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.

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...

Oct 5, 2023 · Comic Roy Wood Jr. says he will not return to his position as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show when the show resumes new episodes later this month, ending a job he first...

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...

6 days ago · 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 ...

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 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 ...

Oct 5, 2023 · Comedian Roy Wood Jr. is bringing his time on “The Daily Show” to an end. After eight years as a correspondent under former hosts Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah, Wood told NPR on Thursday of his...

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.

Roy Wood Jr. has entertained millions across stage, television and radio. In 2015, Roy Wood Jr. joined The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as a correspondent. In 2023, he hosted The White House Correspondents’ Dinner to its highest ratings in years.