I KNOW I AM, BUT WHAT ARE YOU?

Samantha Bee, a contributor to "The Daily Show," tells the story of her life using slapstick patter and caustic humor. Bee delivers her autobiographical vignettes with a steady intonation and snarky, offbeat comments that seem to be the punch lines to her stories. The stories, on such topics as camping trips and unusual lovers, poke fun at everyone and everything. Reminiscent of David Sedaris, Bee includes herself as a target of her humor. But what may be funny on TV falls flat in audio. Bee’s sharp voice and cruel sense of humor make this a very different experience from "The Daily Show." M.B.K. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2010]