Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Roy Wood Jr. is about to launch a new comedy show that, if all goes well, will feature people who aren’t supposed to be funny cracking wise on a network that isn’t known for making people laugh. “I like comedy in tough places,” quips Wood.
He has found one. CNN — CNN? — will on Saturday launch Wood as host of “Have I Got News For You,” the U.S. version of a U.K.
comedy mainstay. In “News,” two teams of comedians, newsmakers, actors and media personalities use news clips and headlines to drum up jokes and gags, all improv-style, though a round of different segments.
Amber Ruffin, the actor and late-night writer, and Michael Ian Black, an actor, improv comedian and author, will serve as team captains each week.
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