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I don’t have a big bookcase full of smarty-pants books.” There’s no backdrop that wouldn’t be totally fake. Right now, I’m looking at a plain, taupe wall.

Even without a backup plan in case of rain or other turbulent weather, the host was partial to uncontrollable nature over the blank canvas of her new home. While other late-night hosts have been converting their homes into makeshift sets, Bee was immediately drawn to her backyard. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., on “Full Frontal” Courtesy of TBS We put it on digital and then we made another little thing and that also looked great, and we started to feel what was possible.” We just started chopping wood and shot a little thing of me trying to chop logs. “But we very early on just imagined a reality in which we might be shooting stuff here. We’re going to shoot an entire, broadcast-quality television show from our lawn.’ There was no plan like that,” Bee said. “It wasn’t like Jason and I woke up one day and said, ‘Here’s what we’re going to do, and it’s going to totally work. After shooting her last in-studio episode in early March (with a physically distanced audience, most of whom were in masks), Bee regrouped with her family in upstate New York and almost immediately started trying out different shooting techniques. When Bee spoke with IndieWire a month prior, the “Full Frontal” host was just settling into her new, DIY production style. Since COVID-19 became a global pandemic, the news has become an all-consuming habit, consisting of urgent alerts that affect everyone’s daily lives: physical distancing orders, testing availability, government support - and that was before officers in the Minneapolis Police Department murdered George Floyd, spurring protests, curfews, and more mandates, both societal and moral, in response to the continued persecution of Black Americans. Mimicking Bee’s backdrop, the world feels like a gnarled, desolate hellscape, especially for anyone glued to their TVs. Sharon Horgan on Her ‘Bad Sisters’ Pitch, Irish Luck, and Why Viewership Matters
