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Sometimes hilarious, but also a political bully

posted 9 years ago by mikeybayer
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I loved her on the Daily Show, but here her extreme political views come across as exclusionary and angry. The best satire is deadpan, but her delivery on this show is very aggressive, which hurts the humor effect. She is a talented comedian, but she is no John Stewart. Stewart comes across as genuine, while Bee comes across as a little too bitter. I will keep recording and watching because she has moments of comedic brilliance, but the bullying is a big turn off and keeps this show as merely good rather than great.

[–] goerge12344 9 years ago

bitterness is genuine. shes much more authentic than stewart. i dont agree with her characterizations of bernie sanders, but her delivery isnt the issue. shes just not a pc liberal. the right has run away with being anti-pc; the left needs to follow suit, and have their counterweight. thats what sam bee is.

[–] WorstCaseOntario 9 years ago

Samantha is not more authentic than Stewart because her performance on her show is not authentic. She's not being herself on her show. She's pretty much just performing as her correspondent character on The Daily Show. Stewart was just himself on The Daily Show and that's why he was authentic. Stewart isn't a pc liberal either, but he was able to deliver his points in a more rational way, while Samantha just comes off as being mean and nasty to everyone she has disagreements with (sound familiar?). You might see that as being anti-pc, but if Donald Trump has proved anything it's that being anti-pc doesn't necessarily help you get your point across any better.

[–] Long_Ball_Larry 9 years ago

Her one-track mind is obnoxious and insulting.

I'm better than you.

[–] goerge12344 9 years ago

stewart was passive aggressive all the time. not authentic to me.

[–] bond_98 8 years ago

at least stewart was funny. Shes not in this show. He could also tell you the news. Without sounding like someone who just got dumped at the prom.