Samantha Bee

I have a lot of respect for what Samantha Bee built. Coming out of Toronto and McGill, she became the longest-serving correspondent on The Daily Show, then took the genuine risk of launching her own late-night show in a field that rarely made room for women. Political satire done well demands sharp intelligence and real nerve, and she has both. What I value most is her willingness to turn anger into something funny and pointed rather than just loud. Her Canadian Comedy Awards feel earned. To me she is a comic with conviction, not just punchlines.

Name (English)

Samantha Bee

Name (Japanese)

サマンサ・ビー

Reading

さまんさ・びー

Born

October 25, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Occupation

journalist / actor / television actor / screenwriter / voice actor

University

McGill University

Awards & achievements

• Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female – Film
• 2011 Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year
• 2015 Canadian Comedy Award for Comedic Artist of the Year

• Official sitehttps://www.samanthabee.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/realsambee/
• Xhttps://x.com/iamsambee
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha%20Bee
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4273978

Tags

• Ontario
• journalist
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.