Samantha Bee’s FullFrontal heads to Hong Kong
For the episode, Bee interviewed pro-democracy university students, pro-Trump “MAGA-wearing protesters,” VR developers, and a historian from the Tai O village. The interviews include both formal sit-downs and on-the-street reporting.episode includes only one field piece, but the Honk Kong episode will include two, due to the subject’s complexity.“I think everyone there was as excited as I am that we’re covering the protests,” Bee said.
In the statement, Bee said that, although she’s done other international stories, “Hong Kong felt particularly unique, and not just because none of my staff would try the mystery candies I brought back. What is dragon’s beard candy? No one knows!” The Hong Kong segments were produced by Razan Ghalayini, who has produced the show’s previous international pieces in Jordan, Russia, and Kurdistan.
The Hong Kong protests have drawn the attention of various American media and entertainment brands, with Comedy Central’s‘s mockery of China got Cartman and Co. banned and scrubbed from the internet there (series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone didn’t back down, poking fun at
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