Samantha Bee and Stephen Colbert trade censor-friendly euphemisms for lady parts

Sam Bee tries out some lady-part euphemisms

(Image credit: Late Show)

last updated 5 February 2016

Samantha Bee's Full Frontal is about to make its debut, and when it does, she will be the only female late-night talk show host on TV. "Do you get tired of that question?" fellow Daily Show alum Stephen Colbert asked her on Thursday's Late Show. "Why do I, you know, have to bear the weight of being a woman?" Bee played it straight: "Quite honestly, before I started this process, I didn't even know women could talk." Then she turned the conversation in another direction, telling Colbert that on his show he tends to "reference your man parts with pretty astonishing frequency." She brought a clip to prove her point.

Bee wasn't complaining, exactly. She was mostly setting up her own list of euphemisms that she can employ to reference her lady parts. She and Colbert took turns reading the list, and they range from the juvenile ("hoo hoo") to the "classy" ("department of the interior") to the almost poetic ("lady garden"), with an unusual number of Harry Potter references thrown in. For a taste of Bee's upcoming show, and some creative euphemisms, watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.