Samantha Bee Getting Her Own Sitcom
Samantha Bee is set to star in her own sitcom titled The Ambassador, which will air on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. The show will feature Bee as Olivia Winters, a diplomat in Canada’s embassy in Bulgaria. The series is part of CBC's winter 2026-27 schedule and continues the trend of bringing Canadian talent back to local productions.
- ▪Samantha Bee will play the lead role in The Ambassador, a new sitcom for the CBC.
- ▪The series is a workplace comedy set in Canada’s embassy in Bulgaria.
- ▪The show is scheduled to premiere in the winter of 2026-27.
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Samantha Bee Manny Carabel/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Samantha Bee, the former host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and one-time Daily Show correspondent, is getting her own sitcom, The Ambassador, for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. The workplace comedy will see Canadian-born Bee play Olivia Winters, an actor-turned-scrappy diplomat in Canada’s embassy in Bulgaria, alongside co-star Allana Harkin. The half-hour series from showrunner Terry McAuliffe and Amaze Film & Television will be part of the CBC’s winter 2026-27 schedule, the public broadcaster announced Tuesday.
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