Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
{{Short description|American late-night talk and news satire television program}}
{{distinguish|Full Frontal (Australian TV series)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.png
| image_alt = Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 2.png
| genre = News satire
Talk show
| creator = Samantha Bee
| runtime = 21 minutes
| company = Randy & Pam's Quality Entertainment
Jax Media
Studio T
| presenter = Samantha Bee
| location = CBS Broadcast Center
New York City, New York (2016–2020)
Norwalk, Connecticut (2021–2022)
| writer =
| executive_producer = Samantha Bee
Jason Jones
Tony Hernandez
Miles Kahn
Alison Camillo
Pat King
| producer = Kim Burdges
Allana Harkin
Chris Savage
Melinda Taub
| director = Paul Pennolino
Andre Allen
| editor = Jesse Coane
Anthony Mascorro
Tennille Uithof
| network = TBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|2|8}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|6|23}}
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = "Boys Wanna Be Her" by Peaches
| country = United States
| language = English
| cinematography =
| camera =
| num_seasons = 7
| num_episodes = 218
| list_episodes = List of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee episodes
}}
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is an American late-night talk and news satire television program that aired on TBS from 2016 to 2022. The show was hosted by comedian Samantha Bee, a former correspondent on The Daily Show.
In July 2022, the show was cancelled following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2022-07-25 |title=Samantha Bee's 'Full Frontal' Canceled in Latest Late-Night Cutback |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/samantha-bee-canceled-full-frontal-1235324772/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
Production
Samantha Bee served as a correspondent on The Daily Show for 12 years, becoming its longest tenured correspondent.{{cite web|url=http://www.lowellsun.com/lifestyles/ci_29369375/full-frontal-samantha-bee-brings-fresh-voice-late|title='Full Frontal With Samantha Bee' brings fresh voice to late-night TV|date=January 11, 2016|work=Lowell Sun|access-date=January 12, 2016}} She was not approached about succeeding Jon Stewart as the show's host when Stewart announced he would leave the show.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/john-doyle-samantha-bee-shifts-late-night-comedic-style-to-full-frontal/article28111884/|title=John Doyle: Samantha Bee shifts late-night comedic reporting to Full Frontal |work=The Globe and Mail |access-date=January 12, 2016}} Bee and her husband, Jason Jones, pitched television shows to networks, and their scripted series, called The Detour, was picked up by TBS in February 2015. TBS then decided to extend their relationship with Bee to develop a late-night talk show to pair with Conan.{{cite news |first=Alexandra|last=Hunnings |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|website=CBC.ca|title=Samantha Bee leaves The Daily Show to start her own satirical news program|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/samantha-bee-leaves-the-daily-show-to-start-her-own-satirical-news-program-1.2983660|date=March 5, 2015|access-date=October 25, 2015}}{{cite news|first=Danette|last=Chavez|work=The A.V. Club|title=Samantha Bee testes the late-night waters in Full Frontal promo|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/samantha-bee-testes-late-night-waters-full-frontal-224791|date=September 2, 2015|access-date=October 25, 2015}}{{cite news |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|website=CBC.ca|title=Samantha Bee to host new late-night show Full Frontal|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/samantha-bee-to-host-new-late-night-show-full-frontal-1.3213161 |date=September 2, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015}}{{cite news|first=Ariana|last=Bacle|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|website=EW.com|title=Samantha Bee's Full Frontal to premiere in January|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/02/samantha-bee-full-frontal-premiere-january-promo|date=September 2, 2015|access-date=September 17, 2015}}
Bee hired Jo Miller and Miles Kahn, formerly producers on The Daily Show, as executive producers for her new show. They set up a blind process for hiring writers that hid the gender and experience level of the applicants, resulting in a writing staff that was approximately half female and 30% non-white. The show hired Winter Miller to help develop a mentorship program to help diversify the writing room.
Before the show's format was finalized, Bee indicated that she would have segments that focus on news headlines, field pieces, and "grab bag" segments. She filmed a segment about how the Veterans Health Administration was not prepared to treat female soldiers,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/arts/television/samantha-bee-prepares-to-break-up-late-night-tvs-boys-club.html?_r=1|title=Samantha Bee Prepares to Break Up Late-Night TV's Boys Club|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|work=The New York Times|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=January 12, 2016}} and filmed a segment in Jordan. Showrunner Jo Miller indicated that the show would be more interested in injustice than in hypocrisy. There are no interview guests on the series, but a number of guest actors have appeared in various segments. For example, the May 9, 2016, episode featured both the singer Michelle Branch and comedian Patton Oswalt.{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/05/10/samantha-bee-and-michelle-branch-say-goodbye-ted-cruz/|title=Samantha Bee and Michelle Branch Say 'Goodbye, Ted Cruz'|author=Sarene Leeds|work=WSJ|date=May 10, 2016 |access-date=May 24, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/samantha-bee-exposes-just-how-terrifying-crisis-pregnancy-centers-are_us_573210aee4b096e9f092cc9c|title=Samantha Bee Exposes Just How Terrifying Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are|work=The Huffington Post|date=May 10, 2016 |access-date=May 24, 2016}}
Full Frontal shared a studio with Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Bee's offices previously housed Stephen Colbert and his staff while renovations were taking place at the Ed Sullivan Theater for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. At the time of its debut, Full Frontal was the only late-night talk show airing in the United States which was hosted by a woman.{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2016/01/samantha-bee-full-frontal-c-v-r.html|title=Smirking in the Boys' Room: Samantha Bee is about to become the first female host of a late-night satirical news show. She wants to make damn sure she's not the last|first=Rebecca|last=Traister|work=New York|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2016}}
On October 31, 2016, Full Frontal aired an interview Bee conducted with President Barack Obama.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/31/obama-tells-samantha-bee-a-spooky-story-about-president-trump.html|title=Obama Tells Samantha Bee a 'Spooky Story' About President Trump|last=Wilstein|first=Matt|website=The Daily Beast|date=November 2016 |publication-date=October 31, 2016}}
In January 2017, Bee announced that the show would be hosting a gala to counter the White House Correspondents' Dinner.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/entertainment/samantha-bee-not-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner/index.html|title=Samantha Bee is throwing her own party the same night as White House Correspondents' Dinner|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|website=CNN|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2017}} The event, titled "Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner", was held at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 2017, and aired the same evening at 10:00 p.m. EST on TBS, followed by an encore uncensored broadcast at 11:00 p.m. on Twitter.{{cite web|url=https://www.turner.com/pressroom/full-frontal-samantha-bees-not-white-house-correspondents-dinner-stream-twitter-after-tbs|title=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee's "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner" to stream on Twitter after TBS debut|work=Turner|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 26, 2017|archive-date=April 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427100729/https://www.turner.com/pressroom/full-frontal-samantha-bees-not-white-house-correspondents-dinner-stream-twitter-after-tbs|url-status=dead}} The event raised $200,000 for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/04/29/samantha-bee-not-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-full-frontal-recap/101077264/|title=Samantha Bee toasts the press and roasts Trump at 'Not WHCD'|last=Lawler|first=Kelly|work=USA Today|date=April 29, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2017}}
A portion of the proceeds from the show's merchandise benefits the Karam Foundation,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9EN-wrCoRg|title=Nasty Women: Meet Bad Dudes|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=July 26, 2017}} Distributing Dignity,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h3jf23K4Sg|title=Tonight, We Ride!|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017}} Planned Parenthood, the committee to Protect Journalists, and Hispanic Federation.{{cite web|url=http://samanthabee.com/|title=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|work=SamanthaBee.com}} In July 2017, Bee's "Nasty Woman Shirt" campaign raised over $1 million for Planned Parenthood.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nasty-woman-emmy-nominee-samantha-bee-hits-1-million-goal-planned-parenthood-1020861|title='Nasty Woman' (and Emmy Nominee) Samantha Bee Hits $1 Million Goal for Planned Parenthood|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=July 26, 2017}} On August 9, 2017, Bee announced that thanks to Turner and Penguin Books, the show was able to send 10,000 books and coloring books to the Kurdish displaced person camp (Khazir) that they have visited.{{cite tweet|author=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|user=FullFrontalSamB|number=895676140659982339|title=Thanks @TBSNetwork and @penguinrandom for your book donations. Children need access to books or they could end up president. #SamanthaBee|date=August 10, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017}} Full Frontal frequently supports other organizations and causes, including: 2017 Women's March,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pEcvteQo9g|title=Who March the World? Girls.|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y_vFfWtjf0|title=We're Gonna Make It After All|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017}} Girl Scouts of the USA,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRi6u7qCu8o|title=The Archbishop Vs. The Girl Scouts|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=August 18, 2017}} New Brunswick Today,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ3bRiuV3bw|title=Gamify the News|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=March 22, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017}} miamirights.com,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZIBgX7vkg|title=Miami Rights|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.miamirights.com/|title=Miami Rights|work=miamirights.com|access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127204851/https://www.miamirights.com/|url-status=dead}} Life After Hate,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5a5Yo4_eLM|title=Life After Hate|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=August 14, 2017|access-date=August 18, 2017}} Affordable Care Act (ACA), #MeToo, Time's Up,{{cite tweet|author=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|user=FullFrontalSamB|number=951514063112060929|title=Black dresses can't speak for themselves, so we asked @ambertamblyn to stop by and explain @TIMESUPNOW. #SamanthaBee|date=January 11, 2018|access-date=January 11, 2018}} RAICES,{{cite tweet|author=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|user=FullFrontalSamB|number=1002022080622276609|title=If you want to help migrant children separated from their parents, congratulations on not being a monster! Also support @RAICESTEXAS and visit http://raicestexas.org to donate.|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=June 15, 2018}} and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/full-frontal-with-samantha-bee-unwinnable-trivia-game-app-naacp-1203019033/|title='Full Frontal With Samantha Bee' Donates Trivia Game App Prize to NAACP (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Turchiano|first=Danielle|work=Variety|date=November 4, 2018|access-date=November 9, 2018}}
On March 11, 2020, Bee announced on that night's episode of Full Frontal that future tapings would proceed without an in-studio audience due to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/samantha-bee-coronavirus-audience|title=Samantha Bee Is First Late-Night Host to Go Without an Audience Amid Coronavirus Threat|date=March 12, 2020|work=Vanity Fair|access-date=March 12, 2020|publisher=Condé Nast}} The COVID-19 affected episodes were subtitled Little Show in the Big Woods and were filmed in the woods, with Bee's husband Jason Jones acting as cameraman.{{cite news |url= https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/warm-tv-blog/article241437876.html |title= What to Watch on Wednesday: Samantha Bee goes 'Full Frontal' in the woods |author= Brooke Cain |date= 25 March 2020 |publisher= News Observer }}{{cite news |url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/samantha-bee-on-making-comedy-amidst-the-unimaginable-coronavirus-tragedy |title= Samantha Bee on Making Comedy Amidst 'Unimaginable' Tragedy |author= Matt Wilstein |date= 25 March 2020 |publisher= The Daily Beast }} When the show returned to studio taping, it began to originate instead in Norwalk, Connecticut; the Connecticut office of Film, Television and Digital Media was credited at the end of each episode.
=Cast=
Bee served as host and the show had four contributors who appear in field pieces: Michael Rubens (senior field producer), Allana Harkin (co-producer), Amy Hoggart,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5323988/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Full Cast & Crew|website=IMDb|access-date=January 4, 2017}} and Mike Brown.{{Cite web|title=Mike Brown, Correspondent|url=https://www.tbs.com/shows/full-frontal-with-samantha-bee/articles/mike-brown-correspondent|access-date=2021-12-09|website=www.tbs.com|language=en}} Past contributors include Ashley Nicole Black (writer).
=Writers=
The show was written by Samantha Bee, Kristen Bartlett (episodes 82–present),{{cite tweet|number=999473623961239552|user=nsilverberg|title=I'm super proud of tonight's episode of @FullFrontalSamB, which starts at 10:30 on TBS! It's the first ep for @kristencheeks, who is the best! Tune in!|author=Nicole Silverberg|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=May 25, 2018}} Pat Cassels, Sean Crespo (episodes 112-present), Mike Drucker (episodes 69–present), Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn (episodes 41–present), Sahar Rizvi (episodes 112-present), Nicole Silverberg (episodes 66–present),{{cite tweet|number=938598262138920960|user=nsilverberg|title=Hi! Tonight the first episode of @FullFrontalSamB that I've written for airs at 10:30pm. I am extremely happy and proud to be a part of the Full Frontal family! As they say in the biz, "tune in!"|author=Nicole Silverberg|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 7, 2017}} and Melinda Taub.[http://splitsider.com/2016/01/heres-the-writing-staff-of-full-frontal-with-samantha-bee/ Here’s the Writing Staff of ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118012422/http://splitsider.com/2016/01/heres-the-writing-staff-of-full-frontal-with-samantha-bee/ |date=January 18, 2018 }} splitsider.com accessed March 10, 2016 In December 2017, Taub was promoted to head writer of the show (episode 67–present). Former writers include: Ashley Nicole Black (episodes 1–103), Eric Drysdale (episodes 12–41, 43–105), Travon Free (episodes 41–69), Jo Miller (episodes 1–55), and Jason Reich (episodes 1–31).
Broadcast
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In the United States, the first season of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee aired weekly on Mondays at 10:30 p.m. ET on TBS. On November 16, 2016, it was announced that TBS renewed the show for a second season,{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsovDxkIeKs|title=Real or Fake: Extra Special Announcement|website=YouTube|publisher=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016}} as well as moving it to Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. EST, starting January 11, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/11/samantha-bees-full-frontal-renewed-for-season-2.html|title=Get Ready for More Blazers: Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Renewed for Season 2|first=Josef|last=Adalian|work=Vulture|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=December 21, 2016}}
In Canada, the show aired on The Comedy Network. In Australia, Full Frontal was broadcast on SBS Viceland.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/04/airdate-full-frontal-with-samantha-bee.html|title=Airdate: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee|work=TV Tonight|date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=May 24, 2016}} In New Zealand, the show was broadcast on DUKE.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/ondemand/full-frontal-with-sam-bee?gclid=CJXkqLLznc8CFQGavAod5e0DSg|title=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - TVNZ OnDemand|access-date=September 21, 2016}} In Germany, the show was broadcast on TNT Comedy with German subtitles.{{cite web|url=http://www.tnt-tv.de/tnt-comedy/sendungen/samantha-bee|title=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee – TNT Comedy|language=de|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=September 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919134604/http://www.tnt-tv.de/tnt-comedy/sendungen/samantha-bee|url-status=dead}}
Episodes
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Reception
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee was met with critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 100% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "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."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/full_frontal_with_samantha_bee/s01|title=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Season 1|work=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=November 2, 2017}} On Metacritic, the first season holds a score of 84 out of 100, based on 16 critics, which constitutes "universal acclaim".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/full-frontal-with-samantha-bee|title=Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Season 1|work=Metacritic|access-date=May 24, 2016}}
TheWrap{{'}}s Diane Gordon praised the show, saying "With Full Frontal, TBS truly has a comedy show that's sure to become part of the cultural conversation and possibly fill the void felt by Jon Stewart‘s departure. There's so much scathing, insightful, intelligent funny packed into Full Frontal and Bee's ability to land a joke is beyond impressive."{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/full-frontal-review-daily-show-grad-samantha-bee-fills-the-jon-stewart-void/|title='Full Frontal' Review: Samantha Bee Fills the Jon Stewart Void|author=Wrap Staff|date=February 9, 2016|work=TheWrap|access-date=May 24, 2016}} Vulture called Full Frontal "a formidable force of political satire. It demands your attention,"{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/04/samantha-bee-has-proven-late-night-needed-full-frontal.html|title=Samantha Bee Has Proven Why Late-Night Needed Full Frontal|last=Fox|first=Jesse David|date=April 19, 2016|work=Vulture|access-date=December 27, 2016}} and the blog named Bee's "Trump Conspiracy Theory" segment as its #1 clip on its list of "The 10 Most Important Late-Night TV Moments in 2016."{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/10-most-important-late-night-moments-in-2016.html|title=The 10 Most Important Late-Night TV Moments in 2016|last=Jung|first=E. Alex|date=December 19, 2016|website=Vulture|access-date=December 27, 2016}} In March 2017, Wired's cultural critic Virginia Heffernan called Full Frontal "the most mercilessly feminist show (ever) (in history)".{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/03/full-frontal-assault/|title=Samantha Bee's Full-Frontal Assault on the Trump Regime|author-link=Virginia Heffernan|first=Virginia |last=Heffernan|magazine=Wired|date=March 28, 2017|access-date=June 10, 2017}}
=Controversies=
Full Frontal aired a segment on March 8, 2017, filmed at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in which the narrator, correspondent Michael Rubens said Kyle Coddington, a writer for OUTSET magazine, had "Nazi hair". At the time, Coddington was undergoing chemotherapy for brain cancer. The show apologized the next day, saying they were unaware of his condition, and donated to his medical expenses on GoFundMe.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/arts/television/samantha-bee-show-apologizes-to-writer-for-nazi-hair-mockery.html|title=Samantha Bee Show Apologizes to Writer for 'Nazi Hair' Mockery|last1=Itzkoff|first1=Dave|date=March 9, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 10, 2017}} Coddington refuses to accept their apology.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/03/10/cancer-patient-kyle-coddington-criticizes-samantha-bee-apology/98998822/|title=Cancer patient slams Samantha Bee's 'half-apology' after 'Nazi hair' joke|first=Jayme|last=Deerwester|work=USA Today|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=May 15, 2017}}
On May 30, 2018, Bee ran a segment about the Trump administration's policy of separating children from families of undocumented immigrants at the border. Bee then criticized Ivanka Trump for hypocrisy after Trump tweeted a photo of herself and her child, saying, "Let me just say, one mother to another, do something about your dad's immigration practices, you feckless cunt!" The segment generated controversy.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/samantha-bee-sarah-sanders-white-house-vile-vicious-tbs-time-warner/|title=White House Condemns 'Vile and Vicious' Samantha Bee, Calls on Time Warner, TBS to Act|first=Jon|last=Levine|work=TheWrap|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/31/politics/samantha-bee-ivanka-trump/index.html|title=Comedian Samantha Bee calls Ivanka Trump a 'feckless c***'|first=Megan|last=Vasquez|work=CNN|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2018}}{{cite magazine|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/05/samantha-bee-calls-ivanka-trump-a-feckless-cunt-white-house-responds.html|title=The White House Condemns Full Frontal as "Not Fit for Broadcast" After Samantha Bee's Crude Ivanka Insult|first1=Marissa|last1=Martinelli|magazine=Slate|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2018}} As a result, both Autotrader.com and State Farm pulled their advertising from the show.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/samantha-bee-loses-sponsor-ivanka-trump-feckless-c-t-comment/|title=Samantha Bee Loses Sponsors Over Ivanka Trump 'Feckless C–t' Comment|first=Ashley|last=Boucher|work=TheWrap|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2018}} White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called on both Turner and TBS to take action. Both Bee and TBS apologized.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2018/05/31/samantha-bee-apology-ivanka-trump-full-frontal/|title=Samantha Bee Apologizes to Ivanka Trump in Wake of C-Word Backlash: 'I Crossed a Line and I Deeply Regret It'|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|work=TVLine|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2018/05/31/samantha-bee-suspended-tbs-ivanka-trump-controversy/|title=TBS Responds to Sam Bee C-Word Backlash, Admits the 'Vile Words Should Not Have Been Aired'|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|work=TVLine|date=May 31, 2018|access-date=May 31, 2018}} Accepting a Television Academy Honors award later for Full Frontal’s #MeToo coverage, Bee said, "Every week I strive to show the world as I see it, unfiltered. Sometimes I should probably have a filter. I accept that. Stories about 1,500 missing unaccompanied migrant children flooded the news cycle over the weekend. So last night we aired a segment on the atrocious treatment of migrant children by this administration and past administrations. Our piece attracted controversy of the worst kind... We spent the day wrestling with the repercussions of one bad word when we all should have spent the day incensed that as a nation we are wrenching children from their parents and treating people legally seeking asylum as criminals. If we are O.K. with that, then really, who are we?"{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/06/samantha-bee-apology-ivanka-trump-feckless-cunt-donald-trump-tbs|title=Samantha Bee Addresses "C--t" Furor Once More as Trump Inevitably Tweets|first1=Laura|last1=Bradley|work=Vanity Fair|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=June 1, 2018}}
Awards and nominations
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Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Political satirical television series
Category:TBS (American TV channel) original programming
Category:Television series by Studio T
Category:Television shows filmed in Connecticut