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Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)

Roy Wood Jr.

Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)

Team Coco

Society & Culture

4.73.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Roy Wood Jr. and Ted Danson ponder the mysteries of fatherhood! The standup comedian and former “Daily Show” correspondent shares with Ted about how the loss of his father at early age made him think about the lessons he wants to impart to his son. Roy also opens up about his experience headlining the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the stories he’d hear when he hosted morning radio, his CNN comedy panel show “Have I Got News for You,” and more. Roy’s book “The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir" is in bookstores now. Like watching your podcasts? Visit http://youtube.com/teamcoco to see full episodes.

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0:00.0

You ain't talking over a car key, like 300 car keys.

0:03.8

Oh, Jesus.

0:04.6

You can't talk.

0:05.4

It's worse than a boo.

0:16.2

Welcome back to where everybody knows your name.

0:19.5

I've been excited all day to welcome Roy Wood Jr.

0:23.5

You know him from his many projects, from his stand-up specials, to the daily show,

0:29.1

for which he was a correspondent from 2015 to 2023.

0:35.0

Right now, he's hosting the weekly news and entertainment panel show, have I got news for you on CNN?

0:42.3

He's also written a memoir called The Man of Many Fathers, which is out now.

0:47.6

So here's my conversation with Roy Wood Jr.

0:53.5

Hey, we're talking about kids and being a father.

0:56.5

Can we jump into your book?

0:58.8

I know there's so much else to talk about,

1:01.1

but a man of many fathers.

1:03.3

Yes.

1:04.5

Just, I think I was raised by someone who loved me, adored me, both parents, but my father I'm talking about, but was never emotionally there.

1:17.8

I knew he's proud of me and I knew he loved me, but there was never that arm around my shoulder going, oh, we are men.

1:24.2

I never got that.

1:26.2

So I was always really unsure until we had a conversation in my 40s.

1:32.2

You know, I wouldn't even really look at myself in the mirror without kind of being

1:36.7

furtive.

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