In a recent interview with TheWrap, the former “Daily Show” correspondent explained why he decided to start off his new Hulu comedy special “Lonely Flowers” with a despairing statement about modern society’s lack of connection — a theme he digs into through his work onstage.
The funny but bleak “Lonely Flowers,” isn’t directly about the new president, but it builds small observations into larger points about our lives.
In his first stand-up special for Hulu, the CNN host and former Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. explores how politics, the pandemic, technology and social media have left us drifting apart from one another, and what it might take to bring us back together again. What works better for making human connections: Big laughs or big bubbles?
In his new standup special on Hulu, filmed at D.C.’s Lincoln Theatre, comedian Roy Wood Jr. laments how we’ve strayed from genuine human connection.
explaining how his hopes of becoming the next host after Trevor Noah's exit didn't pan out. Roy Wood Jr. also reflected on his departure from The Daily Show after eight years, sharing that his ...
Wood Jr. was a Daily Show correspondent for 8 years and a fan favorite to host the show following Trevor Noah’s departure, even before his acclaimed turn as host of the White House ...
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S ometimes the effort to give an hour-long special an overarching theme feels strained, and in Roy Wood Jr.’s Lonely Flowers, it looks at first like that effort might not entire