Search for tickets online. Log onto the Daily Show website and click on the field labeled "Tickets." Use the interactive calendar to select up to 4 tickets for the date you're interested in. Dates are available usually 2-to-3 months in advance. If the site posts that no tickets are available you can add your email address to be alerted when dates open up.
Contact the studio by phone. You can contact the studio by phone at (212) 586-2477, during the week you are interested in attending. Sometimes cancellations occur closer to the date a show airs. A telephone agent or voicemail recording will inform you of any available dates.
Stand by at the studio on the day of a show. A stand-by line is set up outside the Daily Show studios. The show tapes every Monday through Thursday and doors open at 5:45 PM. You should arrive several hours in advance for stand buy tickets, though its not guaranteed you will be selected.