Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders

Roy Wood Jr. Is Ready for Late Night

Apr 25, 2023

39:57

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Daily Show's Roy Wood Jr.

4min

The Daily Show's Weirdness

4min

The Daily Show's Chicken Sandwich Coalition

3min

How to Be a Guest Host on the Daily Show

3min

The Daily Show and the Sous Chef Hunger Games

2min

The Daily Show: A Rotating Cast of Hosts

2min

Hoda and Desi Leitik on Beef and A

2min

The Future of Late Night

2min

10.

The Emotional Challenges of Keeping Up With the News Cycle

2min

11.

How Hard Is It to Make Jokes Land?

2min

12.

Clarence Thomas's Correspondence Dinner

2min

13.

How to Be a Successful Writer

2min

14.

The Role of the Correspondence Speaker

3min

15.

The Importance of Journalism

2min

16.

The Importance of the Punch Line

2min

17.

How to Nail the White House Correspondents Dinner

2min

Comedian Roy Wood Jr. wants the job — and he's ready for it. Sam chats with Roy about guest hosting 'The Daily Show' since Trevor Noah's departure and how hard it is to pitch an idea and find the solace in humor in an increasingly bleak (and fast) news cycle. And they discuss his other upcoming hosting gig — the White House Correspondents' Dinner — and why he'll be sweating it out in our nation's capital.

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