Roy Norris Wood Jr. [1] (born December 11, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who first became well known for his correspondent appearances on The Daily Show. [2] Wood has been hosting the American adaptation of the news and entertainment panel show Have I Got News for You on CNN since September 2024.

Roy Wood Jr.. Actor: The Daily Show. Currently a correspondent on 'The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah', Roy has been described by the Hollywood Reporter as "A Standout", and Entertainment Weekly called his brand of thought provoking comedy as "charismatic crankiness".

Jan 16, 2025 · I n late 2023, Roy Wood Jr. decided to leave The Daily Show amid turmoil over who would host the long-running news comedy show on Comedy Central. It was only then he realized how grueling his...

Jan 13, 2025 · Roy Wood Jr.'s new comedy special is Lonely Flowers. When comedian Roy Wood Jr. left his job as a correspondent on The Daily Show in 2023, he didn't have any immediate plans for what would...

Jan 24, 2025 · For some, Roy Wood Jr. might be most famous for being one of the guys who didn’t get the full-time host job after Trevor Noah abruptly left The Daily Show in 2022. And while that’s a topic he ...

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OFFICIAL SITE of Roy Wood Jr. Labeled as one of 10 Comics to watch in 2016 by Variety Magazine, Roy is a correspondent on The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah. Roy is described by the Hollywood Reporter as “A Standout”, and Entertainment Weekly called his brand of thought provoking comedy as “charismatic crankiness”.

Jan 17, 2025 · Long before Roy Wood Jr was rocking stages and turning pages, the acclaimed comedian was born to a humble Manhattan home. His father, for whom Roy was named, was a pioneering voice for civil ...

Jan 13, 2025 · A good comedian has to "know what regular people are going through," Roy Wood Jr. says. In his new Hulu special, Lonely Flowers, Wood riffs on how isolation has sent society spiraling. He spoke ...

ROY WOOD JR. is a comedian, an Emmy-nominated documentary producer for the PBS documentary The Neutral Ground, a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-nominated The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and host of Comedy Central’s award-winning podcast, The Daily Show: Beyond the Scenes.