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Peabody Awards offered a night where truth was the headliner, courage was the theme, and storytelling wasn't just ...
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. on Sunday went after the White House and CNN at the Peabody Awards, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter. “Last year’s host was Kumail Nanjiani, so that is ...
Show' alum hosted the awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday night, which featured special honors for 'SNL' and Andrea ...
Among those leading the way: comic Roy Wood Jr. He’ll perform at The Cab on Saturday, and anyone who knows his humor from his many other gigs will want to attend. Wood might be most famous for ...
Roy Wood Jr. performs in small clubs from Georgia to Wyoming, finding humor in the moments that leave us humbled and confused. Roy Wood Jr. photographed in Manhattan.Credit...Malike Sidibe for The ...
According to comedian Roy Wood Jr., the best way to lower the political temperature is for people to just calm down. “I do think that what has to change in politics, not just in America ...
“I’ve always thought that every person is beautiful in his or her own way,” comedian Roy Wood Jr. told me. “Each and every one of us is a beautiful flower, but when we are alone in a ...
In his first stand-up special for Hulu, the CNN host and former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. explores how politics, the pandemic, technology and social media have left us drifting apart ...
Roy Wood Jr. knows this, and though it doesn’t sound like it really weighed into his decision to step away from the political comedy series, he sees some writing on the wall. “If you look at ...
Though Roy Wood Jr is best known for portraying himself, he does have a solid repertoire of genuine acting gigs as well, having appeared in a number of films and television shows.
In 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 ...
Senior Editor Roy Wood Jr.’s new stand-up special Lonely Flowers starts—and ends—with the phrase “We ain’t gonna make it.” What the longtime Daily Show correspondent-turned-CNN host is ...