Full Frontal Episode Review: Samantha Bee Goes Three for Three

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Samantha Bee Goes Three for Three

Among the comedic political commentators I follow, I notice they have their good days and their bad days; their brilliant segments and their time-wasters. This applies to Samantha Bee as well as the others, but it does not apply to her most recent broadcast of Full Frontal. All three of her bits were worth every minute of my viewing time.

In her first segment, she took on the Republican Party’s seeming love affair with the National Rifle Association. In the name of fairness to the NRA though, she did point out the many bomb-throwing Bolsheviks who had talked smack about that august body, including the likes of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush (who resigned his membership) and former Chief Justice Warren Burger. Hey guys, what’s the latest off your buddy Trotsky?

She also shed light on the highly deplorable talking point of GOP politicians that any effort to somewhat reduce the number of innocents being slaughtered in windrows is nothing, but “political correctness” rearing its ugly head. This is particularly despicable because only a few people are really big fans of PC in its fullest bloom. Most of us have at least some measure of resentment for the concept, which is why tying it to sensible reform of our gun laws stinks on ice. I’m sorry, are we still allowed to call frozen water ice? Please advise.

In her second segment, Ms. Bee takes an updated look at the rousing success the Republican Party has had with the idea that after losing twice to an African-born crypto Muslim, they should expand their outreach. You will have to catch the entire show on your own, but I will be glad to treat you to this segment in the link below.

The third segment, like many of John Oliver’s main bits, was about an issue we hardly think about at all, if we are even aware of it, which I was not. It concerns the inability of the various Indian tribes to exercise even rudimentary police procedures over outsiders who break the law within their respective territories. The main part of the segment was an interview with a very reactionary lady who, at the same time, looked like a 75-year-old version of one of my favorite character actors, Kate Micucci. That did not make her any less pleasant to listen to. This was not the sort of gentle teasing Ms. Bee sometimes uses with basically harmless people like Gary Johnson or the Bernie Sanders Fan Club. This was an encounter that was as hostile as it needed to be. It also made for excellent TV, as did the entire show.

Full Frontal, TBS, June 20, 2016

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Thomas Cleveland Lane

Thomas Cleveland Lane is a semi-retired freelance writer for pay and a stage actor for nothing more than the opportunity to make a fool of himself. Well, he does get a small stipend from the Washington Area Decency League, after playing the role of Hinezie in The Pajama Game, to never, ever appear on stage in his underpants again. When he has not managed to buffalo some director into casting him, Thomas can often be found at his favorite piano bar, annoying the patrons with his caterwauling. Thomas is the author of an anthology called Shaggy Dogs, a Collection of Not-So-Short Stories (destined to become a cult classic, shortly after he croaks). He is also the alter-ego to a very unbalanced Czech poet named Glub Dzmc. Mr. Lane generally resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and was last seen in the mirror, three days ago.
Thomas Cleveland Lane
Thomas Cleveland Lane
Thomas Cleveland Lane is a semi-retired freelance writer for pay and a stage actor for nothing more than the opportunity to make a fool of himself. Well, he does get a small stipend from the Washington Area Decency League, after playing the role of Hinezie in The Pajama Game, to never, ever appear on stage in his underpants again. When he has not managed to buffalo some director into casting him, Thomas can often be found at his favorite piano bar, annoying the patrons with his caterwauling. Thomas is the author of an anthology called Shaggy Dogs, a Collection of Not-So-Short Stories (destined to become a cult classic, shortly after he croaks). He is also the alter-ego to a very unbalanced Czech poet named Glub Dzmc. Mr. Lane generally resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and was last seen in the mirror, three days ago.