I don't write here enough about Samantha Bee, who has emerged as one of the brightest, strongest voices among those who do political comedy in this country. Somewhere at Comedy Central, there's probably a custodial engineer who used to have a much better job there before he — it's probably a "he" — let Samantha slip away. Oh, what the Daily Show could still be if she was in the chair.
Her show Full Frontal is quite wonderful, especially when she's front and center in its segments. I TiVo it every week but somehow don't get around to watching each episode until weeks later. This is becoming the norm with me for shows I like. So I don't rave about them here because by then, they're old news…but I sure like things she says. Here's an article listing some of the smart/funny things she's said this year on her show and elsewhere.