Samantha Bee
Biography
Samantha Bee, born in Toronto, is a Canadian-American comedian, writer and producer who first performed with the Toronto sketch troupe The Atomic Fireballs. She joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a correspondent in 2003, became its longest-serving correspondent, and left in 2015. The following year she debuted Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, making her the first woman to lead a late-night satire program; TBS canceled it in 2022. Her feature work included the Canadian independent film Ham & Cheese (2004), which earned her a Canadian Comedy Award, and she had a small role in Woody Allen's Whatever Works (2009). She was an executive producer on the TBS comedy series The Detour and published I Know I Am, But What Are You? in 2010. In 2023 she hosted the Canadian Screen Awards, and in 2024 she took the lead in How to Survive Menopause, a solo off-Broadway production. Time named her to its Time 100 list in 2017.
57years old
Turns 58 on October 25in 358 days
- Born Toronto
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Samantha Anne Bee (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 16 years2007 to 2023
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A first
Bee was the first non-American citizen to work as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, joining the program in 2003.
First role
Bee was 26 when she went on tour with a stage production of Sailor Moon, taking on the titular role in that show.
A change of course
Bee helped found The Atomic Fireballs, a sketch comedy troupe in Toronto, and was one of its four original members. The group was made up entirely of women.
Behind the camera
In 2018, Bee founded Swimsuit Competition, a production company focused on original television content and underrepresented talent, which signed a first-look deal with TBS.
Samantha Bee movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ben Kingsley's page
John Leguizamo's page
John Cleese's page
Patricia Clarkson's page
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2011 to 2015.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2015 | Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2011 | Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year | Won | |
| Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.