Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism
Episode Date: January 13, 2025A good comedian has to "know what regular people are going through," Roy Wood Jr. says. In his new Hulu special, Lonely Flowers, Wood riffs on how iso...
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515 episodes transcribedA good comedian has to "know what regular people are going through," Roy Wood Jr. says. In his new Hulu special, Lonely Flowers, Wood riffs on how iso...
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