Late-night TV hosts weigh in on the election of Trump
More than ever before, late-night television talk shows not only weighed in but were directly involved during this Presidential election cycle. From having politicians on as guests, the hosts becoming political pendants themselves, and using humor to expose truth, late night television was a key component of influence all along the way. It would be […]
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” receives both a renewal and new night
TBS’s Emmy®-nominated, award-winning late-night show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has been renewed for a second season starting in 2017. Hailed by The New Yorker as “America’s new Comedian-in-Chief,” Samantha Bee will continue her weekly series for another year following her bare-knuckled coverage of the 2016 Presidential election. The show, which is executive-produced by Bee, […]
This promo shows anything can happen at Sam Bee’s “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner”
“Traditionally, the White House Correspondents Association toasts the President of the United States,” explains Full Frontal host Sam Bee in the above promo for her upcoming subversive special, Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. And traditionally, the WHCD (as its known) is hosted by a respected comic, like Conan O’Brien or Stephen Colbert – and […]
Watch all of Sam Bee’s “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner” with guests Will Ferrell, Peaches and more
This past weekend, as comedian Hasan Minhaj was hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C., Sam Bee and the Full Frontal team were hosting their own historic event right down the street: the first ever “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” a counter-event promising a bigger, funnier, no-holds-barred party than the official […]
Al Franken is the latest author to join Sam Bee’s “Ladies Who Book” club
Senator and former Saturday Night Live writer Al Franken is the latest esteemed author to be featured in Samantha Bee‘s Ladies Who Book club. A Full Frontal feature hyping exciting new releases, Bee’s book club comes with fun sit-down interviews with the authors themselves, like this cute talk between Bee and Franken about his latest publication, Giant of the […]
This Week on TV: Jim Gaffigan’s “Cinco” premieres on Netflix
This week on TV we get a brand new special from Jim Gaffigan alongside the return of Full Frontal and seven other shows premieres. It’s also the beginning of the end for the Workaholics as it heads into the final season. On Tuesday, Jim Gaffigan: Cinco premieres on Netflix. A pasta resolution, TV shame, morning […]
New year, new President, new night, new theme song for “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
Samantha Bee has moved to a new night, Wednesday’s on TBS, and with a new President coming in – why not start with a clean slate. Theme song included. Here’s a reworking of the theme from Full Frontal with Samantha Bee from The Groove Barbers. Samantha Bee served as a correspondent on The Daily Show […]
“Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” has been canceled
Yet another TBS show draws to a close as Full Frontal With Samantha Bee is saying goodbye. The official social media accounts for Full Frontal confirmed that the show, which ran for seven seasons, would not be making a return. “After 7 seasons, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will not be returning to TBS this […]
Samantha Bee pokes fun at Trump’s made-up vocabulary in this “Full Frontal” exposé
In a segment that’s “part news, part performance art, entirely nonsense,” Full Frontal host Samantha Bee orchestrated a takedown of Trump’s increasingly unintelligible speeches with a piece titled “Fantastic Words and Where Not to Find Them.” With the help of three very serious interpretive actors, a dramatic drum beat, and some artistic black-and-white photography, Bee […]