Episode
The Daily Show: Alan Simpson
Overview
Senate Republicans oppose the UN's disability rights treaty, Al Madrigal investigates pot-smoking seniors, and Alan Simpson untangles the fiscal cliff.
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 33
- Air date
- 2012-12-05
Episode context
Alan Simpson is Episode 33 in Season 18 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2012-12-05.
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