Episode
The Daily Show: Calvin Trillin
Overview
Mitt Romney joins President Obama for a private White House meeting, John Hodgman threatens to secede, and Calvin Trillin recounts the presidential race in verse.
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2012-11-29
Episode context
Calvin Trillin is Episode 30 in Season 18 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2012-11-29.
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