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Samantha Bee

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Samantha Bee
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
(m. 2001)
Children3
Websitesamanthabee.com

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.

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.

References

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  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 required). Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. "How Samantha Bee Crashed the Late-Night Boys' Club". Rolling Stone. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  4. "'The Daily Show's' famous alumni". CNN. March 31, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.