The 9 Best Daily Show Correspondents

Late-night alumni who became household names, plus a few who stayed fake-news lifers. Hard to say whose desk was funnier.

1. 1
   Stephen Colbert

   Deadpan faux-pundit correspondent who left to launch The Colbert Report and later hosted The Late Show.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Desi Lydic

   Correspondent who joined in 2015 and later became a regular fill-in host.
   735pts
3. 3
   Jordan Klepper

   Correspondent who became famous for his fingers-in-the-ears interviews at political rallies.
   714pts
4. 4
   Hasan Minhaj

   Stand-up comedian who became a correspondent in 2014 and later hosted Patriot Act.
   571pts
5. 5
   John Oliver

   British correspondent who guest-hosted in 2013 and went on to front Last Week Tonight.
   571pts
6. 6
   Steve Carell

   Played the clueless correspondent on Even Stevphen before becoming a movie and sitcom star.
   483pts
7. 7
   Roy Wood Jr.

   Senior correspondent who joined in 2015 and became a fan favourite.
   381pts
8. 8
   Aasif Mandvi

   Senior Middle East correspondent for over a decade.
   260pts
9. 9
   Olivia Munn

   Correspondent from 2010 to 2011 who brought a sharp, sarcastic style to the desk.
   0pts

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