Samantha Bee

Samantha Anne Bee (born October 25, 1969)[1][2][3] is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host. Bee became famous on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She was a regular correspondent on the show longer than anyone else.[4] In 2015, she left after 12 years to start her own show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.

Samantha Bee
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Bee in December 2017
Birth nameSamantha Anne Bee[1]
Born (1969-10-25) October 25, 1969 (age 55)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CitizenshipCanada (1969–present)
United States (2014–present)
Medium
  • Television
  • theatre
  • film
  • books
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa
Years active2000–present
Genres
Subject(s)
Spouse
Jason Jones (m. 2001)
Children3
Websitesamanthabee.com

Bee became a US citizen in 2014. She is still a Canadian citizen. In 2017, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual Time 100 list.

Samantha Bee Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Like A Boss. Yes, Really". Dame Magazine. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. "Samantha Bee". Biography in Context (subscription needed). Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. "How Samantha Bee Crashed the Late-Night Boys' Club". Rolling Stone. June 30, 2016. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/how-samantha-bee-crashed-the-late-night-boys-club-20160630. Retrieved July 3, 2016. 
  4. "'The Daily Show's' famous alumni". CNN. March 31, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.