The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Roy Wood Jr. on The Daily Show and the Future of Comedy


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Jon Stewart is returning to The Daily Show, putting the spotlight back on this influential institution of political comedy. Today, Audie talks with a breakout star of the show’s very recent past, comedian Roy Wood Jr. He pulls back the curtain on his time at The Daily Show, schools us on the economics of entertainment for a creative, ambitious, working parent, and dives into whether comedians should fudge facts to get to a higher truth. 
Find out if Roy is on tour near you. 
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