# Samantha Bee is not funny **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520 "2009-01-09T14:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520/101 "2017-06-25T18:54:31Z")
My wife and I watch FF regularly. SB was never my favorite TDS correspondent. I really like that her show exists. I think she is one of the strongest feminine voices discussing politics/society out there. But I’m not sure how “funny” I think she is. Much of the time she impresses us as outraged and - at times - downright mean. Not saying the objects of her ire don’t deserve what she gives, but sometimes it can make for a kinda draining half hour. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520/102 "2017-06-25T19:03:26Z")
Samantha is great and truly funny. She makes me laugh until tears flow. She also hits her targets with fearsome accuracy, which only enhances her humor. Trevor Noah and John Oliver likewise. I love all of these and laugh as much as with Colbert. I immensely enjoy any and all of the 4 anytime they’re on and I don’t think I can pick a favorite. I don’t get the attitude that women supposedly can’t be funny. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![6clegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e480ec/32.png) [@6clegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6clegs)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520/103 "2017-06-26T00:56:44Z")
Sammy B does a great job. wasn’t her tv show the one that interviewed russian geek types that admitted they were trolling/hacking into the election campaign? (during/nearing the end of 2016 campaign) have much respect for her. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520/104 "2017-06-26T13:46:20Z")
I like the show just in terms of her perspective being interesting. It’s not terribly funny, but that’s okay. Not everything has to be. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520/105 "2017-06-26T15:08:48Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Oh, it’s not limited to one segment. Far from it. From what I gather, she doesn’t do much else nowadays. Forgive me if I give no credence to a claim from someone who admits to never watching the show. “From what I gather” is not a valid basis for an opinion (in mine). > [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > It is required to be intolerant of intolerance. It is demanded that you hate hatred. It is imperative to be bigoted against bigotry. None of this is hypocrisy. It is the minimum standard for a decent human society. Agreed, none of that is hypocrisy. I don’t believe anyone claimed that it was. The hypocrisy I was alluding to was a show that rails against meanness being mean – it may have been an isolated incident, but it was definitely hypocrisy. And a type seen far too often on the left. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520/106 "2017-06-27T12:03:04Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > The hypocrisy I was alluding to was a show that rails against meanness being mean – it may have been an isolated incident, but it was definitely hypocrisy. And a type seen far too often on the left. That’s just _ **people** _. There’s more than plenty of “people railing against meanness being mean” on the right, and in the center and pretty much everywhere. I agree that it’s hypocritical, but it’s not skewed in any particular direction. OTOH the left do get a [catchy song about it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCs1rkAXZ9o). ---
**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:** [June 27, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520/107 "2017-06-27T13:57:43Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I agree that it’s hypocritical, but it’s not skewed in any particular direction. Another strawman. I only said that it is seen far too often on the left, not that it isn’t just as bad on the right. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520.md?page=5)