Roy Wood Jr. wants laughs from White House Correspondents' speech — and reparations
Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. is hosting the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. He spoke with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about his approach and what he wants to accomplish.
Some of the biggest names in politics and media will gather in Washington, D.C., Saturday night for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where they will rub elbows, trade notes and crack up.
At least that's what comedian and Daily Show correspondent Roy Wood Jr. hopes, as the host of this year's event.
He says there are many factors that make it challenging to prepare and deliver this kind of speech-slash-roast, from the fast-changing and nuanced news cycle, to the status of the event to the diversity of the audience.
At the end of the night, he'll consider it a success simply if he's made people laugh.
"The rest of it I can't control," Wood says, then pauses to reconsider. "It'd
