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There's a danger zone if you take yourself too seriously. It's a terrible trap to fall into. I think it's the death of comedy.
Samantha Bee
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Samantha Bee
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 25
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City of Toronto
Samantha Anne Bee
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I'm shy, but I'm not clinically shy. I don't have social anxiety disorder or anything like that. I more have a gentle shyness. Like, I have a little trouble mingling at parties.
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I take my citizenship extremely seriously. I find myself drawn to the Constitution more and more with each passing day of Donald Trump's presidency.
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Hopefully the person I'm trying to create is just a funny, dour, evil side of myself that has no other way to express itself. I don't model it after anyone in particular. Who would be like that? Who? I wouldn't want to meet that person. I wouldn't want to be interviewed by that person, I can tell you that.
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Christmas: It's the only religious holiday that's also a federal holiday. That way, Christians can go to their services, and everyone else can sit at home and reflect on the true meaning of the separation of church and state.
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It's weird how you can make people feel comfortable, and then ask them an uncomfortable question, but it doesn't ruin their day.
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President Trump - God forbid - the country will be okay, I promise. I don't know exactly what the country will look like, but we will survive it.
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If I could live in New York the rest of my life, I absolutely would, but it's also prohibitively expensive and you have to be working. New York is a lot nicer when you have a job.
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If it wasn't for what goes on in the world of politics, we wouldn't really have much of a show.
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I hate birthdays. I thought that I only hated my own birthday, and then I realized that I hate my children's birthdays too.
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Nobody wants to have things blurted at them.
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The worst thing you can do to a dictator is laugh at him.
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You've got to have gumption. You've got to be willing to stand up on the stage for no money for ten years.
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I don't feel intimidated by any of the people I'm talking to or the situations I find myself in. I just try to make my nana proud.
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A lot of comedy is really DIY. You're kind of doing it yourself.
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The best part about poker is there's no down side.
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I don't feel like any of the things we're talking about are going to make the world end.
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I want to go to someone's world. I'll buy it if the world is full of zombies - I'll live there if you give me a strong enough vision of what that world looks like.
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It's not every day people fly you to New York for auditions.
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You need to be able to agree from time to time if we're going to get anywhere. Once you have started a civil dialogue, it's a much smoother road to compromise. The key thing to remember is it's a daily practice.
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Kids do have to learn that life is a humiliating charade of endless disappointment and tragedy ultimately culminating in pain, decay, and death. My parents used to sing me to sleep with that one.
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