Roy Wood Jr. surprised everyone by revealing that he was leaving as a correspondent.
27.09.2023 - 22:27 / etcanada.com
While earlier reports indicated that Hasan Minhaj was a shoo-in to replace Trevor Noah as new host of “The Daily Show”, the latest indicates that may not be the case.
According to Variety, Comedy Central is now “considering a wider range of candidates” for the coveted gig.
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While Minhaj is said to still be under consideration, the net is being widened as the search continues to fill the spot left vacant by Noah, who exited late last year; since then, a series of guests hosts have sat in as the search for a permanent host is underway.
Perhaps not coincidentally, the news comes soon after a bombshell exposé in the New Yorker provided evidence that Minaj discussed events from his life in his comedy routines that were entirely fabricated, even though he claimed they’d actually occurred.
Minhaj subsequently issued a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
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“All my standup stories are based on events that happened to me,” he said, adding, “I use the tools of standup comedy — hyperbole, changing names and locations, and compressing timelines to tell entertaining stories.”
Roy Wood Jr. surprised everyone by revealing that he was leaving as a correspondent.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Sarah Silverman and Leslie Jones will each get another crack at guest-hosting Comedy Central‘s “Daily Show” as the network continues a protracted search for a replacement for Trevor Noah behind the desk of the venerable late-night mainstay. Executives at the network intend to put the program back into production starting Monday, October 16, and will continue to rely on guests as they have since Noah departed late last year. Like other late-night shows, “Daily” has been dark for weeks, owing to the Hollywood writers’ strike.
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Roy Wood Jr. offered more of an explanation Thursday on why he decided to leave .
Roy Wood Jr., a longtime contributor to Comedy Central’s “Daily Show”, is saying goodbye to the late-night program as executives continue their quest for a successor to former host Trevor Noah.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Roy Wood Jr., a longtime contributor to Comedy Central‘s “Daily Show,” will not return to the late-night program when it returns to production, the latest wrinkle to develop at the long-running show as executives continue to hunt for a successor to Trevor Noah. “I can’t come up with Plan B is while still working with Plan A,” the comedian told NPR, noting he doesn’t want to continue as one of the show’s cadre of correspondents while someone else is being considered for the top role. “The job of correspondent…it’s not really one where you can juggle multiple things.
Roy Wood Jr. is no longer a correspondent on The Daily Show.
Roy Wood Jr., a correspondent on The Daily Show, is exiting after an 8 year tenure.
Roy Wood Jr. said that he is leaving The Daily Show, where he has been a correspondent for eight years.
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” will return to the air on October 16, the latest of TV’s late-night shows to chart a reboot following a shut-down due to the Hollywood writers strike. While wee-hours rivals like “Tonight:” and “Late Show” are coming back on October 2 with their regular hosts, “Daily” will continue to rely on guests, as it has since Trevor Noah left the program last year.
After the majority of late-night shows revealed that they were returning next week, The Daily Show has set its own plan.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comedy Central is going back to square one in its efforts to find a new host for “The Daily Show.” The Paramount Global cable network is considering a wider array of candidates to take the reins of the program from previous emcee Trevor Noah, according to people familiar with the matter, after having previously identified Hasan Minhaj as a leading possibility. The decision appears to come in the wake of a recent report in The New Yorker in which some of the supposedly autobiographical stories that Minhaj has used in his routines were found to be embellished. Comedy Central declined to comment, as did WME, the talent agency that represents Minhaj.