Samantha Bee — unsung Daily Show hero
by digby
Honestly, I thought she was the obvious choice to replace Stewart. But I should have known that wasn’t going to happen. The good news is that she’s getting her own show on TBS which should be really good.
This piece in Vanity Fair is a nice little tribute:
There’s a lot of change coming to The Daily Show this year, with Jon Stewart leaving in August and newcomer Trevor Noah planning to take over, so perhaps this is just our chance to start bracing ourselves. Still, watching this reel of Samantha Bee’s many, many highlights on The Daily Show is an emotional experience—no matter how incredible you knew she was on camera, seeing it all in one place just makes it more clear how much we’re losing.
Bee isn’t leaving our televisions, thank goodness—she’s off to TBS, where she’ll host a show in which she’ll “ “apply her smart and satirical point of view to current and relevant issues,” according to the network. It sounds, essentially, like Bee hosting her own version of The Daily Show, not unlike what her fellow alum John Oliver has done. After 12 years on The Daily Show, Bee’s certainly earned the right to forge her own path—but that doesn’t mean we’re not as sad as Stewart is to see her go.
You can see the tribute reel at the link.
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