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Tag: Roy Wood Jr.

The funniest comedy specials of the year, vs. the best comedy, vs. the most award-worthy in 2017
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The funniest comedy specials of the year, vs. the best comedy, vs. the most award-worthy in 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 30, 2017

The Internet’s relentless, rigorous demand for content, combined with show business’s relentless, rigorous desire for cash money, has combined in 2017 to bestow us with …

Review: Roy Wood Jr., “Father Figure” on Comedy Central
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Review: Roy Wood Jr., “Father Figure” on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 19, 2017February 19, 2017

Hard work, determination and an honestly funny outlook on life pays off. Just ask Roy Wood Jr., or rather, watch Wood’s first stand-up hour special, Father …

Roy Wood Jr. on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Roy Wood Jr. on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 14, 2017

This Valentine’s Day, here’s hoping Roy Wood Jr. doesn’t find himself in a frivolous argument with his lady. He performed on Monday’s Tonight Show to …

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Comedy Central announces more details of its winter programming: January-March 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 9, 20161

Wondering what to look forward to in the first three months of 2017 from Comedy Central? Wonder no more, as the network just announced its …

Your guide to the 2016 New York Comedy Festival
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Your guide to the 2016 New York Comedy Festival

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 28, 2016

Everybody loves a comedy festival. And in this year of 2016, it doesn’t just feel as though every city has its own comedy festival, because …

Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2016
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Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2016

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 6, 2016

Variety has announced its annual “10 Comics to Watch” list for 2016, almost two months before they’ll be feted at the end of July at …

Episode #56: Roy Wood, Jr.
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Episode #56: Roy Wood, Jr.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 28, 2016January 28, 20162

When Roy Wood Jr. started interning in morning radio and working in his native Birmingham, Ala., he initially thought he might be the next Ricky …

Trevor Noah’s debut as host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central
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Trevor Noah’s debut as host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 29, 20151

Shiny, new and fresh-faced, The Daily Show relaunched Monday night with a new host in Trevor Noah, a new correspondent report from Roy Wood Jr., …

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah hires new correspondents: Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr.
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah hires new correspondents: Ronny Chieng, Desi Lydic and Roy Wood Jr.

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 2, 20151

Nary a day after posting a cheeky video in which new Daily Show host Trevor Noah ensured his correspondent team there’d be no major changes, …

Here’s that “True Comedian” parody of “True Detective” you were expecting?
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Here’s that “True Comedian” parody of “True Detective” you were expecting?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyAugust 3, 2015

The second season of HBO’s True Detective miniseries anthology takes place in the pits of despair just south of downtown Los Angeles, and so, why …

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