Episode
The Daily Show: John Cleese
Overview
Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams report on the Republicans' sweeping victory in the midterm elections, and John Cleese discusses his memoir, "So, Anyway..."
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 20
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2014-11-05
Episode context
John Cleese is Episode 19 in Season 20 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2014-11-05.
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