ibrahim
Air Date: April 25th, 2011
Summary: John Oliver highlights royal wedding coverage, and Gigi Ibrahim talks about the Egyptian uprising.
Episode 54: Elizabeth Warren
Air Date: April 26th, 2011
Summary: Olivia Munn looks into tiger mothering, and Elizabeth Warren wants to protect consumers.
Episode 55: Bernie Sanders
Air Date: April 27th, 2011
Summary: Obama releases his long-form birth certificate, and Bernie Sanders fights for workers' rights.
Episode 56: William Cohan
Air Date: April 28th, 2011
Summary: John Oliver talks to British taxpayers about the wedding, and William Cohan discusses Goldman Sachs.
Episode 57: Philip K. Howard
Air Date: May 2nd, 2011
Summary: The U.S. kills Osama bin Laden, and Philip K. Howard explains why the government can't make choices.
Episode 58: Rachel Maddow
Air Date: May 3rd, 2011
Summary: A royal wedding simulation reveals the consummation, and Rachel Maddow discusses Bin Laden's death.
Episode 59: David Barton
Air Date: May 4th, 2011
Summary: The White House hides the Bin Laden photo, and David Barton discusses religion in the Constitution.
Episode 60: Joe Meacham
Air Date: May 5th, 2011
Summary: Donald Trump steals the crazy oxygen from Sarah Palin, and Jon Meacham discusses the Civil War.
Episode 61: Keira Knightley
Air Date: May 9th, 2011
Summary: Jason Jones visits the gayest city in America, and Keira Knightley learns about the Santorum.
Episode 62: Will Ferrell
Air Date: May 10th, 2011
Summary: Republicans take credit for Bin Laden's death, and Will Ferrell simulates sex with a baseball bat.
Episode 63: Albert Brooks
Air Date: May 11st, 2011
Summary: Common causes controversy, and Albert Brooks talks about his Kate Middleton obsession.
Episode 64: Kristen Wiig
Air Date: May 12nd, 2011
Summary: Newt Gingrich announces his candidacy on Twitter, and Kristen Wiig talks about "Bridesmaids.
Episode 65: Jon Ronson
Air Date: May 16th, 2011
Summary: Osama bin Laden's porn stash is discovered, and Jon Ronson talks about psychopaths.
Episode 66: Annie Jacobsen
Air Date: May 17th, 2011
Summary: Al Madrigal weighs in on immigration reform, and Annie Jacobsen talks about Area 51.
Episode 67: Richard Beeman
Air Date: May 18th, 2011
Summary: Newt Gingrich outrages Republicans, and Richard Beeman discusses religion in government.
Episode 68: Lisa P. Jackson
Air Date: May 19th, 2011
Summary: John Hodgman creates a Bin Laden conspiracy theory, and Lisa P. Jackson addresses EPA criticism.
Episode 69: Jimmy Fallon
Air Date: May 31st, 2011
Summary: Sarah Palin takes a bus tour with her family, and Jimmy Fallon reads a thank you note.
Episode 70: Bill Moyers
Air Date: June 1st, 2011
Summary: Donald Trump eats his pizza with a fork, and Bill Moyers discusses good journalism.
Episode 71: Tim Tebow
Air Date: June 2nd, 2011
Summary: Eric Cantor wants to justify tornado relief, and Tim Tebow talks about his missionary parents.
Episode 72: Maziar Bahari
Air Date: June 6th, 2011
Summary: Sarah Palin offers her version of Paul Revere, and Maziar Bahari recounts his Iranian imprisonment.
Episode 73: Fareed Zakaria
Air Date: June 7th, 2011
Summary: John Oliver promises to mock Anthony Weiner, and Fareed Zakaria discusses American labor.
Episode 74: Larry King
Air Date: June 8th, 2011
Summary: Anthony Weiner apologizes to Bill Clinton, and Larry King prepares for his European stand-up tour.
Episode 75: Howard Wasdin
Air Date: June 9th, 2011
Summary: Jon spins the penis wheel, and Howard Wasdin talks about SEAL Team Six.
Episode 76: Alex Prud'homme
Air Date: June 13rd, 2011
Summary: Nancy Pelosi calls on Anthony Weiner to resign, and Alex Prud'homme discusses water pollution.
Episode 77: J.J. Abrams
Air Date: June 14th, 2011
Summary: Republican hopefuls gather for their second debate, and J.J. Abrams talks about writing for TV.
Episode 78: Trey Parker & Matt Stone
Air Date: June 15th, 2011
Summary: Barack Obama visits Puerto Rico, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone become the Broadway establishment.
Episode 79: Ray Nagin
Air Date: June 20th, 2011
Summary: Sam Bee reports on the smoking ban in NYC parks, and Ray Nagin discusses Hurricane Katrina.
Episode 80: Cameron Diaz
Air Date: June 21st, 2011
Summary: PolitiFact checks Fox News for false statements, and Cameron Diaz removes Jon's stitches.
Episode 81: Mitchell Zuckoff
Air Date: June 22nd, 2011
Summary: Greece protests proposed austerity measures, and Mitchell Zuckoff recounts an unlikely WWII rescue.
Episode 82: Bruce Headlam
Air Date: June 23rd, 2011
Summary: John Hodgman battles hackers on their own turf, and Bruce Headlam discusses "Page One.
Episode 83: Jennifer Aniston
Air Date: June 27th, 2011
Summary: New York legalizes gay marriage, and Jennifer Aniston talks about her movie, "Horrible Bosses.
Episode 84: Louis C.K.
Air Date: June 28th, 2011
Summary: Rod Blagojevich has much to look forward to in prison, and Louis C.K. deconstructs fart jokes.
Episode 85: Tom Hanks
Air Date: June 29th, 2011
Summary: Democrats and Republicans can't agree on the debt ceiling, and Tom Hanks discusses his movie "Larry Crowne.
Episode 86: Bill Kristol
Air Date: June 30th, 2011
Summary: Mark Halperin calls Barack Obama a dick, and Bill Kristol discusses American war strategy in Afghanistan.
Episode 87: Denis Leary
Air Date: July 11st, 2011
Summary: Aasif Mandvi finds out why America's birds are dying, and Denis Leary talks about potato Vodka.
Episode 88: Kid Rock
Air Date: July 12nd, 2011
Summary: China might repossess America if Republicans and Democrats don't come to an agreement over the debt crisis, and Kid Rock is a responsible parent with his own brand of beer.
Episode 89: Matthew Richardson
Air Date: July 13rd, 2011
Summary: Jerry Seinfeld helps Jon repress his urge to make gay jokes about Marcus Bachmann, and Matthew Richardson reveals his plan to solve America's mortgage crisis.
Episode 90: Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry
Air Date: July 14th, 2011
Summary: The ongoing debt ceiling negotiations get heated, and Leroy Petry demonstrates his robotic hand.
Episode 91: Daniel Radcliffe
Air Date: July 18th, 2011
Summary: Barack Obama breaks out his I-mean-business podium and sets a deadline to solve the debt ceiling crisis, and Daniel Radcliffe talks about the last "Harry Potter" movie.
Episode 92: Pervez Musharraf
Air Date: July 19th, 2011
Summary: The Murdoch scandal turns ugly, and Pervez Musharraf enjoys a beverage and converses about Pakistan.
Episode 93: Steve Carell
Air Date: July 20th, 2011
Summary: Rupert Murdoch throws his employees under the bus, his wife pummels a pie-wielding idiot, and Steve Carell loves his papa bear.
Episode 94: Scott Miller
Air Date: July 21st, 2011
Summary: A battle for survival rages among GOP presidential candidates, Allen West doesn't hate women, and Scott Miller discusses William McKinley's ill-liked, anarchist assassin.
Episode 95: Neil Patrick Harris
Air Date: July 25th, 2011
Summary: Wyatt Cenac proves his commitment to weather reporting, Samantha Bee and Jason Jones interview gay newlyweds, and Neil Patrick Harris talks Smurf sex and circus tricks.
Episode 96: Juan Williams
Air Date: July 26th, 2011
Summary: Barack Obama urges Americans to call their members of Congress about the debt crisis, and Juan Williams discusses the assault on honest debate.
Episode 97: Rachel Weisz
Air Date: July 27th, 2011
Summary: Conservatives in America live a lonely life of persecution, and Rachel Weisz discusses filming "The Whistleblower" in Romania.
Episode 98: Peter Tomsen
Air Date: July 28th, 2011
Summary: Congressional Republicans try to rev support for John Boehner's debt ceiling plan with a clip from "The Town," and Peter Tomsen discusses the wars of Afghanistan.
Episode 99: Freida Pinto
Air Date: August 1st, 2011
Summary: Congress reaches a budget deal that Tea Partiers don't like, Jon salutes the troops he met in Afghanistan, and Freida Pinto talks apes.
Episode 100: Jason Bateman
Air Date: August 2nd, 2011
Summary: Joe Biden charges his Secret Servicemen rent, Aasif Mandvi explores the effects of wind farming on Florida's ducks, and Jason Bateman talks R-rated body swaps.
Episode 101: Austan Goolsbee
Air Date: August 3rd, 2011
Summary: A congressional super committee answers America's prayers, Wyatt Cenac interprets public sentiment, and Austan Goolsbee finds it hard to work in Washington.
Episode 102: Dick Durbin
Air Date: August 4th, 2011
Summary: Jon gives Barack Obama a birthday present, Jason Jones survives a vasectomy, and Senator Dick Durbin understands America's disappointment in Congress.
Episode 103: Mark Adams
Air Date: August 8th, 2011
Summary: America's credit gets downgraded, John Oliver tells the single greatest story he's ever heard, and Mark Adams turns right at Machu Picchu.
Episode 104: Jay Bahadur
Air Date: August 9th, 2011
Summary: Looters queue up in the U.K., Europe needs a war to cling to, and Jay Bahadur gets the pirates of Somalia talking.
Episode 105: John Coffee
Air Date: August 10th, 2011
Summary: Wisconsin's populist-off comes to a head, Larry Wilmore wants Barack Obama to go blacker, and John Coffee pins down credit rating agencies.
Episode 106: Michael Wallis
Air Date: August 11st, 2011
Summary: The Best F#@king News Team covers the Iowa straw poll, Megyn Kelly comes back fighting, and Michael Wallis reveals the real David Crockett.
Episode 107: Ali Velshi
Air Date: August 15th, 2011
Summary: Michele Bachmann wins the Iowa straw poll, Rick Perry announces his presidential candidacy, and Ali Velshi knows how to speak money.
Episode 108: Matt Long
Air Date: August 16th, 2011
Summary: The media loves Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry hits on America, John Hodgman rethinks bookstores, and veteran firefighter Matt Long survived being crushed by a bus.
Episode 109: Michael Steele
Air Date: August 17th, 2011
Summary: The media shifts its focus to Paul Ryan, John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac explore racial language in politics, and Michael Steele discusses the field of GOP candidates.
Episode 110: Anne Hathaway
Air Date: August 18th, 2011
Summary: Warren Buffett enters the "class warfare" fray, Fitch downgrades New Jersey's credit rating, and Anne Hathaway talks Scrabble strategy.
Episode 111: Buddy Roemer
Air Date: September 6th, 2011
Summary: The media scrutinizes Barack Obama's speech scheduling, James Hoffa Jr. upsets conservatives, and Buddy Roemer discusses his presidential candidacy.
Episode 112: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Air Date: September 7th, 2011
Summary: Mitt Romney and Rick Perry battle it out, the U.S. Postal Service faces bankruptcy, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the terrifying effects of the World Trade Center's dust.
Episode 113: Marion Cotillard
Air Date: September 8th, 2011
Summary: GOP candidates square off at the presidential debate, Rick Perry rickrolls Mitt Romney, and Marion Cotillard discusses her fear of contagion.
Episode 114: Mike Mullen
Air Date: September 12nd, 2011
Summary: Barack Obama hits congressional Republicans with his jobs speech, America should settle for a campaign-driven economy, and Admiral Mike Mullen discusses the troops.
Episode 115: Jim Lehrer
Air Date: September 13rd, 2011
Summary: CNN and the Tea Party team up, Rick Perry gets a beatdown, and Jim Lehrer discusses the tensions of presidential debates.
Episode 116: Common
Air Date: September 14th, 2011
Summary: Dick Cheney's medical equipment humanizes him, the Democrats lose a congressional seat, and Common tries to make sense of it all in his memoir.
Episode 117: Caroline Kennedy
Air Date: September 15th, 2011
Summary: Congress investigates the Solyndra scandal, Kristen Schaal unveils her pro-vagina campaign products, and Caroline Kennedy commemorates her parents' legacy.
Episode 118: Ron Suskind
Air Date: September 20th, 2011
Summary: Jason Jones reports on the end of "don't ask, don't tell"; Wyatt Cenac examines America's loss of UFOs to China; and Ron Suskind evaluates Barack Obama's confidence.
Episode 119: Mitch Daniels
Air Date: September 21st, 2011
Summary: Barack Obama presents his tax plan, the super rich risk extinction, and Mitch Daniels discusses the American economy.
Episode 120: Jennifer Granholm
Air Date: September 22nd, 2011
Summary: John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi fight over sacred ground, Lewis Black evaluates the threats American kids face, and Jennifer Granholm discusses America's economic future.
Episode 121: Ron Paul
Air Date: September 26th, 2011
Summary: Rick Santorum thinks sex is a non-issue, the GOP calls for Chris Christie to run for president, and Ron Paul delivers his political message.
Episode 122: Seth Rogen
Air Date: September 27th, 2011
Summary: Barack Obama gets heckled in Hollywood, Larry Wilmore discusses the black vote, and Seth Rogen explores the lighter side of cancer.
Episode 123: Bill O'Reilly
Air Date: September 28th, 2011
Summary: Pundits interpret Chris Christie's message, Sarah Palin weighs the presidential pros and cons, and Bill O'Reilly talks job creator taxes.
Episode 124: Tony Bennett
Air Date: September 29th, 2011
Summary: An NYPD officer pepper-sprays protestors, the NRA unveils a conspiracy theory, and Tony Bennett collaborates with young artists on "Duets II.
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