Episode
The Daily Show: Gerard Butler
Overview
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama debate foreign policy, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi share closing election arguments, and Gerard Butler talks surfing in "Chasing Mavericks".
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2012-10-23
Episode context
Gerard Butler is Episode 14 in Season 18 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2012-10-23.
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