Person Place Thing Episode 10: Samantha Bee

Dec 3, 2011

Born in Toronto, Samantha Bee studied at the University of Ottawa and at McGill. Her early work was in film, television, and – memorably -- a live action production of Sailor Moon. In 2003, she crossed the border to the United States, where she could laugh not at us but near us, starting the job for which she is best known, correspondent for "The Daily Show."

Person: Her mother Place: A jungle hotel in Cuba Thing: Her grandmother’s ashes

Categories: Arts & Entertainment

Tags: Randy Cohen Samantha Bee

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