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.
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Birth name | Samantha Anne Bee[1] |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | October 25, 1969
Citizenship | Canada (1969–present) United States (2014–present) |
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Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
Years active | 2000–present |
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Spouse | Jason Jones (m. 2001) |
Children | 3 |
Website | samanthabee |
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.
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Bee at a Hudson Union Society event, 2011
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Like A Boss. Yes, Really". Dame Magazine. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Samantha Bee". Biography in Context (subscription needed). Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "'The Daily Show's' famous alumni". CNN. March 31, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.