Episode
The Daily Show: Richard Preston
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Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 48
- Air date
- 2007-04-12
Episode context
Richard Preston is Episode 48 in Season 12 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2007-04-12.
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