The Daily Show Season 31 Episode 98 September 9, 2026 - Jia Tolentino ( Air Date 2026-09-09 ) Genre News, Comedy category. Overview "Michael Kosta covers Trump’s Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas and the GOP candidates scrambling for excuses to skip it. J.D. Vance “celebrates” the 25th anniversary of 9/11, while Jordan Klepper investigates Mayor Mamdani’s commemorations and his symbolic—and HIGHLY suspicious—pen antics. Josh Johnson unpacks Daejon Love’s alleged $1.3 million scam posing as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, complete with sloppy “training” videos and a beach helmet, then proposes a punishment to fit the crime. Kosta also talks with best-selling author and New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about “Our Plastic-Surgery Nightmare,” “Instagram face,” and how algorithms, AI, and big tech warp our perception of beauty.".
The Daily Show Season 31 Episode 98 September 9, 2026 - Jia Tolentino
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Lisa Cortez, Fiona Wozniak, Elise Terrell, Dan Amira, Daniel Radosh, Matt O'Brien, James Dixon, Ramin Hedayati, Zhubin Parang, Sushil Dayal, Dave Edwards, Brittany Radocha, Ian Berger, Jeff Gussow, Beth Shorr, Shawna Shepherd, Jocelyn Conn, David Paul Meyer, David Kibuuka, Justin Melkmann, Max Browning, Dave Blog, Jimmy Donn, Jennifer Flanz, Pam DePace, Jon Stewart, Adam Chodikoff
