Wood Jr., Roy

Comedian Roy Wood Jr speaks into a mic on stage

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January 13, 2025

52:30

Comedy is journalism, says Roy Wood Jr., from 'The Daily Show' to CNN

comedian and talk show host Roy Wood Jr. He has a new comedy special on Hulu called "Lonely Flowers." It's a satirical look at why we're so disconnected and isolated these days. He now hosts the CNN comedy news quiz show "Have I Got News For You."

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April 28, 2023

34:31

Comic Roy Wood Jr. taps into America's psyche on 'The Daily Show'

Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents' dinner April 29. In 2018, he explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest prepared him for The Daily Show.

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Roy Wood Jr.

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Comedy is journalism, says Roy Wood Jr., from 'The Daily Show' to CNN

Comic Roy Wood Jr. taps into America's psyche on 'The Daily Show'

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