Former “Daily Show” correspondent—and New York Family cover mom—Samantha Bee is poised to break into the late-night TV’s boys’ club with her new talk show, “Full-Frontal with Samantha Bee.” Premiering on TBS on February 8, “Full-Frontal” will give Bee her own platform on which to share her funny, cutting perspective on current political and cultural issues—think deeper dives in the style of Bee’s “Daily Show” segments–and make her the first female late-night TV host.
In honor of the hilarious Bee’s next adventure, we went into the NYF archives to pull some of the highlights from our cover interview with the mom-of-three back in 2012.
On how she and her husband–the actor, producer and former Daily Show correspondent Jason Jones–got together:
The first time we really noticed each other is so nerdy. Somebody asked me what my favorite movie was of all time. I had to say that my sentimental favorite was Star Wars, and that was the first time he ever really looked at me.
On what the kids think of her and Jones’ TV careers:
They don’t think that we are cool or what we do is cool. They think everyone’s parents are on TV. They don’t have a frame of reference.
On the New York City preschool process:
I think the parents of New York should go on a school strike. I mean, if we all agreed [to] keep our children out of school until all of these organizations got their shit straight and not make it such an incredibly overwhelming and horrendous experience, things would be better. They would, of course, have to fix the public schools… That is kind of a little thing, but when I rule the world, I will fix this for everybody.
On why moms are liars:
I said that all mothers are liars. We don’t even know we are doing it. You forget the details [of those first days and months with a baby]. You end up telling lies about how it all went for you—it wasn’t that bad—because that is how you remember it, but you have forgotten how hard it was. We aren’t being malicious about it, but we end up spreading misinformation to new moms, who then think they are doing something wrong—and it terrifies them.
On what makes her laugh:
My kids make me laugh, my husband makes me laugh, my “unit” makes me laugh harder than everything. It brings me joy. Look at me…I’m close to tears now.
To read our full-length interview with Bee, click HERE!
