Stars on Screen
Christmas Bee: Samantha Bee has landed her own Christmas special.The host of TBS’s “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” tackles the divisive issue of migrant family separation in “Christmas on I.C.E.,” airing Wednesday, Dec. 19, on TBS.
Of course, Bee is never one to shy away from putting her money where her mouth is, and her holiday special is no exception.Viewers are being encouraged to spread some of their Christmas cheer and donate as generously as they can to Kids in Need of Defense, an organization that’s devoted entirely to children and their families.
So a touchy political issue and kids being separated from their families don’t exactly make for your typical feel-good kind of Christmas special, but “Christmas on I.C.E.” does have all of the traditional trappings. Filmed in New York’s PlayStation Theater, the special features a number of special guests, including Olympic medalist Adam Rippon, and, in a slick twist, the entire special is on ice!
“I did not see her skate before I agreed to this. Can I still back out?,” Rippon said in a tongue-in-cheek statement, and that’s exactly the kind of humor that Bee’s “Full Frontal” is known for.The weekly series is currently in its third season, with Bee taking on issues that she feels need more attention in each episode, using a combination of her sardonic sense of humor and righteous indignation to shine the light on important problems and outrages.
A feel-good time “Christmas on I.C.E.” is not, but it is a laugh-out-loud holiday special intended to raise awareness of a concerning issue.