Samantha Bee talking about women in show heading to Iowa City

Samantha Bee doesn't care what anyone thinks, which makes the maverick comic uncommon.

Many contemporary entertainers are as concerned as much about who they might offend as they are about the material they will deliver.

However, Bee, 53, lets it rip throughout “Your Favorite Woman: The Joy of Sex Education.” Bee's show, slated for Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, features an uncompromising woman who discusses the female body.

“I’ll talk about our bodies and how we’ve not learned about women,” Bee said while calling from her New York apartment. “I’ll discuss how we relate with each other and how we need to educate everyone about our bodies. That goes for men and women.

“We never received quality information about ourselves. We don't know what happens with our bodies at various stages of life. So how can we govern bodies if we don’t know about what goes on with our bodies? We should know so governing officials don’t pass these laws that aren’t good for us.”

It’s not surprising that Bee is touring the country with such a show since her late, lamented talk and satire show, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” was a rare female-centric show that took chances.

The quirky humorist and mother of three children ages 17, 15 and 13, will deliver her take at midlife.

“We spend a third of our lives peri-menopausal and beyond,” Bee said. “It’s awful that we fly around in these bodies without the knowledge necessary. We’re like planes that are being gassed up with luggage loading while we’re flying around. Women are overcoming stigma since Day One. It stinks.”

Bee, much like with “Full Frontal,” which aired on TBS from 2016 to 2022, takes serious issues and delivers her take in an amusing and provocative manner.

“My live show is more rollicking than you would think,” she said. “This show has been really invigorating.”

It’s evident that Bee has been a live wire since her days as a correspondent on “The Daily Show” from 2003 to 2014. Bee learned a great deal from “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart.

“Observing Jon Stewart’s work ethic was the greatest gift,” Bee said. “Jon is the hardest working person I’ve ever seen. He was actively involved with every facet of ‘The Daily Show.’ What I learned was that if you have a show, you have to know about everything that is a part of it, since the show bears your name.”

But that’s often not the case in the television industry.

“I learned that when I did a segment for Oprah (Winfrey),” Bee said. “I asked what she thought of what I did and I was told, ‘Oprah didn’t have time to watch that.’ It’s no offense to Oprah but I just learned how to do things differently on ‘The Daily Show,’ thanks to Jon Stewart.”

“Full Frontal,” an adventurous and unpredictable program, is missed. It’s uncertain whether the first woman to host a late night satire show will return to television.

“I don't know what I’m going to do next,” Bee said. “I’m enjoying doing this live show and podcasts.”

No one can blame the Toronto native if she would like to take a break from television since she had the longest run as a “Daily Show” correspondent, eclipsing Stephen Colbert, and followed by hosting “Full Frontal.”

For the first time in ages, Bee has time to relax. While chatting, Bee, who chills while listening to electronic dance music, is preparing a chicken dinner for her husband and children.

“’'m enjoying doing the simple things like preparing food for my family,” she said. “I love when we’re all together and just enjoying the simple life. I love family life, which is making my children spend time with me.”

It’s to be expected that Bee is following the embryonic stage of the 2024 Presidential campaign.

“It’s a real possibility that Donald Trump can win, and that deeply worries me,” she said. “I love this country. I vote here. I believe in America, but I look back at the Presidential election (in 2016) and I just don't know how anyone could have been on the fence when there was a far superior candidate.

“I get it if you don’t like her (Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton), but if the other guy is someone that can place this country in such a deficit, how can you vote for him? It was so glaringly obvious who people should have voted for in that election. Just hold your nose and vote for the better candidate.”

But the country elected a male over a female.

“My private theory, which will now be public, is that America, in general, hates mommy and wants a daddy,” Bee said. “That’s not up for dispute.”