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* ![Jon Stewart performs at Clusterfest 2018](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt602a1dc25b1999b7/6989322e4ee26222d1312002/jon-stewart-samantha-bee.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Jon Stewart Does Not Buy Trump's Samantha Bee Criticism](https://time.com/5300147/jon-stewart-samantha-bee-ivanka-trump-apology/)  
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* ![Samantha Bee attends the 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b971e16177d3a26/6989320acf40a821f2c4c610/samantha-bee-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 31, 2018  
## [Samantha Bee Apologizes for Crude Ivanka Comment](https://time.com/5297645/samantha-bee-apologizes-ivanka/)  
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May 3, 2018  
## ['She's Not a Feminist.' Samantha Bee Skewers Sarah Huckabee Sanders Over Michelle Wolf Response](https://time.com/5264543/samantha-bee-sarah-huckabee-sanders-michelle-wolf/)  
by Megan McCluskey
* ![TBS' "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" For Your Consideration Event - Arrivals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbe8806b9adb959f/6988cfbaab6d77231e6ae577/samantha-bee-watergate-trump-worse-than-nixon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 28, 2018  
## [Samantha Bee Let Stephen Colbert Know She Stole Cars in Her Youth](https://time.com/5218593/samantha-bee-on-stephen-colbert/)  
by Melissa Locker
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Jan 18, 2018  
## [Samantha Bee Has a Message for Aziz Ansari About Feminism](https://time.com/5107895/samantha-bee-aziz-ansari/)  
by Raisa Bruner  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8d366e8134fd6264/6988cfc68fd2eeacb635750f/johndean.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 1, 2017  
## [Nixon Counsel John Dean Tells Samantha Bee Trump Is More Worrisome](https://time.com/4801177/john-dean-on-trump-and-nixon/)  
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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte5e86d87c6937b73/6988cce68fd2ee15b5357021/samantha-bee-on-ivanka-trump-book.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 11, 2017  
## [Samantha Bee Shreds Ivanka Trump's Book 'Her Belief That She's a Role Model Is Laughable.'](https://time.com/4775655/samantha-bee-ivanka-trump-book/)  
by Cady Lang
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Mar 16, 2017  
## [Watch Samantha Bee Delve Into Trump's Intelligence Leak Claims](https://time.com/4703712/samantha-bee-trump-leaks/)  
by Megan McCluskey
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Feb 16, 2017  
## [Samantha Bee Slams President Trump Over Michael Flynn-Russia Controversy](https://time.com/4673448/samantha-bee-donald-trump-michael-flynn-russia/)  
by Megan McCluskey
* ![The Women's Media Center 2016 Women's Media Awards](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt59a1a82c347a7a22/6988b7cd8e0601589f468fdd/samantha-bee-white-house-correspondents-dinner-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 30, 2017  
## [Samantha Bee Will Roast President Trump on Night of White House Correspondents' Dinner](https://time.com/4653280/samantha-bee-white-house-correspondents-dinner-donald-trump/)  
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* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 20, 2016  
## [Watch Samantha Bee and Glenn Beck Ally in the Fight Against 'Trumpism'](https://time.com/4607768/samantha-bee-glenn-beck-ally-trumpism/)  
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Nov 15, 2016  
## [Here's Jon Stewart Wistfully Coloring a Thanksgiving Turkey Now That the Election's Over](https://time.com/4571514/jon-stewart-samantha-bee-video/)  
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Nov 8, 2016  
## [Sarah Paulson Nonchalantly Read Hillary Clinton’s Emails on Samantha Bee](https://time.com/4562406/sarah-paulson-nonchalantly-read-hillary-clintons-emails-on-samantha-bee/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![Obama campaigns for Hillary in Orlando](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35e810907aab2e63/6988ac66a988caa74b6b9f8a/gettyimages-618916490.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 1, 2016  
## [President Barack Obama Talks Trump, Clinton and His Legacy on _Full Frontal with Samantha Bee_](https://time.com/4552711/president-barack-obama-full-frontal-samantha-bee/)  
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Jul 21, 2016  
## [Watch Samantha Bee Make President Fitz Drive Herman Cain's Bus to the RNC](https://time.com/4416971/samana-bee-herman-cain-republican-convention/)  
by Melissa Locker

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