Roy Wood Jr. Reveals Why He Left ‘The Daily Show’
deadline.comLast October, Roy Wood Jr. surprisingly announced he was leaving The Daily Show after eight years. The main reason it was a surprise was that the Comedy Central series was still looking for a permanent host to replace Trevor Noah and no decision had been made at that point, meaning that Wood Jr.
was at least in the frame to take the role. However, the comedian, who is now hosting the U.S. remake of Have I Got News For You for CNN, told Gayle King why he decided to leave the storied late-night franchise.
Last night Roy Wood, Jr. was a guest on Gayle King’s SiriusXM program, where he spoke frankly about fear being behind his reasoning for leaving “The Daily Show,” and why he brought his son with him to clean out his office. “The Daily Show thing is that, oh, Trevor left.
Okay, well what’s next for me whenever I leave? It may not be now, but when I leave, what’s going to be next for me? Huh? Well, what if they get a host that doesn’t want me?
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