Roy Wood Jr. Gets Real About Fear, Fame, & Fatherhood

What Now? with Trevor Noah

SiriusXM & Day Zero Productions

News, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

Roy Wood Jr., Trevor, and Eugene delve into Roy’s journey from growing up with an absentee father to becoming a father himself, and how writing his memoir helped him understand what fatherhood really means. The three also discuss how life’s circumstances have shaped their world view and comedy.

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0:00.0	Please put your in together for the very funny Roy Wood Jr.
0:04.0	Hey, what's up? I'm the black one. Let's start.
0:06.0	The year that I was suspended from school, that's when I started doing stand-up.
0:10.0	I was at a low, and I found something that was an outlet.
0:13.0	Now, 25 years into his career, Wood is in his prime.
0:17.0	He's a father to six-year-old Henry.
0:19.0	My next guest is a comedian and actor, a daily
0:22.1	show correspondent. Senior campaign correspondent, Roy Wood Jr., everybody. Roy Wood Jr.
0:27.9	Well known for his daily show appearances, he will be hosting this year's White House
0:32.4	Correspondents Dinner. CNN is set to premiere a new comedy quiz show called Have I Got News for
0:37.3	You?
0:37.7	It's going to be hosted by Emmy Award nominee Roy Wood Jr.
0:42.5	I think my father would be proud, but I think he'd be even prouder if I go up there and make sure that I'm talking about something real.
0:50.1	Because when you have the microphone, you better have something to say.
0:53.8	He may not get it again.
1:00.6	This is What Now with Trevor Noah.
1:14.5	All right, well, let's do this, Roy.
1:16.3	You ready to start your grind?
1:18.0	Stop, see.
1:20.1	I heard you.
1:21.4	You like the women in my life.
1:27.0	Even after I tell you what the truth is, you're just going to stay on the fucking truth that you've conjured.
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