Because the WGA celebrates its overwhelming victory and writers decide their pencils up once more, The Each day Present and its late-night compatriots put together to return to work. Comedy Central introduced its flagship information and discuss present would grace cable once more on October 16, with “all-star visitor hosts for the remainder of 2023.” After that, it’s anybody’s guess.
Two weeks in the past, Comedy Central’s favourite for the gig, Hasan Minhaj, discovered himself on the middle of a maelstrom in regards to the significance of fact in comedy. Minhaj pleaded responsible within the courtroom of public opinion to prices of fabricating parts of his standup in ways in which didn’t sit proper with folks, significantly a bit about his daughter ingesting anthrax. The controversy has derailed Minhaj’s probabilities as a result of The Each day Present’s viewers wants somebody they’ll belief, like Craig Kilborn. Per Variety, Comedy Central is “going again to sq. one” and widening its search past Minhaj, apparently forgetting Roy Wooden, Jr. nonetheless works there.
Wooden has lengthy been a favourite for the job. After host Trevor Noah introduced his departure from the present, many noticed Wooden as an apparent successor. He’s humorous, unique, and, gosh darn it, folks belief him. Furthermore, he “completely” desires the gig. However then the search prolonged for the subsequent six months as visitor hosts and a strike took over The Each day Present.
“A bunch of my comedian associates, once we came upon that Trevor was leaving, stated, ‘They usually’re going to provide it to Roy, proper?’” Wood told Vulture in April. “They’re courting round. The notion is at all times that the expertise is auditioning for the present, however I really feel just like the present can also be auditioning for the expertise. I’m specializing in the shit that I can belief and management. As a result of we’re in a bizarre, flux place, it’s giving me a little bit little bit of time to delve into the opposite issues that excite me.”
No matter whether or not they have somebody who might take over—longtime correspondent Jordan Klepper additionally looks like candidate—Comedy Central must determine quick. “Indecision 2024” is correct across the nook, and apparently, the community desires to have somebody behind the desk initially of the yr. However contemplating the present will proceed parading visitor hosts, together with presumably Wooden and Klepper, for the remainder of the yr, we don’t anticipate a solution any time quickly.
