Roy Wood Jr.
Schedule
Fri Apr 17 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
City Opera House | Traverse City, MI
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TRAVERSECITYCOMEDYFEST.COM!Roy Wood Jr. is a comedian, an Emmy-nominated documentary producer, and WGA-nominated writer. He served for eight years as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning “The Daily Show” (2015-2023). In 2023, Wood Jr. guest hosted “The Daily Show” and headlined the White House Correspondents' Dinner to its highest ratings since 2017. Wood Jr.’s fourth stand-up special, “Lonely Flowers,” premiered on Hulu on January 17, 2025.
Wood Jr. is the host of CNN’s “Have I Got News for You,” an American adaptation of a long-running UK comedy series, which premiered in September 2024 and returns with new episodes in Winter 2026. Wood Jr. will appear alongside Keanu Reeves and Jonah Hill in the upcoming comedy “Outcome” and will next be seen in the Sundance film “Love, Brooklyn.” He recently released his debut memoir with Crown Publishing, “The Man of Many Fathers,” on October 28, 2025.
Wood Jr. co-starred alongside Jon Hamm in Paramount Pictures' long-awaited Fletch remake, “Confess, Fletch” (2022), and has guest appearances in “Only Murders in the Building,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” He will also appear in the upcoming Amazon “Barbershop” series due to come out in 2026.
Roy Wood Jr. will appear at the Traverse City Comedy Fest on Friday, April 17 at 8pm at the City Opera House.
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