Comedian Amanda Seales’ “unflinchingly political” standup routine this week on Late Night with Seth Meyers inspired The Daily Show’s Wood to explain how hard it is for comedians to even get their jokes on network television. Wood says the typical late-night show booker, the producers and even the lawyers play a role in what jokes make it to air, resulting in a watered-down routine.
TOPICS: NBC, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Amanda Seales, Roy Wood Jr., Late Night, Standup Comedy