# Is Samantha Bee awesome or what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548 "2016-03-10T15:33:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/21 "2016-03-14T15:52:57Z")
I’m thoroughly enjoying the show. First one was noticably shaky, but by the second, she’d gained confidence and owned it. She’s taken swipes at every nominee, including Hillary, though unsurprisingly the Rs lend themselves to more satire. I enjoy John Oliver’s deeper dives into topics a bit more (and commitment to bits!), but Bee is a very close second. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/22 "2016-03-14T17:14:18Z")
I’m very impressed that she went to meet Syrian refugees. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/23 "2016-03-14T23:06:10Z")
Given the commercials they run nonstop for her show, she’s about the least funny woman on the planet. Either whoever made the ads is really bad, or the show is dreck. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/24 "2016-03-14T23:23:12Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Given the commercials they run nonstop for her show, she’s about the least funny woman on the planet. Either whoever made the ads is really bad, or the show is dreck. Have you seen the show? ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/25 "2016-03-15T00:23:09Z")
Call me a skeptic. If you’re going to be a political comedian you have [to do more than just this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGl1CCprCeU) The only way she could be more of a liberal stereotype is if she’s a lesbo… ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/26 "2016-03-15T00:43:24Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Call me a skeptic. If you’re going to be a political comedian you have [to do more than just this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGl1CCprCeU) The only way she could be more of a liberal stereotype is if she’s a lesbo… Actually she does more than just that, though, right? Is she more a stereotype than anyone else? (lib or con?) yeah those damned lesbos, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/27 "2016-03-15T04:38:33Z")
When your audience is young and not necessarily committed politically, then mocking Republicans is pandering. It’s lazy comedy, and cheap laughs. Back in the day Leno and Letterman would mock politicians without appearing to have any agenda. They learned that from Carson. It took a genuine whit and clever writing. Now it’s just Obama is awesome and Republicans are evil, puppy-kicking Nazis. How clever. Yawn… ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/29 "2016-03-15T05:51:01Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Republicans are evil, puppy-kicking Nazis. Well, yeah, but they are. Back-to-back Bee’s this week. She had a new episode tonight (with some hilarious film footage of Cruz) and she was a voice on _ **“Bob’s Burgers”** _ on Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/30 "2016-03-15T10:54:07Z")
I don’t have TBS (or any channels at all, actually) but I’ve been trying to watch what’s put up on YouTube. The YouTube channel’s a bit annoying- it’s difficult for me to determine what I’ve watched already. I’ll watch a 7 minute clip then load another clip, which might be 3 minutes, only to find out it’s a cut from the 7 minute clip I already watched. Some of the uploads are promo spots rather than clips from the show. But, I’ve loved what I’ve seen so far. The only thing I never liked about Samantha Bee is that she’s married- I suppose if I were to find out they have an open marriage I might not mind so much. I loved her on _The Daily Show_ and I’m really happy about her new show. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/31 "2016-03-15T14:48:03Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > When your audience is young and not necessarily committed politically, then mocking Republicans is pandering. Compared to the Fox and CNN audiences, I think I’ll go with SB’s audience, who are probably already aware of the Rep’s buffoonery - not much pandering required there, probably. > [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Back in the day Leno and Letterman would mock politicians without appearing to have any agenda. They learned that from Carson. Obviously because the producers made damn sure those guys stayed on a short leash so they didn’t ruffle too many status quo feathers. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/32 "2016-03-15T14:52:29Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > The only thing I never liked about Samantha Bee is that she’s married …and to my future husband, at that! Very rude. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/33 "2016-03-15T15:19:22Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > …and to my future husband, at that! Very rude. Sounds like you and **bienville** have the makings of an awesome rom-com. Call it **The Splitters**. Step 1) Ask Bee and her husband to co-star with the two of you. Step 2) If they agree, ask Charlie Kaufman to direct. Step 3) Love and/or Profit! ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/34 "2016-03-15T16:41:14Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Sounds like you and **bienville** have the makings of an awesome rom-com. Alas, I am far from leading lady material…I doubt I could steal anyone from anyone. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/35 "2016-03-15T17:03:59Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > It took a genuine whit and clever writing. But they had a guinine whit. > [@](#): > > Solomon “Whit” Whimankovski was raised in Brooklyn but later went to De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx. Before graduation he made money slipping one-liners to columnists to put into the mouths of celebrities. He tried his hand at writing for the pulps and comic books - fellow alumnus Stan Lee hired him when most of his regulars left during WWII - but felt the money was meager and irregular. Radio and its higher pay beckoned because of similar talent drains. He wrote for Phil Harris, Billie Burke, and Eddie Cantor, who fired and rehired him several times as documented in Arnold Auerbach’s book _Funny Men Don’t Laugh_. At the end of the 40s he tried to move to more sophisticated humor by working for Henry Morgen and Fred Allen. He was one of the earliest writers to see the potential in television and was prominent on local shows originating out of Los Angeles. He refused to move back to New York because he claimed an allergy to Checker Cabs. After a long list of credits in every form of programming he returned at the end of his career to providing one-liners on a freelance basis for most of the top late night hosts, including Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, and Jay Leno. Whitmankovski died in 1996 from an unexpected encounter with a Checker Cab at the Santa Clarita Antique Auto Show. The “Genuine Whit,” a double-decker sandwich with hot pastrami, turkey, pickles, sardines, and Russian dressing, is named after him at the Hillcrest Country Club. > [@](#): > > Republicans are evil, puppy-kicking Nazis. Oh c’mon. You know it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/36 "2016-03-16T00:02:56Z")
**Warning Issued** “Lesbo” is anti-gay slur and is unacceptable in this forum. This an official warning. Do not use such a slur again. > [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Call me a skeptic. If you’re going to be a political comedian you have [to do more than just this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGl1CCprCeU) The only way she could be more of a liberal stereotype is if she’s a lesbo… ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/37 "2016-03-16T00:04:14Z")
Please do not quote the slur- report the post if you find it objectionable. No warning given. > [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > Actually she does more than just that, though, right? > > Is she more a stereotype than anyone else? (lib or con?) > > yeah those damned lesbos, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/38 "2016-03-16T00:16:15Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Alas, I am far from leading lady material…I doubt I could steal anyone from anyone. 🙂 Hmm, sounds more like a Coen brothers movie… ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/39 "2016-03-16T00:40:31Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > …and to my future husband, at that! Very rude. You know when I’d heard that Stewart was leaving TDS and they hadn’t made their replacement choice yet I was hoping that they’d had gone with Samantha Bee and Jason Jones. Both had proven they were funny on TDS and as a husband/wife, man/woman co-host, it would had been a unique choice and would had given a different perspective for this long running late night show. Alas though, they went another direction… ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/40 "2016-03-30T20:54:16Z")
> [@Eddie The Horrible](#): > > Have you seen the show? Why would I? The commercials make it look awful, and make her look about as funny as cancer. If they can’t even make the show look good in any of the 30 second spots intended to get you to watch, fuck them and the horse they rode in on. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548/41 "2016-03-31T02:02:48Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Why would I? The commercials make it look awful, and make her look about as funny as cancer. If they can’t even make the show look good in any of the 30 second spots intended to get you to watch, fuck them and the horse they rode in on. I believe it was Public Enemy who once said - “Don’t Believe the Hype”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-samantha-bee-awesome-or-what/748548.md?page=3)