Longtime correspondent Jessica Williams has left The Daily Show. Williams joined the program in 2012 and was the youngest correspondent and first black woman to hold the title. She has signed a development deal with Comedy Central and will be working on a pilot for her own show. Williams also hosts a podcast called 2 Dope Queens alongside Phoebe Robinson produced by WNYC Studios with episodes being released every Tuesday. Follow The Daily Show on Twitter.
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