<Table> <Tr> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Year Joined </Th> <Th> Year Left </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dan Bakkedahl </Td> <Td> September 20 , 2005 </Td> <Td> September 25 , 2007 </Td> <Td> Hired to replace departing correspondent Stephen Colbert on September 25 , 2005 . Filed his final report on September 25 , 2007 . Bakkedahl was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart 's final episode on August 6 , 2015 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samantha Bee </Td> <Td> July 10 , 2003 </Td> <Td> April 30 , 2015 </Td> <Td> `` This Week in God '' , `` Are You Prepared ? ! ? '' ; The Daily Show 's first non-US citizen correspondent ; all - time longest - serving regular correspondent after passing Stephen Colbert in 2011 ; filled in for a sick Jon Stewart on October 7 , 2014 . Bee departed the show on April 30 , 2015 , to host Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on TBS . Bee was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart 's final episode on August 6 , 2015 . She is married to fellow former correspondent Jason Jones . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mary Birdsong </Td> <Td> January 31 , 2002 </Td> <Td> March 14 , 2002 </Td> <Td> Contributing correspondent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A. Whitney Brown </Td> <Td> July 23 , 1996 </Td> <Td> December 15 , 1998 </Td> <Td> `` Backfire '' ; was one of The Daily Show 's original correspondents . Had his own The Daily Show special in 1998 called `` Weirder Than Whitney '' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nancy Carell </Td> <Td> December 7 , 1999 </Td> <Td> August 8 , 2002 </Td> <Td> `` We Love Showbiz '' , `` Popular Music Omnibus '' , `` Dollars and `` Cents '' `` . Was credited under maiden name , Nancy Walls , and has been married fellow former correspondent Steve Carell since 1995 . Walls - Carell was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart 's final episode on August 6 , 2015 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steve Carell </Td> <Td> February 11 , 1999 </Td> <Td> April 4 , 2005 </Td> <Td> `` Even Stephven '' , `` Produce Pete '' , `` Dollars and `` Cents '' `` , `` We Love Showbiz '' , `` Slimmin ' Down With Steve '' , `` Ad Nauseam '' . Carell had his own The Daily Show special in May 2001 called `` Steve Carell Salutes Steve Carell '' highlighting his most popular field assignments on the show . Carell is the first correspondent to become a major movie and television star , and the only correspondent to receive an Academy Award nomination since leaving The Daily Show in early 2005 . Carell has since returned numerous times as a featured guest and was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart 's final episode on August 6 , 2015 . He is married to fellow former correspondent Nancy ( Walls ) Carell . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyatt Cenac </Td> <Td> June 3 , 2008 </Td> <Td> December 13 , 2012 </Td> <Td> Senior Correspondent ; also provides voice for Michael Steele puppet . Filed his final report on December 13 , 2012 , but also made cameo guest appearances on August 15 , 2013 for the last show of guest host John Oliver and for Jon Stewart 's final episode on August 6 , 2015 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Che </Td> <Td> June 4 , 2014 </Td> <Td> September 18 , 2014 </Td> <Td> Left to co-anchor `` Weekend Update '' on Saturday Night Live . Shortest correspondent tenure as of 2015 . Was among the former correspondents who made an appearance on Jon Stewart 's final episode on August 6 , 2015 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephen Colbert </Td> <Td> June 26 , 1997 </Td> <Td> September 26 , 2005 </Td> <Td> `` Even Stephven '' , `` This Week In God '' , `` The Jobbing of America '' . Stephen Colbert hosted The Daily Show six times ( January 24 , 2001 ; February 20 and 22 , 2001 ; March 26 -- 27 , 2001 ; April 3 and 5 , 2001 ; May 2 -- 3 , 2001 ; March 6 , 2003 ; July 6 , 2004 ) . Although Colbert left The Daily Show team in mid-2005 , through 2010 Stewart frequently `` tossed '' to him at The Colbert Report at the end of a show . Colbert has also made a number of Daily Show cameos since 2005 , particularly in reference
host of the late show who was once a correspondent for the daily show
Stephen Colbert