Comedian Roy Wood Jr. believes comedy is a form of journalism. We talk about his new CNN show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hignfyus">Have I Got News For You</a>, his time at The Daily Show, and the challenge of finding laughter amidst absurdity. Plus, we play a game inspired by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/roywoodjr/?hl=en">Roy’s</a> new show.
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Comedian Roy Wood Jr. believes comedy is a form of journalism. We talk about his new CNN show Have I Got News For You, his time at The Daily Show, and the challenge of finding laughter amidst absurdity. Plus, we play a game inspired by Roy’s new show. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. The Sam Sanders show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. believes comedy is a form of journalism. We talk about his new CNN show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hignfyus" rel="noopener noreferrer">Have I Got News For You</a>, his time at The Daily Show, and the challenge of finding laughter amidst absurdity. Plus, we play a game inspired by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/roywoodjr/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roy’s</a> new show.
Sign up for<a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-sam-sanders-show" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Sam’s Newsletter</a> to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week.
The Sam Sanders show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.
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Roy Wood Jr Says Comedy is Journalism

The Sam Sanders Show from KCRW is your guide to entertainment. Find out what makes your favorite artists tick, dissect the trends that shape our culture, or just make sense of that random meme you can&rsquo;t stop thinking about. Join us every week to unpack the pop culture we love.
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Sam Sanders is an award-winning podcast and radio host. He&rsquo;s been named best podcast host by both The Ambies and the iHeart Podcast Awards. He was one of the founding hosts of The NPR Politics Podcast and the host who launched both It&rsquo;s Been A Minute from NPR and Into It from Vulture. He currently co-hosts Vibe Check.
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The Sam Sanders Show from KCRW is your guide to entertainment. Find out what makes your favorite artists tick, dissect the trends that shape our culture, or just make sense of that random meme you can’t stop thinking about. Join us every week to unpack the pop culture we love. Sign up for Sam’s Newsletter to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week. Sam Sanders is an award-winning podcast and radio host. He’s been named best podcast host by both The Ambies and the iHeart Podcast Awards. He was one of the founding hosts of The NPR Politics Podcast and the host who launched both It’s Been A Minute from NPR and Into It from Vulture. He currently co-hosts Vibe Check.  

The Sam Sanders Show from KCRW is your guide to entertainment. Find out what makes your favorite artists tick, dissect the trends that shape our culture, or just make sense of that random meme you can’t stop thinking about. Join us every week to unpack the pop culture we love.
Sign up for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-sam-sanders-show" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam’s Newsletter</a> to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week.
Sam Sanders is an award-winning podcast and radio host. He’s been named best podcast host by both The Ambies and the iHeart Podcast Awards. He was one of the founding hosts of The NPR Politics Podcast and the host who launched both It’s Been A Minute from NPR and Into It from Vulture. He currently co-hosts Vibe Check.
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