I don't think the show would be funny to you if you didn't already have a base of information.
Samantha BeeI think that my love of cooking grew out of my love of reading about cooking. When I was a kid, we had a bookcase in the kitchen filled with cookbooks. I would eat all my meals reading about meals I could have been having.
Samantha BeeI'm capable of living in the moment. And I'm especially capable of living in the moment of sitting on my sofa and watching other people's moments.
Samantha BeeEverybody is agreeing so tersely. I just had a flashback to the month before my parents finally admitted they were getting a divorce.
Samantha BeeLast year people won more than one billion dollars playing poker. And casinos made twenty-seven billion just by being around those people.
Samantha BeeI don't think that comedy is going to affect or change anything. I remember back in 2004 people were like, "How does it feel knowing that you're going to be part of the shifting tide in the political system?" And in the end nothing changed, and we weren't part of anything. And we're not happy anywhere. I think we're kind of hoping, obviously, but it didn't really have a great impact on people.
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