PERSON: Roy Wood Jr.

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In 2006, Roy Wood Jr. appeared in the New Faces Showcase at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and made his network television debut on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” Wood most recently starred on TBS’s “Sullivan & Son” and regularly appears on “Conan” and ESPN’s “SportsNation.” Wood’s stand-up album, “Things I Think, I Think,” was released in 2013.

Wood was one of 10 national finalists in Comedy Central’s 2002 Laugh Riots competition, has been featured on its “Premium Blend” stand-up series and appeared on “@midnight.” He has also performed on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam,” and he finished third in the 2010 season of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.

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