“Enjoy me.”

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She then shared her honest thoughts on appearing in Michaels' book.

Like, don’t be like Samantha Bee, meaning one-sided and strident," she said.

Samantha Bee poses backstage at the 72nd Writers Guild Awards at Edison Ballroom on February 01, 2020 in New York City, Lorne Michaels attends the Clooney Foundation For Justice’s “The Albies” on September 28, 2023 in New York City

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But she didn’t seem too wounded by his remarks.

“It’s fine,” she said.

“I concede the point.

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He’s right, I am one-sided.

And I am strident, and proudly so.”

“As a young kid, it felt like an illicit pleasure.

Its just always in my consciousness, and I love it.

I love the performers, I love the writers, I love the writing,” she said.

“I don’t watch it every week, but I certainly have admired it through the years.”

Watch Bee address Michaels' remarks in the podcast above.