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“Sometimes you have to jump”: Roy Wood Jr. on why his “Daily Show” exit was about facing fears
3 months ago

“Sometimes you have to jump”: Roy Wood Jr. on why his “Daily Show” exit was about facing fears

Salon  

Last fall, Roy Wood Jr. took his seven-year-old son with him to clean out his office at “The Daily Show.” Wood had been working at “The Daily Show” since his son was a baby. “Today, he occupies the space filled by Chris Rock in the 1990s and Dave Chappelle in the early 2000s,” Wesley Lowery wrote in the Washington Post, …

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'Road to Rickwood' tells the story of Alabama's famed Rickwood Field
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Road to Rickwood' tells the story of Alabama's famed Rickwood Field

NPR  

'Road to Rickwood' tells the story of Alabama's famed Rickwood Field SCOTT DETROW, HOST: When you think of Major League Baseball cities, places like New York, Boston or Chicago might come to mind. I remember my sister and I had to do history projects, and my sister asks my dad, you know, everyone's going to do Jackie Robinson; who was …

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The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr, 44, EXITS show and admits he's leaving because he wasn't considered for top hosting job
1 year, 2 months ago

The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr, 44, EXITS show and admits he's leaving because he wasn't considered for top hosting job

Daily Mail  

Longtime The Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr, 44, has departed the show for his next endeavor. While he doesn't hold a grudge against the show, he did admit he was leaving because he wasn't considered for the hosting job in the wake of Trevor Noah's departure. End of an era: Longtime Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr has departed …

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"I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change
1 year, 6 months ago

"I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change

Salon  

Late-night TV shows used to be at the top of the food chain. Three for sure, because to me, that's like when you meet somebody new, you all start dating, "All right, first thing we got to do as a couple is watch 'The Wire' front to back." Munk used to write for the "Nightly Show" for Larry Wilmore, just …

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Roy Wood Jr. Proves Herschel Walker's 'Vampire' Speech Is Comedy Gold
2 years, 1 month ago

Roy Wood Jr. Proves Herschel Walker's 'Vampire' Speech Is Comedy Gold

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Roy Wood Jr. made sure to cite Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, as the source for his comedy routine in New York City on Wednesday. “The Daily Show” correspondent used a bizarre speech Walker made as the Republican gears up to face Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in next month’s runoff …

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