Samantha Bee Sitcom ‘The Ambassador’ Toplines CBC’s Latest Slate
Samantha Bee will star in a new comedy series titled 'The Ambassador' for CBC, where she plays Canada's ambassador to Bulgaria. The show, created by Tim McAuliffe, features Bee as Olivia Winters, a former actor turned diplomat. CBC also announced other new series, including a comedy about Canadian espionage and a drama inspired by hockey star P.K. Subban.
- ▪Samantha Bee will play Canada’s ambassador to Bulgaria in a comedy for CBC.
- ▪The series is titled 'The Ambassador' and is created by Tim McAuliffe.
- ▪CBC's new slate includes other comedies and dramas, such as a series about Canadian espionage.
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Samantha Bee PMC/Getty Samantha Bee will play Canada’s unorthodox ambassador to Bulgaria in a comedy for pubcaster the CBC. The Ambassador was announced this morning at CBC’s upfront, along with new series from the exec producer of Cardinal and Snowpiercer, and the creators of Norsemen and producers of Lilyhammer and Letterkenny, and a drama based on hockey star P.K. Subban. Coming from Son of a Critch showrunner Tim McAuliffe, half-hour workplace comedy The Ambassador will star former Full Frontal with Samantha Bee presenter and Daily Show correspondent Bee as Olivia Winters, a former actor turned diplomat at the Canadian embassy in Bulgaria.
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