Comic Roy Wood Jr. just might be the host 'The Daily Show' (and late night TV) need

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Roy Wood Jr. was having a moment.

When I visited him at The Daily Show's studios in midtown Manhattan — just as he was about to begin his second night guest hosting the program — the comedy gods had brought serious gifts.

Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned that afternoon (Wood cracked that Trump looked "like someone told him his dog died or Mike Pence was still alive"). Correspondent Jordan Klepper had juicy footage of his confrontation outside the courthouse with perpetually untruthful Congressman George Santos, and a certain former host stopped by to say hi — for the first time since his predecessor, Trevor Noah, had left the show last year.