Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
#1Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/17/16 at 10:34pm
Loved her on The Daily Show for years. At first I was disappointed that she didn't inherit the show from Jon Stewart, but as with her channel-mate, Conan, it seems like a move to TBS can reinvigorate a comedic talent. I thought her first couple of eps were strong, but that she seemed a bit frantic and uncomfortable as the host (as opposed to her more familiar wacky correspondent character she's been playing for so many years), but by her most recent ep, in which she brilliantly skewers Ted Cruz and then hosts a party for a cross-section of Trump supporters, she was killing it. She's found her sea legs and, with all due respect to the adorable Trevor Noah, already surpassed The Daily Show. I laughed more in this one episode than I do in a full week's worth of Daily Show episodes. I keep hoping TBS will bump her up to two episodes a week, but either way, this election season is going to be so much better with Samantha Bee.
The Ted Cruz segment:
The Trump cocktail party:
#2Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/17/16 at 10:49pm
She is finding her own voice outsideThe Daily Show and it is indeed starting to work. It took Conan almost a year after getting Letterman's Show to find his voice. It does take time and she is doing very well. She will be a force to contend with if given the chance to continue.
#3Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/17/16 at 11:06pm
^ Conan never got lettermans show.
#4Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/17/16 at 11:09pm
Yes he did, Jorge. 1993. Letterman left Late Night on NBC to host the Late Show on CBS and Conan took over Late Night. Newsflash: things happened before you were born.
Updated On: 3/17/16 at 11:09 PM#5Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/17/16 at 11:30pm
Thank-you Horse Tears. I KNOW he got Letterman's show because I was a reoccurring character on it in the first two years. I know I didn't dream it.
#7Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 8:26am
Every episode has been a home run so far. I, too, was disappointed that she wasn't tapped to replace Jon Stewart, but in the end, she and John Oliver have done better by leaving than they ever could have if they'd remained.
#8Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 9:07am
To be fair I though you were referring to the most recent takeover from letterman. I knew about Conan taking late night.
#9Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 9:20am
I only have them on VHS. I was the Dancing Special Effects Technician on the very first show and made about12 appearances over two years.
John Adams
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/1/13
#11Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 11:14am
Ha! Back when I had red hair!
#12Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 11:31am
She really is kicking ass. I read an article about the first show that described her comedy as being mean (and that was a compliment) and that's what's so great about it. She's more daring than Stewart ever really was, and it's a huge plus, especially since this year is such an insane year politically. Love her and hope the show runs for a long time.
#13Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 12:31pm
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#14Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 1:02pm
It's interesting that both Bee and fellow Daily Show-er John Oliver have found greater success on other networks than the offerings on Comedy Central.
#15Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 3:51pm
There was no audition, I was working on the show with Robert Smigel (Triumph) building, well, Special effect props and he wrote this bit for me.
Kad, I think the other networks offered more money.
#16Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 4:39pm
You worked with Triumph? My admiration grows with every new post.
#17Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 4:45pm
Ha! I build Triumph's paws.
#18Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 3/18/16 at 9:10pm
Kad said: "It's interesting that both Bee and fellow Daily Show-er John Oliver have found greater success on other networks than the offerings on Comedy Central.
Part of the reason for this is that both Oliver and Bee took along some of the biggest talents from Jon Stewart's old show. John Oliver's show is produced by Jon's former head writer, Tim Carvell. And Bee may not have taken over The Daily Show, but she brought in its former producers/writers Jo Miller and Miles Kahn, as well as Jason Reich, who won four Emmys during his time writing for Jon Stewart.
Trevor Noah's show suffers from a few problems. A weakened writing team is one, but my biggest issue is that Noah just doesn't seem as invested in the fate of the U.S. as Stewart was. What made Stewart so compelling is that you could sense he genuinely cared about this country and shared our worries about its possible fate. Watching him go into one of him impassioned monologues was cathartic and comforting because he gave voice to a lot of the things many of us in the audience were thinking. Noah seems aloof to the plight of the U.S. His light and breezy demeanor are an especially jarring mismatch to the sense of urgent fear and bewilderment many of us are experiencing, watching this year's Presidential campaign and the rise of Trump.
Ironically, neither Bee nor Oliver are U.S. citizens by birth, but have both managed to convey a sense of commitment and investment in the U.S. Oliver, though a Brit, is married to a medic in the U.S. army and has adopted this country as home, both physically and intellectually. He is able to harness the appropriate levels of outrage and indignation needed to make the social commentary stick. Bee is a Canadian, but she likewise is able to actually get emotionally invested in the country. Noah just doesn't seem to care. Obviously, he grew up in apartheid South Africa and is probably jaded to the decadence of U.S. politics, but this makes him a poor choice to succeed Stewart, especially at this time.
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#19Samantha Bee is KILLING IT
Posted: 6/21/16 at 4:51am
Her show just keeps getting better and better. She has really effectively become the new angry voice of late night. Unlike Trevor Noah, you can tell that she really really cares about this stuff.
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