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. “Your job as a bench warmer is to come up with ...

Roy Wood Jr.’s ‘Have I Got News for You’ is ‘a chance to live within the jokes first ... whose prank phone calls were popular with listeners, Wood was forced to master the art too.

Roy Wood Jr.'s CNN show “Have I Got News For You” will return for its second season on Feb. 15. ... his prank phone calls put Roy on the radio map.

In his latest stand-up special, "Lonely Flowers," Roy Wood Jr. unpacks society's mass disconnection and the subtle ways we've lost touch with one another. Jim McCambridge/Disney What ever happened ...

How Roy Wood Jr. Honed His Comedy Chops Waiting Tables at Golden Corral. ... It's an era of my life: I'm not going to do a new prank call album. My last prank CD came out in 2007, ...

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 ...

FAMU alum Roy Wood Jr. will host new CNN Original show, "Have I Got News For You," which premieres Saturday, September 14, 2024. Tallahassee Democrat Story by Kyla A Sanford, Tallahassee Democrat ...

Roy Wood Jr. attended the Writers Guild Awards at the Edison Ballroom on Sunday, ... Wood emerged as a quick-witted jokester making prank phone calls on radio station 95.7 JAMZ.

Roy Wood Jr. is a longtime stand-up comedian who has been making people across the country laugh for years. Which is why he was the perfect host for The Root 100 in 2023 and why he’ll be ...

Roy Wood Jr. Has An Urgent Reminder For Us. In his latest stand-up special, "Lonely Flowers," Roy Wood Jr. unpacks society's mass disconnection and the subtle ways we've lost touch with one another.