Roy Wood Jr. Thinks Of Comedy As Journalism

A 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 isolation has sent society spiraling. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about leaving The Daily Show , learning from other comics, and how an arrest pushed him to pursue stand-up. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy