Roy Wood Jr. admits that, yeah, he "absolutely" wants the Daily Show job
Wood announced this week that he's putting his Comedy Central podcast Roy's Job Fair on hold while he figures out his future in late night
In the aftermath of Trevor Noah announcing his departure from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show last year, eyes went, pretty much immediately, to Roy Wood, Jr. Along with Desi Lydic (also reportedly in the running), Wood is the longest-serving correspondent on the show’s cast, having started his run on the series the same day that Noah did, back in September of 2015. And while he’s branched out into lots of other projects, and continued his work as a stand-up, over that time, Wood has also become a key part of the show’s identity, to the point that it’s not hard to imagine him just slipping behind the host’s desk and taking up the vacant spot.
That being said—and, considering that Wood is a comedian—he’s mostly made jokes when the topic comes up, although he did acknowledge his interest in the job during an interview back in October. Now he’s made an even more definitive statement, saying that he’s “absolutely” pursuing the job—and narrowing his focus on late night in general.