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Season 1 – Full Frontal With Samantha Bee

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It seems her correspondence role on "The Daily Show" was just a warm-up act for the next stage of Samantha Bee's career. After spending 12 years on the Comedy Central juggernaut, Bee was not approached to replace departing host Jon Stewart, opening the door to her own series on TBS. The weekly late-night newsmagazine serves as a platform for Bee to apply her sharp, satirical point of view to current and relevant issues. She won't do so while sitting at a fake news desk; instead, field reports dominate, allowing Bee to show off her uncanny ability to mine comedy gold from just about any awkward situation.

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Full Frontal With Samantha Bee — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee adds a female perspective to late-night TV - and one that's fresh and funny enough to deserve more than just one show a week.

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Emily Nussbaum The New Yorker 05/01/2016
In Bee's welcome approach, "women's issues" are presented as inseparable from "real" politics, but it's her resistance to making nice that lends the show its jagged energy. Go to Full Review Inkoo Kang MTV 04/12/2016
There's one pocket of progressive scorn I can't help but love, though: the recently launched Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, which debuted six weeks ago and has been killing it from the very first episode. Go to Full Review Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 02/12/2016
With Bee joining the fray as host of a weekly show on TBS, the new energy reaches a greater level of appeal. Go to Full Review Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer 01/13/2020
In this season of political anxiety, Bee might be the comedy remedy you've been looking for, and the true heir to Stewart's chair. Go to Full Review Kevin Fallon The Daily Beast 03/28/2019
There's a sense watching the premiere of Full Frontal that it has arrived fully realized. That Bee's singular, pointed perspective is chiseling through some sort of glass ceiling and her voice is bellowing through it, full-throated and clear. Go to Full Review Sarah Marrs Lainey Gossip 10/17/2017
This is what Bee was so good at on The Daily Show, combining absurdist humor and a razor-sharp sense of timing with legit interviewing skills for terrific field pieces. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Indriði V @Andre789 09/06/2022 Not funny . Isn´t comedy supposed to be funny ? See more The Young W 04/08/2022 Amazing progressive show ignore right wing fascist malding and tears in the user reviews critics are right great show with rational progressive social commentary,funny and amazing roasting of right wing anti-intelectualism. 10/10 See more 01/30/2022 It's puzzling that there are people that find humor in this show. She's tries way too hard to mock anything that isn't extremely liberal when it comes to politics. This is truly one of the worst shows on TV right now. See more 07/28/2021 So smug soooo unfunny. Please send her back to Canada, she's a blight on my tv See more 06/24/2021 Wait I can't give a zero star rating?😳 See more 04/15/2021 What a bunch of garbage. There is nothing pleasant about her. She's not funny. Listening to her ranting for 30 minutes makes me wonder what in the world TBS is thinking. TBS used to be a good station and it's writers have made it take. My recommendation: change the channel and don't look back. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Samantha Bee

Host

Masha Gessen

Guest

Glenn Beck

Guest

Samantha Bee

Executive Producer

Jason Jones

Executive Producer

Jo Miller

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 8, 2016 On the road with Jeb Bush's campaign. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 15, 2016 In Jordan, Samantha speaks with Syrian refugees and the State Department about the vetting process refugees endure before entering the United States. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 22, 2016 Teaching Syrian refugees in Jordan lessons about America that they don't receive in their cultural classes. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 29, 2016 Checking in with an abortion clinic in Texas to see how new restrictions are making life more difficult for women. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 7, 2016 Examining the ways life has changed for people in states with legislatures that flipped from blue to red in the vitally important, yet mostly ignored, 2010 midterm elections. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 14, 2016 Trump Voters Samantha tries to listen respectfully as she meets with Trump voters. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 21, 2016 American Atheists at CPAC A delegation from the American Atheists attempts to spread their message to the right-wing attendees of the Conservative Political Action Conference. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 11, 2016 Eddie Eagle Tracking down the NRA's mascot Eddie Eagle. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 18, 2016 Bernie Voters Samantha interviews a panel of Bernie Sanders supporters to better understand their point of view. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 25, 2016 Samantha speaks with a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner in Germany. Details Episode 11 Aired May 9, 2016 Crisis Pregnancy Centers Exploring the con of crisis pregnancy centers. Details Episode 12 Aired May 16, 2016 Super PACs Discussing contributions with a super PAC donor. Details Episode 13 Aired May 26, 2016 Vaping Allana Harkin heads to a vaping convention in light of new FDA regulations that threaten the industry. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 6, 2016 Gary Johnson, Pt. 1 Interview with Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's 2016 Presidential candidate. Details Episode 15 Aired Jun 13, 2016 Libertarian Convention A visit to the Libertarian Party's national convention. Details Episode 16 Aired Jun 20, 2016 Tribal Courts Exploring the debate over sovereignty at a Native American tribal court. Details Episode 17 Aired Jun 27, 2016 Muslim-American Reporting Investigating a Muslim-American community to see whether they're reporting terrorists to the police. Details Episode 18 Aired Jul 18, 2016 Cleveland Checking out the Ohio city's preparations for the Republican National Convention. Details Episode 19 Aired Jul 20, 2016 A Very Special Full Frontal Special Samantha accidentally discovers America on the way to the political conventions. Details Episode 20 Aired Jul 25, 2016 Republican National Convention Samantha visits the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Details Episode 21 Aired Aug 1, 2016 Democratic National Convention Visiting the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Details Episode 22 Aired Sep 12, 2016 Latinos for Trump Speaking with the Mexican immigrant behind "Latinos for Trump." Details Episode 23 Aired Sep 19, 2016 Super Lobbyist To better understand the Democrat's optics problem, Sam speaks with a superdelegate who doubles as a lobbyist. Details Episode 24 Aired Sep 28, 2016 Presidential Debate Special Special episode recapping the first presidential debate of 2016. Details Episode 25 Aired Oct 5, 2016 Rigged! Correspondents Allana Harkin and Amy Hoggart visit a Trump rally to see if his supporters think the upcoming election is rigged against him. Details Episode 26 Aired Oct 10, 2016 Super-Sized Sneak Peek Debate Special Post-debate analysis. Details Episode 27 Aired Oct 24, 2016 United Nations Sam visits the U.N. and speaks with female leaders from around the world. Details Episode 28 Aired Oct 31, 2016 President Obama Sam interviews President Obama; taking on trolls, conspiracy theories and the alt-right movement. Details Episode 29 Aired Nov 7, 2016 Meet the (Russian) Press Sam travels to Moscow and decides not to move her show there. Details Episode 30 Aired Nov 9, 2016 Post-Election Sam heaves a sigh of relief at the end of the 2016 election with some very special guests. Details Episode 31 Aired Nov 14, 2016 November 14, 2016 Sam addresses America's empathy failure. Details Episode 32 Aired Dec 5, 2016 North Carolina and its bathrooms. Details Episode 33 Aired Dec 12, 2016 Exploring the idea of Big Brother as a vindictive toddler. Details Episode 34 Aired Dec 19, 2016 Sam interviews Glenn Beck. Details Episode 35 Aired Jan 11, 2017 Discussing President Obama's legacy of deportation and detainment. Details Episode 36 Aired Jan 18, 2017 Masha Gessen discusses ways to survive an autocracy, or at least how to drink through one. Details Episode 37 Aired Jan 25, 2017 A visit to the nation's capital to see a live taping of America's finale. Details Episode 38 Aired Feb 1, 2017 Discussing the real "bad dudes" in the White House who are rushing to ruin America. Details Episode 39 Aired Feb 8, 2017 February 8, 2017 A trip across the pond. Details

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Full Frontal With Samantha Bee — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Samantha Bee, Jason Jones, Jo Miller, Miles Kahn
Network
TBS
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 8, 2016