I dislike Ted Cruz as much as the next everyone. But that's no reason to be rude to Ted's loving wife and possible hostage.
Samantha BeeI never believe them when they say that because you really have to sort of be aware of what's going on in the news in order to get the jokes on the show.
Samantha BeeThere's a very fine line between political comedian and activist, and I don't really think I fall over into the activist category.
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.
Samantha Bee