Samantha Bee
Comedian and television host Samantha Bee honed her political edge and satiric bite on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central, 1999-2014), which led to her own series, "Full Frontal" (TBS, 2016- ), a caustic roundup of the day's most enraging news. Born Samantha Jamie Bee on October 25, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, her parents split shortly after her birth, and she was raised for a period of time by a grandmother. She became involved in acting while a student at the University of Ottawa, where she enrolled in a theater class that she believed would be an easy grade; Bee found that she loved to perform, and soon continued her training at the George Brown Theatre School. But rather than complete her studies, Bee began pursuing a professional career as an actress, which encompassed appearances in several television commercials and a turn as the anime heroine Sailor Moon in a stage production that also featured her future husband and fellow "Daily Show" correspondent Jason Jones. Bee found greater creative success as a founding member of the Toronto-based sketch comedy group The Atomic Fireballs; her work with them led to an audition for "The Daily Show" and her debut as the show's sole female correspondent in 2003. She quickly established herself as one of the program's sharpest wits, most notably through a segment series titled "Samantha Bee's So You Want to Bee a " which focused on the absurd ease of obtaining various jobs or titles. The exposure afforded by "Daily Show" led to acting roles on "Bored to Death" (HBO, 2011-13) and in Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" (2009) with Larry David. In 2015, she ended her tenure with "Daily Show" - which, at 12 years, was the longest by any regular correspondent - to create and host her own news series, "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee." The program - the first to feature a woman as the host of a late-night satire series - followed "Daily Show's" approach to news and current events, but with a more pointed, less ironic take. The stance occasionally ran Bee and her writers in trouble - most notably in 2018, when Bee hurled a vulgar epithet at Ivanka Trump over the immigration policies of her father, President Donald Trump - but "Full Frontal" was also a critical favorite and an award show magnet, netting a 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. That same year, Bee was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Samantha Bee
Filmography
Movies
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95% |
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Judy Blume Forever | Self | - | 2023 |
30% |
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Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer | Hazel (Voice) | - | 2018 |
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Get Squirrely | Raitch (Voice) | - | 2015 |
60% |
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Sisters | Liz (Character) | - | 2015 |
66% |
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Learning to Drive | Debbie (Character) | $3.4M | 2014 |
8% |
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Furry Vengeance | Principal Baker (Character) | $17.6M | 2010 |
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Coopers' Camera | Nancy Cooper (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ham & Cheese | Beth Goodson (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Jasper, Texas | Kathy (Character) | - | 2003 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Correspondent | 2001-2015 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name That Tune | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2018-2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2016 2018 2023 |
No Score Yet | 26% | Full Frontal With Samantha Bee |
Executive Producer, Host |
2016-2022 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016-2022 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's Personal With Amy Hoggart | Executive Producer | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blue's Clues & You! | Self | 2020 |
91% | 89% | The Detour |
Creator, Executive Producer |
2016-2019 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Creative Galaxy | Unknown (Voice) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Bob's Burgers | Pam (Guest Voice) | 2012-2013 2016 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Deadbeat | Darcy (Guest Star) | 2014 |
70% | 61% | The Michael J. Fox Show | Dr. Young (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bounty Hunters | Stacy (Voice) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
88% | 90% | Rescue Me | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |