Despite Warner Bros. Discovery canceling TBS’ late-night show “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,” the program picked up an Emmy win in the short-form category this weekend.
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon A Time In Late Night took home the Outstanding Short-Form Nonfiction or Reality Series award at the Creative Arts ceremony, beating out tough competition.
Exec producer Allana Harkin was in attendance to receive the award alongside other production team members, including producer Caroline Dunphy, who joked, “if anyone’s hiring, we all need jobs.”
“We still have a show called Full Frontal with Samantha Bee; maybe someone else can pick it up,” Harkin told Deadline. We have a whole staff that’s looking for a job. In this business, you have to be pretty much open to anything.”
Additionally, Harkin stated that Bee’s voice in late night would be “sorely missed” and took a shot at Sen. Ted Cruz, joking that if the politician is “celebrating the cancelation of your TV show means you did a good job.”
“The impression that she has had on all the girls growing up watching her, including myself on The Daily Show onwards,” Harkin added.
“It’s been a dream and a blessing to work for her show. However, one of the best things about Samantha Bee is her leadership and teaching me all of our co-workers to promote women to give them leadership roles.”
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