>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK.

JOINING ME NOW IS THE EMMY-WINNING HOST OF "FULL

FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE," SAMANTHA BEE.

SAMANTHA BEE, HELLO.

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> Stephen: YOU KNOW, AS GOOD-- AS GOOD AS ANYBODY SHOULD

HAVE A HOPE TO RIGHT NOW.

>> NO ONE CAN REALLY TRULY ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

AT ALL.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM, EITHER.

>> Stephen: I HAVE-- I DON'T ACTUALLY IS HAVE A BONE TO PICK

WITH YOU.

I DO WANT TO POINT SOMETHING OUT TO YOU.

YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE FOR ENORMOUS NEWS.

YOU WERE HERE THE NIGHT THAT COMEY WAS FIRED.

YOU WERE HERE THE NIGHT OF THE RELEASE OF THE MUELLER REPORT.

Y WERE HERE FOR THE 2020 IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

AND TODAY, THE HOUSE MADE HISTORY BY IMPEACHING THE

PRESIDENT A SECOND TIME.

>> STEPHEN.

>> Stephen: YES.

>> YOU AND I ARE LIKE AMENTOSE AND A DIET COKE.

WE CANNOT-- WE CANNOT COME TOGETHER.

WE'RE LIKE TWO GREAT TASTES THAT TOGETHER CAUSE SOCIETAL

COLLAPSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IT'S LIKE -- >> Stephen: HOW-- SOMEBODY--

LIKE, WE HAVE SIMILAR JOBS.

>> YUP.

>> Stephen: WE BOTH GO ON TV AND TALK ABOUT WHATEVER THE

NATIONAL CONVERSATION IS RIGHT NOW.

AND, ALSO, KIND OF REFLECT BACK AT THE CAMERA OUR TAKE ON THE

NATIONAL MOOD.

HOW ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?

HOW ARE YOU APPROACHING YOUR JOB?

>> WELL, I WILL SAY THIS, I WILL SAY THAT I WAS SO...

NEVER GOING TO HEAR ANOTHER PERSON SAY TO ME, "YOU MUST BE

SO HAPPY TO HAVE SO MUCH CONTENT TO TALK ABOUT."

>> Stephen: OH, YEAH.

>> BECAUSE I WANT THIS CHAPTER TO END.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT DONALD TRUMP ANYMORE.

I WANT IT TO-- I WANT HIM TO GO AWAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

I MEAN WE HAVE-- IT'S OUR FIRST SHOW TONIGHT OF OUR NEW SEASON

OF THE SHOW.

>> Stephen: MAZEL TOV.

>> AND IT-- OH, THANK YOU.

AND IT COMES RIGHT, YOU KNOW, ASTRIDE THIS, LIKE, HIDEOUS

MOMENT IN HISTORY.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT ON THE SHOW.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?

WE'RE ACTUALLY-- I'M SURE IT'S THE SAME FOR YOU-- WE'RE KIND OF

PROCESSING THIS IN REAL TIME.

>> Stephen: AND HOW DO YOU FIT IT IN TO THE SHOW IS THE THING.

I KNOW-- SOMETIMES I'M JEALOUS OF YOU DOING, YOU KNOW, A

ONCE-A-WEEK SHOW THAT'S JUST PACKED WITH PENUTS.

BUT THIS IS-- I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO DO A SHOW EVERY NIGHT

BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY BITES AT THE APPLE.

DO YOU EVER SAY TO YOURSELF, "OH, MY GOD, HOW I DO FIT WHAT

HAPPENED LAST WEEK INTO MY SHOW TONIGHT?"

>> WELL, SOMETIMES I'M ACTUALLY GRATEFUL THAT I DON'T HAVE TO--

THAT I CAN ACTUALLY JUST PROCESS AS A CITIZEN AND TAKE A STEP

BACK AND KIND OF WATCH THE STORY UNFOLD BEFORE WE REALLY DIVE IN

THERE.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS.

WE DID NOT HAVE A SHOW LAST WEDNESDAY, AS THE CAPITOL WAS

BEING STORMED.

SO I GOT TO--...

SO I DID, YOU KNOW, PROCESS THAT AS, LIKE, A CITIZEN OF THE

UNITED STATES, LIKE, WATCHING IT ON MY TV SCREEN, JUST JAW ON THE

FLOOR, SO SAD, JUST AWFUL.

TODAY I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A SHOW BECAUSE WE CAN TALK ABOUT, YOU

KNOW, ALL OF THE ENABLERS WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN.

>> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> SO, THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US.

>> Stephen: YOU VOTED IN 2016, WHICH WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT

YOU COULD VOTE AFTER YOU BECAME A CITIZEN OF THESE UNITED

STATES.

>> IT WENT GREAT.

FLAWLESS EXPERIENCE.

>> Stephen: I WANT TO POINT OUT EVERY ELECTION UP UNTIL

THEN, WE DIDN'T HAVE A FARBANIST OFFICE.

I'M NOT BLAMING YOU!

I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION,

BUT STILL.

HOW DID 2016 VOTING COMPARE TO 2020 VOTING FOR YOU?

>> 2020 VOTING WAS SO-- LIKE, I FEEL LIKE I-- I JUST, LIKE,

SKIP-HOPPED TO VOTE IN 2016.

I WAS SO EXCITED.

I'M GOING TO GET A STICKER!

I'M GOING TO VOTE!

I'M SO THRILLED!

I WAS SO-- JUST, LIKE, THERE WAS SUCH A BOUNCE IN MY STEP THAT

DAY.

AND THIS TIME AROUND JUST THE WEIGHT OF THE MOMENT WAS UPON

US.

I MADE SURE TO VOTE IN MORE THAN BECAUSE I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE

THAT REALLY TACTILE EXPERIENCE OF VOTING.

SO I STOOD OUT IN THE RAIN WITH MY UMBRELLA, AND I WAS, LIKE,

VERY STERN WITH A LOT OF OTHER REALLY STERN PEOPLE WITH OUR

UMBRELLAS AS THE RAIN POURED DOWN.

AND THEN WHEN I GOT TO THE VOTING BOOTH, I SPOKE-- I TALKED

TO MY BALLOT.

I WAS SO MAD AND SO SPECIFIC, AND I DID IT PERFECTLY.

I BROUGHT MY OWN PEN.

I WAS LIKE, "WE'RE DOING THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT RIGHT."

AND THEN I-- I-- I FLIPPED OFF MY BALLOT.

AND I SPOKE TO IT.

AND I TOLD IT TO... OFF.

I WAS LIKE -- >> Stephen: WOW.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

I HAD, LIKE, A PERSONAL MOMENT.

>> Stephen: SURE.

>> WITH MY BALLOT.

>> Stephen: THAT'S MIXED MESSAGES TO THE BALLOT.

BALLOT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL NOW.

>> THE BALLOT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL BUT I JUST NEEDED TO

SPEAK TO MY BALLOT.

I GAVE MYSELF SOME TIME AND SPACE TO DO THAT.

>> Stephen: I LIKE THIS PHOTOGRAPH SO MUCH INDEPENDENCE

YOU PRODUCING "FULL FRONTAL" OUT IN THE WILD WITH YOUR FAMILY AS

YOUR CREW.

>> YUP.

>> Stephen: I 100% FEEL YOU, GIRL.

TELL ME WHAT THAT WAS LIKE TO HAVE YOUR KIDS HOLDING THE--

THIS IS-- I ASSUME THIS IS, LIKE, PROMPTER OVER HERE FOR

YOUR-- >> YEAH.

I THINK IN THAT PHOTO, MY DAUGHTER'S HOLDING THE PROMPTER

UP.

IT'S LIKE-- IT'S REALLY ON AN iPAD, SO I WAS CONTROLLING THE

SPEED OF IT AND EVERYTHING.

SO SHE WAS JUST HOLDING IT.

AND THEN MY OTHER KIDS WERE HOLDING THE FLEX FILL, WHICH IS

LIKE THIS LITTLE FOIL THING THAT --

>> Stephen: THAT THING, YEAH.

>> THAT REFLECTS NICE LIGHT ON TO YOUR FACE.

THEY WERE VERY GUNG-HO WHEN WE STARTED.

WE STARTED PRETTY MUCH RIGHT AWAY FILMING BEHIND OUR HOUSE,

FILMING THE SHOW.

THEY WERE REALLY GUNG-HO AT FIRST BECAUSE I SAT THEM DOWN

AND I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE MAKING THE SHOW AT HOME NOW, AND THIS IS A FAMILY

BUSINESS, OKAY.

THIS IS A FAMILY AFFAIR.

SO EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU TO PITCH IN.

IT'S JUST ME AND DADDY AND YOU GUYS AND WE'RE ALL IN THIS

TOGETHER.

>> Stephen: THAT'S KIND OF NICE IN A WAY.

THE SITUATION IS TERRIBLE BUT IT'S NICE TO GET THE FAMILY

INVOLVED.

>> YEAH, GET EVERYBODY INVOLVED AND THEY WERE INTO IT FIRST.

AND THEN THEY WERE LIKE, "ARE WE--" LITERALLY, THEY WERE LIKE,

"ARE WE GETTING PAID FOR THIS?

BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE DO THIS AS A JOB, AND THEY GET PAID

FOR IT."

I WAS LIKE, "ABSOLUTELY NOT.

YOUR PAYMENT IS YOUR LIFE THAT WE PROVIDE FOR YOU."

AND THEN THERE ARE CERTAIN SHOTS, THEN THEY SORT OF-- THEY

PETERED OUT.

THEY WERE LIKE, "WE DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE.

WE HAVE HOMEWORK."

AND THEY PRETEND TO BE BUSY ALL THE TIME.

AND THERE IS SHOTS WHEN YOU CAN SEE BEAUTIFUL, GLOWING LIGHT ON

MY FACE.

AND AT SOME POINT THAT JUST FALLS AWAY.

AND IF YOU COULD SEE THE WIDE SHOT, IT'S BECAUSE MY TEENAGED

DAUGHTER JUST SAT DOWN.

SHE WAS LIKE, "THIS IS SO BORING.

I DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU ANYMORE.

UGH."

AND SHE WOULD JUST, LIKE, SIT ON A STUMP, AND ALL THE LIGHT WAS

GONE FROM MY FACE.

I DON'T BLAME HER.

I DON'T BLAME HER AT ALL.

SHE REALLY -- >> Stephen: THIS IS THE THING

I REALLY WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID NOT KNOW THIS.

BUT WHO WOULD GUESS THAT SAMANTHA BEE KEEPS BEES.

>> I DO.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE AN APIARY.

WHY IS IT-- DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAD TO BECAUSE ENOUGH PEOPLE

WERE SUGGESTING IT TO YOU?

THIS WOULD BE LIKE STEPHEN COLBERT REFRIGERATING GRIZZLIES.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I LOVE IT.

I THINK IT'S ADMIRABLE.

IS THIS NEW?

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?

>> PRETTY NEW.

I'VE ONLY BEEN DOING IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

AND I DO THINK THAT IN SOME-- MY ANCESTRAL NAME IS ACTUALLY BEE.

IT'S NOT A MADE-UP NAME THAT I CAME TO HAVE.

SO I PROBABLY THINK THAT WELL BACK, MANY GENERATIONS BACK,

SOMEBODY IN MY FAMILY WAS, LIKE, WORKING ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S

PROPERTY AS THE BEEKEEPER, SO THEY SHORTENED IT TO BEE MOST

LIKELY.

SO MAYBE IT'S IN MY BLOOD AT SOME LEVEL.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO GO.

BUT LET ME ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.

I'M AFRAID OF BEES.

ARE YOU EVER AFRAID OF YOUR BEES?

>> I'M NOT AFRAID OF THEM.

I FIND THEM VERY SOOTHING.

>> Stephen: BUT THEY HAVE STINGERS AND THEY CAN SWARM.

>> I TAKE A SOCIALLY DISTANCED BEEKEEPING CLASS, AND I DID GET

GREAT ADVICE.

WHEN YOU LIFT THE LID YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

YOU HAVE TO PUT A LITTLE SMOKE ON THEM.

YOU HAVE TO CALM THEM DOWN.

THE BEST ADVICE I GOT IS WHEN YOU OPEN UP THE LID TO DO STUFF

INSIDE, IF THEY ALL TURN TO LOOK AT YOU AT THE SAME TIME, YOU

SHOULD TAKE THE LID AND YOU SHOULD PUT IT BACK ON, AND THEN

YOU SHOULD COME BACK ANOTHER TIME.

BECAUSE THEY-- THEY REALLY DON'T WANT YOU INTERFERING WITH THEIR

PROCESS THAT DAY.

>> Stephen: CAN YOU GIVE ME-- I KNOW YOU'RE A BRILLIANT

ACTRESS.

YOU CAN GIVE ME THE LOOK A BEE MIGHT GIVE ME THAT TELLS ME TO

BUG OFF?

>> OKAY, SURE, OKAY, HERE WE WE GO.

>> Stephen: I'LL BE YOU, DA-DA-DA.

I WANT TO CHECK MY BEES.

( WHISTLES ) LID OFF.

OKAY I'M OUT OF HERE.

ANYONE LOOKS AT YOU-- AN ANIMAL, MAMMAL, LOOKS AT YOU, GET OUT OF

THERE!

>> GET AWAY, GET AWAY, GO HOME.

>> Stephen: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ENJOYED THIS,

YOU CAN GET PLENTY MORE SAMANTHA BEE BY WATCHING SEASON SIXTH OF

"FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE" WEDNESDAYS ON TBS.

LOVELY TO SEE YOU, SAMANTHA.

SAMANTHA BEE, EVERYBODY.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE STAR OF "NORMAL PEOPLE," PAUL

MESCUL.

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