Samantha Bee has the solution for Hollywood’s diversity problem: ‘Just hire people’

Samantha Bee brings her satirical late-night show “Full Frontal” to TBS starting Monday night. The comedian, who spoke to The Times for this week’s Sunday Conversation, spent 12 years at “The Daily Show” and was for a time its only female correspondent. In a rarity for the genre, “Full Frontal” has not only a female host but also a writing staff evenly divided between men and women, 25% of whom are people of color. Bee explained the hiring process for her show, discussed her plans to launch a mentorship program and presented a novel solution for Hollywood’s diversity problem. Read More…