Former ‘Daily Show’ regular Roy Wood Jr. will host CNN comedy program
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former ‘Daily Show’ regular Roy Wood Jr. will host CNN comedy program

LA Times  

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. poses for photographers as he arrives to the annual White House Correspondents Assn. Comedian and actor Roy Wood Jr. is joining CNN for its U.S. remake of the British panel show “Have I Got News for You.” Wood, 45, will host the quiz show-style format as a forum for comics, pundits and media personalities to satirize the issues of the day. Wood appeared on NBC’s reality series “Last Comic Standing” and was a regular on the TBS sitcom “Sullivan & Son” before joining “The Daily Show” as a correspondent in 2015. Comedian Jimmy Failla hosts “Fox News Saturday Night,” which is topping 1 million viewers some weeks.

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Roy Wood Jr.’s ‘Have I Got News for You’ is ‘a chance to live within the jokes first’
3 months, 1 week ago

Roy Wood Jr.’s ‘Have I Got News for You’ is ‘a chance to live within the jokes first’

LA Times  

When Roy Wood Jr. played sports in high school, he spent a lot of time warming the bench — an experience that primed him for a career in comedy. While comedy panel shows are an institution in the U.K., the closest equivalent in the United States might be the NPR quiz show “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me.” “Have I Got …

CNN to adapt popular British comedy quiz show for Saturday nights
7 months, 1 week ago

CNN to adapt popular British comedy quiz show for Saturday nights

LA Times  

CNN is producing a U.S. edition of “Have I Got News for You,” a long-running British comedic panel show that riffs on current affairs. “The series is the standard bearer of the genre and ripe for its American reincarnation as we revitalize Saturday nights on CNN.” Fox News is already employing a similar strategy. The network launched “Fox News Saturday …

Roy Wood Jr. is leaving "The Daily Show" after eight years, and we sadly understand why
1 year, 2 months ago

Roy Wood Jr. is leaving "The Daily Show" after eight years, and we sadly understand why

Salon  

Veteran fake news correspondent Roy Wood Jr. is leaving "The Daily Show" after eight years, he said in an NPR interview released Thursday. In response to a request for comment, a spokesperson for "The Daily Show" provided this statement to Salon: "Roy Wood Jr. is a comedic genius and beloved teammate. Before production paused, however, Comedy Central provided ratings to …

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