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My daughter and I had to fly to Taylor’s concert. The tickets (in the nosebleed seats) cost a fortune. There was peril along the way. And I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.
Samantha Bee has quickly established herself as having one of the most unique and sharp comedic voices on television.
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Bee joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's “Best F#@king News Team” on Comedy Central in 2003. Bee departed The Daily Show in 2015 and currently holds the title for being the longest-serving regular Daily Show correspondent of all time.
In 2016, Bee received global recognition from the success of her very own weekly late-night comedy series, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, which premiered in 2016 and ran for seven seasons on TBS. Full Frontal offered a unique satirical take on weekly news, and explored important stories that had been largely overlooked by more traditional media outlets. Full Frontal received rave reviews, critical acclaim, and garnered 12 Emmy nominations, and two Emmy wins. In a landscape of male late-night talk show hosts, critics have appreciated Bee's “fiery and fierce” delivery (The New York Times) and have embraced Full Frontal as a “daring, innovative addition to the late-night slate” (Entertainment Weekly).
Bee and her husband Jason Jones also co-created the half-hour comedy series, The Detour, which ran for four seasons on TBS.The Detour, which starred Jones, was inspired by their personal lives and followed Nate (Jones), Robin (Natalie Zea) and their two kids, as they traveled the world in a series of misadventures.
Bee is the author of the essay collection I Know I Am, But What Are You? and has been included as one of TIME 100’s: Most Influential People. In 2018, Bee announced her new production company, Swimsuit Competition, co-founded with Full Frontal producer Kristen Everman. Swimsuit Competition aims to create inclusive, narrative, and documentary television.
Bee recently wrapped her first national tour, Your Favorite Woman: The Joy of Sex Education, which included sold-out dates at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, The Newmark Theatre in Portland and New Jerysey’s Victoria Theatre. The show was presented under Samantha Bee and Kristen Everman’s production banner, Swimsuit Competition, and produced by Kim Burdges.
Bee is also the host of a podcast series, Choice Words, with Lemonada Media.