The Daily Show Common (Season 23, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

The Daily Show

Common (Season 23, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

From Chicago, Trevor examines the politicization of the Windy City, Roy Wood Jr. finds out how former gang members are reducing crime rates, and Common discusses "Marshall".

Head writer

Zhubin Parang

Director

Paul Pennolino

Writers

Zhubin Parang | Daniel Radosh (senior writer) | Dan Amira | David Angelo & 14 more

Producers

Stacey Angeles | Sarah Hamblin | David Paul Meyer

Editors

Graham Knox Frazier | Alexis Johnson | Nikolai Johnson | Mark Paone

Production Designer

Tom Lenz

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 16, 2017

Release date

Oct 16, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 28 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 62 wins & 243 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Trevor Noah Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Ronny Chieng Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	M3GAN (2022)
Common Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	Wanted (2008)
Ulysses Floyd Self (as Ulysses 'U.S' Floyd) Self (as Ulysses 'U.S' Floyd) See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Michael Kosta Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	Pain Hustlers (2023)
Desi Lydic Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Hasan Minhaj Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
James Sims Self (as James 'JJ' Sims) Self (as James 'JJ' Sims) See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Dulcé Sloan Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	Chick Fight (2020)
Ben Stein Self Self See fewer	Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Roy Wood Jr. Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)