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Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSeason 1

Episodes

  • E01 A Jeb In Winter

    8.0

    Feb 8, 2016 · 21m

    Samantha tracks the Jeb Bush campaign.

  • E02 Syrian Refugees Part 1

    8.0

    Feb 15, 2016 · 21m

    Scalia Dies, Republicans Debate; The Democratic Debate; Samantha visits a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan to get to the bottom of whatever it is these people are up to - Part 1.

  • E03 Samantha Bee's Job Fair

    7.0

    Feb 22, 2016 · 21m

    Sam visits Syrian refugees in Jordan and teaches them lessons about America that they aren't receiving in their cultural classes.

  • E04 Abortion, Texas-Style

    7.5

    Feb 29, 2016 · 21m

    Sam sends a correspondent to an abortion clinic in Texas to see how new restrictions are making life even more difficult for women seeking an abortion.

  • E05 2010 Was the Most Important Election Part 2

    8.5

    Mar 7, 2016 · 21m

    A look back at the 2010 midterm elections and how life has changed for people in states with legislatures that flipped from blue to red.

  • E06 Trump Voters

    8.5

    Mar 14, 2016 · 21m

    Samantha visits supporters of Donald Trump. Patiently watching and listening is the Full Frontal Fact Checker.

  • E07 American Atheists at CPAC

    8.5

    Mar 21, 2016 · 21m

    Sam discusses how Republicans give the Supreme Court a taste of congressional paralysis; the rape kit backlog; then Full Frontal follows a delegation from the American Atheists on what seems like a doomed mission: to spread their message to the right-wing attendees of CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference.

  • E08 Eddie Eagle

    8.5

    Apr 11, 2016 · 21m

    Sam explains the superdelegates and why poor babies don't deserve diapers; does everything in her power to hunt down the NRA'’s mascot, Eddie Eagle; and discusses Gun TV - it's like QVC for devices specifically manufactured to kill people.

  • E09 Bernie Voters

    8.5

    Apr 18, 2016 · 21m

    Samantha discusses the New York promaries as John Kasich leaves no sandwich undevoured or Jewish person uncondescended to. Also, a panel of the most diverse humans imaginable tells Samantha why Bernie Sanders can—and will—become the next president.

  • E10 Guantanamo Bay

    8.5

    Apr 25, 2016 · 21m

    Kasich and Cruz pool their desperation to force Donald Trump into a contested convention. Replacing genocide practitioner Andrew Jackson with slave liberator Harriet Tubman shouldn't be controversial. Years of lawyerless interrogation at Guantanamo Bay failed to connect Murat Kurnaz with terrorism—but Samantha grills him just in case. Superdelegates don't look so bad when they alone can stop you from face-planting in front of the entire electorate.

  • E11 Crisis Pregnancy Centers

    9.0

    May 9, 2016 · 21m

    Samantha and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Michelle Branch bid farewell to Brylcreemed folklore monster Ted Cruz. State midterms are even more boring than general midterms—and maybe more important. Case in point, North Carolina. Blink and you'll miss the sneaky trick anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers use to fool women into thinking they're abortion clinics. Michelle Branch closes tonight's show with more of her musical farewell to Ted Cruz, who will be missed in a perverse kind of way.

  • E12 Super PACs

    7.0

    May 16, 2016 · 21m

    The untold story of how Christian conservatives went from politically inactive to never shutting the hell up. Five councilwomen in Seattle have been receiving a lot of hate for the insidious crime of doing their jobs. Sam learns that the only thing sadder than Jeb Bush's super PAC is the guy who raised millions of dollars toward it: Mel Immergut. More thrilling sports talk from our favorite Seawards!

  • E13 Vaping

    8.0

    May 23, 2016 · 21m

    Bernie Sanders supporters take their screamy, incoherent message to the Nevada Democratic Convention. Full Frontal goes deep inside the weirdest anti-abortion art film you've never seen. New government regulations crack down on vaping. Find out why the future of "Monkey Spunk" hangs in the balance. Check out our new title sequence, inspired by Frank Schaeffer. It's nightmare fuel for the whole family!

  • E14 Gary Johnson Part 1

    9.0

    Jun 6, 2016 · 21m

    As primary season draws to a close, we take a walk down memory lane, climb memory bridge, and throw ourselves into the memory ocean. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is reaching across the aisle to prevent military officers from reaching into their subordinates' pants. #passMJIA. Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has scaled Mt. Everest, but can he overcome Clinton Peak and Dirtpile Trump? Support the Military Justice Improvement Act, and help protect our privates' privates. #PassMJIA. Sam welcomes an old friend and a new friend to the office. Find out which one of them poops in it.

  • E15 Libertarian Convention

    9.0

    Jun 13, 2016 · 21m

    What can we learn from the mass shooting in Orlando? Whatever it is, you can count on our elected officials to ignore it. We didn't believe it at first either, but a state that seems to be doing a great job with improving mental health is... Florida? Full Frontal visited the Libertarian National Convention in Orlando, FL, where libertarians acted like total libertarians. Breaking News: New York 1's Pat Kiernan is sick of reporting mass shootings. So are we.

  • E16 Tribal Courts

    7.0

    Jun 20, 2016 · 21m

    Hey, NRA! Are those most of our elected GOP members of Congress in your pocket? Or am I just too depressed to finish this joke? Up next: a look at how Donald Trump is making crackpot paranoid fascist slogans great again. The U.S. is taking away the right of Native Americans to hear cases in their own tribal courts, and we're not even giving them any smallpox. We conclude with an act of kindness and compassion more powerful than any high-capacity assault rifle.

  • E17 Muslim-American Reporting

    8.5

    Jun 27, 2016 · 21m

    It used to be Brits only drove on the wrong side of things. Then they voted on Brexit. Sam traveled to Dearborn, MI to speak with Muslims who had the audacity to do nothing wrong. They may not be getting everything right, but at least the Supreme Court is getting stuff done.

  • E18 Cleveland

    8.5

    Jul 18, 2016 · 21m

    Full Frontal visits Cleveland to see how the city is preparing for the Republican National Convention.

  • E19 Election Documentary

    10.0

    Jul 20, 2016 · 21m

    In this new documentary film from the makers of Full Frontal, Samantha Bee accidentally discovers America on her way to the conventions.

  • E20 Republican National Convention

    8.0

    Jul 25, 2016 · 21m

    Sam visits the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

  • E21 Democratic National Convention

    7.0

    Aug 1, 2016 · 21m

    Sam visits the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • E22 Latinos for Trump

    7.0

    Sep 12, 2016 · 21m

    Full Frontal speaks with the Mexican immigrant behind Latinos for Trump.

  • E23 Super Lobbyist

    8.5

    Sep 19, 2016 · 21m

    In order to get a better understanding of the Democratic Party’s optics problem, Sam sits down with a superdelegate who is also a lobbyist.

  • E24 Presidential Debate Special

    8.0

    Sep 28, 2016 · 21m

    A special installment explores the first presidential debate of 2016.

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    E25 Rigged!

    Oct 5, 2016 · 21m

    Full Frontal correspondents Allana Harkin and Amy Hoggart visit a Trump rally to find out if his supporters think the upcoming election is rigged against him.

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    E26 Second Presidential Debate Special

    Oct 10, 2016 · 21m

    Full Frontal breaks down the second presidential debate.

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    E27 United Nations

    Oct 24, 2016 · 21m

    Sam visits the UN to speak with female leaders from around the world.

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    E28 President Obama

    Oct 31, 2016 · 21m

    Sam interviews President Obama. She also takes on trolls, conspiracy theories, and the alt-right movement.

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    E29 Meet The (Russian) Press

    Oct 11, 2016 · 21m

    Sam travels to Moscow, decides not to move her show there.

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    E30 Post-Election

    10.0

    Oct 8, 2016 · 21m

    Samantha reacts to the news of Donald Trump's election to the Presidency.

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    E31 November 14, 2016

    Nov 14, 2016 · 21m

    Sam addresses America's empathy failure.

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    E32 December 5, 2016

    Dec 5, 2016 · 21m

    Issues and politics in North Carolina are explored.

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    E33 December 12, 2016

    Dec 12, 2016 · 21m

    A visit to some unexpected allies -- a group of Syrian refugees and American veterans.

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    E34 December 19, 2016

    Dec 19, 2016 · 21m

    Sam interviews Glenn Beck. It's a Christmas miracle!

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    E35 January 11, 2017

    Jan 11, 2017 · 21m

    Sam takes a break from sobbing and clinging to Obama's pant leg to discuss his f***ed-up legacy of deportation and detainment.

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    E36 January 18, 2017

    Jan 18, 2017 · 21m

    Jam interviews Masha Gessen to learn how to survive an autocracy--or at least how to drink our way though one.

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    E37 January 25, 2017

    Jan 25, 2017 · 21m

    Full Frontal visits the nation's capital to see a live taping of America's finale.

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    E38 February 1, 2017

    Feb 1, 2017 · 21m

    Full Frontal discusses the real "bad dudes" who are rushing in to ruin America. Spoiler alert: they live in the White House.

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    E39 February 8, 2017

    Feb 8, 2017 · 21m

    Full Frontal takes a trip across the pond before Trump decides to drain that too.

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