Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee is a Canadian comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, media critic, and television host. She is best known for being a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where she became the longest-serving regular correspondent. In 2015, she departed the show after 12 years to start her own show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth25 October 1969
CityToronto, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
It doesn't always click for people or they don't know the show - which I can't imagine - but there are people out there who don't.
There are some people who believe that these are not real stories with real people, but they actually are.
I learn something in the interviews from time to time.
A lot of funny stuff happens in Canada.
The one thing I can do that makes me appropriate for this job is that I am able to keep a straight face under almost any circumstances.
More people need to inhabit this world.
I want to go to someone's world. I'll buy it if the world is full of zombies - I'll live there if you give me a strong enough vision of what that world looks like.
As a viewer myself, I tend to gravitate toward projects that have a really strong voice of a strong creator.
There's a danger zone if you take yourself too seriously. It's a terrible trap to fall into. I think it's the death of comedy.
You don't want to be glib; you want to treat every story respectfully.
I want to get a gold star. And I know that there are places that I need to go in order to get the story right. I'd rather do it right than have to do it twice.
I don't read anything about myself.
There's always going to be someone who hates you. There's always going to be people who love you. It's a risk in either direction.
A lot of comedy is really DIY. You're kind of doing it yourself.