Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

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Season 1
  • Network: TBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 8, 2016
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
4.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 181 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 6 out of 181
  3. Negative: 101 out of 181
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  1. okinny
    Jan 10, 2017
    2
    Could have been a good show and Samantha had promise but proved to be what she portrays; mean spirited, snarky and biased. Where does this sell? I've not seen this approach work yet. Stewart was close because seemed sincere but even he lost much of his early audience being overly biased. I think he filled his studio with the same slap-happy seals with which Maher laces his seats. YouCould have been a good show and Samantha had promise but proved to be what she portrays; mean spirited, snarky and biased. Where does this sell? I've not seen this approach work yet. Stewart was close because seemed sincere but even he lost much of his early audience being overly biased. I think he filled his studio with the same slap-happy seals with which Maher laces his seats. You can't continue to be dishonest to the audience and expect them to return, even if they agree philosophically. It gets embarrassing as a while. Don't you guys see that?… Expand
  2. LamontRaymond
    May 31, 2018
    1
    Anybody who calls a woman a cun* isn't going to get a moment of my attention. No class.
  3. tinka10
    Aug 6, 2017
    1
    It’s easy to be drawn to the sleek, modern, bright set and reasonably good-looking female host. But when the host opens her mouth, unleashing a maelstrom of baseless remarks and spiteful rhetoric, the illusion breaks. Bee delivers with frightening intensity too, to the point where it starts to feel like you’re watching a very long commercial. Except, in The Full Frontal’s case, someone isIt’s easy to be drawn to the sleek, modern, bright set and reasonably good-looking female host. But when the host opens her mouth, unleashing a maelstrom of baseless remarks and spiteful rhetoric, the illusion breaks. Bee delivers with frightening intensity too, to the point where it starts to feel like you’re watching a very long commercial. Except, in The Full Frontal’s case, someone is forcibly yelling at you to buy something. And if you don’t buy it, not even a little, she always tries to make sure you feel damn bad about it, and so does her playback audience. I don’t think I’ve seen anything so bias and one-sided in my life. While it may seem fresh on the surface, it’s core represents everything inherently wrong with the mainstream media today and it’s rigid, unapologetic narrative. The kind of narrative that alienates and divides, not unite. It really is far-left propaganda at its finest. But it won’t be every liberals cup of tea.… Expand
  4. lghulm
    Mar 3, 2022
    1
    Well done but propaganda, distortion & bias heavy.

    I think news based comedians could do better with a more nuanced view. Yeah the Republican spokespeople often get things crazy wrong but there is often elements of truth in their worldview that are wilfully or ignorantly overlooked by those that disagree. The truth in things usually finds itself somewhere in-between. I am a little    Well done but propaganda, distortion & bias heavy.

    I think news based comedians could do better with a more nuanced view. Yeah the Republican spokespeople often get things crazy wrong but there is often elements of truth in their worldview that are wilfully or ignorantly overlooked by those that disagree.

    The truth in things usually finds itself somewhere in-between. I am a little sick of people using every bit of opportunity they have to push their own bias and viewpoints rather than take people to truth. Think I will be switching off.

    John Stewart & the Daily Show under his stead managed to find the balance a little better IMO.    … Expand
  5. Sovereign9899
    Jun 4, 2016
    1
    Samantha Bee greatly bothers myself as well as many of my friends. She appears to be highly biased and always appears to side with whomever is obviously wealthier. To be honest, without writing a small article about it, she disgusts me. She appears to be a bought-out attempt to mimic the clever and honest approach Colbert, John Stewart, and later John Oliver displayed.
  6. Richc
    Jul 6, 2016
    1
    No it's not a good show ,just a woman trying to hard to act rude or male in a way , she is pretending & not natural at all . She is one sided politically so she will always be , not liked by conservatives ( a large part of the population ) therefore won't be around long , or it will be just more **** TV
  7. ssparks
    Aug 29, 2016
    1
    what a **** show...period...dont waste your time...it sucks..which means im sure this revue wont show up...i cant imagine anyone thinking of this as entertainment....
  8. TVisDead
    Aug 26, 2016
    1
    Not knowing what to expect going into this show, I was incredibly surprised. I wasn't surprised about the shows blatant bias, as practically all late night shows fall into the "extremely liberal" category. But what I was surprised about was just how flat the jokes fall. Samantha Bee makes Chelsea Handler look like a comedic genius..
  9. cheapbrew
    Dec 12, 2016
    1
    Samantha Bee's humor is predictable and gutless. Eight years of the sky rocketing debt of Obamanomics, gets an absolute free pass. Sam wouldn't want to possibly offend an African American, and thus possibly be considered a racist. Thirty years of Clinton criminal activities, fails to get poked fun at. Sam wouldn't want to take a chance on offending a fellow female. Donald Trump however hasSamantha Bee's humor is predictable and gutless. Eight years of the sky rocketing debt of Obamanomics, gets an absolute free pass. Sam wouldn't want to possibly offend an African American, and thus possibly be considered a racist. Thirty years of Clinton criminal activities, fails to get poked fun at. Sam wouldn't want to take a chance on offending a fellow female. Donald Trump however has Scotch tape on his tie, and the gloves come off with a weak attempt at humor. Going after the sucessful white guy is free and easy.
    Being a Canadian, Samantha has no problem relentlessly attacking the American working class. As this practice continues however, TBS will surely shelve her show with the likes of Jorge Lopez's and others. My recommendation? While waiting for Conan's show to come on, get an early start on figuring out your taxes. We still have one last tax year of Obama to contend with.
    God Bless America, Diamond Dave out    … Expand
  10. Dolce1
    Jan 14, 2017
    1
    There are a few funny moments to be found. But the jokes are highly predictable and telegraphed. So sick of the Hollywood liberal shtick. At some point it is old, unimaginative and boring, or is that just Samantha Bee?
  11. Gwendle
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    Why this annoying piece of work is still on the air is quite puzzling. I guess it's just proof at how overwhelmingly stupid the general population of the U.S. really is.
  12. Tony1984
    Oct 17, 2016
    0
    Total Dreck. Mean spirited and malignant. Just a modern day reincarnation of the old style racist anti Polish/Irish/Black/Jewish comedians. Different target but the same sneer.
  13. mtc1954
    Aug 4, 2016
    0
    Vapid leftist hate monger, the former Mr. Jane Fonda, has continued the trend of importing foreigners to disrupt the American political process. Globalist attack puppet Bee is a loud, ignorant, mouth foaming tool of the evil Soros cabal. Bee is a one dimensional, one note thug incapable of seeing the Clinton skeleton closet. She spews non-stop anti-American insults toward anyone who doesVapid leftist hate monger, the former Mr. Jane Fonda, has continued the trend of importing foreigners to disrupt the American political process. Globalist attack puppet Bee is a loud, ignorant, mouth foaming tool of the evil Soros cabal. Bee is a one dimensional, one note thug incapable of seeing the Clinton skeleton closet. She spews non-stop anti-American insults toward anyone who does not toe the Academic/Hollywood/Occupy/BLM/Sharia/Euro/Chinese dogma of the enemies of America. Only bots programmed by the dim minded celebrity worshipping media hate spreaders can find this goat appealing.… Expand
  14. reallie
    Feb 29, 2016
    0
    pure political bias and an insult to half of the population. and she thinks she is funny. just rude and offensive behavior posing as humor. even the promos are disgusting and should be pulled.
  15. Flimpson
    Apr 8, 2016
    0
    This show is so off putting that I do not even watch TBS anymore just because of the commercials for this terrible show. We get it, she's a liberal. We get it, she's a woman who must shock her audience to be deemed "funny". However, she is NOT funny. I can not believe that TBS decided this was the best thing they could put on tv...
  16. iseenit1x
    Aug 5, 2016
    0
    Very Biased. If you like Hillary... you probably like her. She spews hate instead of unity. I'm fine with political Jokes. But I can see her agenda. not only that... she is just not funny not worth turning this show on.
  17. elticodeus
    Aug 22, 2016
    0
    This show is terrible. I don't know why critics are rating this show high, must be biased liberals. Don't waste your time with this show its extremely unreliable and such a contradiction because they try so hard to keep with the political news. Smh, TbS, I expected better from you the network that makes me laugh with "neutral" shows.
  18. Wcoleman
    Oct 20, 2016
    0
    This show is just a liberal rant by a middle aged hater. It's so insulting and one sided I change the channel even when a commercial for it comes on. It just goes to show how whacked the media critics are that they like this weak drivel that takes every cheap shot they can. I guess there's enough audience that TBS can just right off half of the US population.
  19. daver852
    Nov 23, 2016
    0
    She may be least funny person ever on television. I would rather watch reruns of "My Mother, the Car." Her humor (if it can be called that) is the kind that would appeal to a spoiled five year-old. That may explain her popularity with critics.
  20. SamanthaP0S
    Dec 5, 2016
    0
    This POS is the worst example of an American. Don't burn a flag - burn Samantha, protest here, send here back to the McDonalds serve line where she might prosper. Not funny, not entertaining, unAmerican POS.
    iF ONLY YOUR FATHER COULD FLOG YOU!
    it is this kind of example that needs to be wiped off the planet. Nothing worse than this piece of crashow on TV today. Everybody hates    This POS is the worst example of an American. Don't burn a flag - burn Samantha, protest here, send here back to the McDonalds serve line where she might prosper. Not funny, not entertaining, unAmerican POS.
    iF ONLY YOUR FATHER COULD FLOG YOU!

    it is this kind of example that needs to be wiped off the planet. Nothing worse than this piece of crashow on TV today. Everybody hates this show. But her fake reviews. May you go straight to hell and your family and dog too!    … Expand
  21. nicholas474
    Dec 29, 2016
    0
    Samantha Bee is one of the most obnoxious person I have ever seen. TBS and the writers should be ashamed of themselves for bringing her on board. Wake up TBS before you loose more viewers because of her ,like your loosing us.
  22. Me
    Dec 30, 2016
    0
    Horrible show. I find Samantha Bee to be extremely loud and obnoxious. I find I can't change the channel quick enough when she begins speaking. She strikes me as being a bully...
  23. sjwolcott
    Jan 22, 2017
    0
    Can someone PLEASE cancel this show? I can't even stand the promos anymore. She's a dunce with nothing to say. PLEASE??? This person is horrible and needs to be shut down.
  24. SadFacts
    Jan 28, 2017
    0
    It confuses me that a failed waitress and McGill dropout from Canada can be such an expert in American politics. Could be worse. Could be someone from South Africa pretending to be an expert in American politics.
    I am guessing the fall back education in entertainment sciences gives her that expertise in slamming politicians. Wonder how she feels about the new Canadian Prime Minister?
  25. whatabiach
    Jan 28, 2017
    0
    when is the **** named samantha bee going to learn that the **** election was almost 3 months ago and to finally shut the **** up about it? NO I do not watch this horrible **** but it was on when I woke up watching tv tonight earlier, and it has NOTHING to offer sensible people!
  26. egbandman
    Feb 8, 2017
    0
    Horribly blatant left wing political show. Takes clips completely out of context and spins them to write a narrative specifically for the democratic party. Horrifically biased, and a drain on television space.
  27. London071
    Feb 15, 2017
    0
    The bias in this show is not even funny and seems just be the same every week, I find myself turning the network over just to not watch the constant ads
  28. DeeW83
    Feb 16, 2017
    0
    Unwatchable. This show prevents me from watching TBS anymore as well. It is just another slanted, liberally biased and humorless show lacking creativity. Call it CNN 2.0. Even the commercials are insulting to anyone who does not enjoy predictable hyper liberal nonsense. I change the channel when a commercial starts...but for the past few months...I just don't watch TBS anymore.Unwatchable. This show prevents me from watching TBS anymore as well. It is just another slanted, liberally biased and humorless show lacking creativity. Call it CNN 2.0. Even the commercials are insulting to anyone who does not enjoy predictable hyper liberal nonsense. I change the channel when a commercial starts...but for the past few months...I just don't watch TBS anymore.

    But directly related to Samantha Bee...she simply isn't creative (unlike the Daily Show with John Stewart - which was itself biased...but creative). Her agenda?" Hmmm? OK...Ugh! Enough already...she's a liberal...any other tricks up her sleeve? Doubtful. She is the definition of a one trick pony. Boring.

    Like all liberals, she thinks she is more educated and intelligent than every conservative. Insulting and wrong. Her "humor"...Zzzzzz...teehee. She rags on Republicans, conservatives and POTUS Trump. Wow.... Big surprise.

    TBS must be as desperate for ratings as CNN. This CAN'T be the best thing they could put on? Could it? Sad.    … Expand
  29. Jschrin
    Mar 8, 2017
    0
    Worst show ever! Like several others, the sound of her utterly loud and annoying voice made me nausous. I really did try to watch but found absolutely NO comedic value and I so wanted to hear something to laugh at.
  30. lucky12671
    Mar 9, 2017
    0
    Still waiting for a laugh.....the only thing funny about her is her knock knees and the fact she wears her pants up around her chest. The endless promos on TBS are nauseating and I hope to God they stop. The Detour is a pretty funny show, she should stick to that.
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Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Diane Gordon
    Feb 9, 2016
    100
    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.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Feb 9, 2016
    80
    Bee's program is one more "publication" added to an increasingly crowded TV newsstand, but it already feels distinctive enough to merit regular check-ins, if not yet a DVR season pass.
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  3. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Feb 9, 2016
    80
    Bee had a very strong first show, chowing down on the low-hanging fruit that is both sides of this current presidential election.
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