Roy Wood Jr: podcast appearances and interviews

Roy Norris Wood Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer born on December 11, 1978. He gained widespread recognition for his correspondent appearances on The Daily Show, where he served from 2015 to 2023. Wood has also hosted the American adaptation of the news and entertainment panel show Have I Got News for You on CNN since September 2024. Raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from Ramsay High School in 1996 and began his comedy career as the opening act for Tommy Davidson. He was the head writer of the WBHJ radio series Buckwilde Morning Show from 2001 to 2006 and appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2010. Between 2011 and 2014, he was part of the cast of the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son. Wood has hosted two podcasts for Comedy Central, Roy's Job Fair and Beyond the Scenes, and hosted the fourth season of Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening from 2018 to 2019. His stand-up comedy specials include Father Figure (2017), No One Loves You (2019), Imperfect Messenger (2021), and Lonely Flowers (2025). He has also been featured in various television series and movies, earning accolades such as being named one of Entertainment Weekly's 12 Rising Stars of Comedy in 2008 and receiving the Florida A&M University Young Alumni Award in 2010.