Episode
The Daily Show: David J. Peterson
Overview
President Obama takes executive action on gun regulation, Hasan Minhaj examines the secondary sneaker market, and David J. Peterson discusses "The Art of Language Invention."
Details
- Series
- The Daily Show
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 2016-01-06
Episode context
David J. Peterson is Episode 42 in Season 21 of The Daily Show. It aired on 2016-01-06.
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