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?

A favorite to replace Trevor Noah at The Daily Show, Roy Wood Jr. has come a long way from his start riding the bus to stand-up gigs. He’s hosting the White House Correspondents’ dinner on April 29. You have to know what regular people are going through.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Alabama comedian, who has special coming out Friday, went on a ride-along with first responders in Los Angeles.

In his new Hulu special, Lonely Flowers, Wood riffs on how isolation... Comedy is journalism, says Roy Wood Jr., from ... "And then [Daily Show host] Trevor Noah taught me through observation ...

The comic, who has has a new series, a new special and a new movie, is happy to take a look back — but he's also preoccupied with the future of media: "The idea of taking a chance on someone and just putting a motherfucker on TV?

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Roy Wood Jr. knows this, and though it doesn’t sound like it really weighed into his decision to step away from the political comedy series, he sees some writing on the wall. “If you look at the landscape of political satire and late night,