Last year comedian Roy Wood Jr. quit The Daily Show after being passed over for the top spot following the departure of Trevor Noah [click here if you missed that].
Now Wood has been tapped to host a new show on CNN Saturday nights...
From Variety
CNN is tapping Roy Wood Jr. to help it make Saturday nights a place for comedy tied to the headlines.
The former “Daily Show” correspondent has been named to host “Have I Got News For You,” a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy series. A ten-episode run will debut Saturday, September 14 at 9 p.m. eastern on CNN, and will air regularly on Saturdays before being made available on Max, the streaming service that is owned by corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
The series joins rebroadcasts of Bill Maher’s HBO roundtable program, “Real Time.” CNN has hopes of branching out into news-driven comedy, according to Amy Entelis, CNN’s executive vice president of talent and content, who told Variety of such plans in a May interview. Weekend viewers might like a break from the intensity of the news week with programs about lifestyle or “have a laugh about something and maybe be able to connect to a personality who wouldn’t necessarily be anchoring a show on CNN or even an original series,” she said “We will be exploring that going forward.”
10 comments:
This sounds like something I would watch.
I don't know him. He's hard on the eyes. I'll pass.
I hope this goes well for him. He deserves a win and some flowers.
Who the hell watching cnn on a Saturday night?
His prank phone call segments are hilarious! Hope this goes well for him.
I get why he didn’t get the daily show gig, but I’m hoping he wins with this one. I see him like i usually see Kenan Thompson… I can appreciate him but i don’t need or want to keep up with him. But then I’ve been watching the Kenan and Kevin Hart Olympics recap on peacock and they are cracking me up. Aside from a few memorable SNL skits, Kenan is waaaaay funnier than i thought (and even funnier than Kevin). I’m really enjoying him now so I hope Roy Wood can pull it off too.
Dude is hard on the eyes. Not watching, Not funny.
What does his looks have to do with his talents and being able to hold an audience. Superficial, he’s not supposed to be your eye candy. Go to a strip lounge for that. This Man has put in work within the industry with his craftsmanship.
You folks probably ain’t easy on the eyes no way.
Good 4 Him!
He is talented. I am looking forward to watching his show.
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