Samantha Bee is quitting The Daily Show to host her own TBS talkshow.
TBS announced today (March 5) that it has hired Bee for a show that will see her "apply her smart and satirical point of view to current and relevant issues".
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Bee's upcoming series has been targeted to premiere late this year, with production getting underway over the summer.
The longest-serving Daily Show correspondent appeared to foreshadow the news of her move to TBS by tweeting earlier in the day: "Lord thundering Jesus this day is about to get exciting.."
Her husband Jason Jones announced his own departure from The Daily Show in February to star in a family comedy series that he developed with Bee.
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Bee is the third departure from The Daily Show announced this year, following Jones and host Jon Stewart.
Stewart will leave the series later in 2015 after 16 years behind The Daily Show anchor desk.
Bee and Jones had been tipped as early candidates to replace Stewart, while current correspondent Jessica Williams has ruled herself out of the running.
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