- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
In a better political climate, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee might come off as too passionate. Of course, we are not in that climate, and Full Frontal has been a boon to making that so much more clear. Samantha Bee and her team have wasted no time picking up the part of The Daily Show mantle that no show yet has-truly pushing the boundaries. From the very first episode-in which Bee takes on a Kansas state senator’s calling of his female colleague’s dress unprofessional in a segment called “Elected Paperweight of the Month”-Full Frontal’s mission to take on the male dominated world of late-night TV and change it by force was clear. Full Frontal did take on the election from the very first episode as well, and offered some of the most powerful deconstructions of the disasters occurring right before our eyes. The key to this is that Full Frontal doesn’t just have diverse writers or a social agenda-it’s delivered through the eyes of women and brings to light issues that would never breathe on any other late-night show. With The Nightly Show passed on into the ether, Full Frontal’s desire to be unashamed in its passion will be invaluable in the years to come. – Travis Hymas
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